Uhuru Appoints KANU’s Nick Salat to Lucrative Position

Kenya African National Union (KANU) secretary General Nick Salat on Friday August 7, 2020 landed a new lucrative position in government.

President Uhuru Kenyatta through a gazette notice appointed Salat to be the Chairperson of the Board of the Agricultural Development Corporation.

Salat is set take up the position for one year, with effect from August 7, 2020 to June 5, 2021.

“In exercise of the powers conferred by section 7(3) of the State Corporations Act, I, Uhuru Kenyatta, President of the Republic of Kenya and Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Forces, appoint Nicholas Kiptoo Arap Korir Salat to be the chairperson of the Board of the Agricultural Development Corporation, up to June 5, 2021, with effect from the August 7, 2020,” read the statement.

We wish our Secretary General Nick Salat the very best on his appointment and wish him every success in his new duties. pic.twitter.com/Q5v2iP2uZg

— The KANU Party (@TheKanuParty_Ke) August 7, 2020

He added that the appointment of Benjamin Cheboi, who previously served in the same position, had been revoked.

At the same time, the head of state revoked the appointment of Salat as the Chairman of the Board of the Postal Corporation of Kenya effective August 7, 2020.