ICT Authority has appointed Zilpher Owiti as Acting Chief Executive officer, days after letting go of Mr. Stanley Kamanguya.
“ICT Authority wishes to notify the Public of the Appointment of Ms. Zilpher Owiti as the Acting Chief Executive officer. Ms Zilpher replaces Mr. Stanley Kamanguya who has proceeded on terminal leave effective 1 July 2025,” the board announced.
Ms. Zilpher A. Owiti is the Director Partnerships, Innovation and Capacity at ICT Authority. She has held this position from 9th February 2021.
Previously, she was the Ag. Director Partnership, Innovation and Capacity. She also served as Deputy Director ICT, Directorate of eGovernment, Presidency and Cabinet Affairs.
Owiti holds MSC, Information Systems from the University of Nairobi, MA, Economics and Post Graduate Diploma in Personnel Management and a practitioner in project management & IT service management (ITIL). She is also a member of the Institute of Directors (IOD) Kenya and Professional member of ISACA Kenya Chapter.
Before joining the authority, Ms Owiti was a lecturer at United States International University (USIU) and worked at the University of Nairobi and the Kenya National Examination Council.
Ms. Owiti is a Learning & Talent Development specialist and has over 22 years of working in the public service providing strategic direction for capacity development across programs, designing and implementing knowledge systems, public policies, strategies, standards and competency frameworks.
She was the Program Manager & National coordinator for the Ajira Digital Program, which is empowering the youth with ICT skills for productivity, innovation and employment. She is also the founder Project Manager & National Coordinator for the Presidential Digital Talent Programme (PDTP) as well as a partnership relations and people-oriented strategist.