- In a notice, on Thursday, Mungai thanked Chiloba for his distinguished contribution to the authority and the ICT sector.
- Chiloba served as the DG since 2021, after taking over from Francis Wangusi following his retirement.
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Suspended Communication Authority of Kenya (CA) Director General Ezra Chiloba has resigned.
He resigned on Wednesday in a letter addressed to the CA board of directors chairperson Mary Mungai.
In a notice, on Thursday, Mungai thanked Chiloba for his distinguished contribution to the authority and the ICT sector.
"On behalf of the authority I wish the outgoing director general success in his future endeavour and appreciate his invaluable contribution to the organization and the wider ICT sector," she said.
Chiloba served as the DG since 2021, after taking over from Francis Wangusi following his retirement.
In September, Chiloba was suspended following an internal audit that accused him of financial impropriety
According to the audit, Chiloba and nine other top officials at the authority allegedly mishandled mortgages and allowances running into millions of shillings.
Chiloba was facing allegations of applying for and self-approving a mortgage loan without adhering to due process, to facilitate a property sale.
However, Chiloba refuted any wrongdoing.
In a letter to Wangui, Chiloba had called for his reinstatement by the communications authority.
He argued that he was not granted a hearing before disciplinary action was instituted against him.
Before his appointment to CA, Chiloba had worked as Chief Executive Officer of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission.
He was appointed to the executive officer position in 2015.
He also served in many departments in the country including board member of the Youth Enterprise Development Fund, deputy team leader in charge of governance under an international collaboration managed by the Drivers of Accountability Programme.
He has over 15 years in public-sector management, including five years at the United Nations Development Programme in Kenya, Kenya National Commission on Human Rights and Oxfam Novib.
The soft-spoken Chiloba pursued a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Nairobi, doubling up with a Master of Arts in Public Policy from Central European University (CEU), and later enrolled for a PhD in Political Science at the University of Nairobi.
He was named Top 40 Under 40 men by the Business Daily in 2015.