Posta Kenya Board Gets First Postman

The Minister for Information & Communications Hon. Samuel Poghisio has today gazetted Mr. Abdi Adan Suleiman as a member of the Board of Postal Corporation of Kenya. This is the first time, since inception, that Posta Kenya has a postman on the  non executive Board. Other postmen, who have been Chief Executives of the Corporation include the first Postmaster General Amb. Bishar Hussein and the incumbent Dr. Enock Kinara.

The appointment of Mr. Abdi brings along a wealth of experience having been a postman for close to three decades. He had risen through the ranks, served in both the field and head office and retired as a General Manager. In fact, he was the first General Manager Operations upon inception of the Corporation on 1st July 1999. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Abdi was the immediate outgoing Board Chairman of the Kenya Meat Commission.

The question remains, will his appointment and that of Dr. Kinara see an end to Board Management wrangles in the Corporation? Are these signs that it is time for renaissance of Posta Kenya?