The Communication Authority of Kenya (CA) named Ezra Chiloba, former CEO of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) as the new Director-General of the Authority following the retirement of Mr Francis Wangusi.
“Mr Chiloba is a policy consultant and principal partner with Chil and Kemp consultancy and an advocate of the High Court of Kenya,” CA said in a statement.
Chiloba will serve for a renewable period of four years.
Since the retirement of Mr Francis Wangusi, Mrs Mercy Wanjau, MBS, has served as the acting director-general of the Communication Authority.
“The Board wishes to thank Mercy Wanjau, who has been acting in the position of Director-General of the Authority. Chiloba’s appointment takes effect immediately,” the authority’s Board chairman Kembi Gitura statement read in part.
Chiloba holds an undergraduate degree in Law from the University of Nairobi, a Master of Arts degree from Central European University in Hungary and a Master of Science degree in Program Management from the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.
A postgraduate diploma in law holder from the Kenya School of Law, Chiloba holds a certificate in Blockchain strategy program from Said Business School at the University of Oxford.