Hon. Mutahi Kagwe, EGH

Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture & Livestock Development | Republic of Kenya

Hon. Mutahi Kagwe, EGH is the current Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture and Livestock Development, having been sworn in on 17th January, 2025.

Hon. Kagwe is a consummate professional, a highly experienced leader in government affairs, and an accomplished entrepreneur with over four decades of experience gained in both the private- and public sectors. He served as the cabinet secretary (CS) for Health from 2020-2022 during the Covid-19 pandemic, and was globally acclaimed as one of the Covid19 heroes for his stewardship of the sector during this unprecedented time. Kagwe is also one of Kenya’s foremost ICT and Digital Economy champions, having laid the firm foundations for this when he served as the minister for Information and Communications from 2005-2007. 

 He has an exemplary legislative record, as the first Senator of Nyeri County (2013-2017) and Chair of the Senate’s Education and Information Committee, and as the elected representative for Mukurweini constituency (2002-2007) when he was unanimously elected by his peers to chair the influential Finance, Trade, Tourism and Investment Committee (2003-2005). Beyond being a savvy entrepreneur with investments across several sectors, Kagwe has also had a stellar corporate career, rising through the ranks to serve as the Chief Commercial Director at the Standard Media Group. 

 Throughout his career, and in private life, Kagwe has espoused the unimpeachable values of integrity, meritocracy, hard work, lifelong learning, inclusiveness, open communication, consensus-building, patriotism, collegialism and empathy. The holder of B.Com and MBA degrees, the serial winner of meritorious academic awards and professional accolades, an Elder of the Golden Heart (EGH) awardee, a committed family man, an avid golfer and reader, a believer in the bountifulness and latent potential of Kenyan youth, women & other marginalized groups.