Ruto rewards Malava UDA aspirants with diplomatic posts ahead of Thursday's by-election

Malava UDA primary aspirants Ryan Injendi Simon Kangwana and Leonard Shimaka congratulate one another after they were awarded government appointments. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]

President Ruto has appointed two United Democratic Alliance (UDA) aspirants who lost in party primaries to diplomatic positions in Uganda and South Africa, two days before the Malava constituency by-election.

Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi on Monday announced the appointments of Simon Kangwana as Education Attache in the Kenyan mission in Uganda and Rhyan Injendi Malulu as Trade Attache in the Kenyan embassy in South Africa.