President William Ruto has appointed Safaricom Chief Executive Officer Peter Ndegwa as new the Chancellor of Meru University of Science and Technology.
In a Gazette Notice published on Friday, November 3, Ruto appointed the CEO to serve in the position for a period of five years.
His term in the position, as per the statement, commenced on November 1.
“In exercise of the powers conferred by section 38 (1) (a) of the Universities Act, 2012, I, William Samoei Ruto, President of the Republic of Kenya and Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Forces, appoint–to be the Chancellor of the Meru University of Science and Technology, for five (5) years, with effect from November 1, 2023,” the notice read in part.
Consequently, the Safaricom CEO will replace Equity Bank CEO James Mwangi who was named as the Chancelor of the Open University of Kenya earlier in the year.
Prior to his appointment as Safaricom’s CEO, Ndegwa had served in several high-profile jobs including as the Managing Director of Diageo and CEO of Guiness Nigeria.
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In other appointments, the President named Sophia Abdi Noor to be the Chairperson of the National Council for Children Services, for a period of three years, with effect from the November 3.
Ruto appoints Atwoli’s son
In addition, the Head of State appointed Prof Lukoye Atwoli to serve as the non-executive chairperson of the board of directors of the Mathari National Teaching and Referral Hospital.
His term, as per the notice, will commence on November 3.
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Lukoye is a renowned figure in the medicine field and has several notable credentials to his name.
Besides his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degree from Moi University, the young Atwoli has Master of Medicine and PhD in Psychiatry and Mental Health acquired at the University of Cape Town.
Previously, Atwoli served in several positions including as the Deaan of the Moi University School of Medicine, where he was credited for building collaborations and partnerships between the School of Medicine and academic medical centres in Africa, Europe, and the US.
