Florence Bore: William Ruto Nominates former Labour CS into Ambassadorial Role
- President William Ruto has sanctioned several changes and new nominations in Kenya's foreign mission
- The president nominated former Labour Cabinet secretary Florence Bore to be Kenya's ambassador to Namibia
- Should the National Assembly approve her nomination, she will join the list of former CSs who made comeback to the government after being sacked
President William Ruto has made new nominations and redeployments in the country's foreign mission.
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Former Labour CS Florence Bore has been called up to be Kenya's ambassador to Namibia.
She will be based in Windhoek.
Bore was among the casualties of Ruto's purge of the Cabinet last year after the president reorganised the Cabinet in the face of a harsh youth revolt.
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Who else did Ruto for ambassadorial roles?
Meanwhile, the president designated Galma Mukhe Boru to be Kenya's ambassador to Ethiopia, to be based in Addis Ababa.
Others are Ambassador Anthony Mwaniki Muchiri (Turkey), Ambassador Lucy Kiruthu (Thailand), Henry Wambuma (Burundi), Ambassador Catherine Kirumba (Tanzania), Ambassador George Morara Orina (Ireland), Abdiashid Salat (Indonesia), Maurice Odhiambo (United Kingdom), Joseph Musyoka (Saudi Arabia), and Edwin Afande (Austria).
The president nominated Ambassador Ramadhan Ruwange, Kenya's consul general in Arusha, Tanzania; Jayne Jepkorir, the consul general in the United Arab Emirates (Dubai) and Judy Kiaria, the consul general in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
At the same time, the president designated new deputy heads of mission in six countries.
Mohamed Amin will be posted to Germany, Ambassador Kipkosegei Toroitich (Uganda), Moni Manyange (Kinshasa, DRC), Geoffrey Eyane (Ottawa, Canada), Suleiman Ibrahim (Saudi Arabia), and David Karanja (Korea).
The new nominations will be vetted by the National Assembly's Committee on Defence, Intelligence, and Foreign Relations.
The committee's report will be debated in a plenary in which the nominees' fate will be decided.
Meanwhile, Ruto has been previously criticised for foregoing merit whenever he makes picks for various roles.
Why Junet Mohammed opposed Ruto's nominations
In April, Suna East MP Junet Mohammed accused the president of recycling people he sacked from different designations.
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During a National Assembly session on April 17, Junet expressed concern over Ruto’s tendency to prioritise loyalty over competence when making appointments.
He criticised the president for favouring political figures and former public officials who had been dismissed, rather than selecting qualified professionals.
At the centre of the debate in the house was the nomination of former Health Cabinet secretary Susan Nakhumicha as Kenya’s permanent representative to UN-Habitat in Nairobi.
Junet questioned her suitability for the diplomatic role, pointing out that she had previously been removed from the Health docket due to alleged inefficiency.
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He also argued that Nakhumicha lacked the necessary professional background in diplomacy, and that such appointments undermine skilled individuals who meet the required academic and professional standards.
Junet challenged the rationale behind reappointing individuals who had been dismissed for poor performance, asking how they could regain presidential trust so quickly.
He further proposed introducing legislation to prevent dismissed civil servants and unsuccessful politicians from occupying roles intended for qualified experts.
Proofreading by Asher Omondi, copy editor at TUKO.co.ke.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
