In what can be described as mini cabinet reshuffling ,President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya has fired Rashid Echesa as Sports secretary ,while appointing former Education Secretary Amin Mohammed as replacement.
The Kenyan leader said the cabinet reshuffle was aimed at equipping and reorienting his government towards speedy implementation of the Big Four Agenda on affordable housing, food security, manufacturing and universal health coverage.
Former University of Nairobi vice chancellor and chairman of the Kenya National Examination Council (Knec) Prof George Magoha has been nominated to be the new Education Secretary.
In the cabinet reshuffle announced ,President Kenyatta also fired Ms Fatuma Hersi as Permanent Secretary of Health. Ms Susan Mochache appointed to her slot.
Mohammed is a career diplomat, who served as Kenya’s foreign minister between 2013 to 2017 and is credited for elevating Kenya’s diplomatic clout amid shifting geopolitical dynamics.
Magoha, who is a renowned scholar and ex-vice chancellor of University of Nairobi, is credited for reforming administration of examinations for primary and secondary school graduates.
The reshuffle also affected several principal secretaries, who act as accounting officers in government ministries as Kenyatta embarked on implementation of an ambitious transformation agenda.
Fatuma Hirsi, who was the principal secretary for broadcasting and telecommunication was relieved off duties.
Kenyatta said the latest reshuffle was aimed at “enhancing efficiency, transparency and accountability at all levels of government through a governance structure and leadership that ensures rapid delivery of public services to Kenyans.”
“The portfolio responsibilities and changes made in the structure of government set out in this order shall come into immediate effect,” he added.
