Businessman Sachen Gudka leaves Kenya Power board

Business mogul Sachen Gudka is expected to leave his role as a director of the board of Kenya Power when his current term expires at the start of December.

Mr. Gudka, an industrialist, has given notice of his resignation with effect from December 3 when Kenya Power stages its Annual General Meeting (AGM).

He will be vacating the board just 17 months after joining it in July 2020.

His stay on the board led by Chairperson Vivienne Yeda has been marked by turmoil with the board striving to steer the company back to a profitable footing by pushing drastic and far-reaching reforms.

Early this year for instance, Kenya Power staff opposed to the operations of the new board accused certain members including Gudka of overreach in implementing their roles at the company.

The staff members wanted the board sent home but later dropped the push following a meeting with management that also included the Ministry of Energy.

Other Kenya Board members whose roles lapse have however offered themselves for re-election at the upcoming AGM.

These include Chairperson Vivienne Yeda, Caroline Kittony-Waiyaki and Eng. Elizabeth Rogo.

Kenya Power’s board audit committee members are also up for re-election and include Elizabeth Rogo, Caroline Kittony and Humphrey Muhu.

Sachen Gudka is a graduate of Economics from the London School of Economics (LSE) and a chartered accountant.

He is the Chairman, CEO and Director at multiple printing companies including Chrome Partners Limited, the Print Exchange Limited, Skanem Interlabels Nairobi Limited, Armor East Africa Imaging Supplies Limited and Flexo World Limited.

He is also the immediate former Chairperson of the Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM).