President Uhuru Kenyatta with Ababu Namwamba.[Photo/WeeklyCitizen]
The Labour Party of Kenya (LPK) members from Busia County have thanked President Uhuru Kenyatta for appointing Ababu Namwamba into the cabinet.
Ababu was appointed as the Chief Administrative Secretary in the Foreign Affairs ministry.
“In the first cabinet, Busia had no slot. But right now, we have this one for the Chief Administrative Secretary,” President of the LPK women congress Joyce Auki said.
Namwamba will work under Monica Juma, who was elevated from the Principal Secretary’s post.
The leaders also urged Governor Sospeter Ojaamong and Namwamba to work together to strengthen relations with the national government.
Asked whether the appointment was on merit or a political reward, she said that Namwamba “is a qualified professional whose skills would immensely contribute to the foreign affairs where he will serve”.Ababu Namwamba is the former Member of Parliament for Budalangi and is the current leader of the Labour Party of Kenya party.