Tourism CS Najib Balala has appointed Nana
Gecaga as the acting
managing director of the Kenyatta International Convention
Centre.
Nana, whose appointment took effect last Friday, is President Uhuru Kenyatta's niece. She is a sister
to Uhuru's personal assistant Jomo Gecaga.
She
will remain in office until the
position
is competitively and
substantially
filled, Balala said
in a statement on Monday.
Nana has worked as Balala's marketing and special programmes advisor, having been seconded from the KICC where she worked as head of marketing.
She has also worked with international firms on various projects and was involved in bringing
international celebrities to Kenya to showcase
products including
conference
tourism.
In 2009, Nana was instrumental in securing the MTV Africa Music Awards that earned Kenya a lot of fame locally and internationally.
She
has a degree in marketing from the American InterContinental University, London, and a wealth of experience in PR and marketing.
