Aden Duale

Aden Bare Duale is a Kenyan politician who served as the Cabinet Secretary for Defence in the cabinet of President William Ruto, having assumed the position on 31 October 2022. He was dismissed on 11 July 2024 and then reinstated on 19 July 2024 in a different capacity as Cabinet Secretary Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Forestry before being moved to Ministry of Health. He hails from the Ogaden - AbudWaaq branch of the greater Darod clan.