COVER STORY
Omae Nyarandi: The Man who Believes in a Resilient Northern Corridor
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eet Omae Nyarandi, the Executive Secretary of Northern Corridor Transit Transport Coordination Authority (NCTTCA); an Intergovernmental Organisation incorporating six Member States that utilise the Port of Mombasa. In his endeavour to achieve this onerous task, the 51-year-old technocrat is responsible mainly for monitoring the implementation of the decisions taken by the Northern Corridor Policy Organs, ensure the overall functions and operations of the Authority, strategic planning and resource mobilisation, among others are meticulously achieved. Prior to ascending to the helm of
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NCTTCA, Mr Nyarandi was a director and Senior Consultant with Maritime Business and Economic Consultants responsible for general office administration and lead consultant in Strategy, Finance and Procurement where he served between 2016 and 2018. He is a holder of an MBA in Strategic Management from the University of Nairobi, a Certified Public Accountant (CPAK), Certified Public Secretary (CPSK) as well as Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply (MCIPS), with over 27 years accumulated experience in areas of general management, finance and procurement. Mr. Nyarandi gained valuable experience
at the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) where he worked between 2004 and 2016 in three departments as Head of Procurement & Supplies, Head of Commercial and Head of Management Accounting; and was elevated to be the General Manager Corporate Services incharge of strategic planning, research, marketing, corporate communications and information technology (IT). Before joining KPA, he had worked for Kenya Anti-Corruption Authority, Heidelberg East Africa and Kodak Kenya Limited, serving in various capacities. He spoke to Our Managing Editor George Sunguh on a wide range of issues regarding the Northern Corridor.
