President William Ruto on Friday, May 19 appointed former Sports Cabinet Secreatry as the chairperson of the Kenya Water Towers Agency Board.
His announcement was made in a Gazette Notice published on Friday, May 19.
Echesa was appointed to the board for a term of three years.
“I, William Samoei Ruto, President of the Republic of Kenya and Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Forces, appoint Rashid Echesa to be the Chairperson of the Kenya Water Towers Agency Board, for a period of three (3) years, with effect from the 19th May 2023,” read the notice in part.
Consequently, Ruto revoked the appointment of Robert Kariuki who was appointed to the board by former President Uhuru Kenyatta in 2022.
Echesa was a key campaign team member for Ruto in the 2022 General Election. The former CS was part of the Kenya Kwanza campaign team in Western Kenya.
