President William Ruto has reshuffled his cabinet nominees and dropped Aden Duale from Defence Ministry nomination to the Ministry of Environment.
According to announcement done by Speaker Moses Wetangula, Soipan Tuya has been re-appointed by President Ruto to the Ministry of Defence that Aden Duale was previously nominated for.
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In the announcement, The Speaker of the National Assembly read the letter from the President informing Parliament of his 11 Cabinet Nominees including the shake up done on Duale and Tuya.
However, the rest of the cabinet secretaries that were nominated by the President remain in their respective ministries and will be vetted by Parliament before being appointed as is required by the law.
Responding to new developments, Former Defense Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale said that he is thankful for being re-assigned and will work to ensure he delivers his new mandate if he is appointed.
“I am Grateful to President @WilliamsRuto for reassigning me from the Defence Ministry to the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, and Forestry.”
“I look forward to serving in my new portfolio and ensuring focus is on sustainable environmental management, combating climate change, and promoting reforestation and conservation efforts.”
“Indeed, ‘And it may be that you dislike a thing which is good for you and that you like a thing which is bad for you. Allah knows, but you do not know.’ – Quran 2:216.”
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It’s however unclear what led to President Ruto changing his mind on his nominations, although speculations have been rife since his nation address late last week over the former defense CS.