Editor's Review

Echesa has been an ardent supporter of President William Ruto and he is believed to have entered Former President Uhuru Kenyatta's cabinet through President Ruto.

Former Sports Cabinet Secretary Rashid Echesa has thanked President William Ruto for appointing him as the chairperson of the Kenya Water Towers Agency Board (KWTA).

Echesa in a tweet on Friday, May 19 said he would work diligently to help the Head of State in achieving promises in the Kenya Kwanza manifesto.

“Congratulations to me for this next step. Am indebted and beholden to H.E. The President Dr. William Ruto for considering me for this noble appointment as the Chairman of Kenya Water Towers Agency Board (KWTA).

“I look forward to working diligently and industriously so as to fulfill KK manifestos to the people of Kenya. Mungu mbele,” said Echesa.

File image of Rashid Echesa.

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President Ruto in a gazette notice dated May 18 appointed the former CS to serve as the KWTA chairperson for a period of three years.

"I, William Samoei Ruto, President of the Republic of Kenya and Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Forces, appoint Rashid Echesa to be the Chairperson of the Kenya Water Towers Agency Board, for a period of three (3) years, with effect from the 19th May 2023," the notice read.

Echesa has been an ardent supporter of President William Ruto and he is believed to have entered Former President Uhuru Kenyatta's cabinet through President Ruto. He was however sacked from his cabinet post under unclear circumstances.

In the 2022 general election, Echesa unsuccessfully vied for the Mumias West Parliamentary seat under a UDA Party ticket.