Professor Paul Mwangi Maringa

Professor Paul Mwangi Maringa is the Principal Secretary for the State Department of Transport in the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development of the Republic of Kenya. The role of the Ministry is to deliver Kenya’s ambitious plans to have a world class transport and logistics system for the country that will contribute to the realization of Kenya’s national vision to be middle income country before 2030. Prior to his appointment as Principal Secretary, he was the Strategic Advisor for Planning and Project Management of Workforce Development Authority (WDA), Kigali, Rwanda. Prior to this he was the Vice Chancellor of Kigali Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Kigali, Rwanda.

Professor Maringa is credited with having pioneered the School of Architecture and Building Sciences (SABS) at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) and the Faculty of Architecture and Environmental Design (FAED) at KIST in Rwanda.

Professor Maringa holds a Bachelor’s degree of Architecture from the University of Nairobi, a Masters of Arts in Planning (Urban & Regional Planning) from the University of Nairobi and is a Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Planning (PHD) from JKUAT.