General (Rtd) Samson Mwathethe is the new Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) Board chairman.
The ex-Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) chief replaces Joshua Choge who retired yesterday after the Annual General Meeting (AGM). Mwathethe was confirmed by the board in a meeting held Wednesday morning.
Currently, he heads the Oceans and Blue Economy Office. While announcing the appointment, the KenGen Board said he brings to the organization immense wealth of experience in strategy and leadership.
The experience will be instrumental in steering the organization on its noble mandate to generate reliable, safe and competitively priced electric energy for the nation and also diversify the business to expand revenue streams.
“Under General Mwathethe’s leadership, KenGen is committed to strengthening its stakeholder relations as we continue to build a responsive and dynamic business that takes into account emerging technological advancements and social trends,” the MD & CEO, Mrs. Rebecca Miano, said.
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KenGen, she added, was delighted to welcome General Mwathethe as the new Chairman of the Board. Gen. Mwathethe has held various command appointments including Vice Chief of the Defence Forces, Commander of the Kenya Navy, Deputy Commander Kenya Navy, Kenya Navy Logistics Commander, Base Commander Mtongwe and Fleet Commander.
His other appointments included Chief of Systems & Procurement, Department of Defence, Commander of Individual Kenya Navy Ships, Staff Officer Operations at Navy Headquarters, 86 Squadron Commander and Staff Officer and Coordinator at the Department of Defence.
His professional and military training includes International Sub-Lieutenants Course (UK), International Principal Warfare (IPWO) Course, UK, Missiles Course (Italy) and Royal Navy Staff College Greenwich (UK). He also attended the Defence Resource Management Course in Monterey, USA in 1998, and the National Defence College in Nairobi in 2000.
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