Sicily Kanini Kariuki is a Kenyan politician who has been serving as the Cabinet Secretary for Water, Sanitation and Irrigation, since 20 January 2020.[1] She previously served as the Cabinet Secretary for Health.[2] Previously, she was the Cabinet Secretary for Public Service, Youth and Gender Affairs, from December 2015 until January 2018.[3]
Sicily Kariuki | |
|---|---|
| Cabinet Secretary for Water, Sanitation and Irrigation | |
| Assumed office 14 January 2020 | |
| President | Uhuru Kenyatta |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Tumaini Village, Ol-Kalou Constituency, Nyandarua County, Republic of Kenya Kenya |
| Alma mater | University of Nairobi (Bachelor's degree) Eastern and Southern African Management Institute (Master of Business Administration) Michigan State University (Postgraduate Diploma in Law and Regulation) |
Early life and education
editSicily Kanini Kariuki was born in Kangaru Village, Manyatta constituency, in present-day Embu County in Kenya.[4]
Kariuki has a bachelor's degree, from the University of Nairobi. Her Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree, was awarded by the Eastern and Southern African Management Institute (ESAMI) in conjunction with Maastricht School of Management in the Netherlands. She also has a Postgraduate Diploma in Law and Regulation, from Michigan State University in the United States.[5]
Career before politics
editKariuki enjoyed a wide-ranging career in the business world, including as an officer of the Kenya Investment Authority, and as chief executive officer of Fresh Produce Exporters Association of Kenya.[5]
Kariuki then served as the Managing Director and CEO of "Tea Board of Kenya". In 2012, while at the helm of the tea board, the tea industry rose to become the top earner of foreign exchange in the country, accounting for KSh130 billion (approx. US$1.3 billion), in 2012. She also served as the Principal Secretary, in the Department of Agriculture, in the Kenyan Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries.[5]
Political career
editIn December 2015, Kariuki was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary for Public Service, Youth and Gender Affairs.[6] She served in that capacity until January 2018, when she was appointed Cabinet Secretary for Health.[2]
In her capacity as minister, Kariuki was appointed by WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to serve on the Independent High-level Commission on Non-Communicable Diseases from 2018 until 2019.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Kiunjuri fired as Uhuru reshuffles cabinet".
- ^ a b Nyamai, Faith (27 January 2018). "Six women make it to Cabinet list". Daily Nation. Kampala. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ Kenya Ministry of Public Service, Youth and Gender Affairs (December 2015). "Cabinet Secretary for Public Service, Youth and Gender Affairs". Nairobi: Psyg.go.ke. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ Njuguna, Steve (30 January 2017). "I'll not join politics, says Gender minister Sicily Kariuki". Daily Nation. Nairobi. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ a b c Softkenya.com (31 December 2017). "Sicily Kanini Kariuki Biography". Nairobi: Softkenya.com. Archived from the original on January 29, 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Business Daily Reporter (9 December 2015). "Cabinet nominee on the spot for working before vetting". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ WHO Independent High-level Commission on NCDs World Health Organization (WHO).
External links
edit- Sicily Kariuki: Take it from me, life is like a steeplechase As at 19 August 2016.
- Kenyans react to a photo of CS Sicily Kariuki's bodyguard carrying her handbag As of 15 August 2017.