Our Board and Management
The Investment Promotion Act in section 16(i) gives the Board of Directors the overall responsibility of the Authority with the Chairman being a Presidential appointee for a period of three years. Other members are representatives of the Government in their various capacities and the Managing Director who is the Secretary to the Board. In its governance, the Board has established three (3) Committees consisting of:
- Strategy, Investment Promotion, Facilitation and Innovation Committee:
This Committee has the overall mandate to ensure that all investment issues and the core function of KenInvest are maintained at all times. This includes the policy establishment of activities, for example the One Stop Shop to facilitate smooth entry to investors and after-care services. The Committees important task is to ensure the relevance of the strategic plan and sustained achievements of the set goals. The Committee is also responsible in assisting the Authority to work smarter in communicating effectively to investors, identify innovative processes and tools for better investment promotion and facilitation, developing a knowledge management system, monitoring the innovation indicator in the performance contract and ensuring the Authority continually improves on innovation. - Finance, Human Resource and Administration Committee:
This Committee is responsible for ensuring that KenInvest maintains and attracts high caliber of staff. The Committee handles all rationale of recruitment, organizations practices, attitudes, and staff motivation. This Committee also has the overall mandate to ensure that the budget is justified and adhered to, and that all expenditures are accounted for. They also have the mandate that all quarterly reports are presented in a timely fashion to the Board prior to the same being submitted to the Parent Ministry. All financial policies are discussed in this Committee. - Audit and Governance Committee:
The Audit Committee has the duty to ensure that audit queries and issues are resolved and communicated to Kenya National Audit Office (KENAO) within the stipulated period.
Board of Directors
NO. | NAME | TITLE |
1. | Ms. Sally Njambi Mahihu | Chairperson |
2. | Hon. Abubakar Hassan | Principal Secretary State Department for Investment Promotion. |
3. | Ms. Floice Mukabana | Ag. Chief Executive, Kenya Export Promotion and Branding Agency (KEPROBA) |
4. | Mr. Hussein Adan Mohammed | Ag. Chief Executive, Export Processing Zones Authority |
5. | Mr. Samuel Gicheru | Alternate /Member/PS, State Department for Crop Development, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock Development |
6. | Mr. Augustine K. Masinde, MBS, EBS | Alternate/Member/PS, State Department for Lands and Physical Planning, Ministry of Lands, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development |
7. | Mr. Kennedy Nyambati | Alternate/Member/PS, State Department for Devolution, Office of the Deputy President |
8. | Mr. Peterson M. Njenga | Alternate/Member/PS, State Department of Economic Planning, The National Treasury and Planning |
9. | Mr. Jackson Kemboi | Director, KenInvest |
10. | Ms. Elvira A. Wilunda | Director, KenInvest |
11. | Mr. Hezekiah B. Okeyo | Alternate/Member/PS, State Department for Industry, Ministry of Investments, Trade and Industry |
12. | Mr. Ibrae Doko | Director, KenInvest |
13 | Ms. Theresa Chepkwony | Director, KenInvest |

“Our mission is to promote and facilitate domestic and foreign investment in Kenya by advocating for a conducive investment climate, providing accurate information and offering quality services for a prosperous Nation”
Management Team
NO. | NAME | TITLE |
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1. | Ms. June Chepkemei | Ag. Managing Director |
2. | Mr. Robert Bwire | General Manager, Research Policy Advocacy & Planning (RPAP) |
3. | Mr. Pius Rotich | General Manager, Investment Promotion (IPD) |
4. | Mr. Guracha Adi | General Manager, Investor Services (IS) |
5. | Ms.Olivia Rachier | General Manager, Legal and Corporate Affairs |
Our Services
We strive to continuously provide quality services on a wide array of areas to investors. Our The core functions include;
Investment Promotion
Providing information on investment opportunities and sources of capital
Providing information to investors on the business climate, operating rules,investment opportunities and sources of capital
Investor Facilitation
Ensure expeditious and quality facilitation of projects for prompt implementation
Assisting investors in obtaining licenses, permits, incentives and exemptions
Liaison with other government agencies for the issuance of additional licenses and approvals not directly handled by the Authority.
Aftercare Services
Provision of effective post implementation (AfterCare) Services.
Following up with investors at regular intervals to assist in smooth project implementation and address any concerns
Our Values
Investor Focus
We put our investors first and strive to continuously meet and exceed their expectations. We Delight in Investor Satisfaction and we put “Investor first.”
Innovation & creativity
We promote an innovative culture and attitude demonstrated through our proactive initiation of change, shared knowledge teamwork, and fostering an atmosphere of continuous improvement.
Respect and Trust
We treat each other with the highest degree of dignity, equality and trust recognizing the importance of diversity of culture and social values
Equity and Fairness
We subscribe to cordial and respectful co-existence, employ hight ethical standards, demonstrate honesty fairness, equity and gender balance in both recruitment and career development opportunities.
Professionalism and Integrity
We subscribe to the highest level of professionalism, confidentiality, excellence, integrity, transparency and accountability in the delivery of services.
Teamwork
We promote and support a diverse, yet unified, team. We work together to meet our common goals
Patriotism
We value dedication to duty and are fully committed to delivery on our mandate, as our service to our beloved country.