President-elect William Ruto has picked outgoing National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi, UDA Secretary General Veronica Maina, and Uasin Gishu Woman Representative-elect Gladys Boss Shollei to the Transition committee as plans to hand over power continue.
The committee began meeting weeks ago to oversee the handover of power from President Uhuru Kenyatta to President-elect William Ruto who was declared the winner of the August 9th presidential election by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chairman Wafula Chebukati Monday.
Last week, the transition committee led by Head of Civil Service Joseph Kinyua announced was awaiting the final outcome of the polls before commencing the handover process.
The committee which draws officials from every strategic unit of the government is tasked with facilitating smooth transition from the current administration to the incoming administration.
The President-Elect is allowed by the Assumption of office President Act, No. 21 of 2012 to nominate three people to join the 20-member committee and propose his interests during the period of planning for the transition.
The assumption of office provisions was enshrined in Article 141 of the Constitution following the chaos of the 2007 election.
The Article gave Parliament the powers to enact the legislation providing for the procedure and ceremony for the swearing-in of the president-elect.
Among the duties delegated to the committee also include to coordinate the briefing of the President-Elect by relevant public officers ahead of the swearing-in.
The committee is comprised of Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i, his Principal Secretary Karanja Kibicho, Inspector General Hillary Mutyambai, Chief of Defence Forces General Robert Kibochi, and the National Intelligence Service Director Philip Kameru.
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