Cabinet Secretary for Youth Affairs, Sports and the Arts Ababu Namwamba has revoked his appointees to the controversial Talanta Hela Council just months after he defended the appointments.
The technical creative committee, which was to be chaired by seasoned comedian Daniel ‘Churchill’ Ndambuki, consisted of Akinyi Odongo, veteran radio presenter Jimmy Gathuu, actress Catherine Kamau, singers Wahu Kagwi, Esther Akotheee, Tiktok star Azziad Nasenya, Kizito Makhande, Awadhi Salim Awadhi, Douglas Kipkurui and Langat Susan Ekasiba.
The revocation of the Talanta Hela Council and Technical Committees was published in a Gazette Notice No 7509 dated 9th June 2023.
“It is notified for general information of the public that the Cabinet Secretary for Youth Affairs, Sports and Arts has revoked Gazette Notice No 1649 of 2023,” the notice by the ministry reads in part.
Mr Namwamba’s appointments to the Sports and Creative Technical Committees as well as the Council of Talanta Hela had caused public uproar.
