President William Ruto has issued a fresh Executive Order reassigning some functions for his administration.
In his first Executive Order of 2023, the President published the new organisation of his government stating key roles of officials from the Vice President to the Chief Executive Officers of State Corporations and State Agencies.
Notable changes include Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua getting a new role in the Coffee reforms sector. This comes amid conflict between the Ministry of Agriculture and Capital Markets Authority on who exactly is the parent body of the Nairobi Coffee Exchange.
Also in the new structure, National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) is being reverted back to the Transport ministry. It was transferred to the Interior Ministry during Former President Uhuru Kenyatta’ssecond term.
The Roads and Transport Ministry has been made leaner by moving the State Departments of Housing & Urban Development and of Public Works to the Lands Ministry.
Kenya Kwanza’s Hustler Fund has been placed under the State Department for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSEES). The Department will oversee the administration of the “Hustler Fund” for the promotion, development, and enhancing the competitiveness of MSMES among other functions.
Also in the changes announced by Ruto on Monday, some of the roles from Public Health have been moved to Medical Services.
Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria’s Ministry of Investment and Trade Ministry now has three State Departments from the previous two. (Now: State Department for Investments Promotion, State Department for Trade, and State Department for Industry)
Meanwhile, the Tourism Ministry has gained one more State Department from the two in the previous administration. (Now: State Department for Culture and Heritage and State Department for Tourism and Wildlife).
The President has also split the Ministry of Environment by creating the State Department for Environment and Climate Change and that of Forestry.
