House Committee rejects Ben Chumo’s nomination

Ex-Kenya Power CEO Ben Chumo, whose nomination to head the Salaries and  Remuneration Commission has been rejected by a parliamentary  committee. (File/Standard)

A parliamentary committee on Finance and National Planning has rejected President Uhuru Kenyatta’s nominee for the chairman of Salaries Remuneration Committee (SRC).

Ben Chumo, a former Kenya Power boss suffered another blow on Wednesday when  the committee  released a memorandum indicating held that he was unsuitable to be appointed as the chairperson of SRC.