{"id":618,"date":"2026-02-07T09:10:23","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T09:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/?p=618"},"modified":"2026-02-07T09:10:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T09:10:50","slug":"benson-mwaniki-lands-ntsa-board-appointment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/?p=618","title":{"rendered":"Benson Mwaniki Lands NTSA Board Appointment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"528\" data-id=\"619\" src=\"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1001642849.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-619\" srcset=\"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1001642849.jpg 768w, https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1001642849-300x206.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>By Calvin otieno <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Former Muminji by-election aspirant Benson Mwaniki, who recently withdrew from the race, has been appointed Board Member of the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) for a three-year term by Roads and Infrastructure Cabinet Secretary Daviea Chirchir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The appointment has drawn public attention, especially given that Mwaniki lost in the UDA primaries to Peterson Njiru Weche, who nonetheless extended warm congratulations on social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI take this opportunity to warmly congratulate my brother, Ben Mwaniki, on his appointment as a Board Member of the National Transport and Safety Authority by His Excellency the President. This appointment is a true testament to resilience, courage, and unwavering commitment to service,\u201d Weche wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mwaniki\u2019s elevation to a key government board has sparked discussions about political appointments in Kenya, with critics noting that political resilience and loyalty sometimes outweigh electoral defeat in determining who receives high-profile positions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Weche also expressed gratitude to the national leadership for the appointment, citing President William Ruto, Deputy President Kithure Kindiki, and other senior officials for the confidence placed in Mwaniki.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The development is likely to fuel further debate on appointment practices, political rewards, and meritocracy within Kenyan governance circles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Calvin otieno Former Muminji by-election aspirant Benson Mwaniki, who recently withdrew from the race, has been appointed Board Member of the National Transport and&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-618","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/618","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=618"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/618\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":620,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/618\/revisions\/620"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=618"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=618"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=618"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}