President Kenyatta shakes up his cabinet

President Uhuru Kenyatta has effected a major cabinet reshuffle, which has seen a number of Cabinet Secretaries taking up different portfolios.

The president announced the changes in his State of Nation address on Tuesday morning at State House, Nairobi.

The changes will see former Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Monica Juma swapping offices with Rachel Omamo, who until the reshuffle has been in charge of the Defence Ministry.

Former Health Cabinet Secretary Sicily Kariuki now moves to the Water Ministry while Peter Munya has been moved from the Trade Trade and Industrialisation Ministry to the Agriculture docket.

Ukur Yatani now fully assumes the National Treasury Ministry while former Water Cabinet Secretary Simon Chelugui moves to the Labour Ministry.

The president has also reshuffled a number of Principal Secretaries (PS) and Chief Administrative Secretaries (CAS) have also been reshuffled.