Ruto Appoints All 51 PSs In Midnight Announcement
The PSs are currently being sworn into office at State House, Nairobi.
Marvin Chege 
President William Ruto in the midnight hours of Friday, December 2, appointed 51 individuals as Principal Secretaries (PSs) to serve in various dockets of the Cabinet.
This was confirmed through a gazette notice shared by State House spokesperson, Hussein Mohammed on social media. The PSs are currently being sworn into office at State House, Nairobi.
"In the exercise of powers conferred to me by article 155 (3) b of the Constitution, I, William Ruto, President and Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Forces of the Republic of Kenya, appoint the following to be Principal Secretaries in the Government of the Republic of Kenya," read the notice in part.
From left: PS nominees Nixon Korir, Teresia Mbaika, Raymond Omollo, and Julius Bitok. /DAILY NATION
Among those appointed include Julius Korir and Teresia Mbaika who were nominated to the Office of the Deputy President. Esther Ngero and Aurelia Rono were nominated to the Office of the Prime Cabinet Secretary.
Raymond Omollo, Caroline Nyawira and Prof Julius Bitok were nominated to the Ministry of Interior. Patrick Mariro was nominated as the PS in the Ministry of Interior.
Belio Kipsang returned to the Ministry of Education as the PS in charge of the State Department, of Basic Education.
Prominent Kenyans who had earlier been shortlisted such as outgoing Health Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) Mercy Mwangangi and Mary Wanyonyi, the wife of Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission chairperson, Wafula Chebukati, were left out.
The National Assembly had concluded the vetting process after they were cleared to continue with it by the High Court.
“This court will only be called upon the conclusion of the vetting process by the National Assembly. This is a sacred mandate given to the house by the people of Kenya and the court must pay the difference of the house in that respect accordingly the consolidated cases have been filed prematurely,” Justice Mathews Nduma Nderi ruled.
"Accordingly, the consolidated petitions have been filed prematurely and the Petitioners must await the conclusion of the process by the national assembly which is now seized of. That the process is participatory and the court hopes appropriate presentation is made to the national assembly by members of the public to enrich that process."
The National Assembly had suspended the vetting process until further notice, in a response to court orders by the Employment and Labour Relations Court (ELRC) by Speaker, Moses Wetangula.
He also barred Departmental Committees which had already concluded the vetting process and approval hearings from conducting any activity relating to reporting to the House on the proceedings, until further notice as well.
