Board of Directors

Justice (Rtd.)Erastus Githinji, EBS, CBS
Chairperson of the Board

Justice (Rtd.)Erastus Githinji, EBS, CBS
Chairperson of the Board
- Justice (Rtd.) Erastus Githinji, EBS, CBS was born in December 1949.
-Holds Bachelor of Laws (LLB Hons) from the university of Nairobi and a Diploma from Kenya school of Law.
- Is an advocate of the High Court of Kenya.
- Has over 40 years' experience in the application and interpretation of the law.
- Has served as a Magistrate in various ranks for over 10 years during which he was head of five magistrates' stations.
- Has served as a Puisne Judge of the High Court for over 15 years and as a Judge in the Court of Appeal for over 16 years. In the court of Appeal, he has served as Acting President of the Court, Head of the Civil Division and Presiding Judge Court of Appeal Mombasa (Malindi), Kisumu and Eldoret.
- Has been a member and later Chairperson of Judicial Code of Conduct and Ethics which developed the current code for the entire Judiciary; longstanding member of the Council of Legal Education and a Board Member of Judiciary Training Institute (now Academy.)
- Has attended various local and international courses for professional development and obtained certificates in Competition law for adjudicators, Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR); Refugee law; Environmental law; Human Rights and Global Economy and others.
- He is a recipient of two National Honours:
1. Elder of the Order of Burning Spear (EBS) in 2012.
2. Chief of the Order of the Burning Spear (CBS) in 2019

Ms. Catherine Musakali, OGW
Chairperson, Audit and Governance Committee

Ms. Catherine Musakali, OGW
Chairperson, Audit and Governance Committee
Ms. Catherine Musakali, OGW is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya and a Fellow of the Institute of Certified Secretaries of Kenya. Catherine is the Founder of Dorion Associates LLP, a firm specializing in governance matters and commercial legal consultancies. Prior to founding Dorion Associates, Catherine worked for Kenya Shell Limited (Now Vivo Energy Kenya Limited) as their Company Secretary and Head of Legal for over fifteen (15) years, during which period she managed the Legal Functions of Shell operations in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Morocco, Egypt and Tunisia. She has worked for shell in the United Kingdom during which period she specialized in Mergers and Acquisitions and other commercial transactions as well as being the Legal Focal Point for all Contracting and Procurement matters for its businesses in the 23 Countries in Africa. Before this she set up and managed the Legal department of UAP Provincial Insurance Limited during which period she represented her employer in the Industry body, the Association of Kenya Insurers(AKI).
Catherine was, until May 2014, the Chairman of the Institute of Certified Public Secretaries of Kenya (ICPSK) and has also served as the Chair of its Education and Professional Development Committee as well as the Legislation and Corporate Governance Committee. She also sat on the Council of the Corporate Secretaries International Association, which is a global body bringing together governance professionals. She is a founder and Chairman of the Women on Boards Network and is currently the Company Secretary of a number of Companies and sits on various Boards including those in the public and private sectors. She has previously served as a Director at Nairobi Securities Exchange, Association of Kenya Insurers (AKI) and was at one time the Chairman of Kenya Seed Company Limited. She also serves as a member of the Capital Markets 10-yearMaster Plan Implementation Committee. Catherine has been the Chief Judge, Corporate Governance, FIRE Awards and is a trained Corporate Governance Trainer, Governance Auditor and Board Evaluator and has developed policies on governance for a number of institutions. She also consults for the IFC. Catherine holds a Bachelor of Laws Degree and a Master of Laws Degree from the University of Nairobi, a Higher National Diploma in Law (Kenya), as well as a certificate in Securities and Investment from the Securities and Investment Institute (London). Catherine was appointed to the Board on 2nd October 2017 and chairs the Audit and Governance Committee.

Mr. Brian Omwenga
Chairperson, Technical and Strategy Committee

Mr. Brian Omwenga
Chairperson, Technical and Strategy Committee

Ms. Josephine Kanyi
Alternate to the CS, National Treasury

Ms. Josephine Kanyi
Alternate to the CS, National Treasury

Mr. John Mwendwa
Alternate to the PS,Business Reforms and Transformation.

Mr. John Mwendwa
Alternate to the PS,Business Reforms and Transformation.

Ms. Njeri Wachira, MBS
Alternate to Solicitor General

Ms. Njeri Wachira, MBS
Alternate to Solicitor General
She is a seasoned Advocate with extensive experience working in the field of Public International Law. She possesses experience as a Legal Advisor to the Government in negotiating, drafting, vetting and interpreting local and international treaties and agreements. She is responsible for handling all matters on Mutual Legal Assistance pursuant to the Mutual Legal Assistance Act of 2011 which appoints the Attorney-General as the Central Authority. She is also responsible for the coordination of the legal team, both external counsel and in-house counsel that represent the Republic of Kenya in all International Arbitration or Litigation matters. Njeri has been an Alternate Director to the Solicitor-General on various Boards of Directors including, the Business Registration Service, Capital Markets Authority, Constituencies Development Fund, National Environmental Management Authority, Kenya Ports Authority, Kenya Pipeline Company Ltd, Kenya Railways Corporation, South Nyanza Sugar Company, and the Betting Control and Licensing Board.
Njeri has also served as the Head of Legal and Corporate Affairs at Seven Seas Technologies Group which covered the Group Companies in Kenya, Rwanda, Zimbabwe, Nigeria and Portugal.
She has also been assigned by the Commonwealth Secretariat to work for a period of two years as a Legal Expert with the East African Community Secretariat in Arusha, Tanzania where she was tasked with implementing the Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community, by drafting Protocols to the Treaty and various legislation; as well as approximation of Partner States Municipal Laws relating to finance, investment, as well as commercial laws in the EAC context.
As part of her CSR, Njeri has served as a Board Member and Founding Director of Tomorrow's Child Initiative, an NGO registered in Kenya whose vision is to have a society where children and women have unfettered access to opportunities, which allow them to live in dignity because their rights are respected and upheld.
Njeri is married and is a mother of two children. She enjoys reading books, travelling and playing golf.

Mr. Faraj Mansur
Member, Board of Directors

Mr. Faraj Mansur
Member, Board of Directors
He is a builder of high-performance teams and a natural leader, mentor, and a motivator who thrives in environments requiring a high-level strategist and a big-picture thinker.
Faraj had an illustrious career in blue-chip tech companies like UUNET, then one of the largest Corporate Internet Service Provider and one of the early Tier 1 networks.
Since 2005 he has co-founded a number of award-winning technology companies under Techbiz Group. The firms are in System Integration, eCommerce (B2B & B2C), Business Technology Solutions & Fintech.

Mr. Kenneth Gathuma, HSC
Director General

Mr. Kenneth Gathuma, HSC
Director General