{"id":112247,"date":"2025-03-21T06:04:33","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T06:04:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2025\/03\/21\/bitok-switches-slots-with-kipsang-in-changes-affecting-6-departments\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T06:04:33","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T06:04:33","slug":"bitok-switches-slots-with-kipsang-in-changes-affecting-6-departments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/bitok-switches-slots-with-kipsang-in-changes-affecting-6-departments\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitok switches slots with Kipsang in changes affecting 6 departments"},"content":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 21 \u2013 Long-serving Education Principal Secretary Belio Kipsang will now head the Department of Immigration and Citizen services following a reshuffle on Thursday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kipsang switched places with Julius Bitok who has headed the Immigration docket since December 2022.<\/p>\n

He was among the few officials who transitioned from President Uhuru Kenyatta\u2019s administration when President Ruto assumed office.<\/p>\n

Kipsang has been at the centre of the education reforms and the implementation of the competency-based curriculum.<\/p>\n

At the Immigration Department, Bitok has led a spirited efforts to reduce historical passport backlogs blamed on corruption and inefficiency.<\/p>\n

<\/a>PS Julius Bitok\/Immigration Department<\/p>\n

He introduces a raft of measures including the removal of a requirement to book an appointment for collection of a passport.<\/p>\n

Bitok also oversaw the delivery of a new passport printer in a bid to augument capacity at the Immigration Department.<\/p>\n

Bitok and Kipsang were among six reassigned Principal Secretaries with the changes affecting Teresiah Mbaika, Isamael Madey, Harry Kimtai and Elijah Mwangi.<\/p>\n

New faces <\/h2>\n

Ruto moved Mbaika, Madey, Kimtai and Mwangi to departments of Aviation, Social Programmes, Mining and Sports respectively.<\/p>\n

Additionally, President Ruto nominated Dr. Ouma Oluga as the new Principal Secretary for Medical Services replacing Harry Kimtai.<\/p>\n

Oluga has served as Chief Officer for Health in Nairobi County and previously served as Secretary-General of the Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU), where he was known for advocating health sector reforms and leading critical negotiations with the government.<\/p>\n

Oluga will be vetted \u2014 along with 13 other nominees \u2014 announced on Thursday:<\/p>\n

Jane Kare Imbuya \u2013 State Department for Public Service & Human Capital Development<\/p>\n

Regina Akoth Ombam \u2013 State Department for Trade<\/p>\n

Cyrell Wagunda Odede \u2013 State Department for Public Investments & Assets Management<\/p>\n

Caroline Wanjiru Karugu \u2013 State Department for East African Community (EAC) Affairs<\/p>\n

Ahmed Abdisalan Ibrahim \u2013 State Department for National Government Coordination, Office of the Prime Cabinet Secretary<\/p>\n

Judith Naiyai Pareno \u2013 State Department for Justice, Human Rights & Constitutional Affairs<\/p>\n

Bonface Makokha \u2013 State Department for Economic Planning<\/p>\n

Prof. Abdulrazak Shaukat \u2013 State Department for Science, Research & Innovation<\/p>\n

Stephen Isaboke \u2013 State Department for Broadcasting & Telecommunications<\/p>\n

Michael Lenasalon \u2013 State Department for Devolution<\/p>\n

Fikirini Katoi Kahindi Jacobs \u2013 State Department for Youth Affairs<\/p>\n

Carren Ageng\u2019o Achieng \u2013 State Department for Children Welfare Services<\/p>\n

Aden Abdi Millah \u2013 State Department for Shipping & Maritime Affairs<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 21 \u2013 Long-serving Education Principal Secretary Belio Kipsang will now head the Department of Immigration and Citizen services following a reshuffle on Thursday. Kipsang switched places with Julius Bitok who has headed the Immigration docket since December 2022. He was among the few officials who transitioned from President Uhuru Kenyatta\u2019s administration when […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-112247","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112247","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=112247"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112247\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=112247"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=112247"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=112247"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}