Hon. Adan Haji Ali was appointed the Chairperson of the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) on the 16th June, 2025 by His Excellency the President of the Republic of Kenya, Dr. William Samoei Ruto, Ph. D, C.G.H, pursuant to the provisions of Section 12(1)(a), (2) & (3) of the Energy Act, No. 1 of 2019.
Hon. Adan is a seasoned public sector leader and strategic advisor with over twenty-eight (28) years of experience driving and mainstreaming legal and policy reforms, legislative development, and social economic transformation. A former Member of Parliament, he has had the privilege and honour to serve as the Chair of Trade, Industry and Co-operatives Parliamentary Committee with a strong record in shaping national policies and strategic initiatives. He has been adept at navigating inter-governmental relations, driving good governance and accountability and representing Kenya on global platform and has proven capacity to build consensus, lead legislative change and advise executive leadership on policy and development planning.
As the Chairperson, and sitting at the zenith of the Authorityā€™s leadership, his role is to facilitate effective corporate governance, strategy, oversight and offer the needed policy direction with the aim of enabling the Authority to effectively deliver on its statutory mandate, ensure effective corporate performance and sustainable regulation of the energy sector for guaranteed energy access.
He, among others, holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration (MBA) specialising in Strategic Management and a Bachelor of Commerce degree all from the University of Nairobi. Hon. Adan is an active Member of the esteemed Institute of Directors (IoD ā€“ Kenya) and currently chairs the General Assembly of the Energy Regulators Association of East Africa (EREA) a multilateral association of National Energy regulators of the East Africa Community (EAC) countries.