Mr. Timothy Nyongesa Katiambo was appointed as the Acting Director General of the
Technical and Vocational Education and Training Authority (TVETA) on 1st May 2025,
bringing with him over 28 years of cumulative experience in education management,
technical education quality assurance, institutional planning, and strategic leadership in the
public sector.
Mr. Nyongesa began his career as a TVET trainer and pioneer Performance Contracting
Coordinator in a TVET institution – roles that laid a strong foundation for his later work in
quality assurance and institutional management. He later transitioned to the Ministry of
Higher Education, Science and Technology as a Technical Accreditation and Quality
Assurance Officer rising through the ranks to the level of Deputy Director Technical
Education.
Following the establishment of the TVET Authority, Mr. Nyongesa was among the
founding secretariat staff deployed from the Ministry of Education. He has been
instrumental in the operationalization of the Authority through his service in the Strategy
and Planning Department, where he rose to become Director of Strategy, Planning and
Research.
Mr. Nyongesa has a Master of Science and Bachelor of Science in Information Sciences
from Moi University, and a Post Graduate Diploma in Education from Maseno University.
He is also an alumnus of the Strategic Leadership Development Programme and the Senior
Management Course. His commitment to lifelong learning is evident in his completion of
several training courses including Performance Management, Public Service Productivity,
National Cohesion and Values, Data Protection, QMS Implementation, and Board
Readiness (Strathmore University).
