Communications Authority of Kenya renews Francis Wangusi's term as director-general
What you need to know:
- He has 27 years experience in communications industry and served as director in departments of broadcasting and licencing compliance and standards.
- Mr Wangusi has held the position since 2012. His stay has not been a smooth ride, having brushed shoulders both with the government and the private sector.
The Communications Authority of Kenya's board of directors has renewed the term of Director-General Francis Wangusi for another four years.
"Mr Wangusi, who is the current director general of the authority emerged the best in an interview conducted by the board and which attracted a total of 29 applicants," the board said in a statement.
Mr Wangusi has held the position since 2012. His stay has not been a smooth ride, having brushed shoulders both with the government and the private sector.
His confirmation as the new director-general in 2013 came in the midst of a heated industry fight over whether or not to resume the mobile termination rates glide path that had been suspended by President Mwai Kibaki.
The debate had sharply divided the industry as well as drawn the attention of key political figures in the country.
But his most recent fight has been on the digital migration debate, which spilled into the corridors of justice. Mr Wangusi was accused of denying Kenyans their right to information by shutting down three leading television stations – NTV, KTN and Citizen TV- which were fighting for more time to acquire and distribute their digital broadcasting equipment.
Mr Wangusi had to go through an interview to reclaim his position as required by Kenya Information Communications Act as amended in 2013 that demand that the position be filled through competitive process.
The Board advertised the position in April and re-advertised it in May, attracting 29 applicants out of whom six were shortlisted for interviews.
He has 27 years experience in communications industry and served as director in departments of broadcasting and licencing compliance and standards.
He has also held the position of senior lecturer in Department of Telecommunications Engineering at Multimedia University.
