Cabinet Secretaries have announced numerous appointments and reappointments to boards and councils of various state corporations.
On April 17, 2026, Treasury Secretary John Mbadi confirmed the reappointment of five individuals to the Privatisation Commission for a two-year period starting April 27, 2026.
The reappointed members consist of Edward Kobuthi, Dr Irene Njeri Wanyoike, Celine Anyango Orata, David J.O. Nyakang’o, and Ambassador Wellington Pakia Godo.
The Treasury Secretary also established a Search and Selection Panel responsible for recruiting independent directors for government enterprises.
According to the notice, “The Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury appoints Under subsection 6(a) Frank Mwiti, FCPA Risper Olick, Quresha Abdullahi, FCS Joshua Wambua, Under subsection 6(b) Lawrence Kibet, to be Members of the Search and Selection Panel for the Recruitment of Independent Directors of the Government Owned Enterprises, for a period of three (3) years, with effect from the 17th April, 2026.”
Labor and Social Protection Secretary Alfred Mutua also reappointed Isaac Kaberia and Dr Milkah Kimonda as trustees to the National Social Security Fund Board.
These appointments will last for three years commencing April 17, 2026.
Additionally, Cabinet Secretary for East African Community, ASALS and Regional Development Beatrice Askul Moe renewed several members’ positions on the Ewaso Ng’iro South River Basin Development Authority board for a three-year term.
The named appointees include Caroline Pulei, Eunice Singoei, Mathew Gathua, Elijah Kesei Metian, Veronica Silantoi Mwangi, William Kenteyia, and Silas Otieno Ojienda Victor.
In the trade and industry sector, Secretary Lee Kinyanjui reappointed five members to the Kenya Leather Development Council and named Rev. Kenneth Maina Wanjiru as a new board member, each serving a three-year term.
Housing and Lands Secretary Alice Wahome reappointed Dr Victor O. Olonde and appointed Rashid Haron Shake to the Valuers Registration Board, also for three years.
The education and public service sectors experienced multiple leadership changes as well.
Education Secretary Julius Migos Ogamba renewed leadership teams at national polytechnics, specifically those in Kitale, Meru, Kenya Coast, and Nyeri, extending chairpersons’ and board members’ terms by three years.
Public Service Secretary Geoffrey Kiringa Ruku appointed Dr Eldah Onsomu to the Kenya School of Government Council for a similar three-year period.
These extensive appointments span critical sectors including education, trade, infrastructure, labor, and economic planning, reflecting the government’s continuous reorganization of state corporations.
The majority of these appointments become effective starting April 17, 2026.