At 33 years, nominated principal secretary Wilson Nyakera Irungu is the youngest government official to hold such a senior most seat a competitive environment, the following are interesting facts about the young PS in the Ministry of Transport. The fresh and calm chap might not have been a common household name for most media houses but he holds a very noteworthy background of success and inspiration.
- The nominated PS was recently listed among the top 40 men under 40 during a gala nights awards held Windsor Golf and Country Club.
- He has a remarkable excellency as an MD of Equity Investment Bank, a position he still holds since 2014.
- He could be named the possible successor of Equity Bank CEO James Mwangi
- He was a general manager and a managing director at NIC Capital stand at the age of 27
- He is an old boy of Starehe School, he did his KCSE in 2000
- He studied at Stanford University, California in US where he graduated with a diploma in Management in Information System and a bachelor’s degree in Management Science Engineering.
- He help Housing Finance, the second largest corporate in Kenyan market, raise 10 billion
- He was position 32 in his KCSE countrywide in the year 2000.
- He was born to a peasant farmer from Murang’a county, in a family of three where he is the eldest
- He was a financial analyst at Citigroup Global Markets
By Simon Ingari