MR. JAMES B.MUHATI
Principal Secretary, State Department of Planning
Mr. James Muhati, CBS is the Principal Secretary, the State Department for Economic Planning in the National Treasury and Economic Planning. With over 25 years of experience in both the public and private sectors, PS Muhati has worked with high-profile multinational organizations to develop and implement strategic plans, policies and strategies leveraging on emerging technologies to maximize the organizations’ competitiveness and provide employees with greater opportunities.
Before his appointment, the PS had worked in government, insurance, oil/gas, and airline sectors at executive and senior Leadership levels.
Within his tour of duty, PS. Muhati has led cross-cultural teams to deliver results in: strategic economic and development planning; public policy formulation and administration; national statistics management; resource mobilization; financial governance; and innovative investments while ensuring efficiency, effectiveness and impactful utilization of resources.
Additionally, by employing a customer-centric approach, PS Muhati has successfully overseen: the re-engineering of crucial business processes; change management; and conceptualization, design, as well as the execution of complex projects across different organizations. As a digital transformational leader, PS. Muhati is known for fostering a culture of creativity, innovation, data-driven and evidence-based decision-making by assisting organizations to integrate digital strategies and technology into daily operations.
PS. Muhati holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics and Statistics from Kenyatta University, a Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Science, and a Master of Science degree in Information Systems from the University of Nairobi. He has also undergone the Executive Development Program (EDP) training from Gordon Institute of Business Studies (GIBBS), South Africa and has trained in Service Delivery, Risk Management and Project Management. Mr. Muhati is a member of the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA), the Computer Society of Kenya (CSK) and the Economist Society of Kenya (ESK).
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