Chairman

Mr. Kariuki was appointed to be the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Competition Authority of Kenya, for a period of three years, with effect from the 10th February 2023. Mr. Kariuki serves as the Co-CEO of Kuramo Capital Management, LLC an independent investment management firm driving catalytic private institutional capital to fast-growing African businesses. In his role as the Chairman of the Investment Committee of Kuramo Capital, he leads Kuramo Capital’s investment activities across Africa. Additionally, Mr. Kariuki leads Kuramo Capital’s Board Governance strategy across all portfolio companies. Further, Mr. Kariuki currently serves in leadership roles in various companies across the African continent, including in Kenya, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. He also serves on various advisory boards of companies in Europe and USA. He is the former chairman of Deseret First Credit Union in the USA. Mr. Kariuki has extensive experience in key leadership roles in various investment and asset classes, including in private equity, fixed incomes, domestic and emerging market, investment banking and hospitality. Mr. Kariuki received a Master’s in Government from Harvard University and holds a B.S. in Economics, and MBA with an emphasis in Finance from Brigham Young University. He is a member of the CFA Institute and the Harvard Club in New York city.

Director-General

Mr. Kemei was appointed as the Authority’s Director-General on 7th October, 2024. In this role, he is tasked with championing and spearheading execution of the Authority’s mandate as outlined in the Competition Act CAP 504.

He has a wealth of expertise and knowledge spanning over 30 years in various sectors, including regulatory, financial, academia, health, tourism, energy, commercial and corporate governance, with over fifteen years in senior leadership roles. His skillset includes corporate and financial management, accounting, project implementation, resource mobilization, collaboration with global agencies, and stakeholder management.

Mr. Kemei holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration and a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce from the University of Nairobi. He is a qualified public accountant, a Certified Regulation Specialist, and a certified practitioner in executive coaching.

He previously worked at DGMB Training Solutions Ltd, the Electricity Regulatory Board (now the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority), the Nation Media Group, Windsor Golf Hotels & Country Club Ltd, Kenya Shell (now Vivo Energy) and lectured at five (5) universities, among others. In addition, he has served on public sector Boards as a chairperson and director at Kenya Reinsurance Corporation, Zep Re, Kenya Medical Training College. He has served as the chair of the audit committee at the Commission for Revenue Allocation.

Alternate to the Principal Secretary, State Department for Trade.

Joseah Rotich has experience in trade and economic policy spanning over 25 years. In addition, he has long-term experience in spearheading trade negotiations, among them the EAC-EU EPA Negotiations, COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite FTA as lead negotiator for the EAC Partner States, the African Continental Free Trade Area as key Kenyan negotiator, and chair of the Technical Working Group (TWG) on Rules of Origin since commencement of the negotiations.

He has also worked at the Kenya Embassy in Brussels as a Commercial Counsellor for 6 years (2002-2009) covering the EU, Belgium and Luxembourg, African, Caribbean and the Pacific Partner States (ACP) activities, and World Customs Organization (WCO). 

Mr. Rotich holds a Post Graduate Degree from Brussels University (ULB) on International Economic Law, and Diploma in Multilateral Diplomacy/Conferencing from United Nations Institute for Trade and Research (UNITAR), Bachelor of Arts (Economics) Hons, from Moi University, among several other training on trade policy including WTO, and Leadership.

Alternate To The Cabinet Secretary The National Treasury