Former Mining Chief Administrative Secretary John Kipngetich Mosonik has been appointed as the new Chancellor of Rongo University for a five-year term, effective January 16, 2026. This appointment by President William Ruto is part of a broader series of government appointments and reappointments.

• John Kipngetich Mosonik was appointed under Section 38 (1) (a) of the Universities Act, 2012.
• The appointment seeks to strengthen the university’s strategic direction and governance.
• Other reappointments include Phillip Mong’ony and Muyumba Simon Indimuli to the State Corporations Advisory Committee, and Hannah Waitherero Muriithi to the Kenya Deposit Insurance Corporation.