The National Assembly Committee on Appointments has given the way forward on the nomination of Mutahi Kagwe, William Kabogo and Lee Kinyanjui for appointment as Cabinet Secretaries (CSs).
In a report tabled at the National Assembly on Thursday, January 16 by Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah, the Committee on Appointments noted that it has approved the nomination of Kagwe, Kabogo and Lee Kinyanjui for appointment as CS Agriculture, ICT and Trade, respectively.
Chaired by Speaker Moses Wetang’ula, the committee had on Wednesday afternoon met to finalize on the report of the three.
“I invite you tomorrow (Wednesday) to be in this chamber at exactly 3pm so that we look at the report (draft report) and make our conclusions, whereas we wait for a special sitting (on Thursday),” Wetang’ula directed after approval hearing the CSs nominees on Tuesday.
Members of Parliament cut short their long recess to consider amongst others reports on President William Ruto’s nominees.
MPs to consider nomination of Kagwe, Kabogo and Lee Kinyanjui as CSs
The lawmakers who are on a two-month recess, are now set to consider the committee’s reports on three Cabinet Secretaries nominees who are set to join the broad-based government.
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MPs will be debating the report and will either agree with the committee report or make amendments or reject the report.
If approved, the names will be submitted to President Ruto for formal appointment and swearing in.
In case the House rejects any of the names, the Speaker will notify the appointing authority who will then submit other names for considerations.
Other reports for consideration
MPs are also set to consider reports on nominees to the Public Service Commission (PSC) as well as individuals who were nominated to represent the country in various foreign countries.
Ruto had nominated Mary Kimonye for the vice-chairperson of PSC while former Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) commissioner Boya Molu, Harun Maalim, Mwanamaka Amani, Francis Meja, Irene Asienga, Joan Andisi and Francis Owino were nominated as members of the commission.
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They appeared before the National Assembly’s Labour Committee chaired by Runyenjes MP Eric Karemba for approval hearing on Wednesday last week.
Lawmakers will also consider report on ambassadors’ nominees Ababu Namwamba (United Nations Office, Nairobi), Andrew Karanja (Brazil) and Noor Gabow (Haiti).
They were vetted by National Assembly’s Defence and Foreign relations Committee chaired by Belgut MP Nelson Koech.
Former ICT cabinet secretary Margaret Nyambura declined her nomination to represent the country in Accra, Ghana.
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