Ruto fires four KCC board members, announces replacements

In a special issue of the Gazette Notice, President Ruto appointed Noah Ndemo Nyachae, Dr. Rawlynce Bett, Naisula Keko and Sarah Keino as new members of the Board of Directors. 

Their appointments take effect from Tuesday, August 6, and will run until March 9, 2026. 

"In exercise of the powers conferred by section 7 (3) of the State Corporations Act, 1, William Samoei Ruto, President of the Republic of Kenya and Commander in Chief of the Defence Forces, appoints: Noah Ndemo Nyachae, Rawlynce Bett (Dr.). Naisula Keko and Sarah Keino to be members of the Board of Directors of the New Kenya Co-operative Creameries Limited, with effect from the 6th August, 2024 upto the 9th March, 2026," the notice read in part. 

In turn, the president revoked the appointments of four board members namely Geoffrey Noah Angwenyi, David Kipkurui Samoei (Rtd), Col. Rukia Rashid and Elisha Biwot. 

The four members were appointed on March 10, 2023, and were set to hold the positions until March 2026. 

New KCC has in the past been credited for building production lines in Eldoret, Dandora and Nyahururu. It consists of eight major processing factories, 13 milk cooling plants and several satellite coolers. 

The company's then managing director Nixon Sigey served for nine years before hanging his boots. He is lauded for modernising the processing factories which allowed the company to diversify its produce range.