Pauline Njoroge’s Appointment Revoked After Public Uproar

Just a day after Pauline Njoroge was gazetted as a new board member of the Tourism Regulatory Authority, her appointment has been revoked.

Her appointment caused a stir online due to her past sentiments on social media about the Nairobi National Park which she had advocated needed to be developed to cater for the city’s growing population. 

“How much revenue does Nairobi National Park bring to this country? Isn’t there much much more that can be done with it that will add more value?” her past Facebook post reads in part.

In a statement sent to newsrooms on Saturday, August 8, by the Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife, CS Najib Balala stated that the Ministry was not aware of the past tweet prior to her gazettement.

“I am revoking Pauline Njoroge’s appointment as a board member of Tourism Regulatory Authourity because we have just seen what she had tweeted in the past that Nairobi National Park was useless. We do not want to be associated with such people and such thinking,” read an excerpt of the stated.

Additionally, Balala thanked netizens for bringing the matter to his attention and acknowledged that the Ministry had missed the information when doing a background check on her.

In her place, Balala appointed Standard Group journalist Najma Ismail.