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Former Sports Cabinet Secretary Rashid Echesa has been appointed as the chairperson of the Kenya Water Towers Agency Board by President William Ruto.

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Denis Mwangi

Former Sports Cabinet Secretary Rashid Echesa has been appointed as the chairperson of the Kenya Water Towers Agency Board by President William Ruto.&nbsp;

The announcement was made in a Gazette Notice published on May 19, 2023.&nbsp;

Echesa was appointed to the board for a term of three years.&nbsp;

He replaces <a href="https://www.pulselive.co.ke/news/local/uhuru-kenyatta-makes-appointments-in-various-state-boards-days-before-his-term-ends/wlrxg6l">Robert Kariuki who was appointed by former President Uhuru Kenyatta</a> in the last days of his administration.

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He was previously appointed as Sports CS by President Uhuru in 2017 <a href="https://www.pulselive.co.ke/news/raila-odinga-saved-rashid-echesa-from-president-uhuru-kenyattas-wrath-over-poor-state/tvczj15">but was fired on March 1, 2019</a>, after his ministry was marred with graft allegations.&nbsp;

Echesa was a key campaign team member for Ruto in the 2022 General Election and was part of the Kenya Kwanza campaign team in Western Kenya.&nbsp;

He ran for the Mumias West parliamentary seat on a United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party ticket but was defeated by Johnson Naicca who was elected on an ODM ticket.&nbsp;

President William Ruto with Rashid Echesa during the 2022 campaigns

Ex-CS Rashid Echesa makes comeback in gov't

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