KRA Board Meets To Discuss Commissioner General’s Tenure

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Chairman Anthony Mwaura held a meeting with the newly appointed KRA directors to discuss Commissioner General Githii Mburu’s term which was extended by two years under the previous administration.

They discussed Mburu’s term that was extended to five years from an initial three-years at time of recruitment.

Mburu was hired in 2019, for a three-year term but his tenure was extended by then-Chair Board ambassador Francis Muthaura.

However, the Auditor General questioned the hiring of Mburu’s terming the process irregular.

This comes at a time when top Government officials who served under then President Uhuru Kenyatta are resigning or being replaced.

Early this month, Safaricom board chairman John Ngumi resigned from the role barely 6 months after being appointed in July last year.

A statement from the telco revealed that Ngumi’s resignation took effect on December 22 with a new Chairman expected.

“In the brief period following his appointment to the Board, John has provided a wealth of industry knowledge and vast expertise. He has steered the Company through a general election and supported the entrenchment of our purpose of transforming lives through our products and services as well as within the communities we serve,” the Company Secretary Kathryne Maundu said in a statement.

Similarly, the former Kenya Pipeline Corporation (KPC) took over as the corporation acting Managing Director after a few years in the cold.

Sang was removed from office after he was arrested on an alleged corruption case.

On January 18, the former United Democratic Alliance (UDA) National Elections Board Chairman Anthony Mwaura was appointed KRA Board Chairman.

In a special gazette notice, the president appointed Mwaura for a 3-year period

Mwaura replaced Muthaura whose term was set to end in May 2023, after president Kenyatta renewed his tenure for the second term mid-2020.