Nairobi, March 5 -- Kenya Airways (KQ) has appointed businessman Kiprono Kittony as chairman of its board, with economist David Ndii among three new directors joining the airline's governing body amid plans to sell it to a strategic investor for Sh258 billion.

The national carrier announced on Thursday that Mr Kittony will serve as chairman and independent non-executive director, while Dr Ndii and two others will sit on the board asnon-executive directorseffective March 5.

This comes as the government prepares to float an expression of interest (EOI) to tap a strategic investor who is expected to inject up to Sh258 billion to revitalise the struggling carrier.

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Mr Kittony, who is ...