Former ICT CS Joe Mucheru Lands New Job at an International Firm

Former ICT Cabinet secretary Joe Mucheru has landed a new job at an international company. Mr. Mucheru has been appointed as the global president of London-based Fintech company- JUMO.

Mucheru confirmed the news through his linked in profile update saying he will support the company to delivering its growth goals, navigating the regulatory landscape, and build the firm’s presence across the African continent.

The company’s profile places it as a fintech company that partners with banks, MNOs and other e-commerce players to deliver progressive financial choices to customers.

JUMO is focused on building the next generation of financial services technologies to empower emerging market entrepreneurs. JUMO partners with mobile network operators and financial institutions in order to bring financial services to underbanked populations in developing countries.

Mucheru has been termed as an ever-green person when it comes to technology by people that have worked with him especially when he served as CS for ICT, Innovation and Youth Affairs in former president Uhuru Kenyatta's government from 2015 to 2022.

Mucheru’s experience in managerial positions stretches back to the times when he was the head of Sub-Saharan Africa for Google, based in Nairobi.  When he was CEO of Wananchi Online, the parent company of internet service provider Zuku, which is a company he co-founded in 1999.