CEO governors shown the door after first term

From left, outgoing Nairobi Governor and ex-Mumias CEO Evans Kidero, ex-Hass Petroleum chief financial officer Ahmed Abdullahi and former HELB chief executive Benjamin Cheboi. PHOTOS | FILE | NMG

At least 15 professionals who were elected governors with the advent of devolved governments in 2013 have lost their plum jobs to career politicians, offering insights into the voters’ assessment of their performance.

Outgoing Nairobi governor Evans Kidero, a former Mumias Sugar #ticker:MSC chief executive, and Ahmed Abdullahi, ex-Hass Petroleum’s chief financial officer, top the list of governors who lost the political contest in the August 8 elections.

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Note: The results are not exact but very close to the actual.