Labour Cabinet Secretary (CS) Alfred Mutua has appointed Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU) Secretary-General Francis Atwoli to the National Board for Social Protection.
In a Gazette notice dated October 23, CS Mutua said Atwoli will serve alongside Kenneth Odire and Richard Mativu Musau as members of the board.
The appointments took effect on October 23, 2026, and run for three years under the Social Protection Act.
“In exercise of the powers conferred by section 10 () of the Social Protection Act, the Cabinet Secretary for Labour and Social Protection appoint Francis Atwoli (Dr.), Kenneth Odire and Richard Mativu Musau to be Members of the National Board for Social Protection, for a period of three (3) years with effect from the 23rd October, 2026,” read part of the Gazette Notice.
Role Atwoli Will Play at National Board for Social Protection
The Social Protection Act, 2025, established the National Board for Social Protection to oversee the delivery of non-contributory social assistance and coordinate welfare programmes targeting vulnerable people in Kenya.
Its mandate includes overseeing the provision of social assistance and social care, coordinating interventions across government and other stakeholders, maintaining a social protection registry and supporting public awareness of welfare services.
The board supports Kenya’s broader efforts to coordinate social safety-net programmes and improve access to support for groups such as older persons, orphans and vulnerable children, persons with disabilities, and households facing extreme poverty or other shocks.
President William Ruto appointed Cecilia Mbaka as the board’s non-executive chairperson for a three-year term effective August 28, 2026.
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Other Government Appointments
In the same gazette notice, Tourism and Wildlife Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Miano reappointed Francis Nkoitoe as a member of the Board of the Wildlife Research and Training Institute (WRTI) for a further three-year term.
Additionally, the CS reappointed Albert Long’ora as a member of the Institute’s Board
The Institute thanked Tourism and Wildlife Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Miano on October 24 for the appointments, noting that the reappointments reflected confidence in the two members’ leadership, expertise and commitment to its mandate.
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The Institute congratulated Long’ora and Nkoitoi, expressing confidence that they would continue contributing to wildlife research, training and conservation in Kenya.
“The Institute’s Board, Senior Management and Staff thank Hon Rebecca Miano, Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife, for the reappointment of Dr Albert Long’ora and Mr Francis Nkoitoi as members of the Institute’s Board of Directors for a further term of three years (3),” read part of the statement.
In addition. East African Community (EAC), ASALs and Regional Development Cabinet Secretary Beatrice Askul has reappointed Judith Nkomoni Kirorei, Pacha Amos Ntaika and Agnes Sempeyo Nairowua as members of the Ewaso Ng’iro South River Basin Development Authority for a one-year term
At the same time, President William Ruto reappointed Professor Collins Odote Oloo as the non-executive chairperson of the Council of Legal Education for a further three-year term.
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