Former Health Cabinet Secretary Susan Nakhumicha has landed a new role in President William Ruto's broad-based government, nine months after she lost her Cabinet position.
In a notice shared by State House Spokesperson Hussein Mohamed on Thursday afternoon, Ruto nominated Nakhumicha to serve as Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of Kenya to the United Nations Habitat in Nairobi.
Nakhumicha was nominated alongside James Buyekane Muhati and Abdi Dubat Fidhow who were selected as Consul-Generals in Guangzhou, China, and Arusha in Tanzania respectively.
Similarly, Ruto nominated Peter Tum as Kenyan Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) while Alfred K'Ombundo was nominated as Deputy Head of Mission Brussels, Belgium. "Per Article 132 (2) (e) of the Constitution, His Excellency the President has nominated the following persons to serve as Ambassadors, Consuls-General, and Deputy Heads of Mission in Kenya's foreign missions abroad," read part of the notice.
