Former Soi Member of Parliament (MP) Caleb Kositany has been appointed as the new Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) board chairperson for a period of three years.
In a gazette notice dated March 15, President William Ruto said his appointment will take effect beginning March 17, 2023.
“In exercise of the powers conferred by section 5 (1) (a) of the Kenya Airports Authority Act, as read together with section 51 (1) of the Interpretation and General Provisions Act, I, William Samoei Ruto, President and Commander-in-Chief of the Kenya Defence Forces, appoint— Caleb Kipkemei Kositany to be the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Kenya Airports Authority,” the gazette notice read in part.
Kositany will serve in the position for three years effective March 17.
The Kenya Airports Authority is an autonomous body responsible for the provision and management of all airports in the country. Kositany will be responsible for managing all activities relating to policy decisions within the airports.
The UDA lawmaker had been shortlisted and even interviewed for the Chief Administrative Secretary slot, in a list published by the Public Service Commission.
However, his name was left out on Thursday when Head of Public Service Felix Koskei revealed the list.
He is a close ally of President Ruto and is the former Jubilee Party deputy secretary general.
