Just in; President Ruto Fires Raila Odinga Ally

President William Ruto has revoked the appointment of Azimio la Umoja leader Raila Odinga’s ally Omar Boga as the Coast Water Works Development Agency board chairman.

In a Gazette notice dated February 1, President William Ruto has revoked his appointment which was to end next year and named Daniel Katama Mwaringa to replace him.

“In exercise of the powers conferred by section 7 (3) of the State Corporations Act, as read together with section 66 (1) (a) and (b) of the Water Act, I, William Samoei Ruto, President and Commander-in-Chief of the Kenya Defence Forces, appoint — (i) Daniel Katama Mwaringa, as Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Coast Water Works Development Agency, with effect from the 1st February, 2023, up to 25th February, 2024,” the notice read.

The President also appointed Hafswa Abdalla Dele, Judith Wabosha Mwamburi and Mohamed Masoud Mwahima as board members whose tenure in office will run until July 25, 2024.

Boga came to the limelight after he unsuccessfully vied for the Msambweni Constituency by-election in 2020 under the ODM Party.