President William Ruto chaired his first cabinet meeting after taking the reins of power today morning in statehouse Nairobi.  The meeting is said to have been a normal one with all cabinet secretaries attending except Raphael Tuju, the CS without portfolio.

The meeting was about the cabinet secretaries who worked in the previous administration giving the new president reports on their various dockets even as Dr Ruto is soon expected to name his cabinet.

Those in attendance are include, Deputy president Rigathi Gachagua, Attorney General Kihara Kariuki), Joseph Kinyua (Head of Public Service) Fred Matiang’i (Interior), James Macharia (Transport), Farida Karoney (Lands), and Peter Munya (Agriculture).

Other Cabinet Secretaries include: Mutahi Kagwe (Health), Margaret Kobia ( Public Service, Youth and Gender Affairs), Najib Balala (Tourism), Eugene Wamalwa (Defence), Keriako Tobiko (Environment), Amina Mohammed (Sports), Rachel Omamo (Foreign Affairs), Joe Mucheru (ICT),  Monica Juma (Energy), Ukur Yattani (Treasury), Betty Maina (Trade) and Simon Chelugui (Labour).

The Cabinet secretaries are expected to remain in office until a new cabinet is named, This was according to the head of public service Joseph Kinyua. Mr Kinyua had further stated in his address last week that there will be no vacuum in government operations.

“As earlier notified vide our circulars Ref. No. OPJCAB.42/IA of 2O’ June 2022 and Ref No. CAS/GEN.3/16Vol.III/(22) of 3P August 2022, the transition from the Fourth Administration to the Fifth Administration continues apace and shall only conclude when appointments to the Cabinet and the senior ranks of the Executive are concluded,” Kinyua stated.

Even as we await the president’s announcement, speculation is rife on who will make it to Dr Ruto’s cabinet. Farida Karoney and Simon Chelugui are the only current Cabinet Secretaries expected to survive the chop even as Davis Chirchir and Ababu Namwamba are tipped for consideration.