Rift Valley Railways appoints new COO in new management changes

Rift valley Railways (RVR) has appointed Vincent Ngalula Tshiongo as the new chief operating officer (COO).

Tshiongo joins Isaiah Okoth who was last week appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in a move by majority shareholder Qalaa Holdings of Egypt to localise the company’s operations.

Isaiah Okoth took over from Carlos De Andrade who served three years at the helm of the company. According to a statement from the company, Okoth was appointed to the position in order to help take the company to the next level by offering assistant to the executive management team and the overall company in terms of leadership and focus.

Prior to Tshiongo’s appointment, he served as the director and Country Representative of VECTURIS, a Belgian Rail Private Operator and has been involved in the development of rail projects.

RVR is currently at the midpoint of a Sh25 billion capital expenditure program that began in January 2012 that seeks to revive the rail company.

It was given a 25-year allowance to operate the railway system in Kenya and Uganda.