The appointment of retired Brig Waweru came in the middle of the latest attempt to recruit a director general. The appointment came after several false starts by the KWS board to recruit a new director general, many of which have resulted in job adverts being cancelled and started afresh. RE-ADVERTISEDIn an unprecedented move, and perhaps to send a warning to the external forces and civil society groups that have always wanted to make the call on who runs KWS, President Kenyatta bypassed the law and appointed a career military man and a diplomat to head the troubled KWS. The appointment of retired Brig Waweru came in the middle of the latest attempt to recruit a director general. There were also the acting director of biodiversity Dr Patrick Omondi, acting director general Charles Musyoki and a fifth person whose name was not immediately established.

Source: Daily Nation March 17, 2019 05:04 UTC