Nationality Kenyan Years active 1993 — present Residence Mombasa, Kenya | Citizenship Kenya | |
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Born 1970 (age 46–47) Kenya Titles Chief Executive, Kenya Ports Authority | ||
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Catherine Mturi-Wairi is a Kenyan accountant and business administrator. She is the Managing Director of Kenya Ports Authority (KPA). She was appointed to that position on 12 July 2016, having served in an acting capacity from February 2016.
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- Francis ontomwa talks on how the coast is reacting to catherine mturi wairi as the new md of kpa
- Background and education
- Career
- Other responsibilities
- References
Background and education
She was born in Kenya in the 1970s. She studied at the United States International University Africa in Nairobi, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Finance. Later, she obtained a Master of Business Administration from the same university. She is also a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Public Secretary. She is also a SAP Consultant in Finance.
Career
In 1993, she joined KPA as a junior accountant and has worked there continuously since. She previously served as Manager for Management Accounting, Manager for Financial Accounting and Manager for Finance. On 9 February 2016, at the rank of General Manager Finance, she was appointed as Acting Managing Director, replacing Gichiri Ndua, who along with other top brass at KPA, was relieved of his duties amid corruption allegations. On 12 July 2016, she was confirmed as Managing Director of Kenya Ports Authority.
Other responsibilities
Catherine Mturi-Wairi is a non-executive director of Sidian Bank, a medium-sized Kenyan commercial bank.
