KCAA names new Director General as Capt. Kibe exits

The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) has picked Emile Nguza Arao as its new Director General effective from April 22, 2022.

This follows the completion of a recruitment exercise by the KCCA board which kicked off on February 1.

Mr. Arao is expected to replace Capt. Gilbert Kibe who retires from the authority after seven years at the helm.

The new KCAA Director General is currently the Executive Director at the East African Community’s Civil Aviation Safety and Security Oversight Agency (EAC-CASSOA).

He is a long-serving aviation expert with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Aircraft Engineering Technology and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration (Aviation).

The departing Capt. Kibe is currently the Chairman of Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO) and the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Regional Aviation Safety Group for Africa & Indian Ocean Islands.