KCB Group chief executive Joshua Oigara, who is the ERC board chairman,
will lead the process of hiring a new boss. FILE PHOTO | NMG
Summary
- Robert Pavel Oimeke, previously the director for renewable energy at the regulator, is now the acting boss at ERC pending the fresh recruitment.
- Former CEO Joe Ng’ang’a left the helm in January.
- He left office after crossing the mandatory retirement age of 60, though he was yet to complete his term.
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC)
has opened the search for a new chief executive to succeed Joe Ng’ang’a,
who left in January.
The State agency’s board – chaired by KCB Group
chief executive Joshua Oigara – has invited interested candidates to
submit their applications to fill the director-general seat.
“The
commission would like to recruit a visionary dynamic leader for the
position of director general/CEO,” the board said in an advert.
Robert
Pavel Oimeke, previously the director for renewable energy at the
regulator, is now the acting boss at the ERC pending the fresh
recruitment.
Applicants to the ERC’s corner office
need to hold a Master’s degree in engineering, commerce, economics or
related fields, backed by 10 years’ experience, half of which must be in
senior management.
The
State-owned body is the regulator of Kenya's energy industry, with key
roles such as setting petrol prices every month, approving electricity
tariffs, issuing energy generation licenses and overseeing retail
monopoly Kenya Power's
operations.
Mr Ng’ang’a left office after crossing the mandatory retirement age of 60, though he was yet to complete his term.
He began his three-year term in September 2014.
Industrial Court judge Nelson Abuodha in November last year ruled that public officers must retire at 60, triggering the exit of Kenya Power boss Ben Chumo and the planned retirement of KenGen
CEO Albert Mugo later this year.
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