Mr. Jerome Ochieng is the County Executive Committee Member (CECM) Lands, Physical Planning, Housing and Urban Development, County Government of Kisumu. Prior to this he was the Principal Secretary (PS) in the Ministry of Information Communication Technology (ICT) and Innovation of Kenya. He also served as the Director of the Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS), at the National Treasury.
He holds a Masters’ Degrees, in Information Engineering from the University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan. In addition, he graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree ( Mathematics / Computer Science) from the University of Nairobi.
Mr. Ochieng is a registered fellow of the computer Society of Kenya and a Licenciate member of the Institute of Management information systems (IMIS), UK.
He has Twenty Five (25) years’ work experience in the field of Information and communication technology in the Public Service. At a strategic level, He has served as a Director in several Boards which includes; Telkom Kenya Limited (TKL), Information Communications and Technology Authority (ICTA), Konza Technopolis Development Authority (KoTDA), The East African Marine System Limited (TEAMS), Communication Authority of Kenya, National Council for Science Technology and Innovation (NACOSTI) and the Kenya Vision 2030 Boards.
Some of the successful initiatives he has recently accomplished includes launch and roll out of the IFMIS e-Procurement platform, for both the national and county governments and roll out of internet connection across Kenya , through the County Connectivity Project. Has been involved in the development of E- Government systems for public institutions in Kenya.