Hugh Molotsi

Hugh Molotsi is the founder and CEO of Ujama, a messaging platform for communities that makes it easy for people to help each other. Hugh is a seasoned product and technology leader and an accomplished innovator who has helped launch several disruptive products.

Hugh had a 22-year career at Intuit where his last position was Engineering Fellow and Vice President of Innovation. Hugh worked on QuickBooks and other small business offerings. Hugh led the launch of several new businesses, including QuickBooks Enterprise and Intuit Payments, which deliver over $1B in annual revenue today. Hugh was an inaugural member of Intuit’s Diversity Council, leading to the formation of a dozen employee networks, including Intuit’s faith-based networks. Hugh has been a dedicated supporter of early career development and helped develop Intuit’s Rotational Development Program.

Hugh is the co-author of “The Intrapreneur’s Journey”, a book on how to develop a culture of innovation at large companies. Hugh holds a Master of Science degree in Computer Engineering, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering Technology. Hugh is also an American Leadership Forum senior fellow and a certified leadership development trainer.

Outside work, Hugh serves on the board of Echoing Green, which discovers and invests in emerging social entrepreneurs. He is past president of the Board of Directors of Fresh Lifelines for Youth (FLY), a nonprofit agency that runs programs for at-risk youth.

Alice Munyua

Alice Munyua, the Director of Africa Innovation Mradi at Mozilla Corporation, is passionate about providing ICT solutions.

Ms Munyua studied Disruptive Innovation at the Harvard Business School Executive Education. She also holds a Master’s Specialisation in Social Communications from the Pontifical Gregorian University.
She worked as a broadcaster for Radio Vaticana, Africa Service, between 1995 and 1998 when the Vatican sent her to Rwanda. She was the Project Director for Radio Kwizera (Hope) – a Jesuit Refugee Service – for two years. The belief was that radio could counter the impact the medium had been used to create during the Rwandan genocide. In 2000, she became the Project Director: Development Broadcasting Unit for Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC).

After three years at MBC, she moved to the African Women Development and Communications Network (FEMNET) as Communications Programme Officer: Communications for two years. She created FEMNET’s communications department.

Ms Munyua joined the Association for Progressive Communications as the Programme Officer (Africa) Manager in 2003. The organisation brought alternative internet service providers – that were not proprietary – together. As the National Coordinator in Kenya, she ran the Catalysing Access to ICTs in Africa (CATIA) programme. The $3.5 million three-year project worked in seven African countries to develop the ICT policy.
She co-founded Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) in 2003. As the platform’s Convenor, she brought stakeholders, including the civil society, private sector and Government, together to develop the Kenya National ICT Policy, 2006. The policy would create an enabling environment allowing entrepreneurs to innovate on the internet.

Ms Munyua joined the Ministry of Information and Communications in 2004, and as Chair of the Kenya Internet Governance Steering Committee, she convened the Kenya and East Africa internet governance forums. Under the Ministry, in 2011, she organised and chaired the United Nations Internet Governance Forum.

She worked for the Communications Authority of Kenya, which regulates the country’s ICT industry, for six years, from 2005. She chaired the Technical Committee Board responsible for signing the licences for the country’s first two mobile operators – Safaricom and Celtel. She brought the first fibre optic cable to East Africa during her tenure and introduced freedom of information and child online protection. She served as a member of the Board of Directors until 2011.

She represented the Kenyan Government and the African Union Commission (AUC) as part of the Governmental Advisory Committee Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) for 13 years. She served as Vice Chair, Co-chair and Founding Chair (Public Service Working Group) on the committee. As Vice Chair, she successfully advocated and fought for the domain name .africa, which was to be issued to an individual, on behalf of the African Union.

She was the Board Chair for the Kenya Network Information Centre between 2011 and 2013. During the same period, she served as the Steering Group Chair and a Member of the Executive Management Team at the Commonwealth Cybercrime Initiative (CCI). Thirty five organisations, including Interpol, the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation, and the Council of Europe, form the CCI consortium.
Ms Munyua has been involved with the Internet Society in various capacities, including Member of the Board of Trustees, between 2015 and 2018. She was appointed an Advisory Board Member at Global Partners Digital in 2016.

She took up the Policy Advisor job at Mozilla Corporation in 2018, where she supported the task force. She worked around the Huduma Number project – a World Bank initiative – in Kenya, supporting the Kenya Human Rights Commission and encouraging the Government to put safeguards in place before collecting sensitive data from its citizens. A year later, she was appointed the Director of Africa Innovation Mradi.
As part of Mozilla, she employs a community-based and partnership-based approach. She hopes that, as Mozilla launches through the African continent, South America, and Asia, it’ll be viewed as a global empowering company that puts people back in control of their online lives.

Imo Udom

As Mozilla’s Senior Vice President of Innovation Ecosystems, Imo is responsible for cultivating new innovative ideas and technology from conception to launch outside Mozilla’s core products. In addition to product innovation, Imo is also focused on creating systems to foster collaboration across an ecosystem of stakeholders to help realize Mozilla’s vision to build a better internet.

Previously, Imo was the Chief Strategy and Product Officer at Outmatch where he was responsible for ensuring the business and product strategy delivered value to customers, while never losing sight of its mission to match people with purpose.

Prior to Outmatch, Imo co-founded and served as CEO of Wepow, where he grew the video interviewing solution from a small side-project in 2010 to a successful enterprise platform supporting hundreds of global brands and later through its acquisition by Outmatch.

Imo enjoys volunteering and giving back to the community. He is on the board of the Delta San Francisco Peninsula Foundation, a non-profit whose mission is to improve the quality of life in the San Francisco and Peninsula area by supporting programs that foster educational growth and to provide financial assistance in the form of scholarships and awards.

Mr. William Baraza

Senior Advisor Africa – Centre for Strategic Cyberspace and International Studies (CSCIS – Canada)

Chairman – Africa Cyber Defense Forum (ACDF) Advisory Board • Director and CEO – African Advanced Level Telecommunications
Institute (AFRALTI)

 Education:

  • Currently pursuing PhD in Strategic Information Systems
  • MBA in Operations Management – University of Nairobi
  • B. Sc. Computer Science (Upper 2nd Class) – Egerton University
  • Strong IP Networks background including Mobile Broadband Wireless Networks, IP MPLS Core Networks, Fibre Optics.
  • 20 years experience in Telecommunications (engineering, pre- sales, sales, leadership) and over 10 years experience at senior management level.

Previous Roles:

  •  Regionals Sales and Business Development Lead – Commscope (Fibre Optic and Radio Systems manufacturing)
  •  Senior IP Sales Manager, SSA – Ericsson
  • Regional Sales Manager, East Africa – Cisco Systems
  • Customer Solutions Manager (Presales) – Nokia Siemens Networks – Airtel Africa Group – 4 years in charge of 9 OpCos.
  • Several various positions in Africa Online Group(part of Telkom SA group); a pan African ISP present in over 13 countries in Africa.
  • Started as Sales Engineer. Technical Manager in various African Countries and left as Group Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for over a period of 10 yrs in.
  • MTN Business Africa (formerly UUNET Africa) as Network Engineer.
  • Over 25 years experience in ICTs

• Member of Internet Society (ISOC), Kenya Institute of Management (KIM)
• Based in Nairobi, Kenya, and likes golfing and travelling.

Dr. Vincent Ngundi

Dr. Vincent Ngundi has over 18 years’ experience mainly in cybersecurity, strategic management, risk management, project management, ICT regulation, and Internet governance and management.

He holds a doctorate degree in Strategic Management and a Global Executive MBA from USIU-Africa. Dr. Ngundi also holds Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in Computer Science from the University of Nairobi. He is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), a Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), a Certified Security Analyst (ECSA), a Project Management Professional (PMP), and a certified ISO 27001 implementer and auditor. Dr. Ngundi’s research interest is in strategy implementation, and his doctorate focused on the impact of strategy implementation approaches on organizational performance.

Dr. Ngundi is also a Commonwealth Professional Fellow following his research on national cybersecurity strategy implementation at the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organization (CTO) in London. He is also an alumni of the Program on Cyber Security Studies (PCSS) at the George C. Marshall European Centre for Security Studies in Germany. Dr. Ngundi is a member of the Academy of Management (AOM), the Doctoral Association of Eastern Africa (DAEA), ISACA Global, the International Information System Security Certification Consortium (ISC)², the Project Management Institute (PMI), and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

Dr. Ngundi is also an honorary and advisory member of the Kenya Cyber Security and Forensics Association (KCSFA), and the Institute of Internal Auditors Kenya Chapter (IIA). Dr. Ngundi works for the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA), Kenya’s ICT regulator. As the Director in-charge of Cyber Security, he oversees ICT industry issues and coordinates the implementation of Kenya’s national cyber security framework. He is also the Head of the National Cybersecurity Centre, Kenya’s national point of contact on cybersecurity matters.

Dr. Ngundi is the Chair of the National KE-CIRT/CC Cybersecurity Committee (NKCC) and the Chair of the East African Communications Organization (EACO) Cybersecurity Working Group. Dr. Ngundi is also the Chair of the AFRINIC Internet Policy Development Working Group and a former representative of Africa at the global ICANN Address Supporting Organization Address Council (ASO-AC).

Immaculate Kassait

The Data Commissioner in Kenya, 1st vice chair of the board of the NADPA, and a Member Editorial Board Global Privacy Law Review. The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner is a data regulatory office established pursuant to the Data Protection Act, 2019. The office is mandated to: Regulate the processing of personal data, protect the privacy of individuals; and provide data subjects with rights and remedies to protect their personal data from processing that is not in accordance with the Act.

Previously, I held the position of; Director of Voter Education Partnership and Communication at the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) for a duration of one year and nine months (December 2018- to November 2020), Director of Voter Registration and Electoral Operation for nine years Jan 2010 to Dec 2018. I worked at the Institute for Education in Democracy (IED), a leading NGO in elections in Kenya, and the Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA Kenya) as a Programme Officer in the Women’s Rights and Advocacy Programme.

John Omo

Mr. John OMO is the Secretary-General of the African Telecommunications Union (ATU) having been re-elected for a second term in 2022 at the ATU Conference of Plenipotentiaries. He leads the continental body entrusted with building consensus within African countries in the development of ICT policies, systems and services, and also in coordinating African participation in international ICT for Africa.

Mr. Omo has 31 years’ experience as a lawyer and has contributed immensely to the development of local and international policies, legislation, agreements and treaties in all areas of public service, but mainly in the area of ICTs.

Prior to his election for his first term in 2018, he worked with the Communications Authority of Kenya, Kenya’s ICT regulator, where he provided leadership over the Authority’s legal matters and strategies. Before that, he worked in the public/civil service.

He holds a Master of Law degree in International and Commercial law from the University of Sheffield – UK; a Bachelor of Law from the University of Nairobi – Kenya; a Diploma in Human Rights Law from the UN Human Rights Centre, Geneva, and ILO Centre Turin and another diploma in Legal Practice and Ethics from the Kenya School of Law amongst other professional courses.

Mr. Andrew N. Muriuki, MBS

Mr. Andrew Ndambiri Muriuki was appointed as a commissioner in the Public Service Commission on 10th January 2019. He has over 17 years of progressive experience in sustainable resource planning and management in the public sector, mainly in institutions of higher learning. He also has broad experience in the functional areas of human resource, administration, procurement, finance, supply chain and property management. Prior to joining the Commission, Commissioner Muriuki was the Deputy Registrar (Administration & Finance) at Dedan Kimathi University of Technology, Nyeri. 

He also served in various positions at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, rising through the ranks from Management Trainee to the position of Senior Assistant Registrar. Commissioner Muriuki has hands-on experience in corporate governance, having been a Member of the National Standards Council of the Kenya Bureau of Standards and the Institute of Directors of Kenya. He has attended numerous professional and career development courses in management, procurement, finance, project planning, labour relations and corporate governance, locally and abroad. Commissioner Muriuki holds a Master of Science degree in Information Systems from the University of Sunderland in the United Kingdom; National Diploma in Business Management from Kenya Institute of Management; and Bachelor of Arts degree from Kenyatta University.

Hon. Dr. Simon K. Rotich, CBS

Mr. Simon Kibet Rotich is a career administrator with over thirty years progressive experience, having worked in various capacities in the public service. His deep understanding of Government administration has ensured successful implementation and delivery of services to the people in the areas and positions he has served in.

His appointment as Commission Secretary/CEO on 1st August 2019 vested in him the responsibility to drive the Commission Secretariat to enable the Commission deliver its mandate.

Mr. Rotich joined the civil service in 1991 as an Assistant Secretary Cadet in the Office of the President, rising steadily through the ranks as District Officer, District Commissioner, Undersecretary, Deputy Secretary, Senior Deputy Secretary, Director of Administration, Deputy Commission Secretary and finally to his current position as Commission Secretary/CEO. He also served as Chief Executive Officer of the Commission on Implementation of the Constitution.

Mr. Rotich has been a member of various selection panels constituted by the Government to recruit chairpersons and members of Constitutional and Statutory Commissions and Agencies including National Cohesion Integration Commission, Technical Vocational Education Training Authority and Commission on Administrative Justice.

Mr. Rotich holds a Master of Public Administration degree from Moi University, a Postgraduate Diploma in Mass Communication from the University of Nairobi and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Kenyatta University. He has attended numerous training, workshops and seminars locally and internationally.

Mr. Rotich is a member of Kenya Association of Public Administration and Management (KAPAM), an affiliate of Africa Association of Public Administration and Management (AAPAM). He is a founder board member of Kapsogut Secondary School and has participated in various community projects impacting communities. In recognition of his contribution to public service, Mr. Rotich was awarded the Order of the Moran of the Burning Spear (MBS) and the Order of the Elder of the Burning Spear (EBS) by His Excellency the President of the Republic of Kenya

Amb. Anthony M. Muchiri, CBS

Ambassador Anthony Mwaniki Muchiri was sworn into office as the chairperson of the Public Service Commission on 22nd December 2021.

He is a career public servant, having last served as Kenya’s Ambassador to Cuba and concurrently as High Commissioner/Ambassador/PR of Kenya to Jamaica, Barbados, St. Kitts & Nevis, Guyana, Dominican Republic, CARICOM Secretariat since July 2018. 

He joined the public service in 1984 in the administration cadre and rose through the ranks as Assistant Inspector (Inspectorate of State Corporations), Assistant Secretary (Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, and Ministry of National Guidance & Political Affairs), Second Secretary (Ministry of Foreign Affairs), and Chef de Cabinet to the Permanent Secretary, Secretary to the Cabinet and Head of the Public Service. 

Between 2003 and 2018, he served in various diplomatic missions abroad and Ministry of Foreign Affairs  as Counselor and Deputy Chief of Mission (Kenya Mission to the United Nations, Geneva, 2003-2005); Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of the Republic of Kenya to the Arab Republic of Egypt (2005 -2007); Deputy Director, Administration – Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2007-2010); Ambassador of Kenya to Libya (2010-2014): Ambassador/Advisor, Office of the Principal Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2015-2016); and Chargé d’ Affaires, Kenya Embassy, Havana, Cuba (2016-2018). 

He holds a Global Executive MBA degree from the United States International University, Nairobi; Bachelor of Commerce Degree, Nagpur University, India; and Post Graduate Diploma in International Relations, University of Nairobi. 

He has also undertaken numerous professional studies including Advanced Public Administration (Kenya Institute of Administration), Post Graduate Diploma in Diplomatic Studies (University of Oxford, UK), Certificate in Peace making and Preventive Diplomacy, UNITAR-IPA Fellowship Program in Peace making & Preventive Diplomacy, Africa-Egypt Diplomatic Training Program (Institute for Diplomatic Studies, Egypt), and Leaders in Development Managing Political and Economic Change (Harvard University).