Ezra Chiloba Resigns As Communications Authority Director General

Communication Authority of Kenya (CA) Director General Ezra Chiloba has resigned amid corruption allegations that are heavily hanging around his neck.

On Thursday, 19^th October, CA said in a press release that its board of directors accepted his resignation letter addressed to the Chairperson, Mary Mungai.

“On behalf of the Authority, I wish the outgoing Director General success in his future endeavors and appreciate his invaluable contribution to the organization and the wider ICT sector,’ said the CA Board Chairperson.

Chiloba served as the CA Director General for two years, having been appointed in October 2021. However, the former IEBC CEO was recently suspended over graft allegations

Chiloba was suspended and has not worked for CA since September 18, 2023, when an internal audit allegedly revealed significant losses in the CA scheme during his tenure. Among other things were the allegations of abuse of office and conflict of interest.

According to a letter dated October 2 and addressed to CA Board Chair Mary Mungai, Chiloba refuted the accusations as baseless and inaccurate while underscoring that all actions taken about the management of the said mortgage scheme strictly adhered to relevant policies and guidelines.

“I wish to state that the allegations leveled against me, (Conflict of Interest, abuse of office, intent to defraud the authority, lack of professionalism and integrity negligence of duty, and failure to show due care are unfounded, incorrect, and unjustified,” said Chiloba in the letter.

“I wish to reiterate that all steps concerning Staff mortgage administration were undertaken in compliance with applicable framework and policies.”

Chiloba was replaced by Christopher Wambua who would serve in an acting capacity. He was suspended alongside Human Resources, Legal Services, the Internal Auditor, and Finance directors.

He likewise raised concerns about how the scheme’s audit was undertaken, further claiming that the process was interfered with.

“In the present case, one of the glaring anomalies is that non-members of the Audit Committee actively influenced and participated in the drafting of the Audit Committee report which was presented to the Board and used as the basis for the disciplinary action,” he said.

“It is evident that I have been denied due process and the process continues to be fraught with irregularities including interference with the audit process, inconsistencies in reports, failure to provide requested documents and particulars, and breach of privacy,” he said.

“For the reasons stated it is my prayer that the Authority will be able to vacate the impugned notice to show cause, allegations upon which it is founded, and the attendant suspension.”

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