Former Kibwezi MP Philip Kaloki lands government job

Former Kibwezi MP Prof. Philip Kaloki has been appointed as the new Chairperson of the Retirement Benefits Authority (RBA).
Former Kibwezi MP Prof. Philip Kaloki has been appointed as the new Chairperson of the Retirement Benefits Authority (RBA).
The announcement was made by National Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi through a gazette notice issued on Tuesday, July 29.
“In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 6 (1) of the Retirement Benefits Act, the Cabinet Secretary for National Treasury appoints Prof. Philip Kaloki to be the chairperson of the board of the Retirement Benefits Authority, for a period of three (3) years, with effect from the 30th July, 2025,” the notice read.
Kaloki has previously served as the CEO of the Global Centre for Business Development, where he led several trade consultancy and market feasibility initiatives in East Africa.
He also served as Chairman of the Board of Directors at the Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) from 2013 to 2021.
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In politics, Kaloki was elected as Member of Parliament for Kibwezi Constituency in the 2007 general elections under the ODM-Kenya party and served until 2013.
He later contested the Makueni governorship in 2013 and ran again for MP in Kibwezi East in 2017, though he did not succeed in either race.
In 2022, Kaloki was nominated as the running mate to Polycarp Igathe in the Nairobi gubernatorial elections on a Jubilee Party ticket.
He takes over from Nelson Havi, the former President of the Law Society of Kenya, who had served in the role since his appointment on February 10, 2023.
Havi’s appointment was made by former Treasury Cabinet Secretary Njuguna Ndung’u and took over from Abdirahin Abdi whose appointment was revoked.
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