Richard Kipkoech Langat has been confirmed as the new Managing Trustee and Chief Executive Officer of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) effective April 3.
Langat has served in an acting capacity since November last year after the removal of the then acting Managing Trustee Hope Mwashumbe.
Speaking during the announcement, NSSF board chairman Adan Mohamed said Langat was among 13 shortlisted candidates out of 67 who had expressed interest in the job.
The board began the competitive search for a new boss in October last year after Tom Odongo was forced out of office and Mwashumbe appointed in an acting capacity.
Langat is the first CEO to be appointed by the board, in line with the new NSSF ACT 2013, that came into force in January.
The law gives the board all the powers in the appointment without requiring the approval of the Ministry.
The Fund has had the highest turnover of CEOs among parastatals in the last six years.
AUTHOR:BEN GUMO