The Cabinet nominees of the Kenya Kwanza government are worth a total of Sh15.25 billion.
The cumulative net worth summed by The Standard is based on the revelations made by the nominees during their vetting by the National Assembly's Committee on Appointments chaired by Speaker Moses Wetangula.
The Cabinet, besides the president and his deputy, will be made up of Prime Cabinet Secretary, Attorney-General, 22 Cabinet Secretaries and a Secretary to the Cabinet.
Below are the respective nominees' net worth as revealed to MPs:
- Musalia Mudavadi (Prime Cabinet Secretary) - Sh4 billion
- Mithika Linturi (Agriculture) - Sh1.2 billion
- Simon Chelugui (Cooperatives and MSME's) - Sh993 million
- Prof. Njuguna Ndungu (Treasury) - Sh950 million
- Aden Duale (Defence) - Sh851 million
- Moses Kuria (Trade) - Sh750 million
- Justin Muturi (Attorney-General) - Sh700 million
- Eliud Owalo (ICT) - Sh650 million
- Ezekiel Machogu (Education) - Sh590 million
- Kipchumba Murkomen (Transport) - Sh550 million
- Prof. Kithure Kindiki (Interior) - Sh544 million
- Davis Chirchir (Energy) - Sh482 million
- Mercy Wanjau (Secretary to cabinet) - Sh475.4 million
- Ababu Namwamba (Sports) - Sh425 million
- Dr. Alfred Mutua (Foreign Affairs) - Sh420 million
- Rebecca Miano (EAC) - Sh397 million
- Peninah Malonza (Tourism) - Sh300 million
- Alice Wahome (Water) - Sh218
- Florence Bore (Labour) - Sh200 million
- Soipan Tuya (Environment) - Sh156 million
- Salim Mvurya (Mining) - Sh120 million
- Susan Nakhumicha (Health) - Sh101 million
- Aisha Jumwa (Gender) - Sh100 million
- Zachariah Njeru (Lands) - Sh80 million