The government has announced a fresh round of appointments and reappointments to several state boards and councils overseeing key institutions in education, health, research and government communication.

The appointments were contained in Gazette Notices dated August 28, 2026, and affect institutions including the National Research Fund, National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation, Kenya Medical Training College and Kenya Yearbook Editorial Board.

Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi appointed Dr Thomas Kiprono Serem as the Non-Executive Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the National Research Fund for a three-year term.

Mudavadi also appointed Davidson M. Mwaisaka, Dr Michael N. Walekhwa and Joel Onditi to the board of the National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation for three years.

Other appointments to the National Research Fund board include Wakiuru Njuguna, Dr Fidelis Mwaka Muia, Dr Samuel Tiriongo and Prof Jane Catherina Ngila.

At the Kenya Medical Training College, Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale reappointed Paul Kaino Cheboi, Eunice Wangui Karanja, Hardlyne Lusui and Joseph Ouma Atonga to the college’s board for another three years.

Information, Communications and the Digital Economy Cabinet Secretary William Kabogo also reappointed Ndungu Guchu, Jimmy Munyao Mauta and Dinah Samikwo to the Kenya Yearbook Editorial Board.

Their new three-year term will begin on September 1, 2026.

Kabogo further appointed Mashati Meitamei to the Council of the Kenya Institute of Mass Communication for a three-year term beginning August 28, 2026.

Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Migos Ogamba appointed Abdi Mouild Abdi as the Non-Executive Chairperson of the Council of the Kenya Institute of Special Education for three years.

Ogamba also appointed Daniel Njiru Mugendi and Fred Simiyu Barasa as members of the Placement Board of the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service.

The appointments place new and returning officials in oversight positions across institutions responsible for research funding, science and technology, medical training, education, media training and university placement.

The changes are expected to strengthen leadership and oversight within the affected government institutions as the new appointees begin their respective terms.