Aiden Kiprop 
John Mwendwa,Newly Appointed CEO of Kenya Investment Authority (KenInvest)
- John Mwendwa (OGW) Appointed new CEO of the Kenya Investments Authority (KenInvest)
The Board of Directors of the Kenya Investment Authority (KenInvest) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. John Mwendwa, OGW, as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Authority, effective January 2025.
Mr. Mwendwa brings over 20 years of experience in the public and private sector. He is renowned for leading Kenya’s Ease of Doing Business agenda, which significantly improved the country’s global ranking from 136th in 2013 to 56th in 2019.
Over the past nine years, he has initiated numerous legal and regulatory reforms and facilitated investment transactions totaling nearly $1.5 billion in the last 18 months. He has worked across the Ministries of Investments, Trade & Industry, East African Community and Industrialization and Enterprise Development.
He was previously in senior roles of then Barclays Group in Kenya and South Africa. Most recently, he served at the President’s Strategy &
Execution Office.
KenInvest Board Chairperson, Mrs. Sally Mahihu, expressed the Board’s full confidence in Mr. Mwendwa’s leadership: “We are delighted to appoint John Mwendwa as the new CEO of KenInvest.
His extensive experience and deep understanding of Kenya’s investment and business climate will be invaluable in advancing KenInvest’s mission to attract and support both domestic and foreign investments. We are confident that under his leadership, KenInvest will continue to strengthen Kenya’s position as a global investment hub.”
“I am honored to be appointed to this role and am committed to leveraging my experience in the public and private sectors to drive investment growth and contribute to Kenya’s ongoing economic transformation,” said Mr. Mwendwa.
Mr. Mwendwa is a highly qualified professional. He holds a Master’s degree in Finance from Strathmore University and a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce (Finance) from Kenyatta University. He has also received executive leadership training from the University of Oxford (UK) and Harvard University (USA).
His professional affiliations include membership in the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investments (CISI, UK) and the Kenya Institute of Management (KIM).
