Polycarp Igathe
| Polycarp Igathe | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Polycarp Igathe September 21, 1972 Kenya |
| Nationality | Kenyan |
| Alma mater |
University of Nairobi (Bachelor of Arts in Economics & Sociology) Strathmore University (Advanced Management Program) |
| Occupation | Businessman, Corporate executive & Politician |
| Years active | Since 1995 |
| Home town | Nairobi |
| Title | Former Deputy Governor of Nairobi County |
| Spouse(s) | (Catherine Igathe) |
Polycarp Igathe (born 21 September 1972) was the second deputy governor of Nairobi County, under the devolved government before abruptly resigning from the post. His resignation takes effect January 31, 2018. Igathe was elected as the second Deputy Governor of Nairobi County in the Kenyan general elections of 2017 on a Jubilee Party ticket. Prior to this he served as Managing Director Vivo Energy Kenya Kenya, before resigning in May 2017, to run for office. He resigned as the deputy governor less than a year after taking office on 12th of January 2018 citing trust issues with his boss.
Igathe obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Sociology, from the University of Nairobi and is a graduate of the Strathmore University's Advanced Management Program (AMP) with IESE Business School in Spain. At the University of Nairobi, Igathe was the National Chairman of AIESEC in Kenya. AIESEC is the International Association of University Students Interested in Economics & Business Management.
Straight out of the University of Nairobi in 1995, Igathe took up employment in Australia, as a finance officer at Queensland Health, serving in that capacity for about one and one half years. He then came back to Kenya and took up employment with Coca-Cola, where he worked until 2000. He then joined Africa Online as a sales and marketing manager. He was the hired by Kenya Breweries Limited, working as sales operations manager and then as marketing manager. He then worked as the Managing Director at Haco Industries for a period of ten years, prior to joining Vivo Energy Kenya, in 2003.
Igathe chaired the Kenya Association of Manufacturers, from 2012 until 2014. He also chaired the Petroleum Institute of East Africa, from 2014 until 2016. Other responsibilities include as Director and Trustee of the Kenya Private Sector Alliance, from 2014 until 2016 and as Chairman and member of the Board of Management of Bishop Gatimu Ngandu Girls High School since 2010.
The President of Kenya appointed Polycarp Igathe to chair the Anti-Counterfeit Agency in 2015, where he served for a year. He was then appointed Chairman Special Economic Zones Authority of Kenya in October 2016.
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