NAIROBI, Kenya — The government has announced a new round of appointments and reappointments across several state agencies, marking a significant reshuffle aimed at strengthening governance, institutional capacity, and policy implementation in strategic sectors.
In the latest Kenya Gazette, President William Ruto, Chief Justice Martha Koome, and multiple Cabinet Secretaries issued fresh leadership changes affecting development authorities, financial institutions, energy bodies, universities, and critical judicial committees.
President Ruto reappointed James Dianga as the Non-Executive Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Lake Basin Development Authority (LBDA) for a fresh three-year term effective November 21, 2025.
Dianga returns to the helm of the authority mandated to coordinate socio-economic development around the Lake Victoria Basin, including resource management, industrial development, and environmental sustainability.
In the agriculture docket, Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe extended the tenure of John Mtuta Mruttu as the Non-Executive Chairperson of the Agricultural Finance Corporation (AFC).
Mruttu, a former Taita Taveta Governor, will serve a new three-year term beginning November 21, 2025, continuing his oversight of the state lender that provides credit facilities to farmers and agribusiness enterprises.
Energy and Petroleum Cabinet Secretary James Opiyo Wandayi invoked Section 58(e)(i) of the Energy Act, 2019, to appoint Francis Agar to the Nuclear Power and Energy Agency (NuPEA) for a three-year term.
Agar’s entry comes as Kenya accelerates long-term diversification of its energy mix, including nuclear research, safety frameworks, and capacity building.
The education sector similarly recorded board-level restructuring with Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba appointing Professor Peter Keiyoro as the Non-Executive Chairperson of the Council of Tharaka University.
Keiyoro will serve a three-year term effective November 21, guiding governance reforms, academic expansion and alignment with national higher-education policies.
Within the Judiciary, Chief Justice Martha Koome announced key changes affecting committees handling the review of laws on sexual offences and gender-based violence (SGBV).
Through a notice issued under Section 35 of the Judicial Service Act, Koome appointed Ilham Hisham Said to represent the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) at the National Council on the Administration of Justice (NCAJ) Working Committee on SGBV law reforms.
The CJ simultaneously revoked the earlier appointment of Irene Ndegwa, whose appointment was made through Gazette Notice No. 12843 of 2025. Ilham will serve for the remainder of the committee’s term.
Koome also appointed Harrison Barasa to represent the Judiciary in the same committee, revoking the appointment of Thomas Nzioki.
The adjustments signal a deliberate effort by the Judiciary to strengthen technical expertise and coordination as Kenya reviews the Sexual Offences Act, the Protection Against Domestic Violence Act, and related policies addressing rising SGBV cases.
The appointments collectively point to a broader realignment by the Executive and Judiciary to reinforce institutional leadership, enhance accountability, and strengthen service delivery across sectors central to Kenya’s development agenda.
