KCB names Djirackor to its board as IMF's Nancy Onyango exits

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KCB announced her resignation from the board, having served as a non-executive director since last year.
Stepping into her shoes at the bank is Josephine Tata Djirackor, a telecommunications engineer who is also the co-founder of Elris Communications Services Limited.
Dr Onyango was in December 2017 appointed to head the Internal Audit and Inspection office at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), effective this month.

Nancy Asiko Onyango, who was last year appointed to a top job at the International Monetary Fund, has stepped down from her position in the board of the Kenya Commercial Bank.

In a notice on Monday morning, the bank announced her resignation from the board, having served as a non-executive director since last year.

Stepping into her shoes at the bank is Josephine Tata Djirackor, a telecommunications engineer who is also the co-founder of Elris Communications Services Limited.

Elris was founded in 2004 by Ms Djirackor and her husband and its services include telecom engineering, civil works and electrical works.

Internal audit

Dr Onyango was in December 2017 appointed to head the Internal Audit and Inspection office at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), effective this month.

The office carries out independent assessments of the IMF’s internal control and governance processes.