KMPDU Deputy SG Miskellah Lands Gov't Job

Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) Deputy Secretary General Dennis Miskellah has been appointed to the Board of Trustees of the Local Authorities Provident Fund (LAPF).

The appointment was announced through a Gazette Notice dated Friday, October 9, by National Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi.

Miskellah will serve alongside Kevin Owango Onyango following their appointment as members of the board for a three-year term.

In the Gazette Notice, Mbadi invoked the Local Authorities Provident Fund Act to formalise the appointments, which took effect on October 9, 2026.

"In exercise of the powers conferred by section 5 (1) of the Local Authorities Provident Fund Act, the Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury appoints Kevin Owango Onyango and Dennis Miskellah to be Members of the Board of Trustees of the Local Authorities Provident Fund, for a period of three (3) years, with effect from the 9th October, 2026," the notice read.

This comes a week after Energy and Petroleum Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi announced the appointment of new chief executives to head the Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited (KETRACO), the Geothermal Development Company Limited (GDC) and the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA).

In a statement on Wednesday, September 30, Wandayi said the appointments will see Tom Odhiambo Imbo take over as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of KETRACO.

Stephen Kipsang Busieney has been appointed Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of GDC while Edward Mwirigi Kinyua has been appointed Director General of EPRA.

Wandayi said the appointments had been approved in accordance with the laws governing the State corporations and the energy sector.

"Pursuant to the provisions of the State Corporations Act, Cap 446, the Companies Act, Cap 486 and the Energy Act, Cap 314, the Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Energy and Petroleum has approved the appointments of the Chief Executive Officers of the Kenya Electricity Transmission Co. Ltd (KETRACO), the Geothermal Development Company Limited (GDC) and Director General of the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA)," the statement read.

Wandayi said the selection of the three officials followed recruitment exercises conducted by the respective boards of directors of the institutions.

"The appointments, which are to take effect immediately are a culmination of rigorous recruitment processes undertaken in accordance with the applicable laws and relevant Human Resource guidelines by the respective Boards of Directors of KETRACO, GDC and EPRA," the statement added.

Wandayi congratulated the appointees and expressed confidence in their role in implementing the government's agenda in the sector.

"The Cabinet Secretary takes this opportunity to congratulate the appointees and looks forward to their leadership in supporting the President's ambitious plans for the Energy and Petroleum Sector," the statement concluded.