JUMO

Former ICT Cabinet Secretary Joe Mucheru has landed a plum job just four months after exiting government. Joe Mucheru is now the second President of Jumo ...

The former CS previously served as Google’s head of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and was based in Nairobi, serving as the tech giant’s first SSA employee after joining in 2007. According to the Jumo the former CS will bring in depth knowledge to its executive board. The former CS confirmed his appointment on his LinkedIn profile and promised to help Jumo to deliver its growth goals, navigate the regulatory landscape and build its presence across Africa.

Goldman Sachs-backed South African start-up has appointed former ICT Secretary Joe Mucheru as the president of the company to rev up its expansion plans on ...

He has held board positions at the M-Pesa Foundation Academy, Bitpesa (now Aza Group), an international money transfer platform, and GiveDirectly, a non-profit allowing donors to provide direct cash transfers to those in need. He was previously the head of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) for Google, based in Nairobi, serving as Google’s first SSA employee. JUMO, which is valued at Sh49.7 billion ($400 million), offers financial services to entrepreneurs and businesses in emerging markets.

Former ICT Cabinet Secretary Joe Mucheru has been appointed the president of British financial technology company Jumo. Mucheru broke the news about his ...

Mucheru previously served as CEO of Wananchi Online, the parent company of internet service provider Zuku, which he co-founded in 1999. Before joining the Cabinet, he was the head of Sub-Saharan Africa for Google, based in Nairobi. Mucheru served as the Cabinet Secretary for ICT, Innovation and Youth Affairs in former president Uhuru Kenyatta's administration from 2015 to 2022.

Former ICT Cabinet Secretary Joe Mucheru has been appointed as president at JUMO, a fintech company.

I look forward to working with Andrew and the team." “JUMO is revolutionising the lending space in Africa, connecting entrepreneurs and individuals to the financial products they need to grow and prosper," said Mucheru. The platform, which was founded in 2015, offers savings and credit products to entrepreneurs.

Former Information Communication Technology Cabinet Secretary (CS) Joe Mucheru landed a lucrative job as president of the London-based fintech company Jumo.

In 2010, he was awarded the Moran of the Order of the Burning Spear(MBS), and in 2016 the Elder of the Golden Heart (EGH) in recognition of his contribution to ICT in [business](https://www.tuko.co.ke/business-economy/) planning and operations and was key to setting up the tech giant's presence on the continent. [Zuku](https://www.tuko.co.ke/260577-zuku-internet-packages-prices-2021.html), a company he co-founded in 1999. "He brings a wealth of government experience and in-depth knowledge of pan-African tech to the JUMO executive team and board," the firm wrote as quoted in his Jumo acknowledged the wealth of experience Mucheru brings to its board and the in-depth understanding of the pan-African tech landscape. [Business Leaders of the Year 2022](https://www.tuko.co.ke/tags/business-leaders-year-2022/)

The immediate former Information Communication and Technology (ICT) Cabinet Secretary Joe Mucheru is the new president of JUMO - a multinational intelligent ...

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South African fintech firm JUMO has picked former ICT Cabinet Secretary Joe Mucheru as its new President to accelerate its expansion in Africa.

The company has also devised new offerings for the markets in Ghana and Uganda. Mucheru served as regional lead for sub-Saharan Africa and country manager for Kenya at Google before being selected by former President Uhuru Kenyatta to head the ICT Ministry in 2015. South African fintech firm JUMO has picked former ICT Cabinet Secretary Joe Mucheru as its new President to accelerate its expansion in Africa.

NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 30 – Former ICT Cabinet Secretary Joe Mucheru has been appointed President of JUMO, a London-based technology company building Kenya ...

Mucheru is an alumnus of City, University of London, where he graduated in 1993 with a bachelor’s degree in Economics and Computer Science. Mucheru was the former Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of ICT, Innovation and Youth Affairs, appointed by former President Uhuru Kenyatta. Confirming the appointment in a LinkedIn profile update, Mucheru noted that he brings a wealth of government experience and in-depth knowledge of pan-African tech to the JUMO executive team.

Joe Mucheru joins the African fintech company, to drive growth and build its presence across the continent.

He is also a member of the African Leadership Network, Kenyan National Prayer Breakfast and East African Business Summit. I am hugely excited to be joining a business that is helping capital providers make attractive returns at the same time as supporting measurable impact. Says Mucheru: “JUMO is revolutionising the lending space in Africa, connecting entrepreneurs and individuals to the financial products they need to grow and prosper. He brings an invaluable perspective given his experience as an entrepreneur, Google executive and regulator.” In 2010, he was awarded the Moran of the Order of the Burning Spear, as well as the Elder of the Golden Heart, in recognition of his contribution to ICT in Kenya. [UNICEF Generation Unlimited](https://www.generationunlimited.org/), a public-private-youth partnership working to skill and connect the world's 1.8 billion young people to opportunity, as well as a trustee of the [University of Nairobi Foundation](https://uonfoundation.uonbi.ac.ke/).