{"id":11484,"date":"2020-10-30T15:59:16","date_gmt":"2020-10-30T15:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/connectivity-for-good\/spectrum\/gsma_people\/mercy-wanjau\/"},"modified":"2020-10-30T15:59:16","modified_gmt":"2020-10-30T15:59:16","slug":"mercy-wanjau","status":"publish","type":"gsma_theme_people","link":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/connectivity-for-good\/spectrum\/gsma_people\/mercy-wanjau\/","title":{"rendered":"Mercy Wanjau"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mrs. Mercy Wanjau is the Acting Director General of the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA). She was appointed to the position on 22<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">nd<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0August 2019. Prior to her appointment, she was the Authority\u2019s Director of Legal Services and Board Secretary.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A commercial lawyer by profession, Mrs. Wanjau is a regulatory and governance expert who has been involved in design and harmonization of ICT policy and regulation at the local,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">regional<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and international level for over 15 years.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">She is passionate and deeply interested in harnessing the transformative power of responsive public policy, regulatory\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">reform<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and innovative technologies towards achieving digital transformation. She is a Certified Secretary and a Professional Mediator. She has previously consulted with KPMG South Africa and PriceWaterhouseCoopers Kenya.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Prior to that, she had a stint in commercial legal practice. In 2005\/2006, she proceeded on international secondment to the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), on a UN\/World Bank\/infoDev programme.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mrs. Wanjau is a Trustee of the SOS Children\u2019s Villages and is a Council Member of the Institute of Certified Secretaries (ICS) Kenya. 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