The Wetang’ula-led Committee on Appointments will conduct approval hearings for nominees proposed by President William Ruto for Cabinet executive positions.
Mutahi Kagwe, a former Health Cabinet Secretary under the retired President Uhuru Kenyatta, has resurfaced to head the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development.
Former Kiambu Governor William Kabogo has been tasked to lead the Ministry of Information, Communications, and the Digital Economy docket as his counterpart, Lee Kinyanjui, proposed to lead the Ministry of Investments, Trade, and Industry.
Kagwe, the man referred to as the vaccines master, has been scheduled to appear on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, at noon as the first nominee as Kabogo takes the stand at 3:00 p.m. followed by former Nakuru governor Kinyanjui feeling the economy heat at 5:00 p.m.
The Nelson Koech-led committee will, on the other hand, vet nominees for ambassadorial, high commissioner, and diplomatic representative positions on Friday, January 10, 2025.
Ms. Margaret Nyambura Ndung’u, the immediate former Cabinet Secretary for Information, Communications, and the Digital Economy, will take the podium over the nomination as Kenya’s High Commissioner to Accra, Ghana.
Dr. Andrew Karanja, the immediate former Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture and Livestock Development, nominated as Kenya’s Ambassador to Brazil, will appear at 11:00 a.m.
Ababu Namwamba, the former Sports Cabinet Secretary and the nominee as Kenya’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in Nairobi, will face the Gen-Z rattled panel at 2:00 p.m.
Former Deputy Inspector General of Police Mr. Noor Gabow, nominated as Consul-General to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, will seal the process at 4:00 p.m.
The Committee on Labour will conduct approval hearings for nominees to fill vacancies at the Public Service Commission (PSC) on Thursday, January 9, 2025.
The former Principal Secretary for the State Department for Public Service, Wanjira Kimonye, was named the new Vice-Chairperson of the PSC and will be joined by six other nominees for commission member positions: Harun Maalim Hassan, Boya Molu, Irene Cherotich Asienga, Francis Otieno Owino, Joan Andisi Machayo, and Francis Meja.
The public has been invited to submit written statements on oath (affidavits) with supporting evidence contesting the suitability of any nominee to be sent to the Clerk of the National Assembly or emailed to cna@parliament.go.ke by 5:00 p.m. on January 3, 2025.