Is it a jinxed job or just a hot seat that requires one to give their all, is very demanding and has a lot of expectations? On March 26, just as things seemed to have settled down, Manduku resigned from the MD position. The KPA board, which met the whole day on March 27 to deliberate Manduku’s decision, settled on Salim as the acting MD. In July 2016, the KPA board appointed Catherine Mturi-Wairi to the coveted top seat, at a time when the government was eager to launch the standard gauge railway. Her predecessor Gichiri Ndua, who was the corporate affairs manager, was named the acting MD and confirmed six months later.

Source: The Star March 28, 2020 13:41 UTC