Breaking News President Uhuru Kenyatta is on Tuesday expected to name his 18-member Cabinet....

President Kenyatta delivers his speech during the opening of Parliament recently. He used the occasion to outline his administration’s policy agenda. FILE 

By RACHEL OMBAKA

President Uhuru Kenyatta is on Tuesday expected to name his 18-member Cabinet.

The public will vet the nominees alongside a 28-member Committee of Appointments that has been approved by Parliament.

This will be the first time in Kenya’s history that the public will be given a direct say in the appointment of such high ranking public officials.

A list of Principal Secretaries, heads of parastatals and diplomats, chosen from a shortlist by the Public Service Commission, will also be vetted.

The president last week reduced the number of ministries from 44 to 18, in line with his pledge on a lean administration.
 

Ministries:

1. Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government.
2. Ministry of Devolution and Planning.
3. Defence
4. Foreign Affairs
5. Education which will have the Department of Education and Department of Science and Technology
6. The National Treasury
7. Health
8. Transport and Infrastructure which will have the Department of Transport Services and the Department of Infrastructure
9. Environment, Water and Natural Resource
10. Land, Housing and Urban Development
11. Information, Communication and Technology (ICT)
12. Sports, Culture and the Arts
13. Labour, Social Security and Services
14. Energy and Petroleum
15. Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries under which are the Department of Agriculture, Department of Livestock and Department of Fisheries
16. Industrialization and Enterprise Development
17. Commerce and Tourism which has the Department of Commerce and Department of Tourism
18. Mining