PROFILE: Inside Ezra Chiloba’s i*lustrious c*reer, education
Ezra Chiloba Simiyu, who was appointed as the new Director General of Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) on Tuesday, has had an illustrious career and education.
Chiloba, who is the immediate former Chief Executive Officer of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), is a holder of undergraduate Law Degree from the University of Nairobi.
He also has a Master of Arts degree from Central European University in Hungary and a Master of Science degree in program management from the University of Oxford.
A post graduate diploma in law holder from the Kenya School of Law, Chiloba also holds a certificate in Blockchain strategy program from Said Business School at University of Oxford.
He holds further training in Corporate Governance, Projects Management, Collaborative Leadership and in Monitoring and Evaluation.
Career
Chiloba started his career as a Program Officer with the Centre for Minority Rights and Development and later joined South Consulting as a Research and Coordination Officer.
He worked as a Team Leader and Deputy Chief of Party with Developement Alternative Inc.
He also previously worked as Projects Analysis in charge of governance, electoral systems and processes with the United Nations Development Program in Nairobi.
After controversially exiting IEBC, Chiloba ventured into consultancy services.
Until his appointment on Tuesday September 28, 2021, Chiloba was working as a policy consultant and Principle Partner with Chil and Kemp consultancy and an advocate of the High Court of Kenya.
"The appointment follows a competitive recruitment process to fill the position left vacant with the retirement of the former Director General Francis Wangusi," CA Chair Kembi Githura said in a statement.
