President Kenyatta Appoints Former Head of Civil Service Francis Muthaura as New KRA Chairman
Former Head of Public Service Francis Muthaura has been picked as the new chair of the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA).
The experienced former State official was appointed to the position by President Kenyatta in a gazette notice dated May 25th.
The Head of State at the same time revoked the appointment of Edward Sambili as KRA board chairman. Edward Sambili formerly served as Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) deputy governor and Permanent Secretary in the ministry of Planning.
The appointment of Muthaura comes months before KRA Commissioner-General John Njiraini’s exit. Njiraini has been at the helm of the Revenue authority since 2013.
" In exercise of the powers conferred by section 7 (3) of the State Corporations Act and section 6 (2) (a) of the Kenya Revenue Authority Act, I, Uhuru Kenyatta, President and Commander-in-Chief of the Kenya Defence Forces appoint— Francis K. Muthaura (AMB.) to be the Chairperson of the Kenya Revenue Authority, up to 20th October, 2019,” said President Kenyatta in a Kenya Gazette notice.
Until his appointment, the 71-year-old has been serving as the chairman of ambitious Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia-Transport (LAPSSET) project.
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When will this recycling of…
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When will this recycling of old technocrats stop? Aren't there younger Kenyans who have better qualifications than this 70+ men? For a country with so many educated people this is embarrassing especially since the president is young , you'd think he would be more underatanding.
This is IGNOMINIOUS; truly…
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This is IGNOMINIOUS; truly Shameful. And I guess it's All about NEANDERTHALS Uhuru can Easly MANIPULATE. And its Annoying.
Kamwana - give tumwanas jobs…
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Kamwana - give tumwanas jobs!!!!! Stop this recycling of old folks in retirement!
Such and embarrassment had…
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Such and embarrassment had hopes for this uhuru government but all in all it’s a shame and total let down.. uhuru work so hard to borrow billions and in one scoop it’s all gone and he says nothing no accountability and in return an eye sore appoint a geriatric ready for admission to a nursing home as the new KRA Chief... bure kabisa
This is very embarrassing…
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This is very embarrassing. Why??? And Uhuru is telling us about corruption?? Oh, he doesn’t care coz it’s his last term.
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