Kenya Power names Ken Tarus acting CEO as Ben Chumo exits
Outgoing Kenya Power chief executive Ben Chumo. PHOTO | FILE
Kenya Power has named its general manager of Finance Ken Tarus as acting boss with Ben Chumo exiting the utility firm after an activist moved to court seeking to block him from serving a second term.
The company’s chairman Kenneth Marende on Wednesday afternoon announced the changes, pending fresh recruitment of a substantive CEO.
Judge Nelson Abuodha in November last year issued temporary orders stopping the Energy minister and board from renewing Dr Chumo’s tenure at Kenya Power.
This was after activist Okiya Omtatah moved to court saying Dr Chumo had attained the retirement age of 60 and hence should leave office.
Power generator KenGen announced earlier on Wednesday that it had extended the term of managing director Albert Mugo for another year.
