President to retain Environment Minister portfolio after Keheliya’s resignation

A gazette notification has been released stating that, subsequent to a discussion with the Prime Minister, President Ranil Wickremesinghe has opted to retain the post of Environment Minister.

The move comes a day after former Environment Minister and SLPP MP Keheliya Rambukwella resigned from the post, following his arrest in connection with the procurement of substandard human immunoglobulin that during his tenure as the Health Minister.

Rambukwella was arrested on 02 February after he arrived at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to record a statement with regards to the incident.