Kengen, Kenya power and ERC bosses picked


Nairobi, Kenya: Energy and Petroleum Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir has finally picked CEOs for KenGen, Kenya Power and the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC).

Energy and Petroleum Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir

Chirchir picked Albert Mugo to head KenGen, confirmed Ben Chumo’s position at the helm of Kenya Power and appointed Laurencia Njagi as the ERC boss.

The Cabinet Secretary arrived at the three names after they topped in interviews conducted by the respective boards of directors.

However, it is not clear whether Ms Njagi will take up the job after she quit Kenya Power as company secretary to join the World Bank.

Tuesday, Chirchir explained that he had delayed the appointments to ensure that they met the constitutional requirements of gender and regional balance.

He further explained that the ministry also wanted to appoint a CEO for the Rural Electrification Authority (REA) alongside the three but it was not possible since the REA board is not fully constituted.

“I wanted to ensure that the appointments reflect gender and regional balance as enshrined in the law and I am happy that among the appointees is a woman,” he told The Standard.

Njagi, 47, topped the list of interviewees for the ERC position to replace Kaburu Mwirichia who had served two three-year terms. The other names forwarded to Chirchir are those of Joseph Njaga and Joel Imitiria as number two and three respectively.


Board interviews

Mr Mugo is currently a director at KenGen in charge of business development and strategy and he topped the interview list.Director, Finance and Commercial John Mudany ranked second.

Albert Sigei, the vice-president of business support and ready mix operations at the Nigerian branch of Lafarge, the French-based multi-national cement conglomerate, was ranked third.

The board, then headed by Titus Mbathi, handed their report to the Cabinet Secretary in July last year following the expiry of Eddy Njoroge’s term.

The board recommended Mugo, citing his performance in his current duties and for continuity as he has been in charge of multibillion-shilling projects.

By Geoffrey Mosoku, The Standard

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