President William Ruto has reorganized his government.
In Executive Order No. 1 of 2023, Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua will be in charge of the coffee sector reforms.
“This Order assigns functions and institutions among Ministries and State Departments as hereunder; and supersedes Executive Order No. 1 of 2022 issued on October 12, 2022,” the Executive Order reads in part.
“Office of the Deputy President, key offices and institutions: The Coffee Sub-Sector Reforms Implementation Standing Committee.”
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Further, Gachagua will deputise the President in execution of the President’s functions in accordance with Article 147 of the Constitution.
The former lawmaker will chair Cabinet Committees, oversee implementation of cabinet decisions across all Ministries and State Departments.
Meanwhile, Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi will be assisting the president and his deputy in the coordination and supervision of Government Ministries and State Departments.
Mudavadi will also Chair the Principal Secretaries’ Committees and supervise the technical monitoring and evaluation of Government policies, programs and projects.
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The Government Delivery Unit (GDU) in the Office of the Prime Cabinet Secretary was renamed Government Delivery Service (GDS).
The Kenya Coast Guard was added as an institution in the State Department for Interior Security and National Administration.
The President also unveiled Directorate of e-Citizen services in the State Department for Citizen Services, and Kenya National Entrepreneurship Savings Trust (KNEST) was introduced as an institution in the National Treasury.
The president disbanded the Government Clearing and Forwarding Services institution while Government Clearing Agency was moved to the Ministry of Mining, Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs.
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In the new structure, the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has been reverted back to the Ministry of Transport.
This order supersedes the one issued in October.
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