Kenya Airways holds board meeting to pick Michael Joseph as chair

Kenya Airways incoming chairman Michael Joseph (left) and Kenya Airline Pilots Association (KALPA) Secretary General Captain Paul Gichinga at a briefing last week. KQ will this morning hold a board meeting that is expected to formally appoint Michael Joseph as chairman. (PHOTO: BONIFACE OKENDO/ STANDARD)

Kenya Airways will this morning hold a board meeting that is expected to formally appoint Michael Joseph as chairman.

Insiders have disclosed to The Standard that the changes in the airline’s leadership had been considered among the major shareholders including the International Finance Corporation from August, suggesting that the shelved pilots’ strike was not exactly behind the shake-up.