NAIROBI, Kenya, August 20 – President-Elect William Ruto has nominated three members to represent him in the transition committee tasked with ensuring a seamless handover of power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The trio includes – United Democratic Alliance (UDA) Party Secretary General Veronica Maina, National Assembly Speaker Justin Mututi, and Uasin Gishu Woman Representative Gladys Shollei. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Committee chaired by Head of Public Service Joseph Kinyua is mandated to facilitate a smooth transition from the incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta to Ruto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On Monday, Ruto was declared the winner of the presidential contest by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chairperson Wafula Chebukati.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kinyua, who, on August 12, 2022, chaired the inaugural meeting of the Assumption of Office of the presidential Committee, assured the Committee would facilitate a smooth handover process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe committee will also organize for the necessary facilities and personnel for the President-Elect, facilitate communication between the outgoing President and President-Elect, as well as prepare the program of the swearing-in ceremony,\u201d said Kinyua, who chairs the Assumption to the Office of the President Committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maina, Muturi, and Shollei\u2019s role will be critical in ensuring that Ruto\u2019s interests are safeguarded in the transition process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Committee is established under the Assumption of the Office of the President Act 21 of 2012 and Article 141 of the 2010 Constitution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On Friday, the Public Service Commission (PSC) also shared nine advisories with the current administration to facilitate a smooth transition to the new administration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
NAIROBI, Kenya, August 20 – President-Elect William Ruto has nominated three members to represent him in the transition committee tasked with ensuring a seamless handover of power. The trio includes – United Democratic Alliance (UDA) Party Secretary General Veronica Maina, National Assembly Speaker Justin Mututi, and Uasin Gishu Woman Representative Gladys Shollei. The Committee chaired […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13976,"featured_media":693134,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6434,1],"tags":[13069,1981,2160,2245,1844],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-693128","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-august-elections","category-kenya","tag-assumption-of-office-of-the-presidential-committee","tag-featured","tag-joseph-kinyua","tag-uda","tag-william-ruto"],"yoast_head":"\n