Recently, the Kenya Wildlife Service officially revealed to the public who their next director general is. The revelation was at their headquarters in Nairobi- Kenya during the party as they ushered the new director into office. Despite the fact that it took quite some time, the selection and appointing process is finally over and the successful candidate started his office duties on 1st February, 2016.
Welcoming party was organized; celebration kicked off at the KWS headquarters in Ndovu court as they welcomed their new director into office. Prof Judi Wakhungu who is the Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Natural Resources and Regional Development Authorities was the chief guest. And besides her, Dr Richard Leakey who is the chairman for the Kenya Wildlife Service Board of Trustees also graced the occasion. This is among the best countries to see Africa’s Big Five animals especially on a Safari in Kenya
According to sources, there is been a lot of secrecy but despite all that, it was Later revealed that the most likely applicant to take this hot conservation position was Mr. Kitili Mbathi who has been the CEO of CFC –Nairobi. He is a very experienced person who was once the CEO of Stanbic Bank in Uganda, he also served as the Chairman of the Kenya Tourism Board before he joined the banking system working in Kenya and Uganda. He worked as the Permanent Secretary for Investments in the Kenyan Ministry of Finance during the reign of president Moi and Dr. Richard Leakey who is at the moment the Chairman of the Board of KWS was the Chief Secretary in the Kenya government.
People agree that Katili would be the best person to take over the KWS office and hopefully he can take the Kenya tourism industry to the next level. Appointing Mr., Kitili for this position could be the best choice ever especially because having a business minded director will provide the opportunity to learn more with the person with an immense knowledge of administration and top management as the boss which has been lacking in the past administration.
