The National Assembly Committee on Appointment on October 22, 2022, completed the vetting process of all the individuals that President William Ruto nominated to serve in various positions.
Chaired by National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula, the committee vetted among others Cabinet Secretary Nominees and the Attorney General (AG).
During the vetting, each of the nominees was asked to reveal their net worth – which basically means how rich or poor they are.
Based on the revelations they made, we have compiled a list indicating the net worth of each of them.
Of the 24 individuals – 22 Cabinet Secretaries, a Prime Cabinet Minister and the AG nominees, two put their net worth at over a billion.
9 others had a financial net worth above half a billion shillings while only one had below Ksh100 million.
Prime Cabinet Secretary Nominee Musalia Mudavadi is the richest of those vetted while Lands nominee Zachary Mwangi is the ‘poorest’, with a Ksh80 million net worth.
Here is the net worth of each of the nominees;
- Musalia Mudavadi – Prime Cabinet Secretary – Ksh4.1 billion
- Mithika Linturi – Agriculture and Livestock – Ksh1.2 billion
- Simon Chelugui – Cooperatives – Ksh993 million
- Njuguna Ndung’u – Treasury – Ksh950 million
- Aden Duale – Defense – Ksh850 million
- Moses Kuria – Trade – Ksh750 million
- Justin Muturi – Attorney General – Ksh700 million
- Eliud Owalo – ICT – Ksh655 million
- Ezekiel Machogu – Education – Ksh590 million
- Kipchumba Murkomen – Transport, Infrastructure and Roads – Ksh550 million
- Kithure Kindiki – Interior and National Administration – Ksh544 million
- David Chirchir – Energy – Ksh482 million
- Mercy Wanjau – Secretary to Cabinet – Ksh475 million
- Ababu Namwamba – Sports and Youth Affairs – Ksh425 million
- Alfred Mutua – Foreign Affairs – Ksh420 million
- Rebeca Miano – East African Community – Ksh397 million
- Penina Malonza – Tourism, Wildlife, Heritage – Ksh300 million
- Alice Wahome – Water – Ksh218 million
- Florence Bore – Labour and Social Protection – Ksh200 million
- Soipan Tuya – Environment and Forestry – Ksh156 million
- Salim Mvurya – Mining and Blue Economy – Ksh120 million
- Susan Wafula – Health – Ksh101 million.
- Aisha Jumwa – Public Service and Gender – Ksh100 million
- Zachary Mwangi – Lands, Housing and Urban Development – Ksh80 million
