DP Rigathi Gachagua Extensive Duties Assigned By President Ruto

NAIROBI, Kenya, Sept 27- President William Ruto is set to issue an Executive Order, assigning his Deputy Rigathi Gachagua extensive duties, “as promised during the campaign season.”

Gachagua will Deputize the President in his execution of all his constitutional functions and chair the powerful Cabinet Committees.

Gachagua is also set to oversee the implementation of Cabinet decisions across all Ministries and Departments.

Further, the President announced that his Deputy will coordinate inter-governmental relations between the National government and County governments, including chairing the inter-governmental budget and economic council (IBEC).

The DP will also liaise with with Constitutional Commissions and Independent Offices in matters that require intervention by the National Government including budgets, policy formulation and implementation of their recommendations.

Further, he will coordinate the planning and supervise the implementation of development partners funded programs and projects.

He will also oversee Public Sector Reforms, and any other function as may be assigned by the President.

The move is meant to shield the Deputy from falling into a similar fate as himself when he was stripped of all his responsibilities by President Uhuru Kenyatta.

A huge chunk of his functions were assigned to Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr. Fred Matiangi.

This was after a bitter fall out between the two leaders, in the second and final term.