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John Walubengo

Mr. Walubengo holds an MSc in Strategic Business IT (University of Portsmouth) and a BSc in Mathematics (Kenyatta University). He holds several industry certifications including the CDPSE, (Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer) CCNA (Certified Cisco Network Associate) and the CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor) certification. His area of specialisation is in ICT Governance, Security, Policy & Strategy. 

He has over 20 years experience in the ICT Training and Consulting. His work experience included working for the Strathmore University as the IT Course Director and as the founding Dean, Faculty of Computing at the Multimedia University. He is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Nairobi and continues to provide Consultancy services to Government and other organisations. 

Most recently (Sept 2023), he was appointed a member of the National ICT Working Group overseeing strategic reforms in the ICT sector. He Chairs the sub-group looking at Emerging Technologies that include AI, Blockchain, 5G amongst others. Before that, (2018), he was a member of the National TaskForce on Blockchain & Artificial Intelligence as well as the Data Protection Taskforce respectively.