NAIROBI, Kenya, June 13 – The National Land Commission (NLC) has announced the appointment of Kabale Tache Arero as the Chief Executive Officer, following a rigorous recruitment process that concluded on Monday.
Kabale, who previously served as the Director of Human Resource Management and Administration at NLC emerged as the top candidate out of the seven shortlisted for the position.
Gershom Otachi Bw’Omanwa, the Chairperson of NLC, expressed his satisfaction with the recruitment process.
“By the close of the application deadline on May 9, 2023, the National Land Commission received a total of 172 applications, out of which seven candidates were shortlisted. Kabale demonstrated exceptional qualifications and understanding of the Commission’s mandate, making her the ideal choice for this important leadership role,” he said.
A seasoned Human Resource professional with over 20 years of experience, Kabale holds a Master and Bachelor’s Degrees in Business Administration.
She is a full Member of the Institute of Human Resource Management (IHRM) and Certified Human Resources Professional.
Bw’Omanwa said the CEO brings a wealth of experience to the position having worked previously as an Acting Secretary/CEO in the Commission.
“The successful candidate displayed laudable understanding of the Commission mandate which is important in steering the work of the Commission Secretariat. She is highly experienced professional with an extensive background in leadership in various organizations specializing in Human Resource,” he said.
Kabale previously worked at the Constitution Implementation Commission (CIC) and Postbank.
It is expected that Kabale will lead the secretariat towards helping the Commission to achieve its constitutional and statutory mandates of inter-alia safeguarding public land for the benefit of all Kenyans.
“As acting NLC CEO, she was instrumental in the development and implementation of the Commission’s Strategic Plan 2021-2026 which currently guides the implementation of the Commission’s constitutional and statutory mandates,” Bw’Omanwa stated.
The National Land Commission is a constitutional commission established by Articles 67 and 248 of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010.
The overall mandate of the Commission is to steer land reforms in the country and facilitate sustainable development.
The Commission was operationalized by the National Land Commission Act, 2012, and started its operations in 2013.
