President William Ruto and several Cabinet Secretaries have made fresh appointments and reappointments to various state agencies, with most officials receiving three-year terms.
In a Gazette Notice dated Friday, October 30, Ruto appointed former Cabinet Minister Njeru Peter Ndwiga as the Non-Executive Chairperson of the Coffee Board of Kenya for three years, effective the same date.
Ndwiga served as Cabinet Minister for Cooperative Development and Marketing under former President Mwai Kibaki between 2002 and 2007.
President William Ruto.Photo: Courtesy.
He later represented Embu County in the Senate from 2017 to 2022, where he chaired the Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries.
The President also appointed former Bura MP Ali Wario as the Non-Executive Chairperson of the Kenya National Council for Population and Development for a three-year term.
Wario served two terms as Bura MP and previously held the position of Assistant Minister for Home Affairs between 2003 and 2006.
Meanwhile, Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi appointed eight members to the Insurance Institute of Kenya Council for three years, with Peter Kagia serving as chairperson. He also appointed five members to the Kenya National Council for Population and Development.
Gender, Culture and Children Services CS Hanna Wendot reappointed Angwenyi Jimmy Nuru Ondieki and David Lebarleyia as Non-Executive Chairperson and member of the National Heroes Council, respectively, for another three years.
At the Ministry of Health, CS Aden Duale reappointed Dr Erneo Nyakiba and Judith Jerotich to the Board of Directors of Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital.
Agriculture CS Mutahi Kagwe appointed Henry Gichuhi Kinyua as the Non-Executive Chairperson of the Council of the Coffee Research and Training Institute of Kenya.
EAC Affairs, ASALs and Regional Development CS Beatrice Askul Moe also reappointed Noah Lokamar and Jeremiah Sang as members of the Kerio Valley Development Authority.
In the education sector, CS Julius Migos Ogamba appointed Gideon John Kamau Maina to the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) Board for three years.
Ogamba also appointed five members to the Kerio Valley University College Council. They include Judson Obiria Nyabuto, Simon Ole Masi, Netty Chemutai, Mary Amboka and Japheth Kibet Sugut.
Additionally, the Education CS appointed Abdirashid Mohamed Hussein, David Muchunguh and Prof. Joseph Githui Kabiru to the Multi-Stakeholder Task Team on Unrest in Schools.
He also named Evelyn Owoko, Catherine Matara, Dr Fred Odhiambo and Dr Wilfred Marube as joint secretaries to the team.
The appointments took effect on October 30, 2026, under Gazette Notice No. 16733 of 2026 and the relevant provisions of the Basic Education Act.
The task team is expected to support government efforts to address unrest in learning institutions.
