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Highlighting last year’s Sh208 billion Kenya–US Health Cooperation Framework, President Ruto said the agreement is the first of its kind worldwide under the America First Global Health Strategy.
The appointments, made under Article 166(1)(b) of the Constitution, were published in a special issue of the Kenya Gazette dated January 27, 2026.
If approved by Parliament, Ida will replace Ababu Namwamba, who was earlier in the week reappointed as Kenya's Ambassador to Uganda.
The President said the government has taken concrete steps to ensure universal access to education, including employing 100,000 teachers, increasing the education budget from Sh500 billion to Sh700 billion, and building 23,000 new classrooms over the past three years.
UDA has ordered repeat grassroots elections in select polling centres across 42 counties, with registration open until February 21, 2026 and fresh polls set for March 7 and March 28, 2026.
A statement from the Head of Public Service, Felix Koskei, on Wednesday confirmed the reassignments affecting Kenya’s missions abroad.
Addressing His Holiness, community leaders and members, the President said his relationship with the Dawoodi Bohra leadership was founded on shared values of humility, clarity of purpose and service.
In a statement issued on Sunday, Owalo said his continued service in government was no longer tenable following the declaration of his presidential bid.
The programme combines business start-up capital, savings, skills certification, and training on government procurement, forming a key part of the government’s Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda.
NACADA said the President’s message “clearly underscores the Government’s commitment to addressing alcohol and substance abuse as a critical national issue.
A major highlight of the year was President Ruto’s state visit to China from April 22–26, which upgraded Kenya–China relations to a “Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in the New Era.”
Without naming him directly, the President criticised some politicians for spending decades in public service without creating visible change for their communities.