Mudavadi, Duale and Ogamba Make Fresh Appointments to Key State Boards

Mudavadi, Duale and Ogamba Make Fresh Appointments to Key State Boards

The government has announced a fresh wave of appointments and reappointments to key state boards and councils overseeing education, research, health, science and government communication.

The changes are contained in Gazette Notices dated August 28, 2026, and affect several public institutions, including the National Research Fund, National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation, Kenya Medical Training College and Kenya Yearbook Editorial Board.

The appointments place new and returning officials in strategic positions responsible for providing oversight, governance and policy direction across various sectors.

Mudavadi Names National Research Fund Chair

Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Musalia Mudavadi appointed Dr Thomas Kiprono Serem as the Non-Executive Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the National Research Fund.

Serem will serve a three-year term under the new appointment.

Mudavadi also appointed Davidson M. Mwaisaka, Dr Michael N. Walekhwa and Joel Onditi as members of the Board of the National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation.

The National Research Fund will also have Wakiuru Njuguna, Dr Fidelis Mwaka Muia, Dr Samuel Tiriongo and Prof Jane Catherina Ngila serving as members of its Board of Trustees.

All the appointments to the research institutions will run for three years, subject to the terms contained in the respective Gazette Notices.

The changes are expected to strengthen oversight of public research funding and science and technology programmes.

Duale Reappoints KMTC Board Members

Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has reappointed four officials to the Board of the Kenya Medical Training College.

The officials are Paul Kaino Cheboi, Eunice Wangui Karanja, Hardlyne Lusui and Joseph Ouma Atonga.

They will serve for another three-year term, continuing their roles in providing oversight and strategic guidance to the institution responsible for training a significant share of Kenya’s health workforce.

The reappointments come as Kenya continues to expand and strengthen its health training institutions to meet demand for skilled medical personnel.

Kabogo Makes Communication Appointments

Information, Communications and the Digital Economy Cabinet Secretary William Kabogo Gitau also made changes to institutions under his docket.

Kabogo reappointed Ndungu Guchu, Jimmy Munyao Mauta and Dinah Samikwo to the Kenya Yearbook Editorial Board.

Their new three-year term will begin on September 1, 2026.

The Cabinet Secretary also appointed Mashati Meitamei as a member of the Council of the Kenya Institute of Mass Communication for a three-year term starting August 28.

The appointments will give the officials responsibility for contributing to the governance and strategic direction of institutions involved in media training and government publications.

Ogamba Names New Education Officials

Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Migos Ogamba appointed Abdi Mouild Abdi as the Non-Executive Chairperson of the Council of the Kenya Institute of Special Education.

Abdi will serve for three years.

Ogamba also appointed Daniel Njiru Mugendi and Fred Simiyu Barasa as members of the Placement Board of the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service.

Their three-year appointments will place them in oversight positions within the body responsible for coordinating the placement of students to universities and colleges.

The latest appointments add to a wider series of changes across government agencies and state institutions.

The officials will be expected to provide strategic leadership, strengthen governance and oversee the implementation of their institutions’ respective mandates.

The appointments take effect on the dates specified in the individual Gazette Notices, with most of the new terms running for three years.

The government has continued to make appointments across state agencies as it seeks to fill leadership positions and maintain functioning boards in institutions serving millions of Kenyans.

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Mudavadi, Duale and Ogamba Make Fresh Appointments to Key State Boards