Kenya Airports Authority MD Lucy Mbugua reinstated even as consumer lobby warns of legal battle

Kenya Airports Authority Managing Director Lucy Mbugua was in February sent on compulsory leave to allow probe over allocation of duty-free shops.

Embattled Kenya Airports Authority Managing Director Lucy Mbugua has been reinstated after a month in the dark following a Sh9.5 billion VAT scandal.

Ms Mbugua was sent on compulsory leave last month alongside three senior officers at KAA to pave way for investigations. “The board has undertaken its preliminary investigations within the time-frame set out in the Human Resource Manual. Based on preliminary investigations, the board has resolved to recall the managing director and the three senior managers,” a statement sent to newsrooms signed by KAA Chairman David Kimaiyo said. The board however, did not reveal findings from the investigations.