​Gitonga M'Mbijjewe

Associate Vice Provost, Administration – Kenya

Gitonga M’Mbijjewe is the Associate Vice Provost, Administration – Kenya, and is primarily responsible for operations and administration in Kenya. He provides support to the Provost for major projects in Uganda and Dar es Salaam, as well as oversight for Arusha non-academic operations.

Previous appointments include Interim Associate Vice Provost of Academic Administration, Director, Digital Scholarship Centre (Library), Director of Strategic Initiatives, and Director of Administrative Services (Graduate School of Media and Communications - GSMC). He also occasionally serves as a Master of Ceremonies. Before joining AKU, he was the Campus Director, Edulink International College, Kenya; the founding Dean of Students at Kenya Methodist University, Nairobi Campus; and later the founding Director of the Office of Corporate Affairs within the same university. He has also worked in the not-for-profit sector as a partnerships lead. 

With over twenty-five years of experience in various levels of administration, both within Kenya and the United States, he has served in academic administration in various capacities, to include corporate affairs, public relations, strategy, university advancement, human resources, institutional and programme accreditation, governance, student affairs, curriculum development, human resources, training, research, and as a faculty member.

A lifelong learner, he completed the “Transforming Leadership for 21st Century Africa” programme delivered by the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University in collaboration with The Aga Khan University, GSMC. He has pursued courses in instructional design for e-learning, facilitation of online courses, and emotional intelligence, amongst others.

He has served as a board member of Friends of Nairobi National Park, is a board member of the Radio Society of Kenya (Amateur radio), and as the board chair of Ripples International, a child and human rights non-profit organisation. He is also an active member of Smart Speak Toastmaster Club, Toastmasters International. 

Mr. M’Mbijjewe is also a champion of the environment, a farmer, an avid volunteer, a follower and practitioner of emerging technologies, and a certified coach in Emotional Intelligence. Close to his heart is mentorship, physical, spiritual, and mental well-being, and the power of teamwork. Gitonga strongly believes that where challenges lie, so do opportunities.