Kenyans Appoint US-based Journalist, Ben Terry, as KPLC’s New CEO
Kenyans have taken their constitutional right to a whole new level by unanimously appointing US-based meteorologist, Ben Terry, as the new Chief Executive Officer for Kenya Power & Lighting Company thus sending Rosemary Oduor on permanent unpaid leave. Kenyans on Twitter commenting on the appointment noted that they were acting on behalf of the Kenya Power board of directors who have proven beyond reasonable doubt their incapacitation to continue steering the country’s electricity transmission and distribution company.
Ben Terry, KPLC, has been the morning and midday meteorologist at a Louisiana-based television station since 2011. He is a 2006 graduate of Mississippi State University’s on-campus Broadcast Meteorologist program. Ben began his broadcast career nearly 15 years ago in Jackson, Mississippi.
“Ben is experienced, and his appointment comes at a time Kenya is heading to what will be hotly-contested elections, we as Kenyans on Social Media trust Ben Terry will deliver on his mandate of turning around the company,” said Osama Otero, the acting Kenyans On Twitter Board Chairman.
Mr. Osama’s sentiments were echoed by Droid254 — KOT’s Tech Director, Jeffrey Jeff — KOT’s Entertainment Director, and Fafa Mukuru Osoro — the Commander of Kenyans on Twitter Sojas for pinned tweets Assembly.
Kenyans on Twitter Acting Financial Advisor, Mihr Thaka, said Ben Terry’s new role at the KPLC will not be a walk in the park as the company has been held hostage by a group of mafia known as the Independent Power Producers (IPPs) who are apparently, determined to bring the whole country to a blackout during the 2022 elections, in order to impose to the poor citizens a President of their choice, who’ll continue their legacy of looting the East African nation to its deathbed.
Ben Terry commenting on his new appointment assured Kenyans that he will fight the cartels and restore sanity and trust in Kenya Power during the first 100 days in office. Over the years Ben has been a part of significant upgrades to the weather technology at his US media station with the addition of the Skycam network and latest WSI weather system, keeping Southwest Louisiana up to date with the latest and greatest forecasting and storm tracking technology.
“Thank you Kenyans for your trust and for this very great privilege you have bestowed on me to lead the country out of blackout. I can assure you, I will fight power cartels and restore sanity in the corporation. I will not let you down, hakuna matata,” said Ben Terry.
State-controlled Kenya Power swung to a pretax loss of 7.04 billion Kenyan shillings ($63.62 million) for its financial year to the end of June 2021. Out of the 87.5 billion shillings cost of sales incurred during the period, 47.5 billion shillings, or 54%, were capacity charges paid to power producers. In July 2018, Kenya Power faced a crisis after its chief executive and several senior executives were arrested and charged with a conspiracy to commit economic crimes and abuse of office. They all denied the charges. Their case is ongoing.
