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Matilda Sakwa left NYS on Wednesday after she handed over to her deputy James Tembur during a brief ceremony in Nairobi.

Former National Youth Service (NYS) Director General Matilda Sakwa has been appointed as the new CEO of the Pyrethrum Processing Company of Kenya.

In a posting order issued by Head of Public Service Felix Koskei on Thursday, April 20, Sakwa will take over the position immediately. 

"The Administration's Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda posits the agricultural value chain as a key driver for employment and wealth creation.

"To support in steering this transformative programme, it is notified that Ms. Matilda Sakwa has been redeployed to the Ministry of Agriculture & Livestock Development and appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of the Pyrethrum Processing Company of Kenya Limited (PPCL). The appointment takes effect immediately," the order read.

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File image of President William Ruto with Matilda Sakwa

This comes a day after Sakwa left NYS and handed over to her deputy James Tembur during a brief ceremony in Nairobi.

 “I had always prayed for an honourable exit and I am happy He granted it. You all know what my two immediate former predecessors had to contend with. I leave having served as the first woman Service Commander, a feat that no mortal can erase from the books of history. I leave when a majority think I should have stayed a little longer,” Sakwa stated as she exited.

Sakwa had served as the NYS Director General since September 2019.