Kenya
Vision Finance - NairobiStewart Building, Tom Mboya Street
BP 75579 00200 Nairobi
Kenya
COUNTRY REPRESENTATIVE:
MUGAMBI HENRY MWERERIA
email: mhm@financewithvision.com
Tel: +254 719616933
Skype: merumoran
Facebook: www.facebook.com/mugambih
with Vision Finance since February 2011
OVERVIEW
Henry has very wide experiences in private businesses, Non –governmental institutions and policy development at National and regional level. He has worked in all countries of East and Southern Africa for the last 19years.
He holds B.A. (Hons) degree in Economics and MA( Agricultural Marketing)
Successfully supported a team of 5 economic development advisors (Outreach 30 districts, sectors: apiculture, tourism and coffee value chains) as economic development team lead for SNV Rwanda’s South Portfolio; responsibilities included support to economic development and country programme strategy development and budgeting, client portfolio management, implementation and facilitation (Multi-Stakeholder Processes, Effective Public Policy Management, Group Strengthening, Value Chain Financing, Strengthening Service Provision, Market Intelligence), service provider contracting, monitoring & evaluation, staff coaching, knowledge development, brokering and networking (KDBN)
Through national level multi stakeholder processes, successfully facilitated the development of a national apiculture strategy (2007-2012) for the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources(Government of Rwanda) and subsequent development of the apiculture sector policy (Visit amis.minagri.gov.rw/.../national-beekeepingstrategic- plan-document-2007-2012-minagrirarda); responsibilities included mobilization of sector stakeholders, coordinating dialogue meetings, facilitating task force activities, facilitating validation process, liaison contact with Ministry of Agriculture(Rwanda Animal Research and development agency)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
January 2008 - December 2010
Medipharm Burundi E.A. LTD, Bujumbura, Burundi
Managing Director
Managed the company very well as a going concern with a staff of 15 persons.
Established distribution network for medical consumables in the whole of Great Lakes region (Rwanda, Burundi and DR Congo).
Drew several winning national and International tender Proposals in the region for medical supplies.
February 2005 – January 2008
SNV –The Netherlands Development Organisation, East and Southern African Region
Economic Development Advisor/ Agricultural Marketing Expert,
Successfully supported a team of 5 economic development advisors (Outreach 30 districts, sectors: apiculture, tourism and coffee value chains) as economic development team lead for SNV Rwanda’s South Portfolio; responsibilities included support to economic development and country programme strategy development and budgeting, client portfolio management, implementation and facilitation (Multi-Stakeholder Processes, Effective Public Policy Management, Group Strengthening, Value Chain Financing, Strengthening Service Provision, Market Intelligence), service provider contracting, monitoring & evaluation, staff coaching, knowledge development, brokering and networking (KDBN)
·Through national level multi stakeholder processes, successfully facilitated the development of a national apiculture strategy (2007-2012) for the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources(Government of Rwanda) and subsequent development of the apiculture sector policy (Visit amis.minagri.gov.rw/.../national-beekeepingstrategic- plan-document-2007-2012-minagrirarda); responsibilities included mobilization of sector stakeholders, coordinating dialogue meetings, facilitating task force activities, facilitating validation process, liaison contact with Ministry of Agriculture(Rwanda Animal Research and development agency)
August 2000 – February 2005
Garconsult Ltd ,Management and Marketing consulting, Kigali Rwanda
Managing Director
Managed a five years staff empowerment program with Rwanda Ministry of Defence, that capacitated more than 250 senior soldiers( From Ranks of Captain) with essential literacy skills.
Managed Rwanda Airlines to profitability-
Introduced Road shows in Rwanda
Promoted MTN Rwandacell for two years with great success
Consulted for Rwanda Breweries in sales and marketing
Supervised drawing of hundreds of business and strategic plans majority of which werer financed by various regional and local banks.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
2003- 2005 University of Nairobi, Kenya
MA(Marketing) Degree, Majoring in Afro - Trade
1989 – 1992 Kenyatta University, Nairobi Kenya.
BA (Honours) Economics, Upper Second Class Degree
1987 – 1988 Kanyakine High school, Meru, Kernya
Kenya Advanced Certificate of Education-A-Levels, Passed with Principals ( Economics, Geography and Mathematics)
INTERESTS
Reading, Mountain climbing, Wildlife, Listening to any Music, Travelling