Mr Francis Wangusi, whose term as director-general of the Communications
Authority of Kenya has been renewed by the board of directors for
another 4 years. PHOTO | MARTIN MUKANGU |
NATION MEDIA GROUP
The Communications Authority of Kenya's board
of directors has renewed the term of Director-General Francis Wangusi
for another four years.
"Mr Wangusi,
who is the current director general of the authority emerged the best in
an interview conducted by the board and which attracted a total of 29
applicants," the board said in a statement.
Mr
Wangusi has held the position since 2012. His stay has not been a
smooth ride, having brushed shoulders both with the government and the
private sector.
His
confirmation as the new director-general in 2013 came in the midst of a
heated industry fight over whether or not to resume the mobile
termination rates glide path that had been suspended by President Mwai
Kibaki.
The debate had sharply divided the industry as well as drawn the attention of key political figures in the country.
But
his most recent fight has been on the digital migration debate, which
spilled into the corridors of justice. Mr Wangusi was accused of denying
Kenyans their right to information by shutting down three leading
television stations – NTV, KTN and Citizen TV- which were fighting for
more time to acquire and distribute their digital broadcasting
equipment.
Mr Wangusi had to go through an interview to
reclaim his position as required by Kenya Information Communications
Act as amended in 2013 that demand that the position be filled through
competitive process.
The Board advertised the position
in April and re-advertised it in May, attracting 29 applicants out of
whom six were shortlisted for interviews.
He has 27
years experience in communications industry and served as director in
departments of broadcasting and licencing compliance and standards.
He has also held the position of senior lecturer in Department of Telecommunications Engineering at Multimedia University.
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