The National Treasury and Economic Planning Cabinet Secretary Njuguna Ndung’u has appointed Humphrey Wattanga new Commissioner General, Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA).
“In exercise of the powers conferred by section 11 (1) of the Kenya Revenue Authority Act, 1995, the Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury and Economic Planning appoints Humphrey Wattanga Mulongo to be the Commissioner General of Kenya Revenue Authority, for a period of three (3) years, with effect from the 22nd August, 2023,” said Ndung’u.
The new commissioner general succeeds Rispah Simiyu who acted following the exit of Githii Mburu who resigned from the position to pursue personal interest after serving for three years and seven months.
Following the exit of Githii, KRA board also announced a number of changes In bid to enhance revenue mobilization agenda and synergies in top management, the following changes were effected:
Mrs Pamela Ahago – Acting Commissioner for Customs & Border Control
Mr David Mwangi – Acting Commissioner for Domestic Taxes
Mr David Yego – Commissioner for Intelligence, Strategic Operations, Investigation and Enforcement
Ms Nancy Ng’etich – Acting Commissioner for Corporate Support Services
Dr. Mohammed Omar, Dr Mwirigi Mugambi and Mr Paul Matuku were left to serve as Commissioners for Strategy, Innovation and Risk management, Kenya School of Revenue Administration and Legal Services and Board Coordination respectively.
Wattanga holds a Masters in Business Administration from the Wharton School of Finance from the University of Pennsylvania, USA, and a Bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry (cum laude) from Harvard University, USA.
He has over 15 years’ global experience serving as a business development, corporate finance and transaction adviser to private equity entities, private sector companies, development finance institutions, governments and public organizations.
