Mudavadi’s Trusted Ally Loses His Powerful Job in Latest Changes

Former Sabatia MP Fred Agoi who has been replaced as KENGEN board chairman. PHOTO | FACEBOOK

Former Sabatia MP Alfred Agoi Masadia, a close political ally of Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi, has lost one of his most influential government positions after being replaced as chairman of the Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) board.

Agoi has been succeeded by former Infrastructure Principal Secretary Prof. Eng. John Kipngetich Mosonik, whose appointment was confirmed during a board meeting on Monday, November 2, 2026.

The development marks the end of Agoi’s tenure at the helm of one of Kenya’s most strategic state corporations, where he had served as chairman since December 2024. His departure is likely to attract political attention, particularly given his longstanding association with Mudavadi and his influence within the political establishment in Western Kenya.

Agoi, who represented Sabatia Constituency for two consecutive terms between 2013 and 2022, has maintained a close political relationship with Mudavadi, one of President William Ruto’s most senior allies. His appointment to the KenGen board chairmanship had given him a prominent presence in the national government’s corporate leadership structure, even after leaving elective politics.

His replacement therefore represents more than an ordinary boardroom transition for a politician whose influence has been closely associated with Mudavadi’s political fortunes.

His successor, Mosonik, brings more than 35 years of experience spanning engineering, infrastructure, energy and corporate governance. He previously served as Principal Secretary for Infrastructure, where he oversaw major road development programmes, including approximately 6,000 kilometres of rural roads across the country. He was also already serving as a non-executive director at KenGen and chaired its Strategy Committee before his elevation.

For Agoi, the immediate question is what comes next. Having lost his parliamentary seat in 2022 and now relinquished the KenGen chairmanship, his next political or public-service assignment remains uncertain.

His departure also raises questions about the changing fortunes of political allies within the government, where appointments to influential state corporations can be as consequential as electoral victories.

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