President William Ruto has appointed former police spokesperson Charles Owino as the new Government Spokesperson, succeeding Isaac Mwaura.

• Charles Owino, previously Acting Head of Government Communications, now leads official government communication.
• Isaac Mwaura has been redesignated to head the newly established Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Disability Rights.
• The announcement was made by Head of Public Service Felix Koskei through Notification of Presidential Action No. XI of 2026 on Tuesday.

President William Ruto has announced a series of appointments and redeployments within the Executive and statutory bodies. The most significant change sees Charles Owino appointed as the new Government Spokesperson.

• Charles Owino, previously the Acting Head of Government Communications and former Police Spokesperson, takes on the key role of Government Spokesperson.
• Other notable appointments include Hon. Isaac Mwaura redesignated as the Head of the Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Disability Rights.
• Nominations for constitutional commissions and statutory bodies include Dr. Duncan Ojwang Oburu for Chairperson of the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA), and new members for the Teachers Service Commission (TSC), Public Service Commission (PSC), and the Intergovernmental Relations Technical Committee (IGRTC).

Charles Owino Wahong’o has been appointed as the Acting Head of Government Communications, taking over from Isaac Mwaura. This change is part of a broader set of appointments and promotions within the Kenyan Executive announced on Tuesday.

• Charles Owino Wahong’o, former Police Spokesperson, is the new Acting Head of Government Communications.
• President William Ruto made the appointments, including promoting Isaac Mwaura to Head of the Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Disability Rights.
• Other nominations include individuals for the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA), Teachers Service Commission (TSC), and the Public Service Commission (PSC).

President William Ruto announced that all students qualifying for university education will receive full government funding, pending parliamentary approval of a new proposal.

• All students who qualify for university education will receive full government funding.
• The announcement was made by President William Ruto.
• This funding model aims to replace the previously introduced (and implicitly, now altered) New Funding Model.

The Kenyan government has unveiled plans to implement fully funded tertiary education for all students, a significant shift expected to replace the widely criticized 2023 income-based funding model.

• Fully funded tertiary education for all students.
• Proposed by the Kenyan Government.
• Aims to scrap the controversial 2023 income-based higher education funding model.

President William Ruto has announced significant appointments and nominations across various government bodies, including a new Government Spokesperson and nominees to the Teachers Service Commission (TSC).

• Charles Owino Wahong'o has been appointed the new Government Spokesperson.
• Former KNUT Secretary General Wilson Sossion has been nominated to the TSC Board.
• These changes were approved by the Public Service Commission (PSC) following senior-level promotions and redeployments within the Executive.

President William Ruto has nominated Dr. Duncan Ojwang Oburu to chair the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) in a series of appointments to constitutional commissions and public bodies.

• Dr. Duncan Ojwang Oburu, currently the Chairperson of the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR), has been nominated as the new Chairperson of IPOA.
• Other appointments include members to the Teachers Service Commission (TSC), the Public Service Commission (PSC), and the Intergovernmental Relations Technical Committee (IGRTC).
• President Ruto also appointed Charles Owino Wahong’o as the new Government Spokesperson, redeploying him from the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy.