Mwakwere back to Kenyan cabinet
Matuga MP Chirau Ali Mwakwere is back to cabinet following a mini reshuffle on Monday.
Six ministers have been moved and two assistant ministers appointed in the changes announced by President Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga.
Mwakwere is now the Minister for Trade taking over from Amos Kimunya.
Kimunya has been confirmed Transport Minister, a position he held in an acting capacity after Mwakwere lost his parliamentary seat in an election petition but later recaptured.
Dr Naomi Shaaban has been moved to the Gender ministry swapping places with Esther Murugi who takes over the Special programmes docket.
Prof Hellen Sambili has been posted to East African Community ministry previously held by Amason Jeffah Kingi who has been appointed Minister for Fisheries Development.
Paul Nyongesa Otuoma has been taken to the Youth and Sports Ministry from the Fisheries Development ministry.
The two Principals also appointed two assistant ministers. Prof Margaret Kamar (Eldoret East) is the new assistant minister for Environment.
The new Bomachoge legislator Simon Ongari is the new trade assistant minister filling the position that was left vacant by Omingo Magara who lost in a by election.
Kibaki in a statement from his Presidential Press Service said the changes take effect immediately
Source: Kenya Broadcasting Corp (KBC)
Written By:PPS , Posted: Mon, Aug 16, 2010
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Kenya's Kibaki names new trade minister in reshuffle
* Mwakwere returns to cabinet, Kimunya moved to transport
* Five other ministers swap places
NAIROBI Aug 16 (Reuters) - Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki appointed Chirau Ali Mwakwere trade minister on Monday, moving the incumbent Amos Kimunya to the Transport Ministry and shuffling five other ministers around.
Mwakwere, a key ally of the president from the coast region, was transport minister until February when he lost his parliamentary seat after a court petition. He won back the seat in a by-election.
The reshuffle, made in consultation with the Prime Minister Raila Odinga, saw the ministers of the east African community, fisheries development, special programmes, youth and sports and gender and children change portfolios.
There has been a clamour in a section of the grand coalition government that was formed to end a post-election violence in 2008 to jettison cabinet ministers who campaigned against a new constitution ratified by voters on Aug.4.
There was no mention of the ministers who opposed the new charter including Higher Education Minister William Ruto in the statement from the presidency which announced the changes. Only one minister from the "No" camp in the referendum, Naomi Shaban, was affected by the changes. She was moved from minister of state for special programmes to head the Ministry of gender, children and social development, swapping places with Esther Mathenge.
Sources: Reuters
(Reporting by Duncan Miriri; Editing by Alison Williams)
Mon Aug 16, 2010 5:20pm GMT
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Kibaki, Raila in Cabinet changes
President Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga have swapped seven ministers and nine assistant ministers in a reshuffle of their Grand Coalition Cabinet.
One Assistant Minister - Jackson Kiptanui (ODM, Keiyo South) - appeared to have been the only casualty in the changes.
In the changes, Amos Kimunya moves to the Transport docket, swapping roles with Chirau Ali Mwakwere who now goes to Trade. Mr Mwakwere has been out of the Cabinet after his election as a Member of Parliament for Matuga was nullified, but he successfully fought a by-election.
Prof Hellen Sambili moves from the Ministry of Youth and Sports to be the new Minister for East African Community. At EAC, she replaces Amason Jeffah Kingi who has been moved to Fisheries Development. The former Fisheries Development Minister, Dr Paul Nyongesa Otuoma has been moved to Youth and Sports.
Ms Esther Murugi Mathenge takes over at Special Programmes after being swapped with Dr Naomi Shaban, who now becomes the Minister for Gender, Children and Social Development.
Key Ministers who recently campaigned against the new Constitution - William Ruto (Higher Education) and Samuel Phogisio (Information and Communication) - have not been affected.
The affected Assistant Ministers are Prof Margaret Jepkoech Kamar (Mineral Resources) and Simon Ongari (Trade).
A statement from the President's office said the changes take effect immediately.
By NATION Reporter
Posted Monday, August 16 2010 at 17:52
Matuga MP Chirau Ali Mwakwere is back to cabinet following a mini reshuffle on Monday.
Six ministers have been moved and two assistant ministers appointed in the changes announced by President Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga.
Mwakwere is now the Minister for Trade taking over from Amos Kimunya.
Kimunya has been confirmed Transport Minister, a position he held in an acting capacity after Mwakwere lost his parliamentary seat in an election petition but later recaptured.
Dr Naomi Shaaban has been moved to the Gender ministry swapping places with Esther Murugi who takes over the Special programmes docket.
Prof Hellen Sambili has been posted to East African Community ministry previously held by Amason Jeffah Kingi who has been appointed Minister for Fisheries Development.
Paul Nyongesa Otuoma has been taken to the Youth and Sports Ministry from the Fisheries Development ministry.
The two Principals also appointed two assistant ministers. Prof Margaret Kamar (Eldoret East) is the new assistant minister for Environment.
The new Bomachoge legislator Simon Ongari is the new trade assistant minister filling the position that was left vacant by Omingo Magara who lost in a by election.
Kibaki in a statement from his Presidential Press Service said the changes take effect immediately
Source: Kenya Broadcasting Corp (KBC)
Written By:PPS , Posted: Mon, Aug 16, 2010
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Kenya's Kibaki names new trade minister in reshuffle
* Mwakwere returns to cabinet, Kimunya moved to transport
* Five other ministers swap places
NAIROBI Aug 16 (Reuters) - Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki appointed Chirau Ali Mwakwere trade minister on Monday, moving the incumbent Amos Kimunya to the Transport Ministry and shuffling five other ministers around.
Mwakwere, a key ally of the president from the coast region, was transport minister until February when he lost his parliamentary seat after a court petition. He won back the seat in a by-election.
The reshuffle, made in consultation with the Prime Minister Raila Odinga, saw the ministers of the east African community, fisheries development, special programmes, youth and sports and gender and children change portfolios.
There has been a clamour in a section of the grand coalition government that was formed to end a post-election violence in 2008 to jettison cabinet ministers who campaigned against a new constitution ratified by voters on Aug.4.
There was no mention of the ministers who opposed the new charter including Higher Education Minister William Ruto in the statement from the presidency which announced the changes. Only one minister from the "No" camp in the referendum, Naomi Shaban, was affected by the changes. She was moved from minister of state for special programmes to head the Ministry of gender, children and social development, swapping places with Esther Mathenge.
Sources: Reuters
(Reporting by Duncan Miriri; Editing by Alison Williams)
Mon Aug 16, 2010 5:20pm GMT
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Kibaki, Raila in Cabinet changes
President Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga have swapped seven ministers and nine assistant ministers in a reshuffle of their Grand Coalition Cabinet.
One Assistant Minister - Jackson Kiptanui (ODM, Keiyo South) - appeared to have been the only casualty in the changes.
In the changes, Amos Kimunya moves to the Transport docket, swapping roles with Chirau Ali Mwakwere who now goes to Trade. Mr Mwakwere has been out of the Cabinet after his election as a Member of Parliament for Matuga was nullified, but he successfully fought a by-election.
Prof Hellen Sambili moves from the Ministry of Youth and Sports to be the new Minister for East African Community. At EAC, she replaces Amason Jeffah Kingi who has been moved to Fisheries Development. The former Fisheries Development Minister, Dr Paul Nyongesa Otuoma has been moved to Youth and Sports.
Ms Esther Murugi Mathenge takes over at Special Programmes after being swapped with Dr Naomi Shaban, who now becomes the Minister for Gender, Children and Social Development.
Key Ministers who recently campaigned against the new Constitution - William Ruto (Higher Education) and Samuel Phogisio (Information and Communication) - have not been affected.
The affected Assistant Ministers are Prof Margaret Jepkoech Kamar (Mineral Resources) and Simon Ongari (Trade).
A statement from the President's office said the changes take effect immediately.
By NATION Reporter
Posted Monday, August 16 2010 at 17:52
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