A professional with nearly 30 years’ experience as a Scientist, Academic and Government Technocrat. AGRA has now started implementing its 3rd strategy with a focus on two interrelated areas, one of which is unlocking country implementation capacity even deeper than before with a focus on coming through on CAADP and unlocking job opportunities for youth. His professional experience includes serving as the Principal Secretary at the State Department for Crop Development and Agriculture Research, and Vice Chancellor of Taita Taveta University (TTU) (March 2018-9th February 2022), and as an administrator in various positions at the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) among others. This has led to a broad experience in building institutions and relationships with key government officials and agencies, development partners/donor agencies, local and international academic institutions, scientific research organizations and external stakeholders to ensure that goals are met and exceeded. Passionate about use of agriculture as a socio-economic transformation and sustainable vehicle, he spearheaded the development and implementations of the 10-year Kenyan Agricultural Sector Transformation and Growth Strategy and the National Agriculture Investment Plan.