The Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) is reportedly looking to higher a new managing director to replace Atanas Maina who was suspended last year (2018) as a result of allegations of corruption.
The state corporation in a notice which was published on Friday the 27th of September 2019 in Kenya’s local daily newspapers, stated that all candidates with the adequate qualifications and are interested, must have at least 15 years of working experience in a large and reputable organisation in the private sector or in public service.
The candidates in addition must possess good written and oral communication skills, plus report writing.
The candidates must also meet the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution on integrity and Article 10 on national values and principles.
The notice read, “The applicant must also have a master’s degrees in any of the following disciplines; engineering, business administration/management, marketing, strategic management, law or relevant social and physical sciences from a recogniased institution.”
The board of Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) has given interest candidates up to the 11th of October 2019 to submit their applications.
The Managing Director spot at the Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) position became vacant in August 2018 after detectives of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) arrested and charged Mr. Atanas Maina along with the former chairman of the National Land Commission (NLC); Muhammad Swazuri and 23 other former commission officials over alleged corruption.
Their arrests occurred in connection to fraudulent compensations for land acquired by the commission for the construction of the Mombasa Southern Bypass as well as the Kipevu New Highway Container Terminal link road in 2013.
However on the 14th of August 2018, the suspects were released on bail in a suprise move that saw Dr. Swazuri’s resume office temporarily.
In 2015 the land, which initially belonged to Tornado Carriers Limited, was first valued at 34,501,110 Kenyan Shillings, but after Dr. Swazuri ordered a 2nd evaluation the commission ended up paying 109,769,363 Kenyan Shillings.
The Director of Public Prosecutions made it known that taxpayers’ money was lost in the fraudulent compensation for five pieces of public land which the Kenyan government acquired to build the railway.
The Transport Cabinet Secretary; James Macharia, appointed the Business Research General Manager of Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC); Philip Mainga as the Acting Managing Director of the corporation.
Philip Mainga could however retain the position if he applies and qualifies.
