Parliament is set to conduct approval hearings for three nominees proposed by President Wiliam Ruto for cabinet secretary positions next week on Tuesday.
The nominees include Mutahi Kagwe, a former Health Cabinet Secretary under retired President Uhuru Kenyatta, who has been nominated to head the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development.
Others are former Kiambu governor William Kabogo who has been designated for the ministry of information, communications and the digital economy and former Nakuru governor Lee Kinyanjui who has been proposed to lead the ministry of investments, trade, and industry.
Kagwe is expected to appear before the Committee on Appointments, chaired by National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula, as the first nominee on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, at noon.
He will be followed by Kabogo who is set to take the stand at 3:00 pm, followed by Kinyanjui at 5:00 pm at the approval hearings which will take place at County Hall, Parliament Buildings.
Additionally, the departmental committee on Defence, Intelligence, and Foreign Relations will vet nominees for ambassadorial, high commissioner, and diplomatic representative positions on Friday, January 10, 2025, at Committee Room 9, 1st Floor, Main Parliament Buildings.
Among the nominees is Margaret Nyambura Ndung’u, the former Cabinet Secretary for Information, Communications, and the Digital Economy, who has been nominated as Kenya’s High Commissioner to Accra, Ghana.
She will appear before the committee, chaired by Belgut MP Hon. Nelson Koech, at 9:00 am.
Dr. Andrew Karanja, the former Cabinet secretary for agriculture and livestock development, has been nominated as Kenya’s Ambassador to Brazil and is scheduled to appear at 11:00 am.
Former sports CS Ababu Namwamba, who has been nominated as Kenya’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in Nairobi, will face the panel at 2:00 pm.
Former Deputy Inspector General of Police Noor Gabow, nominated as Consul-General to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, will conclude the vetting at 4:00 pm.
Meanwhile, the departmental committee on Labour will also conduct approval hearings for nominees to fill vacancies at the Public Service Commission (PSC) on Thursday, January 9, 2025, at Committee Room 9, 1st Floor, Main Parliament Buildings.
Among the nominees is former Principal Secretary for the State Department for Public Service, Mary Wanjira Kimonye, who has been named the new Vice-Chairperson of the PSC.
She 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.
In an advertisement placed in local dailies on Tuesday December 24th, 2025, Clerk of the National Assembly Mr. Samuel Njoroge notified the public of the approval hearings.
“Pursuant to Article 118(1)(b) of the Constitution and Section 6(4) of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act (Cap. 7F), the committees shall conduct approval hearings (vetting) of the nominees on the dates, times, and venues indicated in the schedule,” the notice read.
The public has been invited to submit written statements on oath (affidavits) with supporting evidence contesting the suitability of any nominee.
These representations should be sent to the Clerk of the National Assembly, P.O. Box 41842-00100, Nairobi, hand-delivered to the Office of the Clerk at the Main Parliament Buildings, or emailed to cna@parliament.go.ke by 5:00 p.m. on January 3, 2025.
Nominees have been instructed to appear for the hearings with their original identity cards, academic and professional certificates, and other relevant testimonials.
They are also required to obtain compliance certificates from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission, the Kenya Revenue Authority, the Higher Education Loans Board, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations, the Office of the Registrar of Political Parties, and a Credit Reference Bureau.
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