CS @kipmurkomen fired the MD for KAA and transferred senior managers who were DIRECTLY responsible for operations at the JKIA when the blackout happened. This was done quickly after the blackout. The CS publicly apologized to passengers and to Kenyans. That’s laudable.
It’s OK for Murkomen’s critics to demand far reaching STRUCTURAL changes that would ensure that there is no repeat of this problem. However, to claim that Gitari should not have been fired is to be either dishonest or ignorant.
The MD of KAA is in charge of all the operations at the JKIA, including but not limited to flights, safety, power, cleanliness, etc. He should have made sure that ALL GENERATORS were in good working conditions and would automatically kick in when there is a blackout.
Why were the generators not working? Why hadn’t the systems been tested regularly to rule out what happened?
The ethnic identities of those who failed to do their jobs well, or of those who might have sabotaged the power system in order to facilitate their criminal plans, shouldn’t stop Murkomen from addressing the situation and taking appropriate action against all culprits.
But to demand that Murkomen should have “fired” Energy CS, Chirchir, is the height of ignorance. Both Murkomen and Chirchir are Cabinet Secretaries. They can only be fired by the President.