The Cabinet Secretary for Investments, Trade and Industry Moses Kuria has appointed Dr Kenneth Chelule as the CEO of the Special Economic Zones Authority.

In a Gazette notice dated April 26, 2023, Kuria said Chelule will serve for a period of three years effective April 21, 2023.

“It is notified for the general information of the public that the Board of Directors of the Special Economic Zones Authority has appointed Dr Kenneth Chelule Langat as the Chief Executive Officer of the Authority, for a period of three years, with effect from the 21st April 2023,” the notice read in part.

Kenneth Chelule’s previous jobs

Chelule previously served as the Director of Partnership, Strategy, Research, and Resource Mobilization at the authority. 

“Dr Chelule is an experienced professional with more than 20 years of expertise in industrial research, technology transfer and MSME support,” Special Economic Zones Authority said in a statement.

He also worked as the Chief Research Scientist and Deputy Director at the Kenya Industrial Research and Development Institute (KIRDI).