President William Ruto has nominated Beatrice Askul Moe as the Cabinet Secretary of East African Community Affairs and Regional Development.
The nomination completes Ruto’s list of cabinet nominees after announcing the other ones in two batches after initially dissolving his cabinet.
Career, education background
The CS nominee is a profession in social science and a consultant and has previously served as the County Executive Committee Member in charge of Water, Irrigation, Agriculture, and Land Reclamation in Turkana County Government.
Moe has also worked as Director of the Rift Valley Water Services Board, Chairperson Technical Committee of the Rift Valley Water Services Board, Chairperson Audit Committee of the Rift Valley Water Services Board, Project Officer of the AMREF Kenya Turkana Project, and Relief Officer for the Oxfam Turkana Relief Program.
“The CS nominee has specialized skills in the development and management of community affairs, towards behavioral and social change in communities. She has undertaken various certifications and trainings, including: the County Induction Course at Kenya School Government (Turkana County Government); the Corporate Governance Course (CGC) while serving as a member of the Rift Valley Water Services Board; the Training on Audit Committees by KCA University (Institute for Capacity Development); the Training of Trainers (TOT) Course for Community-Based Development by AMREF Kenya; and the Training in Methodologies for Conducting Baseline Assessment Surveys for Food Security and Nutrition Improvement Project Turkana,” a presidential statement announcing the nomination read in part.
Moe holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Sciences (Social Work) from the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) and is pursuing a Masters Degree in Governance and Ethics.
“His Excellency has transmitted the nominations for appointment to Cabinet to the National Assembly for consideration and approval in fulfillment of the legal requirements set out under our nation’s supreme law,” the statement concluded.
Moe was on the panel that vetted Raila Odinga‘s DP nominees before the 2022 elections. The panel also consisted of Bishop Peter Njenga, Archbishop Zacchaeus Okoth, Kitui Senator Enoch Wambua, Noah Wekesa, Sheikh Mohamed Khalifa, and Michael Orwa.