Meet Wilkister Simiyu a new KRA Board Member

  • 20 Jan 2023
  • 2 Mins Read
  • 〜 by The Vellum Team
  •         Wilkister Simiyu

Ms. Wilkister Simiyu is the Company Secretary and Head of Legal Services at the Kenya Seed Company. She has over 10 years’ work experience both as a practicing advocate and an in- house counsel having worked with Kitiwa & Co., Nyaundi, Tuiyot & Co. and Moi University. She holds LLB degree from Moi University and postgraduate diploma in Law (KSL), Masters in Corporate and Commercial Law from the University of London.

  •         Dr Fancy Too

Dr Too is the Director, Graduate Programs (LLM and LLD) at the Strathmore University Law School. She has also previously served as the Dean, Kabarak University Law School. In social service, Dr Too is the chairperson of Kipteris Girls High School Board of Management. She holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) (LLB) Degree from Moi University, a Master of Laws Degree and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Laws from Nottingham Trent University (United Kingdom). An Advocate of the High Court of Kenya Dr Too is a resourceful legal expert with excellent communication skills; deep knowledge on constitutional law, corporate governance, contracts, commercial law, insolvency and intellectual property and a legal researcher with experience in legal analysis and reasoning techniques. She is an accomplished author and widely published in Insolvency Law.

  •         Michael Kamau Kamiru 

Mr Kamiru is currently the Head of Governance, Risk and Compliance, at Jubilee Allianz General Insurance Limited. He is a Finance Management and Risk Management professional with over 27 years of demonstrated leadership and management experience in the Kenyan insurance industry. Mr Kamiru also has extensive experience in strategic management; financial management; financial reporting; budgetary control management; forecasts and projection models; governance and risk management. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree (Honours) from Catholic University of Eastern Africa and a Master Degree in Business Administration (Corporate Management) from KCA university. Mr Kamiru is a member of the Institute of Certified Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK).

  •         Samir Ibrahim

Mr Ibrahim is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Sunculture Kenya Limited, a climate, solar, agriculture, food systems and security, water, financing and Internet of Things firm. He is also an advisor to Ezra Venture Studio, a team and network of company builders and climate finance experts. Mr Ibrahim is also a Forum Officer, Nairobi Chapter of the Young Presidents Organization, an Endeavour Entrepreneur and a Future Energy Leader and Alumni, World Energy Council. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance and International Business from the New York University, Leonard N. Stern School of Business.