Sammy Chepkwony, CHRP(K), FIHRM, MIoD

Sammy Chepkwony is the Chairperson of the Salaries and Remuneration Commission. He is a strategic leader and consultant with more than 20 years of expertise in human resource management, operations, and corporate governance.

Chepkwony held prominent leadership roles across diverse sectors. He served as Regional Director for Human Resources (HR) at Aga Khan University, Group HR Director at Kenya Airways, and Director of HR at Tata Chemicals Magadi Ltd. His career began as a Senior Consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), where he provided HR advisory services to public and private sector clients across East Africa.

As a recognised organisational transformation leader, he has led multi-track HR projects that set strategic directions, policies, and frameworks for effective talent management and business process improvement.

He holds an MBA and a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Nairobi, and has enhanced his leadership skills through programmes at Harvard Business School and other esteemed institutions. As a member of the Institute of Directors and a Fellow of the Institute of Human Resources Management of Kenya, he remains committed to driving excellence in HR and governance.

Commissioner Francis Meja was appointed Member of the Public Service Commission by His Excellency the President with approval of the National Assembly and sworn into office on 20th January, 2025.  He chairs the Commission’s Standing Committee on Human Resource Planning, Recruitment and Selection and is also a member of the Standing Committee on Public Affairs, Communication and Digital Transformation, and Organizational Design and Career Development.

Prior to his appointment, he was a member of the Muranga University Council. He previously served as Director General of the National Transport and Safety Authority, and Registrar of Motor Vehicles.

Commissioner Meja has a wealth of knowledge and expertise in strategic management, having been in the transport and banking sectors for over 15 years. He is a specialist in information technology, road transport and transport logistics.

Commissioner Meja holds a Master of Business Administration degree in Strategic Management from the University of Nairobi and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Public Administration from the University of Marathwada in India

CPA Kithinji Kiragu has had a distinguished career, culminating in his appointment as the Chairperson of the Inter-Governmental Relations Technical Committee (IGRTC) by former President Uhuru Kenyatta CGH on March 31, 2022. He has a solid educational foundation, with a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Nairobi and an MBA from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow. Additionally, he is a Certified Public Accountant in Kenya.

Over the last thirty years, Mr. Kiragu has been extensively involved as a consultant and adviser to governments and development partners, including the World Bank and UK-DFID. His expertise spans institutional and political economy analysis, organizational and human resources development, public finance management, and governance. Notably, he served as the Chief Technical Adviser for Public Sector Reforms for the Government of Tanzania from 1995 to 1998, and as Strategy Adviser for the reform of Nigeria's Federal Public Service in 2009-2010. He has also published extensively on topics related to public sector management, political economy, and governance.

Mr. Kiragu began his career in accounting and auditing, spending three years lecturing on these subjects at the University of Nairobi. His professional path led him to Coopers & Lybrand, where he developed a career in management and economics consulting. He later founded KK Consulting Associates, which merged with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in 2002. At PwC, he served as a Partner/Director with responsibility for public sector advisory services in the Africa Central Region until 2007, after which he joined the Africa Development Professional Group in a similar role. Between 2009 and 2012, Mr. Kiragu was the Chairman of the State Corporations Advisory Committee (SCAC) in Kenya’s Office of the President.

In recent years, Mr. Kiragu has been a member of the Board of the Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral & Research Hospital, where he chaired the Board’s Committee for Strategy, Finance & Corporate Services. Beyond his professional endeavours, he has been involved in entrepreneurship, including being a majority shareholder in Solid Investment Securities Limited, which was acquired by NIC Bank in 2008. He is also an active investor in education and farming and enjoys playing golf. His extensive experience and leadership in public sector management and governance continue to contribute significantly to Kenya’s development.

Born in 1954, Philip Mongóny has over 30 years’ experience in the human resources practice and consultancy. He has worked with the Directorate of Personnel Management, Office of the President, Kenya National Trading Corporation and East African Portland Cement as the Head of Human Resource before moving to Consultancy in Human Resources and Real Estate Business.
He is a member of the Kenya Institute of Personnel Management, and holds a Master of Personnel Management (MPM) and a Bachelors of Commerce (Business Administration Option) degrees.
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 26 (1) (a) of the State Corporations Act, His Excellency the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Kenya Defence Forces of the Republic of Kenya re-appointed Phillip Mong'ony as the Chairperson of the State Corporations Advisory Committee, for another period of three (3) years, with effect from the 20th January, 2026.