NAIROBI, Kenya May 17 – Agnes Kalekye has been appointed Managing Director at the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC).
The appointment was made on Friday evening by ICT Cabinet Secretary Eliud Owalo.
“This appointment, which is effective immediately, will run for a period of three years,” Owalo said in a statement.
Prior to the appointment, Kalekye served as the Chairperson of the Media Owners Association and as the Chief Operating Officer at Radio Africa Group.
KBC has not had a substantive MD since Naim Bilal left.
Kalekye’s appointment follows a competitive recruitment process in March 2024 in which eight candidates were interviewed.
The shortlisted candidates included Abraham Muthogo Kamau from Nairobi, Tabitha Mutemi, OGW from Kitui, Christopher S. Khisa (PhD) from Bungoma and Peter Njigua from Vihiga.
Others were Jason K. Nyantino from Kisii, Peter O. Opondo from Kakamega and Sogoti James from Baringo.