Mount Kenya Universirty (MKU) founder Simon Gicharu
By James Wakahiu
Worth Noting:
- Other appointments include Gen (rtd) Joseph Raymond Kibwana, who has been reinstated as chairman of the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA), and Mr Linus Gitahi, a former media executive appointed as board chair of Rivatex East Africa. Fatma Naaman Muses has been appointed chairperson of the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC), Charles Mugo Ciuri as chairperson of the Kenya Urban Roads Authority, and Winfrida Ngumi as chairperson of the Kenya National Highways Authority.
President Uhuru Kenyatta has appointed Mount Kenya Universirty (MKU) founder Simon Gicharu the chairperson of the Water Service Regulatory Board (WSRB) for three years. Gicharu is taking over from former Laikipia governor Joshua Irungu, who resigned to recapture the seat.
Gicharu’s appointment was announced through a gazette notice published on August 5. The MKU founder is also a board member at Thika Water and Sewerage Company.
The President first appointed Gicharu chairman of the Geothermal Development Company and later named him chairman of the Rural Electrification Authority (REA). In 2019, following the earlier expiry of his first term where he is credited with helping connection of electricity to Kenyan public schools, Uhuru reappointed him for another period of three years.
Others appointed by the President include Linus Gitahi chairperson of the Board of Directors of Rivatex East Africa Limited for three years. Amb Dennis Awori becomes a member of the State Corporations Advisory Committee for a period of three years.
Bobby Aditya Kamani, Managing Director of Diani Reef Beach Resort & Spa, has also landed a government appointment. Kamani, for his part, has been appointed by Tourism and Wildlife Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala to serve as a board member at the Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) for a three-year term beginning August 5.
Other appointments include Gen (rtd) Joseph Raymond Kibwana, who has been reinstated as chairman of the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA), and Mr Linus Gitahi, a former media executive appointed as board chair of Rivatex East Africa. Fatma Naaman Muses has been appointed chairperson of the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC), Charles Mugo Ciuri as chairperson of the Kenya Urban Roads Authority, and Winfrida Ngumi as chairperson of the Kenya National Highways Authority.
Omar Mohammed has been appointed for a two-year term as chairperson of the Kenya National Library Services Board while Christine Anyango Agimba was appointed chairperson of the Kenya Law Reform Commission for six years. Retired Major General Lucas Kyonze Tumbo was appointed chairperson of the Advisory Committee on Military Veterans for four years.
Donald Apollo Kokonya becomes a Non-executive chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Kenya Board of Mental Health while John Waithaka is a non-executive chairperson of the Kenya Forestry Research Institute. Nabila Khanbhai has been named as Non-Executive Chairperson of the Kenya Tissue and Transplant Authority, while Robert Mwangi Kariuki becomes chairperson of the Kenya Water Towers Agency Board.
Noor Musa has been appointed chairperson of the board of directors of the Kenya Fisheries Service (KFS).
In the Gazette notice published August 5, President Uhuru Kenyatta also appointed Cecilia Mbinya Mutuku and Dr John Ogallo to be members of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) for six years.
Dr Nabila Khanbhai joins the Kenya Tissue and Transplant Authority, while Geoffrey Gitu Mbirua is at the National Aids Control Council and Robert Mwangi Kariuki as chairperson of the Kenya Water Towers Agency Board.
Also appointed Jas Bedi as a Non-Executive Chairperson of the Kenya Export Promotion and Branding Agency Board for three years, Capt. Paul Rukaria as chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Kenya National Trading Corporation for three years, Col. (Rtd.) Noor Musa as Chairperson of the Board of the Kenya Fisheries Service for three years, Phyllis Wakiaga as chairperson of the Kenya Roads Board for three years and Charles Mugo Chiuri (Eng.) as Chairperson of the Board of the Kenya Urban Roads Authority for three years.
Chris Mburu
Nairobi Kenya
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