Nairobi, Aug. 31 -- The Anti-Counterfeit Authority has appointed John Akoten, the agency's official at the centre of a fake number plate scam in 2016, to the position of Acting Executive Director.
Sunday Nation has obtained a confidential memo from the board that informed the staff of the new development after the agency's top boss, Elema Halake, went on terminal leave last week, ending his three-year stay at the helm of the parastatal.
The ACA board, chaired by Flora Mutahi, announced the appointment through the memo after a meeting last weekend in which the controversial decision was reached.
"This is to notify you that Mr Elema Halake will be proceeding on annual leave from Monday 24th to 31st August 2020 and thereafter proceed on ter...