Africacapital Ventures has named Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) June Chepkemei among Africa’s most influential CEOs in 2025.
Since her appointment as CEO in 2024, Chepkemei has led a series of initiatives, to boost Kenya’s tourism sector.
“It is an honour to be named amongst Africa’s most influential CEOs. This acknowledges the tremendous work by our team at KTB to make Kenya a highly preferred destination,” Chepkemei said in a statement.
While serving as Tourism Cabinet Secretary (CS), Alfred Mutua announced her appointment in a gazette notice number 3226 dated March 19, 2024.
Chepkemoi has been picked to hold the position effective, Wednesday, March 20, 2024.
“In exercise of the powers conferred by section 37 (1) of the Tourism Act, 2011, the CS for Tourism and Wildlife appoints June Teclar Chepkemei to be the Chief Executive Officer of the Kenya Tourism Board, for a period of three (3) years, with effect from the 20th of March 2024,” the notice read.
Reacting to her appointment, the Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK) Secretary General (SG) Stephen Mutoro noted that she was qualified for the role.
In a statement on X, Mutoro said Chepkemei is lucky but doubted whether the appointment was competitive.
“She is a lucky lady. Enough said. She has been named at KTB by CS Mutua. Not sure if it was competitive. But even if she is clearly not qualified, she is suitable for the job!” he said.
June Chepkemei Sparkling Career
At only 36 June Chepkemei has built an outstanding portfolio and stands out among her peers.
In January 2023, Moses Kuria (then Trade Cabinet Secretary) appointed Chepkemei as the Acting, Managing Director (MD) of Kenya Investment Authority (KenInvest).
KenInvest’s facilitates the implementation of new investment projects, provides after-care services for new and existing investments, as well as organizing investment promotion activities both locally and internationally.
June was the Head of Marketing & Corporate Communications at Konza Technopolis Development Authority (KoTDA) before joining KenInvest.
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June’s Contributions to Open University of Kenya Establishment
This made her receive a special recognition when President William Ruto was launching the Open University of Kenya (OUK) in Machakos County on August 3, 2023.
Makueni Governor Mutula Kilonzo Junior pinpointed June Chepkemei as one of the people who tirelessly worked behind the scenes towards the success of OUK.
“There is a young lady whom I must recognize. June Chepkemei, are you here? She is the second person I want to recognize for the work they did including ensuring the title deed for these five thousand acres is securely in the hands of Konza,” remarked the governor.
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Other Top Positions She Has Held
June was the Communications Business Partner at Safaricom Limited having worked for 6 years prior to joining KoTDA.
The new KTB CEO has also served as the Project Coordinator for Kenya Advance Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) under the Ministry of ICT & Digital Economy in partnership with the Ministry of Education (MoE).
June pioneered the Konza Innovation Ecosystem Initiative which was voted as the third most inspiring solution by the International Association of Science Parks and Areas of Innovation (IASP).
June was named among the Top 25 Women in Digital 2021 and appointed to the Taskforce on the Kenya Media Policy Guidelines.
