Former Attorney-General Githu Muigai, Kirubi’s Son-In-Law Among Uhuru’s New Appointees to State Agencies
KANU Secretary-General Nick Salat is among persons who have been appointed to various State agencies.
In the new appointments made by President Kenyatta, Salat was named the chairperson of the Board of the Agricultural Development Corporation for a term of three years.
Andrew Musangi, the son-in-law of the late tycoon Chris Kirubi has been re-appointed as chairperson of the Public Procurement Regulatory Board while former journalist Kathleen Openda retains her position as chair of the Kenya Institute of Mass Communication council.
Former Attorney-General Prof. Githu Muigai has been appointed to serve as a non-executive chairperson of the Council of Legal Education for three years.
James Mureu is the new chairperson of Micro and Small Enterprises Authority, while lawyer Kioko Kilukumi has been appointed as chairperson of the Energy and Petroleum Tribunal.
Joe Ager will serve as the chair of the National Mining Corporation for three years while Dr. Andrew Kiplagat has been appointed as chairperson of the Kerio Valley Development Authority board.
John G. Msafari will serve as chairperson Kenya Fishing Industries Corporation board while Prof. Elishiba Njambi Kimani was named chairperson of the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development.
Others include Eva Adega Oduor (non-executive chairperson, Kenya Accreditation Service board), Dorothy Kimeu (chairperson, Special Economic Zones board), and Nick Nesbitt (chairperson, Capital Markets Authority board).
Ben Oluoch Olunya, Phillip Charo, and Edwin Kinyua will serve as chairpersons of Export Processing Zones Authority, Coast Development Authority, and East African Portland Cement Company Limited respectively.
Prof. Ben Sihanya was appointed as chairperson of the board of directors of the Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis while Peter Musei Ntoyian will serve as chairperson of the board of directors of the Consolidated Bank Limited.
Patrick Obath will chair the Board of Directors of the National Oil Corporation of Kenya and Dinah Mwinzi will head the Kenya Industrial Research and Development Institute board.