Former Kenya Investment Authority (KenInvest) managing director June Chepkemei has landed a new role at the Kenya Tourism Board.
June has been appointed as the Board’s chief executive officer taking over from John Chirchir who has been holding the position in an acting capacity since November 2022.
Her appointment is contained in a Gazette Notice number 3226 dated March 19.
“In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 37(1) of the Tourism Act, 2011, the Cabinet Secretary for Tourism and Wildlife appoints June Teclar Chepkemei to be the Chief Executive Officer of the Kenya Tourism Board,” reads the notice in part.
Tourism Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua confirmed the appointment which has been done in line with the Tourism Act, cap. 83.
It is set to take effect beginning March 20 for three years.
The transition comes only a year after she was picked by then Trade Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria to steer KenInvest replacing Olivia Rachier.
“The appointment, tasks June with the responsibility of spearheading strategies to attract and grow investments to the country from the current Sh62.3 billion to Sh1.2 trillion by the end of 2023,” Kuria said then, in the statement.
Before this, she worked as the head of Marketing and Communications at the Konza Technopolis Development Authority (KoTDA).
A former communications business partner at Safaricom, June previously worked with Kass Media International before joining the authority.
She has also served as a member of the task force on the Kenya Media Policy Guidelines.
KTB is a state corporation established and regulated under the Tourism Act 2011.
Its mandate is to develop, implement and coordinate a National Tourism marketing strategy to market Kenya at local, national, regional and international levels as a premier tourist destination.
The board also aims to identify tourism market needs and trends and advise tourism stakeholders accordingly; and
Perform any other functions that are ancillary to the object and purpose for which the Tourism Board is established.