President William Ruto has nominated former Communication Authority of Kenya (CA) Director General Ezra Chiloba as the new Consul General of the Kenyan mission in Los Angeles, United States.
Chiloba, who resigned as director general of the CA on October 18, 2023, after he was suspended over Sh662.4 million mortgage scheme graft allegations on September 18, 2023, replaces Big Ted in the new appointment as per a statement released by the State House Spokesperson Hussein Mohammed on Friday, March 8.
“The President today caused nominations and appointments to the senior ranks of the public service for persons to serve the nation as Ambassadors, High Commissioners, and Permanent Representatives in Kenya’s Embassies/High Commissions/Missions abroad,” the statement reads.
Also among the nominees is former Kisumu Senator Fred Outa who has been selected as Kenya’s Ambassador to Egypt.
Catherine Kirumba Karemu has been nominated as Kenya’s High Commissioner to London, United Kingdom while Joash Arthur Maangi will serve in a similar position in Kampala, Uganda.
Others appointed as High Commissioners include Lilian Tomitom (Lusaka, Zambia), Vincent Mogaka Kemosi (Accra, Ghana) Caroline Kamende Daudi (Ottawa, Canada) and Lt Gen Peter Mbogo Njiru (Islamabad, Pakistan).
Ambassadors nominees include Fred Outa (Cairo, Egypt), Prof Anne Kisaka Nanguli (Dakar, Senegal), Timothy Kaluma Mcharo (Algiers, Algeria), Christopher Andrew Lang’at (Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire), and Jessica Muthoni Gakinya (Rabat, Morocco).
Others include Halima Yussuf Mucheke (The Hague, Netherlands), David Kiplagat Kerich (Washington DC, USA), Everylyne Mwenda Karisa (Havana, Cuba), Peter Mutuku Mathuki (Moscow, Russia), Moi Lemoshira (Tokyo Japan), Kenneth Milimo Nganga (Abu Dhabi, UAE), Lt General Jonah Mwangi (Tehran, Iran) and Abdi Aden Korio (Muscat, Oma).