Brown Ondego has today been officially unveiled as the new chairman of the Mama Ngina Waterfront management board.

The former Managing Director of the Kenya Ports Authority was unveiled by Tourism cabinet secretary Najib Balala during a tour of the waterfront.

The management board was gazetted on Septermber 13th, 2019 by Balala. Details contained in a Kenya Gazette notice number 8552 stated the the new board shall have chairperson appointed by the Minister himself.

Members of the board shall include  Principal Secretary,State Department of Tourism,  County Secretary, Mombasa County Government, Director General- National Museums of Kenya, chaiperson Kenya Coast Tourism Association (KCTA),representative from the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry,chairperson Kenya Tourism Federation, chairperson  Mombasa Golf Club and a representative  of the Law Society of Kenya, Mombasa branch.

"Brown Ondego is a highly respected individual of this town, he is part of this town, a boy of this town" said Balala

Balala revealed that the title deed of the waterfront will be handed over to President Uhuru Kenyatta during the Mashuja day celebrations expected to take place at the waterfront next month.

During the tour, Balala also unveiled the new logo of the waterfront.

Balala charged "This will no longer be called light house or Mama Ngina drive as it used to be, it is now Mama Ngina waterfront" 

Ondego has also served as the Chairman of the Rift Valley Railways.

The new board shall provide effective oversight over the development of the Mama Ngina Waterfront. The board shall also prepare and submit to the Cabinet Secretary a sustainability plan for the Mama Ngina Waterfront and also solicit support from development partners for the development of Mama Ngina Waterfront.