The Jackson Magondu has been officially appointed as the new Director General of the Kenya Rural Roads Authority for a three-year term. His appointment was confirmed by the Chairman and Board of Directors.
Magondu had been serving as Acting Director General following the resignation of former DG Philemon Kandie in July 2025. Prior to that, he held the position of Director of Planning, Design, and Environment at the authority.
A professional engineer with over 30 years of experience in roads and infrastructure, Magondu brings a wealth of expertise in highway and rural road engineering.
The Board highlighted his record in providing strategic direction and building institutional capacity for rural road development.
He holds a Master’s Degree in Infrastructure Management from Yokohama National University, Japan, and a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Nairobi.
Magondu is also a registered engineer with the Engineers Board of Kenya (EBK), a corporate member of the Institution of Engineers of Kenya (IEK), and a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK).
Chairman Antony Ng’ang’a and the Board congratulated him, wishing him success as he leads the authority into a new phase of rural road construction and connectivity across devolved Kenya.
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