Management Team
The executive team that translates Board strategy into the programmes, infrastructure and services delivered to citizens every day.
Executive leadership
Top management
Led by the Chief Executive Officer, the top management comprises the Directors heading each of the Authority's directorates.
CEO
Jessy Maruti Kiveu
Chief Executive Officer
Appointed CEO of the ICT Authority on 16 February 2026. Digital-transformation leader with 18+ years shaping ICT policy and national digital infrastructure. Previously Head of Public Sector at Telkom Kenya. Holds an MSc in ICT Policy and Regulation and a BSc in Telecommunications and Information Technology; currently pursuing a PhD in Business Innovation and Technology Management.
Director
Michael O. Odhiambo
Director, Shared Services
Heads the Shared Services Directorate, providing technical functions for government enterprise infrastructure, software and information security across MCDAs. Oversaw operationalisation of the Network Operations Centre (NOC), the One Government Network (OGN), the National Public Key Infrastructure (NPKI) and the public WiFi project. MBA Strategic Management (UoN); BSc Information Systems (USIU). 23+ years' experience.
Director
Thomas Bwaley
Director, Programmes & Standards
Appointed January 2024. Previously managed Safaricom's International Wholesale business. Brings 14+ years of telco, carrier-relations, core-network and project-delivery expertise. Leads implementation of the Digital Super Highway in line with the Digital Economy Pillar of the Bottom-Up Economic Agenda. MBA in Strategic Management and BSc Electrical & Electronics Engineering, both from the University of Nairobi.
Director
CPA Richard Koech
Director, Corporate Services
Appointed September 2023. Certified Public Accountant of Kenya and Certified Public Finance Management Accountant. MBA and BCom (Accounting) from the University of Nairobi. 17 years in public-finance management. Previously Clerk to the Baringo County Assembly and Chief Officer for Finance & Economic Planning in Baringo and West Pokot counties.
Heads of departments
Departmental leaders
Deputy Directors and Heads who run the Authority's individual departments and programmes day-to-day.
Ag. Director
Thomas O. Odhiambo, OGW
Ag. Director, Programmes & Standards · Deputy Director, PMO
25+ years in industry. Architect of pioneering Kenyan government systems — first government website, biometric border control (PISCES), the Permits and Passports Information Systems, and the Integrated Population Registration System. MSc (Hertfordshire) and MBA (UoN). Awarded the Order of the Golden Warrior (OGW) in 2021.
Cybersecurity
Irode Philip
Deputy Director, Information Security (Cybersecurity)
IT security specialist with 13+ years in cybersecurity, forensics and risk management. Heads cybersecurity for 345+ government MCDAs — securing GCCN, government data centres, applications and the NOFBI core fibre network. MSc Distributed Computing (UoN); certifications include CGEIT, CISM, CISA, CRISC, ITIL v3, CBCI and CDPSE.
Procurement
Sostanis O. Otieno
Deputy Director, Supply Chain Management
Heads the Supply Chain Management department, overseeing the Authority's procurement function in line with the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act.
Innovation
Kevin S. Atibu
Deputy Director, Innovation & Incubation
Heads crowd-sourcing and incubation of viable ICT ideas and start-ups. Previously Technical Services Lead at Kenya Bankers Association where he led design of Pesalink — East Africa's first inter-bank payment switch. 16+ years' experience. MSc Project Management (UoN); BBA MIS (Daystar); PRINCE 2 certified.
Finance
Oliver M. Pyoko
Deputy Director, Finance & Accounting
Leads day-to-day financial accounting, reporting and treasury operations of the Authority.
Audit
Patrick Masika
Deputy Director, Internal Audit
18 years in internal audit across the National Treasury, National Housing Corporation, Railway Training Institute, Kenya Accreditation Service and ICTA. CPA-K, Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) and Certified Enterprise Risk Management Professional. Master's in Finance (UoN); BCom Accounting (Kenyatta University).
ICT Unit
Paul MakAbongo
Head of ICT Unit
Heads the Authority's internal ICT Unit — responsible for the corporate technology platforms, network and end-user computing that keep ICTA's own teams productive.
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