{"id":1633,"date":"2025-06-02T19:36:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T16:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ngaaf.go.ke\/n\/?page_id=1633"},"modified":"2026-04-28T15:12:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T12:12:42","slug":"the-secretariat","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ngaaf.go.ke\/n\/the-secretariat\/","title":{"rendered":"The Secretariat"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1633\" class=\"elementor elementor-1633\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b30b3b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3b30b3b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86466ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"86466ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The secretariat is headed by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO).<span data-wp-dark-mode-inline-color=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">It is accountable to the Board for the day-to-day administration of the affairs including executing and implementing Board decisions.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">It is also responsible for preparing and presenting strategic plans, budgets and proposals to the Board\u00a0of Directors for approval.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-036daa8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-visaland-heading-title-widget\" data-id=\"036daa8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"visaland-heading-title-widget.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"section-title\">\r\n\t\t<span class=\"wow fadeInUp\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t<h2 class=\"title-anim\">\r\n\t\t\tLEADERSHIP\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\r\n             \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43fa14b elementor-widget elementor-widget-visaland-team-grid-widget\" data-id=\"43fa14b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"visaland-team-grid-widget.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-3 col-md-6 wow fadeInUp\" data-wow-delay=\".2s\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-box-items-2\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-thumb\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ngaaf.go.ke\/n\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-28-at-13.11.52.jpeg\" alt=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\">Grace Wasike<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Ag, Chief Executive Officer<\/b> <br> National Government Affirmative Action Fund (NGAAF)<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"social-icon d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-3 col-md-6 wow fadeInUp\" data-wow-delay=\".2s\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-box-items-2\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-thumb\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ngaaf.go.ke\/n\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Finance-Director.png\" alt=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\">Dr. Maurice M. Gichuhi<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Director Finance and Accounting<\/b> <br>Corporate Services Department<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"social-icon d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-3 col-md-6 wow fadeInUp\" data-wow-delay=\".2s\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-box-items-2\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-thumb\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ngaaf.go.ke\/n\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Chair-2-1.png\" alt=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\">Jane W. Njuguna<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Ag. Director Policy &amp;\u00a0Planning\n<\/b> <br>Policy &amp; Planning Department<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"social-icon d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-3 col-md-6 wow fadeInUp\" data-wow-delay=\".2s\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-box-items-2\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-thumb\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ngaaf.go.ke\/n\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Kayaga-1.png\" alt=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\">Jackson Kayaga<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Head of Programs\n<\/b> <br>Programs Department<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"social-icon d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-3 col-md-6 wow fadeInUp\" data-wow-delay=\".2s\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-box-items-2\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-thumb\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ngaaf.go.ke\/n\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Viridiana.png\" alt=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\">Viridiana N. Wasike<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Ag.Director Fund Management Services\n<\/b> <br>Fund Management Services Department<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"social-icon d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-3 col-md-6 wow fadeInUp\" data-wow-delay=\".2s\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-box-items-2\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-thumb\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ngaaf.go.ke\/n\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Nakitare.png\" alt=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\">Humphrey O. Nakitari<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Ag.Director Corporate Services\n<\/b> <br>Corporate Services Department<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"social-icon d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-3 col-md-6 wow fadeInUp\" data-wow-delay=\".2s\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-box-items-2\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-thumb\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ngaaf.go.ke\/n\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Modi-2-1.png\" alt=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\">Chromton Modi<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Head of Procurement\n<\/b> <br>Supply Chain Management Division<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"social-icon d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-3 col-md-6 wow fadeInUp\" data-wow-delay=\".2s\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-box-items-2\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-thumb\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ngaaf.go.ke\/n\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Issa.png\" alt=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\">Abdirizak Issa<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Head of Human Resource\n<\/b> <br>Human Resource Division<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"social-icon d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\r\n             \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The secretariat is headed by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO).\u00a0 It is accountable to the Board for the day-to-day administration of the affairs including executing and implementing Board decisions. It is also responsible for preparing and presenting strategic plans, budgets and proposals to the Board\u00a0of Directors for approval. 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