Business Radar’s people hub follows the executives and directors who run Kenya’s largest companies: who has just been appointed, who is acting, what they are paid and how boards are changing. Every change we record comes from the company’s own notice, press release or leadership page, or from the Kenya Gazette.
Updated 10 November 2026.
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Latest people moves
The five most recent chief executive and board changes in our tracker:
| Effective | Company | Role | Incoming | Outgoing / note | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Feb 2027 | KenGen NSE | Managing Director and CEO (designate) | Ronoh Kibet Charles | Eng. Peter Waweru Njenga (retiring) Currently KenGen's General Manager for commercial services; picked after a competitive recruitment process. | Designate | KenGen press release Dated 24 Oct 2026 |
| 1 Nov 2026 | The Standard Group NSE | Group Chief Executive Officer | Dr Naim Bilal Yaseen | Supersedes the acting appointment announced in October Former Managing Director of the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation and Director of Public Affairs and Communication at the Judiciary. | Appointment | Standard Group board notice Dated 29 Oct 2026 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | The Standard Group NSE | Independent Non-Executive Directors | Anthony Ambaka Kegode, Tom Odongo, Elishah Njeru | Three independent directors appointed under the Capital Markets disclosure regulations. | Board | Standard Group board notice Dated 15 Oct 2026 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | Kenya Airways NSE | Acting Group Managing Director and CEO | Habil Waswani | Capt. George Kamal (resigned; formal exit 30 Sep 2026) Waswani is the Company Secretary and Director Legal Services. The board says recruitment of a substantive CEO has started. | Acting | Kenya Airways public announcement Dated 1 Sep 2026 |
| 1 Aug 2026 | Stanbic Bank Kenya NSE (via Stanbic Holdings) | Chief Executive | Michael Mutiga | Previously Chief Business Development & Strategy Officer at Safaricom Plc. | Appointment | Stanbic Bank Kenya leadership page |
Checked 10 Nov 2026. Only changes stated in a company's own notice, press release, leadership page or official social account, or a Kenya Gazette notice. Names and titles as written by the company.
The full list, with notes on each change, is in our new CEOs in Kenya tracker.
Who runs what
| Company | Role | Current holder | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Absa Bank Kenya | Managing Director and CEO | Yusuf Omari | Absa Bank Kenya, About us |
| Airtel Kenya | Managing Director | Djibril Tobe | Airtel Kenya leadership page |
| Bamburi Cement | Chief Executive Officer | Geoffrey Ndugwa | Bamburi Cement board announcement |
| KenGen | Managing Director and CEO | Eng. Peter Waweru Njenga (until 31 Jan 2027) | KenGen press release |
| Kenya Airways | Acting Group Managing Director and CEO | Habil Waswani | Kenya Airways public announcement |
| Stanbic Bank Kenya | Chief Executive | Michael Mutiga | Stanbic Bank Kenya leadership page |
| The Standard Group | Group Chief Executive Officer | Dr Naim Bilal Yaseen | Standard Group board notice |
Checked 10 Nov 2026 on each company's own site or notice.
Profiles: Kenya Airways CEO, Standard Group CEO and KenGen’s CEO designate.
How we track people moves
Companies listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange must announce changes to their board and senior management, and most publish the notice on their own website too. We read those notices, record the effective date, the role, who is coming in and who is leaving, and link the original document. For unlisted companies we use the company’s own press release or leadership page.
We separate four kinds of change: substantive appointments, acting roles, designates who take office on a later date, and board changes. An acting chief executive stays in the table until the company names a permanent holder. When a company later reverses or supersedes an appointment, as The Standard Group did in October 2026, we keep both rows so the history is clear.
State corporations are covered where the Kenya Gazette or the parent ministry publishes the appointment. Chairs of boards such as the Coffee Board of Kenya are appointed by Gazette notice, and the notice is our source.
CEO pay
Listed companies disclose directors’ pay in their annual reports. Our pay pages use those reports:
- CEO salaries in Kenya
- Safaricom CEO salary
- KCB Group CEO salary
- Equity Group CEO salary
- What parastatal board chairs are paid
Boards and directors
- How to become a board member in Kenya
- How state corporation boards work
- The State Corporations Bill and CEO terms
- KenGen’s first minority-only board vote
- Coffee Board of Kenya chair appointment
Wealth
We report personal wealth only where it can be traced to a published source, such as a shareholding disclosed in a listed company’s annual report. Our richest people in Kenya guide explains the main fortunes and where the figures come from.
Frequently asked questions
Where do your people moves come from?
From each company’s own announcement, press release, leadership page or official social media account, or from a Kenya Gazette notice. We do not add a change based only on media reports.
How do I tell you about an appointment?
Email the official notice to info@businessradar.co.ke. Companies can also pay for a labelled sponsored announcement, but that never changes what goes into the tracker.
Which Kenyan companies changed CEO in 2026?
Our tracker includes Bamburi Cement, Kipeto Energy, The Standard Group, Airtel Kenya, Stanbic Bank Kenya and Kenya Airways, with KenGen’s new CEO due in February 2027.
