Former Cabinet Secretary for Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) Margaret Ndung’u has reportedly declined President Ruto’s ambassadorial nomination.
In a recent letter to the Parliamentary Committee for Defence and Foreign Relations on January 9, the former CS declined her nomination for the High Commissioner job in Ghana, attributing it to personal reasons.
“Pursuant to Section 16 of the Public Appointment, Parliamentary Approval Act 3 of 2011, I wish to inform you that I will not appear before the said committee a the time and venue specified for the approval hearing,” Ndung’u wrote.
Last year, Ndung’u was displaced as ICT CS after serving for only three months with William Kabogo named as her replacement.
After her demotion from the CS position, the president nominated her for the high commissioner role alongside other former government officials.
President Ruto nominated her alongside former Sports CS Ababu Namwamba who was nominated as permanent representative of Kenya to the United Nations Environment Programme.
Others who were nominated for various ambassadorial roles included Dorothy Angote who was nominated for the High Commissioner job in Zimbabwe and Andrew Karanja who was nominated as Kenyan ambassador in Brazil.
Ndung’u becomes the second senior official to decline the president’s nomination after former West Mugirango Member of Parliament Vincent Mogaka.
