Uhuru set to name acting Treasury boss after Rotich’s arrest
President Uhuru Kenyatta is expected to announce an acting Treasury Cabinet Secretary later today.
The President is also expected to name an acting Treasury PS in line with his declaration during the State of the Nation address in April.
Addressing Parliament, Uhuru said that all government officers will cease holding office once they are charged in court.
It is expected that the President will name an acting CS from within his Cabinet as nominating one from outside would require that he seeks Parliament’s approval.
Sources within the Presidency have told the Star that Uhuru would make the announcement once CS Henry Rotich is arraigned in court.
This follows the announcement by Director of Public Prosecutions, Noordin Haji, ordering the arrest of Rotich and Thugge.
“There cannot be a vacuum in this office. It is a key institution that can ground government business,” a source within the Presidency said.
Uhuru had already been briefed about the impending arrest and was consulting this morning on how to ensure there is a smooth transition.
WHO IS HENRY ROTICH?
Rotich assumed the position of Treasury Cabinet Secretary in May 2013 in Uhuru’s first Cabinet.
In the last six years, Rotich has been charged with managing Kenya’s national government finances, including spearheading an efficient and sustainable public financial management.
Prior to his elevation as a Cabinet Secretary, Rotich was the Head of Macroeconomics at the Ministry of Finance, since March 2006.
Before joining the Ministry of Finance, Rotich also worked at the Research Department of the Central Bank of Kenya since 1994.
Between 2001-2004, he was attached to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) local office in Nairobi to work as an economist.
Rotich holds a Master’s Degree in Public Administration (MPA) from the Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University, USA. He also holds a Master’s Degree in Economics and a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, both from University of Nairobi, Kenya.
