President William Ruto has nominated Beatrice Askul Moe, for the position of the Cabinet Secretary for East African Community Affairs (EAC) & Regional Development.
Beatrice Askul, if vetted successfully by the Members of Parliament, will take over from Peninah Malonza who was sacked on July 11.
Malonza is among the CSs who did not make a comeback to Ruto’s cabinet that was recently dismissed.
“His Excellency the President has transmitted the nomination for appointment to Cabinet to the National Assembly for consideration and approval in fulfilment of the legal requirements set out under our nation’s supreme law,” Head of Public Service Felix Koskei said in a notification.
Moe is a Social Scientist and a Consultant who has previously served as the County Executive Committee Member in charge of Water, Irrigation, Agriculture and Land Reclamation in Turkana County Government.
About Beatrice Askul Moe
She has previously served as a Director of the Rift Valley Water Services Board, and a Chairperson Technical Committee of the Rift Valley Water Services Board.
Moe has also held the position of a Chairperson Audit Committee to the Rift Valley Water Services Board, Project Officer AMREF Kenya Turkana Project and Relief Officer for the Oxfam Turkana Relief Program.
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The CS Nominee has specialized skills in development and management of community affairs, towards behavioral and social change in communities.
She has undertaken various certifications and trainings including County Induction Course at Kenya School Government (Turkana County Government) and Corporate Governance Course (CGC) while serving as member to Rift Valley Water Services Board.
She has also undergone a Training on Audit Committees by KCA University (Institute for Capacity Development; Training of Trainers (TOT) Course for Community based development by AMREF Kenya; and Training in Methodologies for Conducting Baseline Assessment Survey for Food Security and Nutrition Improvement Project Turkana.
The Nominee holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Sciences (Social Work) from the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) and is pursuing a master’s degree in governance and Ethics.
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Her Role in ODM
Moe was among the strategists who spearheaded the 2022 presidential campaign of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party leader Raila Odinga, forming a 7-member panel that picked his running mate.
Until her nomination, Beatrice Askul Moe served in the ODM party’s National Elections Coordinating Committee, a three-member entity responsible for coordinating the party’s elections and ending the culture of selling tickets to the highest bidders.
She joined the newly created electoral body alongside Richard Tairo and Emily Awita after the disbandment of the National Elections Board.
In November 2022, Moe was nominated by ODM, along with five others, to be a member of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA).
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