H. E. Susan Chepkoech Kikwai

His Excellency, the Governor, Prof. Paul Kiprono Chepkwony, the entire staff and the Executive of the County Government of Kericho wish to express our deepest and heartfelt condolences to the family, relatives and friends of the late H. E. Susan Chepkoech Kikwai, OGW, Deputy Governor of Kericho County. We celebrate your hard work and devotion to humanity. We will forever appreciate your commitment and passion to uplift the lives of the residents of Kericho through various economic initiatives key among them One Ward, One Product.

Susan was an accomplished career civil servant with exemplary performance both in public service and later in politics. She served as the Managing Director at the Kenya Investment Authority from 2005-2012. During her stint at the authority, she was instrumental in attracting domestic, regional and international investments.

In 2007, she was awarded the Order of the Grand Warrior (OGW) by H. E. President, Mwai Kibaki for her stellar performance in investment promotion. In 2008, she was unanimously elected as the President of African Investment Promotion Agency Network (AfriPAnet) by 45 African countries.

She also served in several boards including Vision 2030 Delivery Board, Export Promotion Council and Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA).

Susan was passionate about women leadership and was always ready to fight for what she believed in no matter the cost. She mentored many women through her transformative women leadership programs at the Council of Governors.

We will dearly miss you Susan but you will remain forever in our hearts.