President Uhuru Kenyatta.[Photo/Reuters]Intense lobbying is currently underway for those who are eyeing to fill plum jobs in lucrative state corporations and boards as the terms of current holders expire.President Uhuru Kenyatta’s 2015 batch of appointees to top positions in government agencies will complete their three-year terms in April 2018.Among the coveted vacancies being intensely canvassed are the chairmen of Kenya Airports Authority and the Kenya Pipeline Company. Former Cabinet minister Marsden Madoka’s three-year tenure as KPA chairman ends in April 2018 as does that of John Ngumi of Kenya Pipeline.The two multi-billion parastatals are highly strategic, according to the Star, and will likely be filled by close allies of Uhuru and Deputy President William Ruto.Others include the Anti-Money Laundering Advisory Board currently chaired by Ken Ogeto, the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority Board whose chairman, Samuel Poghisio, was elected West Pokot Senator.The post of chairman of the Coast Water Services Board also fell vacant after Granton Samboja was elected governor of Taita Taveta though his election is among many being challenged in court.The board chairman positions that are due to fall vacant include Jomo Kenyatta Foundation (Walter Nyambati), Kenyatta International Convention Centre (Omingo Magara), Privatisation Commission (Henry Obwocha) and Sports Kenya (Fred Muteti).Others are National Oil Corporation of Kenya (Daniel Wamahiu), Sony Sugar Company (Ambrose Weda), Kenya Animal Genetics Resources (Geoffrey Kamau), Kenya Veterinary Vaccines Production Institute (Wabacha James) just to name but a few.

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