Joseph Mucheru
| Joe Mucheru | |
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| Cabinet Secretary for Ministry of Information and Communications (Kenya) | |
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Assumed office 2015 | |
| President | Uhuru Kenyatta |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Limuru |
| Nationality | Kenyan |
| Alma mater | City University London. (Bsc.Economics & Computer Science) |
| Religion | Christian |
Joseph Mucheru MBS is the current Kenyan Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of Information and Communications.[1][2] He is a former Google Sub-Sahara Africa Lead based in the Google Nairobi office. He was Google's first Sub-Saharan employee and was key to setting up of Googles presence in Africa from 2007.[3][4][5] Before joining Google he worked at Wananchi Online, a company he co-founded in 1999, in various roles at the company including Chief Technology Officer and Chief Executive Officer.[6]
He attended the Business Executive Programme from Stanford University Graduate School of Business in 2008. He holds a (B Sc. (Hons)) in Economics & Computer Science from City University London.[7] He was awarded the Moran of the order of the burning spear in December 2010 by the President of the Republic of Kenya, Mwai Kibaki. He is a member of Africa Leadership Network, The National Prayer Breakfast, and the East African Business Summit. [8]