Ruto Replaces Ally With Ndindi Nyoro’s Former PA
Nyoro is currently at loggerheads with Ruto's government...
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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.
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President Ruto's Government Appointments and Re-Appointments - August 2025
President William Ruto has made several significant appointments and re-appointments to key government boards and authorities. On August 8, 2025, he reappointed Shallow Abdullahi Yahya as the non-executive Chairperson of the National Drought Management Authority (NDMA) for an additional three years. Furthermore, President Ruto appointed Charles Kamau Karondo as the new non-executive Chairperson of the Communications Authority (CA) Board of Directors, a move that revokes the previous appointment of Mary Wambui Mungai. These changes, detailed in Gazette Notices, also impacted other institutions like Kenya Railways and multiple universities, signifying a reshuffling of authority within government agencies.
