Ex-Army boss Julius Karangi, Sally Kosgei among new President Ruto appointees
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A side-by-side image of former Chief of Defence Forces Julius Karangi and ex-minister Sally Kosgei. PHOTOS | COURTESY
President William Ruto has appointed former
Chief of Defence Forces Julius Karangi as the Chancellor of the Dedan Kimathi
University of Technology.
In
a gazette notice dated October 27, 2023, the President said Karangi would
assume his new role beginning November for a period of five years.
“In
exercise of the powers conferred by section 38 (1) (a) of the Universities Act,
2012, I, William Samoei Ruto, President of the Republic of Kenya and
Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Forces, appoint – Julius Waweru Karangi
(RTD.) GEN. to be the Chancellor of the Dedan Kimathi University of Technology,
for a period of five (5) years, with effect from the 1st November 2023,” read
the notice.
Prior
to his appointment, Karangi was the chair of the
National Council for Population and Development (NCPD) board
since 2022.
He
had served as the KDF chief from 2011 until he retired in 2015.
President
Ruto also re-appointed former Aldai MP and ex-Agriculture minister Dr. Sally
Kosgei as the Chancellor of Taita Taveta University. Kosgei was a one-time MP
from 2007 up to 2013.
Other appointees included Prof. Paul Musili
Wambua as University of Embu Chancellor and Dr. Fred Ojiambo who was
appointed as Kirinyaga University Chancellor, both for the same period of five
years.
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