NAIROBI, Kenya Sep 28 – Former electoral commission Chief Executive Officer Ezra Chiloba has been appointed the new Director General of the Communications Authority (CA).
Chiloba’s appointment was announced by the authority’s board late Monday, sparking mixed reactions on social media on his tenure at the Independence Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).
“The Board of the Communications Authority wishes to announce the appointment of Ezra Chiloba Simiyu to the position of the Director General of the Communications Authority for a renewable period of four years,” CA’s Board Chairman Kembi Gitura.
He replaces Francis Wangusi who left office unceremoniously in 2019. Mercy Wanjau has been holding the position in an acting capacity.
Chiloba left IEBC in October 2018, soon after the 2017 General Election in which he faced numerous queries over expenditures at the commission.
After the General Election, Chiloba fell out with the Commission Chairman Wafula Chebukati who suspended him to facilitate an audit of the expenditures.
He however, filed a case in court contesting his suspension but chose to resign later.
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