Fred Matiang'i | |
|---|---|
 Matiang'i in 2013 | |
| Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Interior & Coordination of National Government | |
| In office 8 July 2017 – 27 October 2022 | |
| President | Uhuru Kenyatta |
| Preceded by | Joseph Ole Nkaissery |
| Succeeded by | Kithure Kindiki |
| Cabinet Secretary for Education, Science and Technology | |
| In office 24 November 2015 – 26 January 2018 [1] | |
| President | Uhuru Kenyatta |
| Preceded by | Jacob Kaimenyi |
| Succeeded by | Amina Mohamed |
| Cabinet Secretary for Information, Communications and Technology | |
| In office April 2013 – 24 November 2015 | |
| President | Uhuru Kenyatta |
| Succeeded by | Joe Mucheru |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Fred Okengo Matiang'i Kisii District, Nyanza Province, Kenya |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Kenyatta University (BA) University of Nairobi (MA), (PhD) |
Fred Okengo Matiang'i is a Kenyan and former Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government.[2] He assumed office on 8 July 2017 on acting capacity after the death of Joseph Ole Nkaissery, making him hold two cabinet positions concurrently, that is in the ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government and Education, Science and Technology.[3] He took up the full position of cabinet secretary for Internal Security and Coordination of National Government after being appointed by President Uhuru Kenyatta in January 2018 in the president's second comprehensive cabinet appointments.[4] On 22 January 2019, President Uhuru Kenyatta, through Executive Order Number 1 in 2019, appointed him chairperson of the National Development Implementation and Communication Cabinet Committee. The committee is composed of all Cabinet Secretaries, The Attorney-General and the Head of the Public Service who acts as the secretariat.[5]
Matiang'i had served as the Eastern Africa regional representative for the Centre for International Development, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, the State University of New York before being nominated as the Cabinet Secretary for Information Communication and Technology on 23 April 2013.[6][7]
He formerly taught at Egerton University and the University of Nairobi.[8]
On 24 November 2015, President Uhuru Kenyatta, in a cabinet reshuffle, appointed him as the cabinet secretary for Education.[9]
- ^ "Amina named Education CS as Monica Juma takes over at Foreign Affairs". Capital FM. 26 January 2018.
- ^ "Cabinet Secretaries". president.go.ke. 1 May 2018.
- ^ "Uhuru appoints Fred Matiang'i as acting Interior CS". Daily Nation. 8 July 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ "Uhuru unveils new Cabinet, nominates Munya, Shebesh, Ababu, and Marwa". The Star. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ^ "CS Matiang'i gets new role". Daily Nation. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ^ "Fred Matiangi CV". Nairobi: State House. 23 April 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ "Dr. Fred Matiangi". Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ "Profile: Dr. Fred Okengo Matiangi". The Daily Nation. 3 July 2020.
- ^ "Five Cabinet Secretaries axed in reshuffle as two MPs nominated". Standard Digital. 25 November 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2019.