Former Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chief Executive officer, Ezra Chiloba, has been appointed Director-General of Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) for a renewable four-year term.

The CA made the announcement in a statement on Tuesday, saying Mr Chiloba was appointed after a competitive recruitment process to fill the position.

Chiloba, who will serve for a 4-year renewable term, takes over from former Director Francis Wangusi whose term ended in August 2019.

“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 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.

Youth Fund

Last year, the ICT CS Joe Mucheru appointed Chiloba as a member of the Youth Enterprise Development Fund board for three years.

IEBC

IEBC chairman Wafula Chebukati had twice suspended the former CEO, citing procurement malpractices ahead of the August and October 2017 elections.