Former Deputy Director of Public Communications in the office of ex-Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, Martha Wanjiru Miano, appointed to the Board of Directors of the Kenya Pipeline Company Limited (KPC) following the revocation of her earlier position in a different state agency.

Her appointment was formalized through a gazette notice dated March 7, 2025, issued by Energy and Petroleum Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir. 

She will serve on the board of the state corporation, which oversees petroleum transportation and storage, for a three-year term.

Miano had previously been appointed to the Board of the Micro and Small Enterprise Authority (MSEA) on January 31, 2025, before her removal in a recent round of changes affecting various government agencies. 

In her place, MSMEs Development Cabinet Secretary Wycliffe Oparanya has appointed John Wambugu Kihonge, also for a three-year term.

The reshuffle has extended beyond Miano’s case, with several other appointments taking effect across key institutions. 

Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has appointed Stephene Ogenga as a board member of the Kenya Accountants and Secretaries National Examinations Board (KASNEB), while Transport Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir has named Wilson Mwai to the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) board.

Lands Cabinet Secretary Alice Wahome has also made a new appointment, bringing Ruth Okal onto the Land Acquisition Tribunal. 

These changes are part of an ongoing restructuring of government institutions, which has seen leadership shifts across multiple state bodies.