Mercy Wanjau appointed interim Communications Authority of Kenya Director General

By admin On Sep 23, 2019

Mercy Wanjau appointed interim Communications Authority of Kenya Director General — Ag. CA Director General Ms. Mercy Wanjau, ICT Principal Secretary Mr. Jerome Ochieng, CA Chairman Mr. Ngene Gituku, PS National Treasury Mr. Festus Kingori PS State department of Interior Mr. Peter Wanjohi and Director Consumer and Public Affairs Mr. Christopher Wambua

The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has today appointed Mercy Wanjau as the acting Director-General to replace Francis Wangusi whose tenure ended on Wednesday.

The CA Board of Directors Chairman Ngene Gituku said the appointment has been made to ensure that CA continues to discharge its mandate seamlessly.

Mrs. Mercy Wanjau is a commercial lawyer, a regulatory and governance professional currently working with the Communications Authority of Kenya as the Director Legal Services and Board Secretary .She has been involved in designing and harmonizing policy and regulation in the ICT sector at the local ,regional and international level for over 15 years.

“Given the strategic responsibilities vested on the Authority, we are committed to ensure there is no leadership vacuum and that we deliver on our vision of ‘A digitally transformed Nation,” Mr Gituku said.

Mr Gituku added that the appointment was done after extensive consultation with the relevant stakeholders and that he has confident that Mrs Wanjau has what it takes to coordinate the duties relating to the Director General’s office in the interim pending the appointment of a Director General on a substantive basis.

Prior to this, Mrs Wanjau consulted with KPMG South Africa, Pricewaterhouse Coopers Kenya and also had a stint in commercial legal practice. She has also served in international secondment at the UNAT THE Un-International Telecommunications Union.

She serves on the Board of the SOS Children’s Villages and is a Council Member of the Institute of Certified Secretaries (Kenya). She is a graduate of the University of Nairobi (LLB) Hons, University of Cape Town (LLM) and Strathmore Business School (AMP).Mercy is a certified Secretary and a Certified Professional Mediator .She is also an Eisenhower Fellow.

Mr. Wangusi assumed office in August 2012, having served in an acting capacity in the previous year. He has had the unique opportunity and honour of serving at the helm of the Authority for two complete terms.

“There is no doubt Mr. Wangusi made his mark in the sector and will remain an important footnote in the history of the ICT industry for a long time to come. On behalf of the Board and management of CA, I wish Mr. Wangusi success in his next phase of life and in his future endeavours,” Mr Gituku said.