The \u00a0Board\u00a0 \u00a0of Directors\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0of the \u00a0Energy\u00a0 \u00a0and \u00a0Petroleum\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Regulatory Authority\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0(EPRA) \u00a0has \u00a0designated\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Ms. \u00a0Mueni\u00a0 \u00a0Mutung’a\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 as Acting \u00a0Director\u00a0 \u00a0General,\u00a0 \u00a0as from \u00a017th August,\u00a0 \u00a02020.<\/p>\n
Ms. \u00a0Mutung’\u00a0 \u00a0a is the \u00a0Corporation\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Secretary&\u00a0 \u00a0Director\u00a0 \u00a0Legal \u00a0Affairs,\u00a0 \u00a0and \u00a0is to \u00a0serve \u00a0in \u00a0the \u00a0place of \u00a0Mr. \u00a0Pavel\u00a0 \u00a0Oimeke\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 whose\u00a0 \u00a0contract-renewal\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0is \u00a0currently\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0the\u00a0 \u00a0subject\u00a0 \u00a0of \u00a0a Court\u00a0 \u00a0case,\u00a0 \u00a0under which\u00a0 \u00a0Conservatory\u00a0 \u00a0Orders\u00a0 \u00a0have \u00a0been \u00a0made\u00a0 \u00a0and \u00a0are \u00a0still pending.<\/p>\n
Ms. Mutung’\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0a has \u00a0had \u00a0a successful\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0career\u00a0 \u00a0in legal \u00a0practice\u00a0 \u00a0for a period\u00a0 \u00a0exceeding\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0twenty\u00a0 \u00a0years. She \u00a0began\u00a0 \u00a0her \u00a0career\u00a0 \u00a0at Robson\u00a0 \u00a0Harris\u00a0 \u00a0& Co. \u00a0Advocates,\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0and \u00a0later \u00a0served\u00a0 \u00a0as a Legal \u00a0Officer\u00a0 \u00a0at Total \u00a0Kenya \u00a0Ltd. \u00a0Prior \u00a0to joining\u00a0 \u00a0EPRA, \u00a0Ms. Mutung’\u00a0 \u00a0a was \u00a0the \u00a0Corporation\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Secretary\u00a0 \u00a0and \u00a0Head of Legal \u00a0Services\u00a0 \u00a0at Kenya \u00a0Wildlife\u00a0 \u00a0Service \u00a0(KWS).<\/p>\n
Ms. \u00a0Mutung’\u00a0 \u00a0a \u00a0holds\u00a0 \u00a0a\u00a0 Master’s\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0degree\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0in \u00a0Business\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Administration\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0and\u00a0 \u00a0a \u00a0Bachelor\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0of \u00a0Laws degree\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0from\u00a0 \u00a0the \u00a0University\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0of Nairobi.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0She \u00a0also \u00a0holds\u00a0 \u00a0a Diploma\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0in \u00a0Legal\u00a0\u00a0 practice\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0from\u00a0 \u00a0the Kenya\u00a0 \u00a0School \u00a0of Law. \u00a0She \u00a0is a member\u00a0 \u00a0of the \u00a0Law \u00a0Society \u00a0of Kenya\u00a0 \u00a0and \u00a0a Fellow\u00a0\u00a0 of the \u00a0Institute of Chartered\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Secretaries.<\/p>\n
The \u00a0Board’s\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0choice\u00a0 \u00a0of Ms. \u00a0Mutung’a\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0for \u00a0this \u00a0role \u00a0is \u00a0based\u00a0 \u00a0upon\u00a0 \u00a0her \u00a0seniority\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0in service,\u00a0 \u00a0and upon\u00a0 \u00a0a duly-approved\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Succession\u00a0 \u00a0Plan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"