Details have emerged of the high profile appointment of Citizen TV Sports Editor Mike Okinyi by former Sports Cabinet Secretary Rashid Echesa, before he was fired.
In a Gazette Notice, Echesa appointed Okinyi the Media, Broadcasting and Communication Director for the 2020 World Under-20 Athletics Championships.
In the appointment, the Citizen TV journalist will be deputized by Sports Journalists’ Association of Kenya (SJAK) President Chris Mbaisi.
The appointment came after Kenya successfully bid to be hosts to the 2020 International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) World Under 20 Championships.
Here is the list of IAAF WU20 Organizing Committee Members:
Chairman – Gen. Jackson Tuwei
Chief Executive Officer – Michael Agwingi Rabar
Assistant, Chief Executive Officer – Mary Mwaki
Chief Operations Officer – Regina Gachora
Director of Ticket Operations and Knowledge Management – Barnabas Korir
Assistant Director of Ticket Operations and Knowledge management – Maxwell Nyamu
Director, Finance and Administration – Farrah Kasim
Assistant Director, Finance and Administration – David Miano
Director, Legal – Emmanuel K. Gichohi
Assistant Director, Legal – Christine Mangwana
Director of ICT – Gatwiri Kinya
Assistant Director, ICT – Hesbon Malwenyi
Director, Security and Accreditation – Joseph Kiget
Assistant Director, Security and accreditation – Joseph Chirchir
Director, Protocol – Colonel Matigo Marwanga
Assistant Director, Protocol – Susan Kamau
Director, Technical and Competition – Ibrahim Hussein
Assistant Director, Technical and Competition – Paul Mutwii
Director, Marketing and Commercial – Zaheeda Suleiman
Assistant Director, Marketing and Commercial – Robert Nyanga’aya
Director, Media, Broadcasting and Communication – Michael Okinyi
Assistant Director, Media, Broadcasting and Communication – Chris Mbaisi
Director, Transport – Charles Welangai
Assistant Director, Transport – Vincent Kaduki
Director, Logistics – Douglas Wakihuri
Assistant Director, Logistics – Mohamed Bashir Ibrahim
Director, Medical and Ant-Doping – Dr. Jared Nyakiba