Kabogo denies reports Ruto ordered him to sack former ICT Authority boss

Francis Muli 22nd July, 2025 10:56 PM

Cabinet Secretary for Information, Communications and the Digital Economy William Kabogo has denied reports that President William Ruto ordered him to sack former Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Authority CEO Stanley Kamanguya.

In a statement on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, Kabogo termed the reports as false, saying he runs the Ministry by the law and remains fully committed to upholding the Constitution in all his duties.

“Today, in a media briefing, I addressed a video in which former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua claims that President William Ruto instructed me to dismiss the former ICT Authority CEO, Stanley Kamanguya, and the board. I want to state clearly—the President has never called me regarding the daily operation of the Ministry, not even once in the six months I’ve been in office,” Kabogo stated.

“For the record, and as a matter of fact, the national policy formulation is made at the Cabinet meetings where we discuss matters of national development. I run the Ministry by the law and remain fully committed to upholding the Constitution in all my duties. President Ruto does not involve himself in the day-to-day running of the ministries. There are no instructions targeting any specific community in Kenya, and it’s unfortunate that former Deputy President Gachagua can casually make such a divisive statement.”

ICT Authority board revoked Kamanguya’s reappointment early this month, citing multiple procedural irregularities in the renewal process.

The revocation was done despite a High Court petition filed by Kamanguya challenging his removal from office.

Revoking the appointment, the board noted that the reappointment dated February 6, 2025, was only received by the then Chairperson Sylvanus Maritim on March 4, 2025, well past the six-month deadline set by public service guidelines. These include circulars issued by the Head of Public Service on November 23, 2010, and June 29, 2011.

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