Former Kenya Airport Authority (KAA) Chief Executive Officer(CEO) Lucy Wanjiku Mbugua has been appointed the Regional Director for International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) Eastern and Southern African Office.
On Tuesday, the ICAO Secretary General appointed Mbugua in agreement with the Kenyan State, Roads and Transport Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen.
She holds a Master’s degree in Aviation Strategy.
She has held leadership positions in the industry, including CEO/Managing Director at the Kenya Airports Authority and Head of Marketing and Revenue Management at Kenya Airways.
Further, she has served on the Airports Council International (ACI) World Standing Committees of Economics and Environment.
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“Her expertise and strategic leadership has helped streamline aviation transport operations and moulded sustainable operations for Kenya’s air transport,” CS Murkomen said.
The ICAO Eastern and Southern Africa Office is responsible for maintaining continuous communication with the 24 accredited states in the region.
As the Regional Director, Mbugua will represent the Secretary-General to these states.
Murkomen hailed Mbugua’s appointment to ICAO as a significant milestone for Kenya’s aviation and transport sector, highlighting its potential for further advancements and recognition of the country’s innovative and transformative efforts in air transport for economic growth.
“It lays the foundation for further breakthroughs within our transport sector and opens the door to further recognition of our efforts to innovate and revolutionize air transport for economic transformation,” he said
The Transport CS expressed Kenya’s commitment to fulfilling its obligations to ICAO by the provisions of the Chicago Convention.
He emphasised Kenya’s determination to lead in advancing ICAO’s strategic goal of ensuring an efficient, safe, secure, and sustainable global aviation industry.
