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What roles did Jennifer Riria hold, and when?

Jennifer Riria

Kenyan microfinance executive who led Kenya Women Finance Trust (KWFT) from 1991 and became group chief executive of Kenya Women Holding.

Latest source 20 Feb 2019Updated 27 Oct 20264 sources

FormerNow

4 dated roles on record; no current role confirmed.

Identity record: Public Figure Record Partially verified

Roles, most recent first

  1. Oct 1991
    Chief Executive Officer Kenya Women Finance Trust (KWFT) Former

    Led the women's microfinance institution from 1991 through its conversion to a deposit-taking (2010) and full bank licence (2014).1 2 3

  2. Group Chief Executive Officer Kenya Women Holding (KWH) Date uncertain

    Head of the holding company of which KWFT's bank became a subsidiary; listed as CEO in February 2019; status after 2019 not confirmed.1 3 4

  3. Chair, Board of Trustees Women's World Banking Date uncertain

    Listed as chair of the Board of Trustees (Kenya Yearbook; Women's World Banking, 2019).1 4

  4. Chair Association of Microfinance Institutions in Kenya (AMFI) Date uncertain

    Chaired the industry association.1

Where the dates come from

  1. PrimaryJennifer Riria - Microfinancier whose mission is to transform women's livesKenya Yearbook Editorial Board
  2. SecondaryBanking on Kenya's womenHow We Made It In Africa
  3. SecondaryJennifer Riria, CEO of Kenya Women Holding LimitedThe Standard (Eve Woman)
  4. PrimaryJennifer Riria: A Model Leader for Women's EmpowermentWomen's World Banking · 20 Feb 2019

Changes

27 Oct 2026 Published after review.

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