Top 100 Kenyans 2020

Gideon Moi

Gideon Kipsiele Moi is the Senator for Baringo County and the Chairman of the independence Party – Kanu. He is the last born child of Kenya's second President Daniel arap Moi.

His family has also picked him as the successor to their late father’s political heritage. In the Senate, he is currently serving his second term and also chairs the Senate’s powerful committee on energy.

Kipchumba Murkomen

Onesmus Kipchumba Murkomen is the Senator for Elgeyo Marakwet. He is also the immediate Senate Majority Leader as well as a close confidant, ally, and advisor to Deputy President William Ruto. He is serving his second term as Senator and has previously served as the Senate’s Deputy Speaker (2013-2017).

Joseph Kinyua

Joseph Kinyua is the Head of Public Service. He is one of Kenya’s oldest civil servants having been appointed by President Uhuru Kenyatta when he ascended to power in 2013.

Kinyua's career began in 1978 as an assistant lecturer at the University of Nairobi. He joined the Central Bank of Kenya in 1980 as an Economist before rising to the rank of Director of Research.

Kivutha Kibwana

Kivutha Kibwana is the Governor of Makueni county. He boasts a law degree from Harvard University, George Washington University and the University of London.

 

Kibwana became a Member of Parliament for Makueni Constituency, and Minister of both Land and Settlements and Environment & Natural Resources.

Najib Balala

Hon Najib Balala is the current Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife. Balala studied Business Administration and International Urban Management and Leadership from the University of Toronto and the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard.

Zack Kinuthia

Zack Kinuthia is the current Chief Administrative Officer in the Ministry of Education.

Kinuthia’s appointment in 2020 makes him the youngest individual serving in the position.

At 32 years, he has worked in management and leadership roles at various government and civil society organizations for close to a decade. 

He is currently pursuing a law degree at the University of Nairobi and is also a holder of a degree in Economics and Political Science from the same university. 

Mutahi Kagwe

Mutahi Kagwe is the current Cabinet Secretary for Health. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Insurance) degree from the University of Nairobi and an MBA from the United States International University.

Amina Mohammed

Amina Mohamed is the Cabinet Secretary for Sports, Culture and Heritage, a position she has held since March 2019. Amina, 59, has had an illustrious career in both the diplomatic and public service spanning three decades.

After her Masters in Law degree in Ukraine, Amina returned to Kenya in 1985 and worked for the Ministry of Local Government as a legal officer before moving to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1986.