This archive report was first published on 8 August 2020.
On Saturday, Cabinet Secretary for Tourism Najib Balala revoked the appointment of Pauline Njoroge as a board member of the Tourism Regulatory Authority, effective immediately.
According to a statement from CS Balala, the revocation was due to a post made by Njoroge on her official Facebook page regarding the Nairobi National Park.
CS Balala stated, 'I am revoking Pauline Njoroge's appointment as a board member of Tourism Regulatory Authority 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.'
CS Balala expressed regret over not knowing about the post earlier.
He also thanked Kenyans on social media for highlighting the issue, which was missed during the background check on Njoroge.
As a replacement, CS Balala appointed journalist Najma Ismael as a board member of the Tourism Regulatory Authority.
