National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula has confirmed that President William Ruto has appointed Pius Angasa as a board member of the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK).

In a parliament session on Thursday, July 24, Wetang'ula said that the nomination by the president was made in line with the Kenya Section 11 of the Central Bank of Kenya Act, and is waiting for approval from both the Senate and the National Assembly.

Wetang'ula said that he had submitted Angasa's curriculum vitae alongside his other credentials to the National Assembly's Departmental Committee on Finance and Planning for review in readiness for an approval hearing, which is expected in the coming days. "I wish to report to the House that I have received a message from His Excellency the President regarding the nomination of a person for appointment to the board of the Central Bank of Kenya,"  Wetang'ula said.

National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula speaking on the floor of the house on Thursday, May 29.