Editor's Review

The president gazetted the appointments on August 15; the appointees will serve for at least three years.

President William Ruto has sanctioned appointments in various state agencies.

Through a gazetted notice issued on Friday, August 15, Ruto made new appointments to the Commission of University Education and the Jomo Kenyatta Foundation.

He appointed John Antira Ketora to be non-executive chairperson of the board of the Jomo Kenyatta Foundation.

Ketora will serve in the post until August 2028.

The president also appointed Professor James Onyango to be the non-executive chairperson of the Commission for University Education, a post he will hold for the next three years.

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At the same time, Ruto reappointed Retired General Levi Franklin Mghalu to be the non-executive chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Kenya National Shipping Line for a period of three years.


Elsewhere, the president put up a team to begin the process of hiring the new chairperson and members of the Kenya Lands Commission.

The term of the existing members lapses in November this year.

The president said continuity has to be seamless; hence the early arrangements to have a new team.

"There are impending vacancies in the membership of the Commission arising from the anticipated lapse of the six-year non-renewable term of office of the current members with effect from 14th November, 2025; and there exists a constitutional duty to ensure a seamless transition in the management of affairs of Constitutional Commissions and Independent Offices by initiating the recruitment process at least six months prior to the end of the term of incumbent officeholders," the president's notice read.

He appointed a six-member panel that will be charged with hiring the new membership of the NLC.

The panel will comprise Jasper Micheni Mbiuki, Peris C.K. Mang’ira, Electine Nasambu, Ann Mwangangi, Bibiana Rabuku Omalla, Nichola Letting, and Rehema Dida Jaldesa.

Members of the NLC are entitled to a once-renewable six-year term.

The first team under Mohamed Swazuri came in in 2013 and served until 2019, when the team led by Gershom Otachi took over.

The term of the Otachiled team ends in November this year.

Established in 2012 under the National Land Commission Act, 2012, the NLC is majorly charged with managing the public land.

Other mandates include coming up with viable national land policies, giving counsel on land registration, and investigating land injustices in the country.