President William Ruto has announced a new wave of high-level appointments to strategic state institutions, signaling a renewed focus on governance, financial stability, and service delivery.
Through a series of gazette notices dated August 29, 2025, the Head of State made changes affecting the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK), Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral and Research Hospital (KUTRRH), the Clinical Officers Council, and the Panel of Experts on Compensation of Victims of Demonstrations and Public Protests.
Among the most notable picks, Ruto appointed Pius Ang’asa as a member of the CBK Board of Directors for a four-year term. The CBK board plays a pivotal role in steering monetary policy and ensuring financial stability.
“IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by section 11 (2) of the Central Bank of Kenya Act, I, William Samoei Ruto, President of the Republic of Kenya and Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Forces, appoint PIUS ANG’ASA to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Kenya, for a period of four (4) years,” the notice read.
At KUTRRH, Ruto appointed James Kibugu Wambu as the new non-executive chairperson of the board for a term of three years. His appointment follows the revocation of former Murang’a Senator Kembi Gitura’s appointment, after Gitura recently resigned.
In the health sector, the President appointed Dr Joseph Choge as the non-executive chairperson of the Clinical Officers Council, also for a three-year term. The council regulates clinical officers across the country, making it central to Kenya’s health workforce.
Ruto also expanded the Panel of Experts on Compensation of Victims of Demonstrations and Public Protests, bringing on board John Maina, Churchill Suba, and Daki Guyo.
Guyo has been designated as joint secretary of the panel, which was established to address grievances and oversee justice for those affected during public protests.
“It is notified for the general information of the public that, further to the appointment of the Panel of Experts on Compensation of Victims of Demonstrations and Public Protests as published vide Gazette Notice No. 12002 of 2025, the additional persons have been appointed to the membership of the Panel as stated,” read the notice.
