Hanna Wendot Cheptumo was on Thursday, April 17, 2025 appointed by President William Ruto as the new Cabinet Secretary for Gender, Culture, the Arts, and Heritage.

A lawyer and mother of three, Hanna is the widow of the late Baringo Senator William Cheptumo.

She is the second Gender CS in Ruto’s administration, succeeding Aisha Jumwa

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She's an advocate of the High Court of Kenya and Cooperative Management Professional.