Nkirote is a governance professional, certified secretary, lawyer and human capital practitioner with a passion for sound governance, policy making, standard setting, capacity building and setting up institutional systems that deliver exceptional value. In over twenty years of governance, legal and people leadership practice, she has worked in both the public and private sectors in East Africa in a wide range of activities involving setting up governance, legal and organization structures; policy and practice code development; supervision; capacity building and culture transformation. She is currently the Group Human Capital Executive for the Old Mutual East Africa group.
She is a fellow of the Institute of Certified Secretaries of Kenya (FCS); a member of the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) and of the Institute of Human Resource Management (IHRM); in addition to her undergraduate degree in Law (LLB – Hons), Masters in Law (LLM – Commercial) and MBA (Executive); she holds a Higher National Diploma in Law and in Human Resource Management; is a Certified Governance Auditor; an AoEC Certified Executive Coach; a RIKA fellow and certified in Circular Economy and Sustainability Practices.
Capacity building and empowerment activities are passions she fulfils through engaging in various activities and networks. She serves on one board as a non-executive director and the Upper Hill District Association as the Secretary of the Executive Committee. Being passionate about women in leadership, Nkirote mentors actively and is a founder of the Women on Boards Network Kenya.
Nkirote remains a life-long learner owing to her intense passion for good governance and deep curiosity about people. In doing so, she remains committed to her family and her faith.