Vision 2030 Delivery Secretariat (VDS), led by the Director General of the Vision 2030, is charged with the mandate of spearheading the implementation of the Vision 2030 as the country’s blueprint and strategy towards making Kenya a newly industrializing middle-income country. VDS provides strategic leadership and direction in the realization of the Vision 2030 goals, and closely collaborate with line ministries in developing the five-year medium-term plans for the realization of the Vision.
EDUCATION
Ken is a graduate of Harambee Primary School, St. Peter’s Upper Primary School, Ishiara, Mbeere, the Alliance High School, The University of Nairobi (Bachelor of Laws, LLB), Downing College, Cambridge University, England (Master of Laws, LL.M, in Corporate Finance, International Commercial Litigation, International Human Rights & Unjust Enrichment Law), The Kenya School of Law, The Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (Legislative Drafting) of The University of London and The Lloyds Maritime Academy, London.
WORK
Ken has wide-ranging experience in the Private Sector, in the Development/NGO space and in the Public Sector. He has worked in, with and for the Law Society of Kenya Private Prosecution of Goldenberg (1993-1994), the International Commission of Jurists (Kenya Chapter), the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, The Chambers of Lord Anthony Grabiner, One Essex Court Chambers, Inner Temple, London, Standard Chartered Bank, the Kenya Anti-Corruption Authority, the Interest Rates Advisory Centre, The Department of Governance & Ethics in the Office of the President, The State Law Office, the Ministry of Justice & Constitutional Affairs, the Ethics & Anti-Corruption Commission, the Public Complaints Standing Committee (Ombudsman/Commission on Administrative Justice), and the Inter-governmental Standing Committee on Shipping (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda & Zambia).
Ken has served as a Gazetted Public Prosecutor for offences of Corruption under the repealed Prevention of Corruption Act, as an Executive Assistant, a Banker, a Human-Rights Defender, a Finance & Governance Consultant, an Executive Director (Ombudsman), a Secretary-General of an international institution (ISCOS Secretariat), and lastly as the Inaugural Chairman of the Embu Municipality Board (July 2019 to July 2020).
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Ken serves conscientiously and has received Unqualified External Audit Reports as an A-I-E Holder whilst delivering tangible, measurable results. The Performance Contracting Indicator ‘Resolution of Public Complaints’ is Ken’s contribution to improving Service Delivery in Kenya. Recently, Ken pushed, to adoption in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia, the policy to discourage CIF imports in favour of C&F, strengthening the Insurance Industry in these countries. The estimated national forex savings run into millions of dollars.
Ken has practical, high-level experience in International Relations, diplomacy, governance, anti-corruption, banking, shipping and maritime affairs (Blue Economy) as well as International Trade and Development.
He is a subject-matter expert on governance, banking, shipping and international trade. Ken also has a journalistic bent and wrote an Editorial Column in The East African Standard newspaper between 2000 and 2003. He continues to shape public opinion through commentaries in the print and electronic media.
WHO IS KEN?
Ken has an easy-going personality. He gets things done within stipulated deadlines, prefers to get it right the first time and is rigorous in his approach to tasks and to detail. He has a well-earned reputation as a Pusher; the job gets done, in the allotted time, within budget.
Ken is a Reformer. He is fascinated by the ongoing Technological Revolutionary Age that we are currently living in. To sum it all up?
Ken believes in Kenya.
Director – Enablers and Macro Directorate of the Kenya Vision 2030 Delivery Secretariat, Mr. Masoud is a long-standing strategic management professional with a progressive management career in the banking industry that spanned 12 years before joining the the Kenya Vision 2030 Delivery Secretariat.
Mr. Masoud is a student member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and also an Associate of the Kenya Institute of Bankers (AKIB), currently pursuing a PhD (Business Innovation and Technology Management) at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology. He holds a Masters degree in Strategic Management and a Bachelor of Arts degree (Economics and Sociology). He has extensive experience in credit scoring, portfolio forecasting, statistical analysis, risk and response analytics, risk management and control and new product development and forecasting. His key areas of expertise include Strategy Origination and Execution, Risk Management & Control, Policy Implementation, Product Development and Market Segmentation, Financial Planning, Business Development and Budgeting. Mr. Masoud’s previous professional engagements include working as a Senior Credit Risk Analyst at Gulf African Bank (GAB) Limited (2012 – 2015), Relationship Manager, Credit at First Community Bank Limited (2009 – 2012), Credit Administrator- Equity Bank Limited (2008 – 2009), Credit Officer – Equity Bank Limited (2007 – 2008) and as an Accountant at GAP Electric Company Limited (2003 – 2007).
His key achievements within the banking sector have included playing a proactive role in developing credit risk policy at GAB Limited that ensured that credit risks were mitigated in line with business growth; coordination of proper risk analysis that led to the reduction of portfolio at risk from 6% to 3% at GAB; actively participated in strategy development and implementation for GAB Ltd that saw growth of the bank, risk mitigation and increased profitability; development of Annisaa Biashara Financing Product for ladies clientele and GAB Daktari Product to finance various needs of Doctors relating to their personal and professional work at GAB; team leader of team that developed the Vijana Tustawi Product between the Bank and CIPK to finance tuk tuks to the youth at First Community Bank and; development of Kilimo Biashara product at Bura Irrigation Scheme while working at Equity Bank.
