IPOA SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER/BOARD SECRETARY
MR. MAINA NJOROGE

DIRECTOR, INSPECTIONS AND MONITORING
STEPHEN WETHEO MUSAU

HEAD, COMPLAINTS MANAGEMENT
DIANA WATILA

HEAD, COMMUNICATIONS AND OUTREACH
DENNIS DANSON OKETCH, MKIM, MPRSK

HEAD, RAPID RESPONSE AND FORENSIC SERVICES
EMMANUEL LAGAT

HEAD OF INSPECTIONS, RESEARCH AND MONITORING
MUNENE M. MUGAMBI, MSC, OPSA, CFE, RCRIM.

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER/BOARD SECRETARY

MR. MAINA NJOROGE

Mr Njoroge holds a Master in Business Administration (MBA) degree in Finance, and a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) degree from the University of Nairobi. He has attended the Senior Management Leadership Programme (SMLP) at Strathmore Business School (Strathmore University) and Antai College of Economics and Management (Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China). He has attended several local, regional and international training courses in finance, management and strategic leadership. He has travelled extensively on official duties and training in countries such as Burkina Faso, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia, USA, China, Malaysia, Turkey, Egypt, UAE, Singapore, Thailand, Hong Kong, South Africa and Zimbabwe. He is a Certified Public Accountant of Kenya, CPA (K), and a Certified Investment and Financial Analyst. He is member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK), Kenya Institute of Management (KIM), Institute of Certified Investment and Financial Analysts (ICIFA), and Institute of Directors (Kenya). Before joining IPOA in 2013, Mr Njoroge worked with the Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA) as Finance and Administration Manager and later Finance and Investments Manager for nearly seven years. He was IPOA’s acting CEO from October 2013 to May 2014. He is currently serving as a member of the Audit Committee at the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP)

DIRECTOR, INSPECTIONS AND MONITORING

STEPHEN WETHEO MUSAU

Mr. Musau holds a Master of Arts in Human Rights and Conflict Management from the School of Advanced Studies (Pisa, Italy) in relation to International Law, International Human Rights Law, Universal and Regional Systems of Human Rights Protection and Operations, International Humanitarian Operations, Economic Development among others.

He also holds a Diploma in International Law and Human Rights (University of Helsinki); a Diploma in Organisation Development and Management from Kenya Institute of Management) and got Security in Peacekeeping Missions training at Centre of Excellence for Stability Police Units (CoESPU-Vicenza, Italy).

He also several professional and technical certificates including in Peace Operations from School of Peace Operations (Netherlands), International Investigations among others and has attended Strategic Leadership Development Program (SLDP) and Board Paper Writing at the Kenya School of Government.

Before joining the Authority, Mr. Musau served with the civil society, in the human rights, democracy and good governance sector, under various capacities and also participated in various fora. Mr. Musau remains proactive and enthusiastic around human rights tenets, especially around policing and security sector reforms.

He has a Bachelor of Arts (Economics and Sociology) from Egerton University and is a member of the Institute of Directors –Kenya.

Beyond being the Director- Inspections, Research and Monitoring, he is a Joint Secretary to the Technical Committee of the Independent Policing Oversight Authority.

DIRECTOR, BUSINESS SERVICES

EUNICE JUMA

Eunice Juma’s experience spans over twelve years in finance, project management and human resource management. Prior to joining IPOA she was the Board Secretary to the County Public Service Board of Tana River for a period of four and a half years. Previously she worked in various positions with ICPSK, National Environment Management Authority, Kenya Red Cross Society and Eldoret Hospital among others. She holds Master of Business Administration (MBA) Finance option, Master of Arts in Project Planning & Management both from the University of Nairobi and a Bachelor of Commerce degree (Accounting option) from the Catholic University of Eastern Africa. She is also a Certified Public Accountant of Kenya (CPAK) and a Certified Public Secretary of Kenya (CS). She has undertaken training in corporate governance and performance management.

HEAD, COMPLAINTS MANAGEMENT

DIANA WATILA

Diana Watila is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya and is currently pursuing a Master’s Degree in Governance at the African Nazarene University. Diana is a Law graduate from the University of Nairobi and holds a post graduate diploma from the Kenya School of Law and a certificate in Leadership and Integrity from the Central European University in Hungary. Diana has extensive experience in Human Rights and police reforms gained from working in the civil society sector. Prior to working with IPOA, Diana worked at International Commission of Jurists as a Program Officer and later at the Independent Medical Legal Unit.

HEAD, ICT

KENNEDY OCHIENG NDIRE

Kennedy Ndire has vast experience in enterprise systems and network design and implementation, Data Centre Setup and management, ERP systems (SAP, Oracle Siebel CRM and Translogic) and CRM systems (Microsoft Dynamics CRM) design and rollout, user training, project management, policing and strategic management. He holds Master’s Degree in Computer Science Distributed Computing Technologies from The university of Nairobi and Bachelor Degree in Business Information Technology from Strathmore University. He has wide spread professional trainings in the expanse of ICT. He has previously worked in various positions with Kenya Railways, Rift Valley Railways, Independent Policing Oversight Authority and at Huduma Kenya Secretariat among others.

HEAD, COMMUNICATIONS AND OUTREACH

DENNIS DANSON OKETCH, MKIM, MPRSK

Dennis, holds Master’s and Bachelor’s Degrees in Communication and a National Diploma in Visual Arts and Communication. Dennis has attended the Strategic Leadership and Development Programme (SLDP)and Senior Management Course (SMC) at the Kenya School of Government. He has spoken at forums in Sydney Australia, Kampala, and the United Arabs Emirates. Dennis is a full member of the Public Relations Society of Kenya (PRSK) and the Kenya Institute of Management (KIM).

HEAD, RAPID RESPONSE AND FORENSIC SERVICES

EMMANUEL LAGAT

Emmanuel holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from Moi University. He is currently pursuing a Master’s Degree at Africa Nazarene University. He has extensive experience in Forensics Ballistics and general investigations. He has had specialised training in Forensic Ballistics from the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) Academy in Quantico, Virginia in the United States of America and Disaster Victim Identification and Fingerprint by the Interpol in Lyone in France and Integrated Ballistics Identification System Course in Lyone. Locally, he has also attended FBI training in Crime Scene Management and also Crime Scene Management by the German Police. He has also done Advanced Investigations Course by the CID.

HEAD, PROCUREMENT

FREDRICK CHABARI

Fredrick holds an MSc in Procurement and Logistics from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) and a Bachelor of Commerce (Marketing Option) from the University of Nairobi. He also holds a Graduate Diploma in Purchasing and Supply from the Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply (CIPS-UK), an Advanced Diploma in Purchasing & Supply from the UK, Diploma in Business Management from The University of Nairobi, among other professional qualifications. He is a member of The Kenya Institute of Supplies Management (M.K.I.S.M) and The Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (M.C.I.P.S-UK).

HEAD, LEGAL SERVICES

FESTUS KINOTI

Festus Kinoti is the Head of Legal Services at the Independent Policing Oversight Authority. He has a Masters degree in Law (LL.M) in International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights from the Geneva Academy (CUM LAUDE). He has also a Post-graduate Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law and a Bachelor of laws (LL.B) University of Nairobi (2nd class upper) Before joining IPOA he was the Ag. Head legal services at the Unclaimed Financial Assets Authority where he joined as a Senior Legal Officer. He has also worked as a Senior Legal Officer at the Independent Policing Oversight Authority. Before IPOA he worked as an Associate at Musyoka Wambua & Katiku Advocates and Orowe & Co. Advocates. He started off as a Legal Officer at ICRC Regional Delegation in Nairobi. He is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya.

HEAD, REGIONAL OFFICES

BETHUEL SUGUT

Bethuel Sugut holds a Master of Business Administration Degree in Strategic Management from Moi University, Bachelor of Arts Degree in Social Sciences from Egerton University and a Postgraduate Diploma in Human Resource Management from University of Nairobi. He is an Auditor in Quality Management System, ISO 9001:2008. To IPOA, Bethuel brings on board a wealth of experience spanning over 21 years’ experience in Management and Administration.

Bethuel previously served in the Provincial Administration at the Office of the President and International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD). Prior to that Sugut served as a Personal Assistant to the Minister of Agriculture and Director of Administration, Planning and Operations at Mt. Kenya University for 9 years and 5 years respectively. Before joining IPOA, Sugut was the Administration Manager at the Kenya Institute of Mass Communication (KIMC).

He has undertaken various Administrative Programmes with the Kenya School of Government (KSG). He is currently pursuing his PhD in Business Administration with a bias in Strategic Management. He is an Associate member of the Kenya Institute of Management (KIM) and Institute of Human Resource Management.

HEAD OF INSPECTIONS, RESEARCH AND MONITORING

MUNENE M. MUGAMBI, MSC, OPSA, CFE, RCRIM.

Munene holds a Master of Science in Governance, Peace & Security Studies, Bachelors in Criminology and Security Studies and a Diploma in Forensic Criminology. He is also a Certified Fraud Examiner. He has also undertaken several investigations and security related courses.

He is also a trained paramilitary Police having served with GSU, served as a detective at the DCI HQs Investigations Bureau between 2012 and 2017 as he rose through the ranks. He was also a travelling trainer at Kenya Police College and later Head of County Criminal Intelligence before joining IPOA in 2018 where he rapidly rose through the ranks to become the current Head of Inspections, Research and Monitoring. He garnered wide experience as a Criminal Detective with a specialty on crime intelligence.

While serving as a DCI Officer, he was awarded the distinguished Outstanding Police Service Award (OPSA) in 2016.

Munene was credited for the conceptualization and founding of the Professional Criminologists Association Of Kenya (PCAK) and the Kenya Professional Society of Criminology (KEPSOC) where he also served as the founding Chairman and Patron respectively. He is also Patron of the PCAK Youth Criminologists Association, PYE in East Africa.

He serves on several school boards and also steadfastly supports community service initiatives.

HEAD, INVESTIGATIONS

EVANS OKEYO

Okeyo holds a Master of Science degree in Governance, Peace and Security from African Nazarene University and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Literature from Moi University. He has also undertaken several professional trainings such as Senior Management Course and SLDP from KSG, Counter violent Extremism (CVE) & Executive Policy Development, International Law Enforcement Academy, New Mexico, USA, Crime Scene Management Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Interview & Interrogation Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Instructor Development Training California Highway Patrol, USA, Internal Affairs Investigation California Highway Patrol, USA and Human Rights United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

Highlights on Key achievements:

Three (3) convictions for IPOA – (Murder)