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Amb. Catherine Karemu Wahome
High Commissioner
Kenya High Commission, London
Biography
Amb. Catherine Karemu Wahome is a seasoned professional with a distinguished career spanning approximately 30 years in leadership and organizational development.
Throughout her career, she has held various high-level positions, including serving as Technical Advisor on Human Resource Management and Development to the Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of Public Service, Gender, Senior Citizens Affairs, and Special Programmes. In this role, she provided key advisories to embed good practices in the management of public officers.
She also served as the Cabinet Secretary’s alternate at the Salaries and Remuneration Commission, which oversees the remuneration of State and Public Officers in Kenya.
Her experience extends to significant roles in regional and international organisations, including Chief Officer for People and Culture at ZEP-RE (PTA Reinsurance), a leading COMESA reinsurance company, and Associate Director of Human Resources at Deloitte East Africa, where she ably led the HR department for nearly 11 years.
Additionally, Amb. Catherine was Director at CDI-Africa Coaching Group Ltd and a Consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and Altima Africa Ltd. She has considerable expertise in governance, having served on the boards of various organizations.
Amb. Catherine's work has been characterized by transformative initiatives, including the creation of value-adding frameworks, policies, and processes at both national and organizational levels. She has also made significant contributions to leadership development through executive coaching and training.
Academically, Amb. Catherine holds a Master of Philosophy (MPhil) degree from Cambridge University (UK), an MBA from the University of Nairobi (where she graduated at the top of her class), and a First-Class Honours Bachelor of Commerce degree from Kenyatta University, Kenya. She is also a credentialed Executive Leadership Coach, Facilitator and Competence Assessor.
Her contributions to academia include her role as an adjunct faculty member at Strathmore Business School.
She has also served on the boards of various organizations, including Home Afrika Limited, the Institute of Directors of Kenya (IoD), the Kenya Diabetes Management and Information Centre (DMI) and Christ is the Answer Ministries (CITAM).
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