The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority has appointed Mueni Mutunga (pictured) as the regulator’s acting director general.
Mutunga, who until Tuesday was the secretary and director of legal affairs takes over from Pavel Oimeke, whose contract renewal for a second term is a subject of an ongoing court case.
In the petition filed at the Labour Courts, the petitioner wants the position to be filled competitively.
The court last Friday granted a conservatory order which necessitated the move by the board to appoint a director general, albeit in an acting capacity.
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