Mrs Lyn Cherop Mengich

Chairperson

Mrs. Mengich is the Chairperson of the Commission. She is a human resources (HR) professional and business leader, with over 25 years cross-industry experience, holding strategic leadership and board positions in Kenya, the East African region and Africa.

Her experience spans public traded and private service organisations. Highlights of her experience include; Talent and Change Manager for Shell Oil Products Africa, Regional HR Manager for 11 countries in the East African region, HR Director for Barclays Bank, HR Director for Kenya Commercial Bank, HR Director for Smith Kline Beecham-East Africa and CEO Nuevo Consulting.

She has also held board positions at Jamii Bora Bank, National Social Security Fund and Sovereign Group. Mrs. Mengich is a fellow of the Institute of Human Resource Management (IHRM) – Kenya and holds a Master of Science in Human Resource Management, Executive Development Programme from Cornel University, Advanced Management Programme from Strathmore Business School and IESE Business School in Spain.

She has acquired extensive knowledge in leadership, governance, management and HR management from different development programmes in and outside the country.

Dr Amani Yuda Komora

Vice Chairperson

Dr. Komora is a member of the Commission, nominated by the Federation of Kenyan Employers. He chairs the Job Evaluation and Salary Structure Committee of the Commission.

Dr. Komora was previously the General Manager of Human Resources and Administration at the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA), having risen from the position of Head of HR. He has also worked at the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), where he rose through the ranks from Graduate Trainee to Assistant Commissioner Human Resources.

Some of his notable achievements include: he played a key role in managing the transition from the Anti-Corruption Police Unit to the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission and midwifed the transition to the now Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC). Further, he was also a Member of the National General Wages Council of the Minister for Labour, Social Security and Services under the Labour Relations Act, 2007.

Dr. Komora holds a PhD in HRM, Master of Science (MSc.) in HRM, a Bachelor of Arts Degree (Anthropology/Sociology), and a Higher Diploma from the former Institute of Personnel Management, Kenya. He was a member of the IHRM and served in the Governing Council of IHRM and was also a Chairman of the College of Human Resource Management.

He is the Commission’s Vice Chairperson from February 2022.

Anne R. Gitau, MBS

Commission Secretary / CEO.

Mrs. Anne Rwamba Gitau, MBS, is the Commission Secretary/CEO. She was appointed to the position in June 2015. Previously, she was the Deputy Commission Secretary from April 2012 to March 2014 when she was appointed as Ag. Commission Secretary.

Mrs. Gitau previously worked at the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) as a Human Resources and Administration Manager and at the Industrial Development Bank and Hawkins Associates before joining the Commission.

She is a respected HR professional and leader with over ten years of comprehensive HR experience ranging from the private sector to the public sector, and with diverse and solid experience ranging from HR consultancy to HR management.

Mrs. Gitau holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Nairobi and a Bachelor of Education Degree from Egerton University. She is also a Certified Human Resource Practitioner (CHRP).

Ms Nelly Peris Ashubwe

Commissioner

Commissioner Ashubwe is a member of the Commission, nominated by the Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU). She chairs the Legal and Policy Framework Committee of the Commission.

Commissioner Ashubwe is an advocate of the High Court of Kenya, and formerly a Managing Partner at Eshiwani Ashubwe and Company Advocates LLP, where she represented clients in high stakes in employment and labour related matters, especially trade unions in Kenya. Some of her clients included, subsidiary companies of Export Processing Zone (EPZ), such as the EPZ Africa Apparels, EPZ Supra Textiles, EPZ Sunflag, EPZ Alliance Garments, COTU, Kenya Plantation and Agricultural Workers Union, Kenya County Government Workers Union, Kenya Shoe and Leather Workers Union and Kenya National Union of Nurses. She trained as a pupil at J. A. Guserwa and Company Advocates, where she later became an Associate.

She is passionate about the rights of children and has co-authored a book with the Kenya Literature Bureau titled, ‘Child Rights and Child Protection (ECDE Diploma)’. In addition, through her law firm, she has trained a number of lawyers who have undertaken their pupillage under her tutelage and guidance.

Commissioner Ashubwe holds a Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law, Law Degree from the UoN and a Bachelor of Education Degree from Kenyatta University.

She has grown to become a mother, mentor, educationist and philanthropist, among many things. A gourmet in her own right, her world takes a different trajectory when she engages in culinary explorations.

Mr John Kennedy Monyoncho

Commissioner

Mr. Monyoncho is a member of the Commission, nominated by the Defence Council. He chairs the Wage Bill Management Committee of the Commission.

Mr. Monyoncho has over 20 years of experience in senior management in both public and private sector, having worked with SRC where he rose to Director of Research, Compliance, Policy and Planning. He also worked at the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, where he rose to a Technical Manager. Further, he worked with the Kenya Integrated Household Budget Survey Programme as a Logistics and Administration and Research Manager, with the Nairobi Securities Exchange as an Administration Officer, and with the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning as a Technical Assistant to the Economic Secretary.

Mr. Monyoncho is currently pursuing Administration (MBA) in Finance, Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from UoN, and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Statistics from Poona University, India.

FCPA Sophie Moturi, MBS

Commissioner

FCPA. Moturi is a Member of the Commission, nominated by the Association of Professional Societies in East Africa (APSEA). She chairs the Corporate Services Committee of the Commission.

She is currently a Trustee of the Kenya Professionals Development Fund of APSEA. She was a board member of the Public Service Accounting Standards Board, Kenya, a Governing Council Member of the International Leadership University, and Trustee in Micro Enterprises Support Programme Trust.

Others include, Chairperson of the Association of Women Accountants of Kenya, Treasurer and Council Member in APSEA representing the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK), member of the Professional Standards Committee of ICPAK and Chairperson of the Nyeri County Executive Audit Committee, among others.

In addition, FCPA. Moturi has worked as a Country Director and Finance and Administration Manager for non-governmental organisations; and for Price Waterhouse as Auditor and Accountant.

FCPA. Moturi holds a master’s degree in Banking and Finance (Microfinance) and a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting Option) Degree. She is a Certified Public Accountant and a member of ICPAK and the Association of Women Accountants of Kenya.

Dr Leah Mumbua Munyao, PhD, MFKIM

Commissioner

Dr. Mumbua is a member of the Commission, nominated by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC). She chairs the Corporate Image and Stakeholder Management Committee of the Commission.

Dr. Mumbua is the immediate former pioneer Director of Academic Affairs (DAA) at KSG. While serving as the DAA, she strengthened the training by leading teams in the development of capacity building programmes for the national government, county governments and State

corporations for public service transformation. She also strengthened the consultancy, research and advisory mandate of KSG by developing policies and procedure manuals for internal capacity of faculty.

Dr. Mumbua is an educationist with over 30 years of experience in education management and planning. She has an in-depth understanding and experience in corporate governance, programme development, implementation, and review process.

Dr. Mumbua possesses remarkable wealth of experience in strategic leadership in specialised training institutions in the public and private sector. While serving as the Director of the Kenya Institute of Management, she successfully spearheaded the transformation process leading to the establishment of the Management University of Africa, where she served as the pioneer Director, Institutional Development and Quality Assurance and Registrar, Academic and Student Affairs.

Dr. Mumbua holds a Bachelor of Education – Arts (Kenyatta University), Master’s Degree in Education Administration and Planning, University of Nairobi (UoN), Master’s Degree in Business Administration (ESAMI Business School) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - Education Administration and Planning (Catholic University of Eastern Africa), with a focus on quality assurance management. She also holds a Certificate in Global Diplomacy (Diplomacy in the Modern World) from University of London.

Ms Margaret Sawe

Commissioner

Ms. Sawe is a member of the Commission, nominated by the Senate on behalf of the county governments.

She has vast experience in the field of HR, having worked in various organisations. These include; the County Government of Uasin Gishu as County Executive Committee Member (2013–2017), Sian Agriflora Limited as the Group HR Manager (2009-2013), Chevron(K)/Caltex, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), and the Unga Limited.

Her achievements in the organisations she served include; improvement of employee relations, development of organisational structures, HR policies and strategies in line with the organisations’ strategic plans, preparing and executing budgets for HR operations and providing advisory services on HR issues. Ms. Sawe is a licensed HR practitioner.

She holds a master’s degree in Business Administration, UoN; PG Diploma, IHRM; and a Bachelor Education (Home Economics) Degree from Kenyatta University.

Ms. Elizabeth Wangui Muchiri

Commissioner

Commissioner Wangui Muchiri is an accomplished Public Affairs, Governance and Security communications expert with 25 years of global work experience with senior roles in Government, NGO’s, media, communications, and public relations.

As a Senior Communications Director, Commissioner Wangui served in the Office of the President’s Cabinet Affairs, the President’s Delivery Unit and at the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government. Her roles required a mastery of balance between political manifestos, public interest, and public service. An avid networker with people from different agencies and departments in government and beyond.

Commissioner Wangui has been instrumental in numerous successful government communications campaign which include Huduma Number roll out campaign, The National Kenya census campaign, launch of Police Reforms national campaign, the security elections communications campaign, the Choose Kenya campaign, Pope John Paul II visit campaign to name a few.

Commissioner Wangui chaired communication committees for police reforms and was also a member of a committee investigating sexual and gender-based violence in the National Police Service and the Kenya Prisons Service. The result of this has been the establishment of protocols and policy in dealing with these matters and a gender directorate that sits in the office of the Inspector General.

Commissioner Wangui drove and implemented Africa’s communication strategy for the Global Entrepreneurship Summit and President Obama’s first state visit to Kenya on behalf of the government. Wangui was the mastermind behind the “Choose Kenya” campaign which Obama and the US State Department cited as one of the most innovative ways of branding a country and leveraging on a global icon for which she received the President of the US highest meritorious award.

Additionally, during her time outside the country, Wangui led ONE Africa’s MDG campaign in South Africa, Malawi and Zambia in delivering over 200 000 signed petitions to the United Nations High-Level Panel. By the time she left, ONE Africa had been ranked the 4th most influential social brand in Africa by Forbes Africa.

She has also worked for the US Department of State in Pretoria where she helped keep the African Bureau in Washington aware of African perspectives on key issues as the depicter of the Africa Media Hub, and was awarded a Franklin Award, for Wangui Muchiri E. 2021 helping initiate the “Free African Media” portal, as well as a high merit award for the exemplary media support given to then-Secretary Hillary Clinton 7- nation African tour.

Mr. Abdiwahab Abdullahi Abdi

Commissioner

Mr. Abdiwahab Abdullahi Abdi holds a Bachelor of Business Management Human Resource Management Option from Moi University, and currently finalizing a Master of Arts Degree Sociology, Egerton University.

Mr. Abdi has a wealth of experience spanning over 14 years in strategy development, human resource management, project management and planning. He is a certified Strategic Management Analyst certified by the Global Academy of Finance and Management, Colorado USA. He also holds Certificate in Strategic Leadership and Management from University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, USA.

In addition, Mr. Abdiwahab is a full member in good standing of both local and international Professional bodies Particularly Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM- USA), Institute of Human Resource Management-Kenya (IHRM), and Kenya Institute Management (KIM).

In view of the above pursuits, he also merited Board Directorship of Kenya Veterinary Board where he served two Board Sub-Committees namely; Finance and Administration as well as Communication, Partnership and Stakeholder Engagement.

Mr. Abdiwahab worked with County Land Management Board under the tutelage of the National Land Commission. He also worked for International Centre for Participatory Health and Environmental Research (ICPHER) as a consultant in the field of baseline studies/need assessment. ICPHER a consultancy firm offering different consulting services.

Mrs. Catherine Wahome

Commissioner

Member of the Commission