Ezra Chiloba is the new Director –General of the Communications Authority (CA) of Kenya, a position he will hold for the next four years.
The position was left open upon the exit of former Director –General Mr. Francis Wangusi and now a man loved and hated in equal measure owing to the controversial nature of the 2017 elections will be taking over the running of the regulator.
What you need to know about Ezra Chiloba:
Ezra Chiloba is the new Director –General of the Communications Authority (CA) of Kenya, a position he will hold for the next four years.
The position was left open upon the exit of former Director –General Mr. Francis Wangusi.
Here is what you need to know about him,
- He holds an undergraduate degree in Law from the University of Nairobi a Master of Arts degree from Central European University in Hungary and a Master of Science degree in Program Management from the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.
- A postgraduate diploma in law holder from the Kenya School of Law, Mr Chiloba also holds a certificate in Blockchain strategy program from Said Business School at the University of Oxford.
- Chiloba is also a policy consultant and Principle Partner with Chil and Kemp consultancy
- He is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya.
- He is the immediate former Chief Executive Officer of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission.
- He holds further training in Corporate Governance, Projects Management, Collaborative Leadership and in Monitoring and Evaluation.
- Mr Chiloba previously worked as a Team Leader and Deputy Chief of Party with Development Alternative Inc. He was previously a Projects Analyst in charge of governance, electoral systems and processes with the United Nations Development Program in Nairobi.
- As a new graduate in Law, Mr Chiloba started his career as a Program Officer with the Center for Minority Rights and Development and later joined South Consulting as a Research and Coordination Officer.