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Marende named Kenya Power board chairman

Monday, January 05, 2015 — updated on December 18, 2020 - 1 min read

Former Speaker of the National assembly Kenneth Marende has been appointed chairman of the Kenya Power board. PHOTO | COURTESY

Former Speaker of the National Assembly Kenneth Otiato Marende has been appointed chairman of the Kenya Power board, weeks after being elected to join it.

This follows a board of directors meeting held on Monday, the first Marende attended following his election to join the board as a member on December 22.

READ: Marende, two others elected to Kenya Power board.

Mr Marende, 58, succeeds Eliazar Ochola who served a four-year term at the country's national power distributor, becoming the 25th chairman of the board in the firm’s 94-year history.