Cabinet Secretary for Roads and Transport Kipchumba Murkomen has revoked the appointment of five members of the Board of Directors of the Kenya Ports Authority.
The changes which take effect immediately were made through a gazette notice dated January 20, 2023.
The members include of Lydia Yator, Stephen Gichuhi Gichohi, Conrad Thorpe, Farida Abdalla Sud, and Nilfat Kassim Ali.
At the same time, Murkomen replaced the five with the new members Musa Osman, Emmanuel Kibet, Consolata Lusweti, Lucas Maitha and Caroline Njoki Maina.
They will serve for a period of three years with effect from January 23, 2023.
The Kenya Ports Authority’s mandate is to maintain, operate, improve and regulate all sea and inland waterway ports in Kenya.
Other ports include Lamu, Malindi, Kilifi, Mtwapa, Kiunga, Shimoni, Funzi and Vanga.
It is only the port of Mombasa which is fully developed with modern equipment hence making it the principal port in the region.
