Joseph Mucheru
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Joseph Wakaba Mucheru | |
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| Cabinet Secretary for Ministry of Information and Communications (Kenya)[1] | |
| In office 2015–2022 | |
| President | Uhuru Kenyatta |
| Succeeded by | Eliud Owalo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 28, 1968 Limuru |
| Citizenship | Kenyan |
| Nationality | Kenyan |
| Education | Stanford University Graduate School of Business |
| Alma mater | City University London. (Bsc.Economics & Computer Science) Lenana School |
| Awards | Elder of the Order of the Golden Heart (EGH), The Moran of the Order of the Burning Spear (M.B.S) |
| Website | https://ict.go.ke |
Joseph Wakaba Mucheru EGH was the former Kenyan Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of Information and Communications.[2][3][4] He was appointed by the then President of Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta. Joe held that office since from 2015 to 2022.
Early life and education
Mucheru attended the Nairobi Primary School between 1977 and 1982,[5] his high school education was at Lenana School between 1983 (form 1) and 1988 (form 6).[6] He attended the Business Executive Programme from Stanford University Graduate School of Business[7] in 2008. He holds a (B Sc. (Hons)) in Economics & Computer Science from City University London.[8] He was awarded the Moran of the order of the burning spear in December 2010 by the President of the Republic of Kenya, Mwai Kibaki. He is a member of the Africa Leadership Network, The National Prayer Breakfast, and the East African Business Summit.[9]
Career
He is a former Google Sub-Sahara Africa Lead based in the Google Nairobi office. He was Google's first Sub-Saharan employee and was key to setting up Google's presence in Africa from 2007.[10][11][9] Before joining Google he worked at Wananchi Online, a company he co-founded in 1999, in various roles at the company including Chief Technology Officer and Chief Executive Officer.[9]
Joseph Mucheru has been on the boards of many companies and businesses, including the M-Pesa Foundation Academy[12] advisory board, the payments platform BitPesa (now AZA Finance),[13] and GiveDirectly,[14] which aims to cut out the intermediary and ensure that donations go straight to the intended recipients.
Personal life
Mucheru married Aida Wambui in 2005 under Kikuyu traditional laws.[citation needed] The marriage lasted for ten years, Wambui filed for divorce on June 29, 2015, claiming her marriage to Mucheru had irretrievably broken down and that their union was a “sham without feelings.”[15]
References
- ^ "The Government Ministries | KENYA Embassy of the Republic of Kenya in Japan". www.kenyarep-jp.com. 25 April 2022.
- ^ "The Government Ministries | KENYA Embassy of the Republic of Kenya in Japan". www.kenyarep-jp.com. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
- ^ App, Daily Nation (2 July 2020). "Intrigues behind Uhuru's Cabinet changes revealed". mobile.nation.co.ke.
- ^ "ICT players praise exit of Matiang'i". Daily Nation.
- ^ "How educated is Joseph Mucheru? Here's his education profile". newstrends. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ "Lenana School". mylaibon.com. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
- ^ "Alumni". Stanford Graduate School of Business. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
- ^ "The techie with deep roots in world of faith". Business Daily. 25 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "Google Team – g-Kenya 2.0". sites.google.com.
- ^ "Google Hires First African Employee – WhiteAfrican".
- ^ "Google unveils Kiswahili version of Gmail, Chrome". Business Daily. 20 December 2020.
- ^ "Home". Mpesa Foundation Academy. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
- ^ February 28, 2018, Wednesday (2020-12-11). "Mucheru finally sells stake in Bitcoin dealing firm Bitpesa". Business Daily. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "GiveDirectly: Send money directly to people in poverty". GiveDirectly. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
- ^ "CS Joe Mucheru denied me sex and was cruel - Wife protests despite Sh300,000 monthly upkeep". standardmedia. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
