By Hopkin Reporter
Cabinet Secretary for ASALs and Regional Development Penina Malonza was on Saturday received like a queen during the funeral ceremony of the veteran Journalist James Malombe famously known as Musungu Kyumbe.
She was received with ululation and cheers that lasted for close to five minutes before the daughter of the soil sat down. She was praised for her tireless efforts in serving the great people of Kitui and Kenya at large.
The great people of Kitui whom she diligently served during her tenure as the deputy Governor of Kitui and continues to serve them in the capacity of a cabinet secretary.
CS Malonza, a former senior executive with compassion international, a non governmental organization, is best known for her five years she served during her tenure as deputy governor between 2013 to 2017 and served the people of Kitui diligently, continues to serve them in the capacity of a cabinet secretary.
Ms Malonza is the first cabinet secretary to be appointed from Kitui South constituency since independence and one of the only two ministers from Ukambani region in the President Ruto’s Administration.
It is a big win for the arid Kitui South, which has been marginalized for decades, with all previous cabinet appointments in the last four regimes since 1963 going only in Kitui Central and Mwingi North constituencies with Kaluki Ngilu and Kalonzo Musyoka respectfully.
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