The bosses of three roads authorities could land an automatic extension of their terms in office if proposed legislation in Parliament sails through. The controversial Kenya Roads (Amendment) Bill, 2021 that seeks to extend terms of Directors General (DGs) of the authorities from current three to five years, has kicked off a storm among lawmakers reading mischief. Those to benefit from the proposed law are Kenya National Highway Authority (Kenha) DG Peter Mundinia and the Kenya Urban Roads Authority’s (Kura) Cyrus Kinoti. What is the urgency in sponsoring a Bill to extended terms of the institution's bosses when there are other pressing matters," said a lawmaker who faulted the Bill. Mundinia was appointed in August 2015, after serving in the same position at Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) in an acting capacity since 2014.

Source: Standard Digital May 22, 2021 13:07 UTC