Kenya: AFA Appoints Trade Expert As New DG After Decade-Long Search

Bruno Linyiru has been appointed as the Director General of the Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA), marking the culmination of a decade-long quest for a substantive head.

Dr Linyiru’s selection was made by Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi, positioning him as the inaugural substantive head of AFA since its inception in 2014.

Although the new appointee’s name has yet to be officially gazetted, AFA chairman Cornelly Serem confirmed to Business Day Africa the occurrence of the…