Mary Mungai is the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA).
Mungai, on Monday, September 18, announced the suspension of CA Director General Ezra Chiloba.
President William Ruto appointed Mungai to that position on December 2, 2022, for a period of three years.
Mungai is a popular businesswoman and politician who has served in various top positions in government.
According to information on CA website, she is an experienced Chief Executive Officer with over 30 years of success in various industries.
Also, she is the owner and CEO of multiple businesses with over five hundred direct employees, over one thousand direct and indirect employees and revenues of over $30 million annually.
Further, CA notes that the chairperson is a decisive and strategic leader with skills in strategic leadership, financial management, business operations and strategy, communication and delegation, and risk management.
“She has grown her companies rapidly from scratch through aggressive new market strategies and cultivated a performance-driven company culture to lead industry innovations,” says CA.
Additionally, she has served as a Board Member in several entities, including as a Board Member of Kenyatta National Hospital for seven years.
Here, she served as Chair of the Finance and all Purposes Committee, and as Chair of the Corporate Strategy and Enterprise Committee.
Among the companies she currently runs includes Purma Holdings, which was founded in 1996.
Also, she has an interest in the hospitality industry and real estate.
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Mungai KRA Case
In 2021, the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) pursued Mungai over alleged tax evasion amounting to Ksh.2.2 billion.
According to reports, the money was earned from government tenders for supplying boots, uniforms and cereals to some state departments.
Further, KRA alleged that Purma Holdings LTD owned by Mungai and her two daughters earned billions of shillings between 2014 and 2019.
However, in January 2023, the court allowed the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to withdraw the corruption against Mungai and her daughter Purity Njoki.
