Labour Cabinet Secretary Simon Chelugui on Thursday officially took over the office on Thursday following this week's cabinet reshuffle by President Uhuru Kenyatta. The new Labour CS said his main priority will be to tackle the menace of unemployment in the country. Chelugui promised to pick from where his immediate predecessor Ukur Yattani, who was confirmed as the National Treasury during the changes. Handing over the office, Yattani wished Chelugui well in his new role, asking him to stay on course. In his changes, the President fired Mwangi Kiunjuri as Agriculture CS replacing him with immediate Trade CS Peter Munya.

Source: The Star January 16, 2020 11:03 UTC