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Victoria Chelangat Sabula is a Kenyan businesswoman, lawyer and corporate executive who serves as the chief executive officer at the ''Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund'' (AECF), an "African financial development institution" that provides "catalytic funding to start-ups and emerging private companies in
sub-Saharan Africa Sub-Saharan Africa is, geographically, the area and regions of the continent of Africa that lies south of the Sahara. These include West Africa, East Africa, Central Africa, and Southern Africa. Geopolitically, in addition to the List of sov ...
", in the agricultural and renewable energy arenas. She was appointed to this position in July 2019.


Background and education

Victoria Sabula was born in Kenya circa 1981. She holds a Diploma in Human Resource Management, awarded by the ''Kenya Institute of Management''. Her degree of
Bachelor of Laws Bachelor of Laws ( la, Legum Baccalaureus; LL.B.) is an undergraduate law degree in the United Kingdom and most common law jurisdictions. Bachelor of Laws is also the name of the law degree awarded by universities in the People's Republic of Chi ...
, was obtained from
Moi University Moi University is a public university located in Kesses, Eldoret town, Uasin Gishu county, in the former Rift Valley Province of Kenya. It was established in 1984 by the Moi University Act of the Parliament of Kenya, after recommendations from t ...
, in Eldoret, Kenya. Her Postgraduate Diploma in Law was awarded by the
Kenya School of Law The Kenya School of Law (KSL) is the only bar school in Kenya. After completing an undergraduate degree in law from a recognized university, students attend the Kenya School of Law to prepare for admission to the Kenyan Bar. History The Kenya ...
. She also holds a
Master of Business Administration A Master of Business Administration (MBA; also Master's in Business Administration) is a postgraduate degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration such as accounti ...
degree, awarded by
Africa Nazarene University Africa Nazarene University is a private Christian-founded university in, Kenya, and an affiliate of ''The Church of the Nazarene Colleges and Universities'' around the world. Africa Nazarene University is fully accredited by the Commission for Un ...
, in
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, Kenya. In addition, she is a ''Certified Public Secretary'', and is recognised by the ''Kenya Accountants and Secretaries National Examination Board''.


Career

In 2004, Victoria Sabula began her career, as a legal assistant in the law offices of ''Rachier and Amollo Advocates'', at their offices in Nairobi. One year later, she joined
KCB Bank Kenya Limited     KCB Bank Kenya Limited is a financial services provider headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. It is licensed as a commercial bank, by the Central Bank of Kenya, the national banking regulator. The bank has also been running Agency banking mode ...
, in their Nairobi offices, as a legal assistant. She spent close to nine years at
KCB Group KCB Group Limited, also known as the KCB Group, is a financial services holding company based in the African Great Lakes region. The Group's headquarters are in Nairobi, Kenya, with its subsidiaries being KCB Bank Kenya Limited, KCB Bank Burundi L ...
, serving in various roles including as legal manager and head of legal in the credit unit of the group. The last two years were spent in
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, Burundi, working there as the Company Secretary of
KCB Bank Burundi Limited KCB Group Limited, also known as the KCB Group, is a financial services holding company based in the African Great Lakes region. The Group's headquarters are in Nairobi, Kenya, with its subsidiaries being KCB Bank Kenya Limited, KCB Bank Burundi L ...
. She then spent the next five years at ''Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa'' (AGRA), serving there as ''General Counsel and Corporation Secretary'', based at their Nairobi headquarters. In July 2019, she was appointed as chief executive officer at AECF, where she leads the management of more than US$356 million in investments, as of July 2019.


Family

Victoria Sabula is a married mother.


See also

*
Agnes Konde Agnes Asiimwe Konde, also Aggie Asiimwe Konde, but commonly known as Agnes Konde, is a Ugandan businesswoman, and corporate executive who serves as the Vice President for Program Development & Innovation at Alliance for a Green Revolution in A ...
* Adema Sangale * Risper Alaro


References


External links


Personal Profile at LinkedIn.com
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