NAIROBI- Saku Member of Parliament Dido Raso has been elected Patron PPG, Saku taking over from former Garissa Township MP Aden Duale who joined the executive as Cabinet Secretary for Defence.
Mandera North MP Bashir Abdullahi was also elected the Chairperson, replacing Ex- lSamburu MP Amois Loitamanga, Turkana West MP Daniel Vice-Chairman wheras Laikipia North MP Sarah Korere was elected Secretary General.
The newly elected chairman Bashir Abdullahi thanked the PPG members for electing him.
“I am greatly honoured and pprivileged and say Asanteni sana for the trust you bestowed upon me. I would like to assure you that I will serve you and execute my duties with due diligence along with the other officials elected into office” said Bashir
My sincere appreciation to the Hon. members of Pastoralists Parliamentary Group (PPG) of the 13th parliament for electing me as their chairperson, on the sideline of the ongoing post-election seminar for MPs in Mombasa. pic.twitter.com/o2IpeCzSQX
— Major Bashir (@major_bashir) February 2, 2023
Others who were elected include; Hon Ruweida Mohamed Oboo- Deputy Secretary General, Hon Elijah Memusi Kanchory- Treasurer, Hon Abdi Ali Abdi – Deputy Treasurer, Hon Peter Lochapakong- Organizing Secretary, Hon Kiltilai Ole Ntutu – Deputy Organizing Secretary and Hon Florence Jemetiah- Whip
New leadership of Pastoralists Parliamentary Group. Photo | DLCI
The members also picked advisors.
Hon Timothy Torotich- Legal Advisor
Hon Mohamed Adow – Media Advisor
Pastoralists Parliamentary Group is one the largest political caucus in parliament comprising of 105 MPs from 15 pastoralist counties.
