The former ICT Cabinet secretary Joe Mucheru has been appointed the president of JUMO, a London-based technology company.
The financial company provides digital services such as loans, savings, and insurance products to emerging markets.
In the role, Mucheru will support the company to deliver its growth goals, navigate the regulatory landscape, and build the firm’s presence across the African continent.
Mucheru confirmed of the appointment via a LinkedIn post, highlighting his expertise, like the government experience and in-depth knowledge of Pan-African tech to the JUMO executive team.
He has served in many other roles, including the head of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) for Google, based in Nairobi, serving as Google’s first SSA employee.
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Mucheru has also held the position of the delivery of strategy, business planning, and operations, to setting up Google’s presence on the continent.
He worked at Wananchi Online, the parent company of internet service provider Zuku, a company he co-founded in 1999.
Mucheru was the former Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of ICT, Innovation and Youth Affairs, appointed by former President Uhuru Kenyatta. He held office from 2015 to 2022