PS Esther Ngero resigns days after reshuffle

Correctional Services Principal Secretary Esther Ngero has resigned.

President William Ruto on Tuesday acknowledged receipt of Ms Ngero’s resignation through a statement by Head of Public Service Felix Koskei.

“His Excellency the President has received and accepted with regret the resignation of Ms Esther Ngero, Principal Secretary for Correctional Services, who is leaving the office for personal reasons,” read the statement.

Ngero was reassigned from the State Department for Performance Management and Delivery Services in the Office of the Prime Cabinet Secretary on May 16.

She joined the ranks of Principal Secretaries in December 2022 after an almost two-decades career in the petroleum sector.