Nana Gecaga (born 1978), is a Kenyan businesswoman and

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, who served as the

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of the

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(KICC), from April 1st 2016 to December 29th 2022. KICC is a building owned by the

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, which hosts conferences, concerts and exhibitions.

Background and education

She was born in Kenya in March 1978 to Jeni Wambui, a daughter to

Jomo Kenyatta Jomo Kenyatta (22 August 1978) was a Kenyan anti-colonial activist and politician who governed Kenya as its Prime Minister from 1963 to 1964 and then as its first President from 1964 to his death in 1978. He was the country's first indigenous ...

, the first president of Kenya (1964–1978), and Udi Gecaga, son of Jemimah Gecaga. Nana is a niece to

Uhuru Kenyatta Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta (born 26 October 1961) is a Kenyan politician who served as the fourth president of Kenya from 2013 to 2022. Kenyatta was chosen by Daniel Arap Moi as his preferred successor, but Kenyatta was defeated by opposition le ...

, the President of Kenya (2013–2022). She holds a

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obtained from the American InterContinental University in

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, United Kingdom. The London campus of American InterContinental University was founded in 1978 and re-branded to

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in 2013.

Career

Gecaga works primarily in international marketing and tourism. She is credited with being partly responsible for Kenya's successful bid to host the 2009

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. She has previously worked as the Head of Marketing at KICC. Following that, she was employed as Marketing and Special Programmes Advisor to the Cabinet Secretary of Ministry of Tourism. Effective 1 April 2016,

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, the Tourism Cabinet Secretary appointed Nana Gecaga as the acting Managing Director of the Kenyatta International Convention Centre, pending the selection of a substantive CEO.

Other considerations

Nana Gecaga is a single mother of three children. In July 2018, she was elected deputy chairperson of the African chapter of the

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(ICCA). She is a recovering alcoholic, who has been sober since 1999.

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Billionaire's Club: Uhuru's niece Nana Gecaga blows millions on 40th birthday
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Background and education

Career

Other considerations

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