President Uhuru Kenya has appointed Mr. Ukur Yatani as acting National Treasury and Planning Secretary.
With this announcement Mr. Ukur Yatani replaces Mr. Henry Rotich for the meantime as he is currently fighting corruption charges.
The former Marsabit Governor who lost his 2017 gubernatorial re-election bid, has been Kenya’s Labour and Social protection Cabinet Secretary.
The Principal Secretary in the State department for planning, Dr Julius Muia, has also been moved to the National Treasury to occupy the position left vacant by Dr. Kamau Thugge, who is also facing corruption charges with Mr. Rotich.
Devolution Principal Secretary Torome Saitoti in addition, has been moved as well to occupy the position left by Dr Muia while Immigration PS, Major-General (Rtd) Gordon Kihalangwa has been shuffled to the defence ministry as the new PS.
Both Mr. Rotich and Dr. Thugge are among the more than 20 officials charged on Tuesday the 23rd of July 2019, with multiple counts including abuse of office, conspiracy to commit an economic crime, conferring a benefit and single sourcing for the insurance of the projects, as well as approving payment contrary to the law.
They are being charged separately over the Arror and Kimwarer dams projects.
Spokesperson for the State House; Kanze Dena-Mararo in a statement said the appointments were made “in order to ensure smooth operations and continuity at the National Treasury and Ministries following the Court Order affecting Mr Rotich and Dr Kamau Thugge..”
