President Uhuru Kenyatta has officially submitted to Parliament names of his new Cabinet nominees who are set to undergo vetting before taking office.
The president, through Head of Public Service Joseph Kinyua, forwarded to National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi the names of nine Cabinet Secretary nominees, seven Principal Secretaries and seven Ambassadors/High Commissioners.
The nominated Cabinet Secretaries who will be vetted include; Margaret Kobia (Public Service, Youth and Gender Affairs), John Munyes (Petroleum and Mining), Monica Juma (Foreign Affairs), Simon Chelgui (Water and Sanitation), Rashid Achesa (Sports), Farida Karoney (Lands), Ukur Yattany (Labour), Peter Munya (East African Community) and Keriako Tobiko (Environment).
The 11 retained Cabinet Secretaries will not undergo fresh vetting hence, their names have not been forwarded to Parliament.
The name of Raphael Tuju, who the president said had been “co-opted into Cabinet on a need basis”, has not been forwarded for vetting.
After the Speaker, who heads the parliamentary committee on appointments, has officially received the names, the 14-day vetting period that will lead to the approval or rejection of the nominees is set to begin on Tuesday, January 30.