Kenya: New Ports Authority Boss Vows to Handle Staff’ Grievances

Nairobi, Kenya — Newly appointed Kenya Ports Authority(KPA) managing director Captain William Ruto has assured staff that he’ll deal with their grievances.

Talking shortly after taking on workplace in Mombasa, the seasoned mariner stated he would work in the direction of making a conducive working surroundings for them to ship their respective mandate.

Captain Ruto has taken over management on the Kenya Ports Authority towards the backdrop of staff occurring a go sluggish to protest over additional time allowances and a medical scheme that they need to be scrapped from their phrases of service.

“I need to guarantee you that efficiency will go excessive. From at present, we need to plan how we’ll begin to break information”, he stated.

Captain Ruto spoke to the staff after they gathered on the KPA workplace with a set of calls for for the brand new managing director to deal with as he takes cost of the parastatal.

The MD place at KPA has been vacant for 3 years following the resignation of Daniel Manduku again in 2020.

Since Manduku’s resignation, KPA has had two performing managing administrators; Engineer Rashid Salim (2020-2021) and Ambassador John Mwangemi.

Captain William Ruto who’s the quick former Kisumu ports boss traces his profession as a cadet becoming a member of in 1991 earlier than becoming a member of the Kenya Ports Authority in 2001 as a senior mariner rising by means of the ranks to his present place.

Ruto was appointed by means of a gazette discover following a recruitment drive carried out by the Kenya Port Authorities board of administrators in December final 12 months.

The JKUAT and South Tyneside Marine Faculty graduate boasts 32 years of maritime expertise.