Nyaoga’s star rises as he is named CBK board chairman

Mohammed Nyaoga, President Uhuru Kenyatta’s nominee for the position of Central Bank of Kenya (CBK’s) board chairman, has seen his fortunes rise sharply under the Jubilee Coalition’s administration.

Mining secretary Najib Balala was hardly three months in office when he turned to the corporate lawyer to chair a taskforce that would review mining licences and restructure the corruption-tainted industry.