Prof. Nura Mohamed is the Director General of the Kenya School of Government where he is responsible for policy making, overseeing administration and management of the School, and providing strategic leadership for delivery of the School’s mandate and strategic objectives. His stunning upward trajectory career in the public service spans over 23 years within which he has been recognised for his contribution to public sector transformation through training, curriculum development, evidence-based policy research and policy advisory. Prof. Mohamed has facilitated various capacity building programmes that have re-engineered public sector service delivery processes and inculcated positive attitude and culture towards service delivery. He has steered the development of a number of policy-briefs which led to improved decision-making in the public sector.
As the Deputy Chairman of the African Management Development Institute Network (AMDIN), Prof. Mohamed has made contribution to the implementation of the African agenda such as the African Union (AU) Agenda 2063, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and transformation of AMDIN, which is a capacity building arm of the African Union Secretariat. He is credited with the development of the first Strategic Plan for AMDIN, launching of a flagship research: State of Public Service in Africa, establishment of AMDIN Journal and the development of the AMDIN Resource Mobilisation Plan.
In his eight-year tenure as the Director of Finance and Administration at the Kenya School of Government, Prof. Mohamed led numerous transformational initiatives. He provided strategic leadership in finance, IT, human resources, and administration, celebrated for strategic policy and procedure development, infrastructure and financial management, harmonisation of salary structures, career guide development, and the implementation of an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system to fully computerise the School’s operations.
The Director General holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Economics from Central University of Finance and Economics, China, Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Finance and a Bachelor of Commerce in Finance both from the University of Nairobi.