President Ruto makes reshuffle a day after sacking Health Ministry PS

President Ruto makes reshuffle a day after sacking Health Ministry PS

President William Ruto.

President William Ruto has made a reshuffle of Principal Secretaries in various Cabinet Ministries just a day after sacking Dr Josephine Mburu as the PS for Public Health and Professional Standards over a procurement scandal at the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority.

In the changes communicated by the Head of Public Service Felix Koskei, Dr. Mburu will be replaced by Mary Muthoni Muriuki who has been moved from the Interior Ministry's State Department of Correctional Services to the Health Ministry.

Ms. Esther Ngero who was in charge of Performance Management in the office of the Prime Cabinet Secretary has been reassigned to the State Department of Correctional Services.

Engineer Peter Kiplangat Tum who was the PS in charge of Medical Services has been moved to the Sports docket.

PS Jonathan Mueke who was in charge of Sports has been shifted to the Livestock Development wing in the Ministry of Agriculture while Ephantus Kimani who was in charge of the Forestry department moves to the Irrigation department.

Harry Kimtai who was the PS for Livestock Development will now head the Medical Services docket in the Health Ministry.

Gitonga Mugambi who was the Irrigation aepartment PS has been moved to the forestry docket.

Following the vacancy arising from the sacking of Dr. Josephine Mburu as the PS for Public Health and Professional Standards the Head of State has nominated Faith Njeri Harrison for appointment as the PS for Performance Management within the Office of the Prime Cabinet Secretary.

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