Joho, Miano, Wandayi express gratitude to President Ruto for Cabinet nomination

Some of the leaders nominated to join the Cabinet, as part of  President William Ruto's  broad-based government approach, have taken to social media to express gratitude to the Head of State.

This comes after Ruto announced his second batch of Cabinet Secretary nominees, totaling ten individuals, on Wednesday.

Among the 10 nominees, Ruto recommended ODM Chair and nominated MP John Mbadi to lead the Treasury and Ugunja MP James Opiyo Wandayi to oversee the Energy Ministry.

Similarly, Ruto nominated former Mombasa Governor Ali Hassan Joho to lead the Ministry of Mining and Blue Economy, and former Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya to head the Ministry of Cooperatives and MSMEs Development.

In a statement on X, Joho expressed profound appreciation to the Head of State for nominating him to the Cabinet.

On his part, Wandayi lauded President Ruto's nomination promising to serve diligently in the Energy docket should he be confirmed into the position by Parliament.

"Thank you, President @WilliamsRuto for nominating me to the position of CS, Energy and Petroleum. It will be a great honor and privilege to serve my country in this new capacity if I secure the approval of the National Assembly. My gratitude to Baba @RailaOdinga for his enduring mentorship and tutelage," he said. 

Wandayi's sentiments were echoed by Rebecca Miano, who was nominated to lead the Tourism docket after initially being recommended as Kenya's new Attorney General.