KenGen Picks Commercial Chief Ronoh Kibet Charles as Next CEO

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Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) has named Ronoh Kibet Charles as its next managing director and chief executive. The company announced the appointment on October 24. He takes over on February 1, 2027, when Peter Waweru Njenga retires; Njenga was appointed in 2023.

KenGen said the appointment followed a competitive recruitment process and that a transition period will allow an orderly handover and continuity in the company's strategic priorities. The board congratulated Kibet, saying it is confident he can strengthen performance, develop staff and advance growth and innovation priorities. It also thanked Njenga for his leadership and wished him well in retirement.

Under Njenga, KenGen reported a profit after tax of Ksh10.48 billion for the 2025 financial year and widened its geothermal consultancy portfolio, including assignments in Eswatini.

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Kibet has worked in geothermal development, project delivery and commercial strategy for more than 17 years. Since July 2025 he has been KenGen's general manager for commercial services, overseeing energy markets, investments, new business and partnerships, marketing, corporate communication and sustainability. Before that he was manager of new business and partnerships, from June 2022 to June 2025.

He started at KenGen as a geothermal project engineer in 2011, working on the planning, monitoring and evaluation of projects at Olkaria in Naivasha. He has also contributed to the growth of the company's international consultancy services and to the development of the Olkaria Green Energy Park. Earlier jobs included project management at JNET Intelligent Technologies and IT roles at iWayAfrica and Safaricom.

Kibet holds an electrical engineering degree in telecommunication and information engineering from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology. He is a certified Project Management Professional and SAP Project System Consultant, and has completed the Organizational Leadership programme at Harvard Business School.

Source: The Kenya Times