NAIROBI, Kenya, June 22 – Centum Investment Company Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director James Mworia is among 16 candidates shortlisted for the final stage of recruitment for the National Infrastructure Fund (NIF) Board.
The shortlist also features former East African Breweries Limited (EABL) Group Managing Director and CEO Gerald Kanyi Mahinda, inaugural Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) Director General Meshack Otieno Kidenda, and Acumen East Africa Regional Director Chris Kibui Maranga.
Others in the race include Standard Chartered Bank Kenya and East Africa Head of Legal Davidson Mghanga Mwaisaka, former KeNHA board member Carey Okwiri Orege, Everstrong Capital Managing Director Henry Kinyua Kyanda, Investcent Investment Bank Chief Executive Officer Tanvir Mohsin Ali, and Everstrong Capital Principal and former GenAfrica Chief Investment Officer Fahima Ali Ahmed Zein.
The 16 candidates are competing for four positions on the NIF Board, which will oversee the fund’s operations and investment strategy.
NIF was established after President William Ruto assented to the National Infrastructure Fund Act in March 2026.
The fund is expected to mobilise up to Sh5 trillion over the next decade to finance key infrastructure projects through a mix of public and private sector investments, reducing reliance on debt-funded development.
The law created a competitively appointed board and governing council to steer the fund and attract long-term capital into infrastructure development.
In April, the President appointed Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi, Central Bank of Kenya Governor Kamau Thugge, Attorney General Dorcus Oduor, KCB Group Chief Executive Officer Paul Russo, Faith Boinett, Benedict Oramah and Richard Etemesi to the NIF Governing Council.
The recruitment of board members is expected to strengthen the governance structure of the fund as Kenya seeks alternative financing models for large-scale infrastructure projects.
