Eric Kiraithe been replaced as the National Government Spokesperson.
President Uhuru Kenyatta has appointed former Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) spokesman Colonel (Retired) Cyrus Oguna as the new government spokesman.
Colonel Oguna was the face of the military’s public relations activities during the launch of ‘Operation Linda Nchi‘.
As part of the government’s strategy to revamp its communication, Oguna’s office shall be domiciled at the Ministry of ICT.
He takes over from Eric Kiraithe. The appointment takes effect immediately.
He will be based at Ministry of ICT and will have oversight over all Government Communications channel.
He shall head the Directorate of Information and oversee all county and sub-county information officers, the Department of Public Communication and all officers seconded to various ministries and the Government Media center.
Before his appointment, Oguna served as Joint National and Resource Mapping Project Spokesperson.He had also been appointed as a Defense advisor at Kenya’s High Commission in Tanzania between 2014 and 2017.