Joe Sang has been reappointed as the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) managing director, returning him to the position after he was cleared of alleged corruption charges in December.
Mr. Sang takes over from Dr Macharia Irungu, whose contract the board declined to renew, ending his three-year tenure at the State corporation.
Mr Sang first returned to KPC as the acting MD in January after a Nairobi court cleared him of corruption charges over the construction of the Sh1.9 billion Kisumu Oil jetty.
The High Court then temporarily suspended the reappointment following a case filed by the Law Society of Kenya.
“Mr Sang’s contract will be for a fresh term of four years, renewable subject to performance.”
Mr Sang and other senior managers of KPC were arrested on December 7, 2018, and charged with implementing the Kisumu oil jetty project, which cost taxpayers an alleged loss of Sh1.9 billion.
The court ruled that no funds were lost and that the project was well-planned.
KPC is one of the largest and most important State-owned firms, building and maintaining infrastructure, including pipelines for supplying the country with petroleum products.
Mr Sang was first appointed the managing director of KPC towards the end of April 2016.
