President Uhuru Kenyatta during a past event.[Photo/the-star.co.ke]

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State House has announced the fate of 13 sacked cabinet secretaries.

According to State House, the Cabinet Secretaries will remain in office until President Uhuru Kenyatta completes the naming of the entire team.

The CSs will remain in office until the new ones are vetted by parliament and sworn-in.

The affected CSs include Environment Cabinet Secretary Judi Wakhugu, Water and Irrigation CS Eugene Wamalwa, Willy Bett (Agriculture), Jacob Kaimenyi (Lands), Mwangi Kiunjuri (Devolution), Cleopa Mailu (Health), Sicily Kariuki (Gender), Phyllis Kandie (Labour), Amina Mohamed (Foreign), Ali Wario (Sports), Racheal Omamo (Defense) and Adan Mohamed (Industrialization).

The President, in his address to the nation Friday did not name their replacement.

Those retained in Cabinet are Dr Fred Matiang’i who will head the Interior docket, Charles Keter (Energy), Najib Balala (Tourism), Henry Rotich (Treasury), Joe Mucheru (ICT) and James Macharia (Transport).