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Commission draws Attorney General into Kenya Airports Authority boss appointment row

Transport & Infrastructure Cabinet Secretary Eng. Michael Kamau with Principal secretary Transport Nduva Muli and Kenya Airport authority Managing Director Lucy Mbugua at the JKIA Terminal 2 site last week.
 Transport & Infrastructure Cabinet Secretary Eng. Michael Kamau with Principal secretary Transport Nduva Muli and Kenya Airport authority Managing Director Lucy Mbugua at the JKIA Terminal 2 site last week.

Kenya: The recruitment of Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) Managing Director, which was condemned by the Commission on Administrative Justice, has been referred to Attorney General Githu Muigai for legal opinion.

The Ombudsman has recommended replacement of Joseph Irungu (a director of administration at the Office of the President) as KAA director for open bias that saw the fourth-placed candidate, Lucy Mbugua, named the Managing Director.

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