Board of Directors

Mr. Hamisi Mwaguya

Chairman, Board of Directors

Mr. Hamisi Mwaguya

Chairman, Board of Directors

Hamisi Mwaguya is a seasoned Development Economist with over 20 years of experience spanning both the public and private sectors. He has held key positions in government and worked in several multinational corporations in the shipping and maritime industries. He brings a wealth of expertise in policy development, economic planning, and strategic development.
Mr. Mwaguya has played a pivotal role in shaping economic policy, having previously served as County Secretary and County Executive for Trade and Investments for the Government of Mombasa County. In 2018, he led a landmark research study in collaboration with the University of Nairobi, assessing the socio-economic impact of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) on the growth of Mombasa and its environs. The study sparked a national discourse and influenced critical policy adjustments.
His extensive contributions to national development include serving on various economic and infrastructure committees, including urban roads committee, national economic stimulus programs, and key local development initiatives. He has also served as a Board Member of the Kenya National Trading Corporation and, in 2022, was appointed Chairperson of the Kenya Maritime Authority.
Mr. Mwaguya holds a Bachelor of Arts (Economics & Management) degree from Moi University, Eldoret, and a postgraduate qualification in Local and Regional Economic Development from Dundee University, Scotland.
Beyond his professional career, he is deeply committed to community development. He actively supports aquaculture projects, youth sports initiatives, and programs for orphans. Additionally, he is a co-founder of the East African Ocean Festival (TEAOF), an initiative that fosters collaboration among stakeholders to promote ocean sports, sustainable waterfront development, and marine conservation programs.

Ms. Njeri Wachira, MBS, EBS

Alternate to Solicitor General

Ms. Njeri Wachira, MBS, EBS

Alternate to Solicitor General

Ms. Njeri Wachira, MBS is currently the Deputy Solicitor General and Head, the International Law Division at the Office of the Attorney General and Department of Justice.
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. Alex Muchira

Member, Board of Directors

Mr. Alex Muchira

Member, Board of Directors

Alex is a Partner in the Corporate & Commercial Department at CMS Daly Inamdar Advocates. He also heads the Company Secretarial & Immigration Departments. He is qualified as a Kenyan Advocate and is a practicing Certified Public Secretary. Alex’s experience spans over 10 years. He provides clients with specialist advice on matters relating Corporate Law, Corporate Governance, Company Secretarial, Regulatory & Compliance and Immigration Law. He has substantial experience in Commercial, Corporate M&A, Foreign Direct Investments. Alex has been involved in various local and international transactions in the information communications & technology, insurance, consumer products, development funds and microfinance sectors. He also represents the secretarial division as a Certified Public Secretary for various prominent national and multinational companies. Memberships & Roles • Law Society of Kenya • Institute of Certified Public Secretaries (Kenya) • Institute of Directors (Kenya) Education 2009 – Institute of Certified Public Secretaries of Kenya 2010 – Kenya Institute of Management, DBA 2011 – University of Nairobi, LLB (Hons) 2012 – Kenya School of Law, Advocates Training Programme 2018 – United States International University (Africa), MBA

Ernest Muchina Kamau

Member, Board of Directors

Ernest Muchina Kamau

Member, Board of Directors

Ernest Muchina Kamau is a distinguished business executive and corporate leader with over three decades of experience in insurance, financial services, corporate governance, and strategic management. As the Chief Executive Officer of Real Capital Insurance Agency Limited, he provides visionary leadership, driving business growth, operational excellence, and long-term value creation through strategic planning, business development, and organizational transformation.

Ernest has an extensive track record in board leadership, currently as a Board Director at the Business Registration Service (BRS), and having served as director for Betting Control & Licensing Board (BCLB), and the Kenya Trade Network Agency (KenTrade), where he has chaired Audit, Finance, and Human Resource Committees. His governance experience reflects a deep commitment to accountability, financial stewardship, risk management, and institutional excellence.

Recognized for his strategic insight, integrity, and results-driven leadership, Ernest is passionate about fostering sustainable business growth, strengthening corporate governance, and building high-performing organizations. Beyond the boardroom, he actively contributes to professional and community development through his leadership roles in Rotary International and the Agriculture Society of Kenya.

Mr. Abubakar Hassan Abubakar

Principal Secretary, State Department for Investment Promotion

Mr. Abubakar Hassan Abubakar

Principal Secretary, State Department for Investment Promotion

Abubakar Hassan is a holder of Masters in Financial Services Law (Project ongoing), Masters of Business Administration (Strategic Management) and Bachelor’s Degree in Law all from the University of Nairobi. He is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya, Certified Public Accountant, Certified Public Secretary, Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Investment & Financial Analysts and holds a Certification in the Management of Banking Risks. He is a member of the following professional bodies; Law Society of Kenya (LSK), Institute of Certified Public Secretaries of Kenya (ICPSK), and Institute of Certified, Investment and Financial Analysts (ICIFA). From his background in law, finance and investment, he has wide experience in facilitating and mobilization of capital, allocation of the said capital into productive areas of the economy and protection of the investors’ interests. Prior to appointment as Principal Secretary in December 2022, he was the Director Market Operations at Capital Market Authority. He was in charge of market oversight and investors’ confidence. Abubakar is committed to steer upwards investments (both Foreign and Domestic) into the Kenyan economy.

Mr. Wilfred Nyamu Mati

Member, Board of Directors

Mr. Wilfred Nyamu Mati

Member, Board of Directors

Wilfred Nyamu Mati is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya having practiced for over 20 years where he is a senior partner in the firm of Nyamu & Nyamu Company Advocatess LLP.

He has specialized in Commercial, Constitutional, Civil Law and also public interest Litigation. Upon promulgation of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010 introducing Devolution, Wilfred Nyamu Mati helped develop Jurisprudence in devolution law where he served as part of the legal team identified by the Council of Governors to shape the legal framework on the County Government system. Wilfred Nyamu Mati is a member of the Institute of Certified Public Secretaries of Kenya (ICPSK).

He has served in various boards including the TIVET where he became the pioneer Chaiperson of the Board of Management at Tseikuru Technical Training Institute, in Kitui county for two 3-year term between 2016 to 2022.

In 2008, Wilfred Nyamu Mati served as Counsel to the Commission appointed by H.E President Mwai Kibaki to investigate the controversial sale of the Grant Regency Hotel, chaired by Hon. Chief Justice(retired) Madjid Cockar.

Prior to entering legal practice, Wilfred Nyamu Mati worked in the NGO Sector where he was engaged in advocacy on labour law reforms meant to improve workers conditions in Kenya and to enhance democracy in the labour sector. This paved way to the overhaul of labour regulations in Kenya in the year 2007. He is currently also Chairperson of the Centre for Human Rights Civil Education NGO working in the Lower Eastern counties of Kitui, Makueni, Machakos and Tharaka Nithi.

In 2013, Wilfred Nyamu Mati was appointed member of committee on the development of the rules of procedure for Standards Tribunal representing the Law Society of Kenya and in 2015, he served in the Committee on the drafting of Broadcasting Regulations meant to guide broadcasting carriers.

Wilfred Nyamu Mati is one of the pioneer lawyers engaged in negotiations of Public Private Initiated Projects in Kenya following the enactment of the Public Private Initiative Partnership, Act 2021, with focus on the High Grand Falls Multipurpose Dam, the 3rd largest Dam in Africa to be constructed on the Mutonga and Tana Rivers, envisioned to serve Kitui, Thara Nithi, Garissa and Tana River Counties. In 2004, Wilfred Nyamu Mati co-authored a publication entitled “The Monster called Corruption”, which has been widely used by Civil Society Organizations resource book in Trainings Of Trainers (TOT) on advocacy on the fight against corruption in Kenya.

Mr. Kenneth Gathuma, HSC

Director General

Mr. Kenneth Gathuma, HSC

Director General

Mr. Kenneth Gathuma, HSC is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya who has legal advisory skills developed through providing legal advice to government ministries and state-owned corporations for 12 years. Until his appointment as the Director-General in March 2020, Mr Gathuma was the Acting Director General of BRS and formerly served as Deputy Head of Government Transactions in the Office of the Attorney General & Department of Justice where large Government development projects were arranged and concluded. He holds a Bachelor of Laws Degree from the University of Nairobi.

Mr. Solomon Osundwa

Member, Board of Directors

Mr. Solomon Osundwa

Member, Board of Directors

Solomon is the Group Chief Operating Officer of Hass Petroleum . He has a wealth of experience in Senior Management having served as the Regional Director of VTTI, Managing Director of Nissan Kenya, Manager at Kenol Kobil, Caltex and Unilever. He also sits on many Boards in the Private Sector including Bible Translation Limited, Petroleum Institute of East Africa, Shalom Hospitals, Talentplex Holdings and Twenty Talents Limited. Solomon is the immediate former Chairman of the Elder’s Court at Nairobi Baptist Church.
He has a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from the University of Nairobi, an MBA in International Business from the same institution and also studied Strategic Management at Harvard Business School

Patricia B. A. Aruwa

Alternate to the Principal Secretary, State Department for Investment Promotion, Ministry of Investments, Trade and Industry

Patricia B. A. Aruwa

Alternate to the Principal Secretary, State Department for Investment Promotion, Ministry of Investments, Trade and Industry

Patricia B. A. Aruwa is a public sector leader with extensive experience in investment promotion, policy formulation and development planning across key sectors including agriculture, trade, and industry. She currently serves as Director in the Business Environment and Private Sector Development Directorate within Kenya’s State Department for Investment Promotion. This entails shaping and overseeing reforms that improve the regulatory, legal, and institutional conditions for doing business, while championing policies that foster enterprise growth, competitiveness, and private sector investment. With a deep understanding of the levers that drive private sector dynamism—such as access to finance, market development, innovation, and skills—provides high-level oversight to initiatives aimed at unlocking economic potential, attracting sustainable investments, and creating inclusive jobs. Actively promotes public-private dialogue and alignment of policy frameworks with private sector needs to ensure a thriving and resilient business ecosystem.

In this capacity, Patricia plays a pivotal role in designing and implementing policies and reforms that enhance the regulatory and institutional landscape for business. Her mandate focuses on fostering a competitive and inclusive environment for private sector growth, with a particular emphasis on small and medium-sized enterprises. She works closely with stakeholders to identify and address structural constraints, reduce business costs, and drive private sector–led development.

She is a member of Kenya’s multi-agency team engaged in reviewing and negotiating International Investment Agreements, including the Protocol on Investment under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). She also oversees government and industry engagement, building and maintaining productive relationships with private sector stakeholders and development partners to support investment facilitation.

Earlier in her career, Patricia served for over a decade as a Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, leading project design, implementation, and performance tracking across agricultural national development programs. Her experience spans grassroots mobilization to high-level policy formulation.

She has represented the government as Alternate Director to the Principal Secretary for Industrialization on several strategic Boards, including:

Industrial and Commercial Development Corporation (ICDC)

IDB Capital Ltd (now KDC)

East African Portland Cement Company (EAPCC)

Kenya Accreditation Service (KENAS)

Each of these institutions plays a vital role in industrial finance, manufacturing, and quality assurance, reinforcing Patricia’s commitment to strengthening Kenya’s industrial and investment ecosystem.

Outside of her professional roles, Patricia is actively involved in her local community, having served as Secretary of her residents' association and remaining an engaged member of her church.

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