President William Ruto has revoked the appointment of former Principal Secretary and the current chairperson of the Kenyatta International Convention Centre(KICC), Irungu Nyakera.
In effect, the President has appointed Samuel Waweru Mwangi as the chairperson of the historical convention point.
In a gazette notice published on Tuesday, April 1, Ruto announced the appointment of Waweru for three years. ''In exercise of the powers conferred by section 43 (1) (a) of the Tourism Act, as read together with section 51 (1) of the Interpretation and General Provisions Act, I, William Samoei Ruto, President of the Republic of Kenya and Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Forces, appoint- Samuel Waweru Mwangi to be the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Kenyatta International Convention Centre, for a period of three (3) years, with effect from the 1st April, 2025.
The appointment of Irungu Nyakera is revoked,'' read part of the notice. Former Transport Principal Secretary (PS) Irungu Nyakera on Tuesday, September 28 at the Mt Kenya Foundation meeting Facebook Taking to his social media shortly after the publishing of the notice, Nyakera, the former chairperson, sarcastically responded to the revocation of his appointment. ''I feel special to be fired through a special issue, they could not wait for Friday,'' Nyakera stated. Last week, Nyakera declared that he would be skipping Ruto's Mount Kenya tour, raising speculation about his political loyalty in the wake of recent realignments that are ongoing in the government. In a statement on Sunday, March 30, Nyakera stated that he would be otherwise engaged with school work at Oxford University.
