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Mohamme nominated as the new Sports and Heritage Cabinet Secretary replacing Wario
President Uhuru Kenyatta has renamed the Sports ministry as sports and Heritage and proposed Rashid Achesa Mohammed as its new Cabinet Secretary.
The ministry hitherto known as Sports, Culture and the Arts was headed by Hassan Wario Arero who will be taking a new appointment as Kenya’s Ambassador to Austria.
The appointment comes as a reward to Rashid who was a long time ODM operative rising to the ranks of National Youth Leader of the party.
Dr Wario’s appointment as a diplomat takes him back to international assignments that he was used to before being picked for the cabinet five years ago.
He is also coming at a time when the government is collecting 35 per cent tax on all betting, monies that are earmarked for funding Sports, arts and Culture programme is the country.
Mr. Achesa will have to pick from where his predecessor left with Culture as well as Film policies awaiting Cabinet approval.
The Standard Group Plc is a
multi-media organization with investments in media platforms spanning newspaper
print operations, television, radio broadcasting, digital and online services. The
Standard Group is recognized as a leading multi-media house in Kenya with a key
influence in matters of national and international interest.
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