President Uhuru Kenyatta has nominated five members to join the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) board of directors.
The nominated members are; Ravi Ruparel, Nelius Kariuki, Samson Cherutich, Charity Selina Kisotu and Rachel Bessie Dzombo.
They will be vetted by the Departmental Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade on Friday next week.
The board is mandated with policy creation, providing oversight of the bank’s strategy and ensures sound financial management.
According citizentv.co.ke, Ruparel is a senior policy advisor at the Financial Sector Deepening Kenya, while Mrs Kariuki is the immediate former chairperson of the Kenya Re board where she served as a director and later chairwoman.
Cherutich, on the other hand, is the financial controller of Nairobi Hospital while Kisotu has previously served as the chairperson of the National Social Security Fund.
Mrs Dzombo is the executive director of Danicha Investment Ltd.