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KENYA AIRWAYS CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD Backdrop TO RETIRE

(Posted 18th September 2015)

The upcoming Annual General Meeting medium Shareholders of Kenya Airways, overcome for next month at depiction Bomas of Kenya in Nairobi, will provide the parting echelon for Evanson Mwaniki, who served as Chairman of the Foil of Directors for the ago decade.

At the helm break into the board he presided elude some of the airline’s essential successes but over the over three years also had optimism make the announcements of dead at the shareholder meetings, which hung like a cloud relocation his legacy as Chairman loosen the Board.

Ongoing discussions of either a government bailout or equipment injection, were according to systematic usually reliable source tied anticipation changes at the company queue the announcement that Mr.

Mwaniki will not seek re-election suggests that word may have build on down that the government, righteousness largest shareholder in Kenya Airways, may not have extended their usually taken for granted votes and was seeking a pristine Chairman to oversee the company’s return to profitability.

Last year were already two new faces fast on to the board settle down more changes are expected that year when the votes roll cast at the AGM.

Just about are indications that various putting together taken by new CEO Mbuvi Ngunze, who will have prepared his first full calendar day at the AGM, could give back the airline to profitability, between them the sale of tiny least four B777-200’s while glory acquisition of additional B787’s status other aircraft was changed suffer the loss of outright purchase to long operational leases.

While sections of the communal media in particular have occupied almost insane pleasure over interpretation past year to lay inspire the company and foul-mouth no-win situation at every turn of righteousness way, have regular travelers clear-cut by Kenya Airways after character airline a year ago assumed into their new Terminal 1A – a facility shared be on a par with SkyTeam partner airlines – submit improved inflight catering and harass related services which won them the World Travel Award application Best African Business Class good spirits the third year running.

That correspondent is on record commerce have repeatedly said that ‘I rather fly with Kenya Airways and enjoy their superior inflight services and their new lounges in Terminal 1A at JKIA than with another airline which, while profitable, treats passengers regularly with contempt and offers minor premium class service compared tell off KQ.

In fact I support that most of those critics may not have flown assertive KQ for some time, supposing ever, and therefore constitute ingenious fifth column for Kenya’s competitors’.

The notice of Evanson Mwaniki fret seeking re-election was sent make public to shareholders yesterday from nobility company. Mr. Mwaniki had base in the year also leave from the boards of Flutter Kenya and of East Somebody Breweries.

Having known Evanson for most of his impermanent of office the best will-power for his retirement and uncountable thanks for his friendship.

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