Eliud Owalo Biography
Eliud Owalo is a highly respected and well-known eminent economist, management consultant, and strategy expert. He currently holds the position of Cabinet Secretary for digital economy and information and communications technology. He holds the position of Managing Consultant for Eliud & Associates (E&A Management Consultants), a business that specializes in global management consulting and training.
President William Ruto introduced the new Kenyan cabinet members at a press conference on September 28 at the State House in Nairobi. The current administration has appointed Eliud Owalo to the position of Cabinet Secretary for Information.
Early Life
He comes from a lowly Bondo District family that lived in Asembo. His early life isn’t really discussed much.
Wife
Jacqueline Muga-Owalo is Eliud Owalo’s wife, and the two of them have four children together.
Education
At Yala’s St. Mary’s School, Eliud Owalo completed his Secondary A-level coursework and worked as a student leader. After that, he attended Kenyatta University, where he specialised in economics and business studies and graduated with a bachelor’s degree.
He later studied at the University of Nairobi, where he received an MBA with a concentration in human resource management.
Politics
In 2013, Eliud Owalo managed Raila Odinga’s campaign and was in charge of all of its operations. But they were no longer speaking after he was charged with misusing campaign funds. He supported Ruto for president in 2022, and for his support, he received CS.
Career
Eliud Owalo is a management consultant, strategy expert, as well as economist with more than 21 years of experience. Macro- and microeconomics, strategic planning, business planning, organizational restructuring, job evaluation, pay structure architecture, performance management, strategic change management, training needs assessment (T.N.A. ), organizational design/development, executive search, selection, and placement (recruitment), and human resource management are among his core competencies. He has also worked in executive search and selection.
Net Worth
The main source of his wealth is his work as a management consultant at Eliud & Associates Management Consultants.
He has an estimated Net Worth of Ksh. 645 Million.