Joseph Kinyua

2022 - 10 - 27

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Joseph Kinyua's final speech as Head of Public Service (The Standard)

Joseph Kinyua, who is one of Kenya's longest-serving civil servants in history, has exited the stage.

“It has been a profound honour and a humbling journey. I thank you (President William Ruto) and your predecessors for according me the privilege to serve in four successful administrations, notably the second, third, fourth and fifth,” he said. “I hand over the mantle of coordinating the public service to a new generation of civil servants.

William Ruto Showers Joseph Kinyua with Praise for Facilitating ... (Tuko.co.ke)

William Ruto lauded Joseph Kinyua for the role played in the transition of government committee by ensuring the baton was successfully from one ...

I'm immensely grateful to be accorded the rare opportunity to serve Kenyans and the great men chosen to be President," Kinyua said. "I thank you and your predecessors for according me the privilege to serve in four successful administrations and in yours as well. "I want to congratulate Joseph, he has worked with me to make sure that Kenya gives an example of what a transition looks like. There was no coup in the election which needed the passing of the baton from one team to another and Joseph made sure that there was a seamless working together between the cabinet that was there and the new cabinet," Ruto stated. [William Ruto](https://www.tuko.co.ke/tag/dp-william-ruto-news/) hailed the Head of Public Service and Chief of Staff Joseph Kinyua for overseeing a smooth transition of power. Ruto congratulated Kinyua for his leadership in government and the transition of government committee.

Joseph Kinyua: Kenya's oldest civil servant bows out (The Star, Kenya)

The 70 year old started his career in as an assistant lecturer at the University of Nairobi in 1978.

"Your Excellency sir, I hand over the mantle of coordinating the public service to a new generation of civil servants. The 70-year-old started his career as an assistant lecturer at the University of Nairobi in 1978. •The 70-year-old started his career as an assistant lecturer at the University of Nairobi in 1978.

Head of Public Service Kinyua exits office as Felix Koskei succeeds ... (Capital FM Kenya)

NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 27 - Long-serving career civil servant and Head of Public Service Joseph Kinyua has exited office after 44 years of service.

Biography: End of an era as Joseph Kinyua exits after 4 decades in ... (Pulse Live Kenya)

President William Ruto bid farewell to Joseph Kinyua, the immediate former Head of Public Service. Kinyua retired after a long and illustrious career ...

Kinyua has also been a vocal advocate for reform and modernization of public service. During his tenure, Joseph Kinyua has been pivotal in steering government policy and steering the public service through various crises. I have been accorded the rare opportunity to serve Kenya and the great men chosen by Kenyans to be the presidents. "Your Excellency sir, I handover the mantle of coordinating the public service to a new generation of civil servants. In 2003, he was appointed Planning PS and later agriculture PS. He then served as an assistant lecturer at the University of Nairobi.

President Ruto thanks Kinyua for overseeing smooth transition in Govt (Kenya Broadcasting Corporation)

President William Ruto on Thursday recognized efforts by former Head of Public Service Joseph Kinyua in ensuring a smooth changeover from Kenya's fourth ...

“I thank you and your predecessors for according me the privilege in four successful administrations. And because there was an election it was a baton to be handed over from one team to another.” The President said during the swearing-in of his Cabinet at Statehouse, Nairobi. There was an election in Kenya, there was no coup.