Friday, May 7, 2021 - President Uhuru Kenyatta has by-passed his handshake partner, Raila Odinga, and appointed Professor Fatuma Chege as Education Principal Secretary, a move that may put the handshake in jeopardy. In a gazette dated May 6, Uhuru directed Chege to assume office on the same day and serve as the PS for the…
Uhuru Appoints Fatuma Chege as Education PS
President Uhuru Kenyatta (left) and Education PS Prof Fatuma Chege (right)
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In a gazette dated May 6, Uhuru directed Chege to assume office on the same day and serve as the PS for the State Department for Implementation of Curriculum. Chege will spearhead the execution of the new Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC). In exercise of the powers conferred to me by the Constitution, I, Uhuru Kenyatta, President and Commander-in-Chief of the Kenya Defence Forces, appoint Fatuma Chege to be a Principal Secretary with effect from May 6, 2021, Gazette Notice no. 4203 of Volume CXXIII - No. 96 reads.