Dr. Belio R. Kipsang is the Principal Secretary, State Department for Immigration and Citizen Services in the Ministry of Interior and National Administration. He was appointed on 20th March, 2025. Prior to his appointment to the current position, Dr. Kipsang was the Principal Secretary State Department for Basic Education.  

He has previously served as Principal Secretary, State Department for Regional and Northern Corridor Development, and State Department for Basic Education and Early Learning.  

He also served as Managing Trustee/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Coffee Development Fund and Deputy CEO and Head of Operations Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) where he had previously held various Strategic Management positions.  

Dr. Kipsang holds other distinguished positions. He served as a Council Member at Mt. Kenya University and Cooperative University College and the Kenya National Examinations Council where he also Chairs Finance, Planning and Development. He was also a member of the Sports, Arts and Social Development Fund. 

He is a Board member Finance Alliance for Sustainable Trade, (FAST) an International Think Tank on Financial Resource Mobilization; Council Member, Advisory Council for Coffee Initiative; Government Delegate, International Coffee Organization (ICO) and; Chair, Operations Committee, Association of African Higher Education Financing Agencies (AAHEFA). 

Dr. Kipsang is a holder of PhD degree in Education (Educational Administration and Planning from The Catholic University of Eastern Africa. He also holds a Master of Arts degree in Economics and a Bachelors (Honours) degree in Education (Business and Economics), both from the University of Nairobi.