NAIROBI, Kenya Oct 14 – Former Treasury Principal Secretary Kamau Thugge who was hounded out of office over corruption before will now head Fiscal Affairs and Budget Policy in the new administration.
Thugge, who was named to the new post by Presidet William Ruto, was facing corruption charges alongside former Treasury CS Rotich who is still fighting to clear his name in court.
Thugge’s charges were, however, dropped.
Thugge was accused alongside former Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich for inflating a commercial loan for the construction of the two dams in Kerio Valley by Sh17 billion.
Thugge had spent almost 10 years at the National Treasury.
Prior to his appointment as Principal Secretary, he worked as a senior economic adviser in the Ministry of Finance from the year 2010.
He was the head of the Fiscal and Monetary Affairs Department, Treasury between 2004 to 2005, and the Economic Secretary and Head of the Economic Affairs Department, Treasury between 2005 and 2008.
Former Turkana Governor Josephat Nanok has been appointed Deputy Chief of Staff.
Prior to this appointment, he served as Executive Director in President William Ruto’s campaign secretariat in the grueling 2022 campaigns.
In changes announced on Friday, President Ruto appointed former Felix Koskei, who served in the previous regime, as his new Chief of Staff replacing Joseph Kinyua.
Koskei will be deputized by former Turkana Governor Josphat Nanok who had been the Director-General of President Ruto’s presidential campaign.
Koskei had been the Agriculture Cabinet Secretary between April 2013 and March 2015 when he was suspended due to corruption allegations.
Economist David Ndii was named as the Chairperson of the President’s Council of Economic advisors while Augustine Cheruyoit will serve as the Senior Advisor and Head of Fiscal Affairs and Budget policy.
Katoo Ole Metito has been appointed as the State House comptroller in the new appointments.
In 2022, he vied for Kajiado county gubernatorial seat after winning the UDA nominations but lost the political contest to second time governor Joseph Ole Lenku.
He previously served as an MP in Kajiado South Constituency.
Mohammed Hassan has been appointed a member in the President’s Council of Economic Advisors while Nancy Laibuni will serve as an Associate Member in the economic Council.
David Mugonyi was named Head of the Presidential Communication Service where he will be deputised by former TV journalist Hussein Mohamed who also becomes State House Spokesperson.
