Joseph Kinyua

Roles in date order

1. Director of Research / Chief Economist, Central Bank of Kenya Former

   Senior economist roles at Kenya's central bank (joined around 1980).^{[1, 2]}

2. 1985 to 1990
   Economist, International Monetary Fund Former

   Staff economist before returning to the Central Bank of Kenya.^{[2, 1]}

3. 2003 to 2013
   Permanent Secretary, National Treasury / Ministry of Finance; Ministry of Planning and National Development (Kenya) Former

   Permanent secretary in Kenya's finance and planning ministries.^{[2, 1]}

4. 2013
   Head of the Public Service and Secretary to the Cabinet, Government of Kenya Former

   Most senior civil servant in Kenya.^{[1, 2]}

5. 2023-05
   Group Chairman, KCB Group PLC Current

   Non-executive chairman of the listed banking group, elected by the board after joining it in March 2023; succeeded Andrew Kairu.^{[1, 2, 3]}

Sources

1. FCS Dr. Joseph Kinyua - Group ChairmanKCB Group PLC, 2026-10 (accessed), primary source
2. Ex-public service boss Joseph Kinyua elected KCB Group Board ChairmanCapital FM, 2023-05-27, secondary source
3. Group Board of DirectorsKCB Group PLC, 2026-10 (accessed), primary source

Change history

• 2026-10-26 Record published.

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