Nairobi, Kenya, Jan 9- President William Ruto assigns DP Gachagua new role To Drive Coffee Reforms and Mudavadi To Oversee Delivery of Government Services
In the new Executive Order, President William Ruto has created a State Department for Environment and Climate Change to underline the government’s commitment to protecting Kenya from the adverse effects of global warming.
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The new department will sit in the Ministry of Environment.
The change is contained in a new Executive Order issued on Monday. The Ministry will also house the department for Forestry.
In the rest of the changes, The President has tasked Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua with driving reforms in the coffee sector, in addition to his previous duties.
Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi will oversee the delivery of Government services.
The Ministry of Health will have two State Departments-Medical Services and Professional Standards, each with a principal secretary.
Three state departments-Investments Promotion, Trade and Industry are in the
Ministry of Investments, Trade and Industry.
The fresh Executive Order reassigned some functions for his administration.
OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY PRESIDENT
1. Deputize the President in execution of the President’s functions in accordance with Article 147 of the Constitution;
2. Chair Cabinet Committees;
3. Oversee Implementation of Cabinet decisions across all Ministries and State Departments;
4. Co-ordinate Inter-Governmental relations between the National Government and County Governments including Chairing the Inter-Governmental Budget and Economic Council (IBEC);
5. Liaison with Constitutional Commissions and Independent Offices in matters that require intervention by the National Government including budgets, policy formulation and implementation of their recommendations;
6. Co-ordinate the planning and supervise the implementation of development partners’ funded programs and projects;
7. Oversee Public Sector Reforms; and
8. Any other function as may be assigned by the President.
OFFICE OF THE PRIME CABINET SECRETARY
1) Assist the President and the Deputy President in the co-ordination and supervision of Government Ministries and State Departments;
2) In liaison with the Ministry responsible for Interior and National Administration, oversee the implementation of National Government policies, programmes and projects;
3) Chair and co-ordinate National Government legislative agenda across all ministries and state departments in consultation with, and for transmission to the Party/Coalition Leaders in Parliament;
4) Chair the Principal Secretaries’ Committees and supervise the technical monitoring and evaluation of Government policies, programs and projects; and
5) Perform any other function as may be assigned by the President.
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