Local media reports suggest that President Ruto is likely to announce the key public service appointments as soon as he returns from the US, where he made his maiden address as Kenya’s leader at the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday. For example, to counter the nomination of a woman running mate by his presidential election rival Raila Odinga, he said he would reserve half of the Cabinet posts for women. Controversial postAdvertisementIt is not clear if President Ruto, who has been keen to publicly play up his respect for the rule of law and court the Judiciary, will retain the unconstitutional position of chief administrative secretary. The Public Service Commission, officially the employer of government staff, also introduced a diversity policy in 2015 that requires that job representation by ethnic groups in ministries, departments and agencies correspond with their respective proportions of the national population. Appointments to the four ministries are considered lucrative because of the enormous resources they control, including budget funds and big-ticket government contracts.

Source: Daily Nation September 25, 2022 07:37 UTC