A Mombasa High Court on Wednesday halted the appointment of John Mwangemi as KPA's acting managing director pending the hearing of an application by a lobby group. Chengo accused the lobby group of being used by people against the appointment of persons from the Coast region. “Is Mwangemi not a Kenyan who deserves an appointment just like any other qualified Kenyan?” Chengo posed. The KPA board has conducted two interviews for the position of MD, but Treasury CS Ukur Yatani rejected the names. In March this year, the KPA board, led by chairperson Joseph Kibwana, interviewed six candidates and submitted three names to Yatani.

Source: The Star July 08, 2021 18:56 UTC