Several Kenyan Cabinet Secretaries have announced significant changes in the leadership of various boards across different ministries, impacting key institutions including Kenya Railways and multiple universities. These appointments and re-appointments, detailed in a Gazette Notice dated August 8, signal a reshuffling of authority within government agencies and educational bodies.

• Transport CS Davis Chirchir re-appointed Alvin Abwe to the Board of Directors of the Kenya Railways Corporation for three years.
• Education CS Julius Ogamba appointed Prof Stanley Khainga as the non-executive chairperson of the Kaimosi Friends University College council.
• Jones Musyoki Kimeu (CPA) was appointed as a Member of the Council of Rongo University, replacing Willy Kioko Malile.
• Information, Communications, and the Digital Economy CS William Kabogo revoked the appointment of Musangi Mutua following CS Ogamba's new appointment of Musangi Mutua as the non-executive Chairperson of the Council of Garissa University for three years.
• Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen extended the term of the Technical Committee on Review and Development of Legislative and Policy Reforms for the National Police Service and the National Youth Service by nine months, until February 2026.

President William Ruto has appointed Charles Karondo, a former Personal Assistant to Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro, as the new Chairperson of the Board of the Communications Authority. This appointment, effective immediately and revealed via a gazette notice on Friday, August 8, revokes the previous appointment of Mary Wambui Mungai.

• Charles Karondo will serve for three years as the new CA boss.
• The appointment triggered the revocation of Mary Wambui, also known as 'Wambui wa Ruto', who had been in the position since December 2022.
• Mary Wambui faced scrutiny over an ongoing Ksh2.2 billion tax evasion case, which was later dropped by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in January 2023.

President William Ruto has appointed Charles Kamau Karondo as the new non-executive Chairperson of the Communications Authority (CA) Board of Directors.

• Karondo will serve for three years, effective immediately, as per a gazette notice dated August 8, 2025.
• The appointment revokes the tenure of Mary Wambui Mungai.
• The changes were made under section 6(1)(a) of the Kenya Information and Communications Act, read together with section 51(1) of the Interpretation and General Provisions Act.

President William Ruto has reappointed Shallow Abdullahi Yahya as the non-executive Chairperson of the National Drought Management Authority (NDMA) for an additional three years. The reappointment was announced through a gazette notice, with Yahya having previously assumed the role in early 2024.

• Shallow Abdullahi Yahya previously contested the Wajir senatorial seat in the 2022 General Election, polling 33,580 votes.
• The NDMA is crucial for coordinating drought risk management, including early warning systems and contingency plans across Kenya.
• This reappointment follows another significant change by Ruto, where Charles Karondo was appointed Chair of the Communications Authority, replacing Mary Wambui.