Mrs.Teresia Mbaika, CBS is the Principal Secretary State Department for Devolution, Office of the Deputy President. PS Mbaika holds a Master of Science Degree in Health Economics and Policy from the University of Nairobi and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Environmental Health from Kenyatta University. She has attended various trainings and conferences spanning the Energy Sector, Leadership and Corporate Governance fields among others. She joined the State Department with over 10 years’ experience in Corporate Governance, Resource Mobilization, Strategic Management, Leadership and Public Finance Management. Prior to this appointment, PS Mbaika served a six (6) year term as a Board Member at the Nuclear Power and Energy Agency (NuPEA) where she served in various capacities as the Chairperson, Technical Committee; Chairperson, Audit Committee; Chairperson,Human Resource Committee and Member of the Publicity & Advocacy Committee.

The PS also served as a Board Member of the National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) for a three (3) year term where She held various undertakings as the Chair of the Technical, Finance and Administration Committees and as a Member of the Audit Committee. PS Mbaika has also served as the Secretary to the National Government Constituency Development Fund Board (NG-CDF), Kaiti Constituency from 2013-2017, where She oversaw the financial management and corporate governance of the Fund. She launched her career in community service where she served as a Woman Leader pioneering various community projects as well as coaching and mentoring the youth. Youth mentor-ship and coaching is a passion that is very close to her heart and she is still actively involved in, as the Patron Kaiti University Students’ Association, Trustee, Kaiti Constituency Development Forum and Trustee, Kaiti Greening Champions.