Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) has appointed immediate former Chief of Defence Forces General (Rtd) Samson Mwathethe to be its board chairman. 

Gen. Mwathethe was appointed by the KenGen Board of Directors at a meeting held on Wednesday to replace Joshua Choge who served since January 3, 2014.

Gen. Mwathethe retired from the helm of KDF in May after serving for five years and he currently heads the Oceans and Blue Economy Office.

Announcing the appointment, the KenGen Board said the former KDF chief brings to the organisation immense wealth of experience in strategy and leadership.

“Under General Mwathethe’s leadership, KenGen is committed to strengthening its stakeholder relations as we continue to build a responsive and dynamic business that takes into account emerging technological advancements and social trends,” the KenGen MD and CEO Rebecca Miano said.

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Gen. Mwathethe has held previous positions, including Vice Chief of the Defence Forces, Commander of the Kenya Navy, Deputy Commander Kenya Navy, Kenya Navy Logistics Commander, Base Commander Mtongwe and Fleet Commander.

He also served as Chief of Systems and Procurement, Department of Defence, Commander of Individual Kenya Navy Ships, Staff Officer Operations at Navy Headquarters, 86 Squadron Commander and Staff Officer and Coordinator at the Department of Defence.

His professional and military training includes International Sub-Lieutenants Course (UK), International Principal Warfare (IPWO) Course, UK, Missiles Course (Italy) and Royal Navy Staff College Greenwich (UK).

Gen Mwathethe also attended the Defence Resource Management Course in Monterey, USA in 1998, and the National Defence College in Nairobi in 2000.