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The Communication Authority of Kenya (CA) Board appointed Mr Christopher Kemei as Acting Director General. Mr Kemei was the Director of Licensing, Compliance and Standards at the Authority.
This comes after the Director General Francis Wangusi was sent on compulsory leave on Friday pending investigations over alledged malpractice over staff promotions.In a meeting held on Friday evening, Mr Kemei will tasked to deliberate on the way foward the for the Authority following the High Court’s ruling late last month quashing a Sh2.3 billion demand in licence fees that CA had made on Kenya’s second largest mobile operator Airtel.Mr Christopher Huka who chaired the meeting late Friday evening announced that Mr Kemei will be taking over from Mr Wangusi in the meantime.However, ICT Cabinet Secretary Joe Mucheru has defended the board’s decision saying it is independent and free to carry out its functions. “The board took the decision and the members had their reasons for coming to that decision and I have not heard any notions that the board is under duress,” Mr Mucheru said.“I do not think that this decision will have an impact on the Board’s activity because an acting Director General has already been put in place and the board has the mandate to continue their work,” he added.