KONZA TECHNOPOLIS MANAGEMENT

Lucas is a visionary and results-driven ICT and Smart City leader with  robust passion for leveraging customer-centric strategies and innovative technology solutions to drive business growth and operational excellence.

He has over 12 years of experience including 4 years in senior management in the tech industry with in-extensive  expertise on software development, cloud computing, smart cities, applying emerging tech and cybersecurity. He possess an entrepreneurial mindset and a knack for nurturing executives and staff teams towards achieving groundbreaking success.

Lucas  holds a master’s degree in IT from UON and relevant professional certifications in IoT, Cloud computing, Data center Facilities, application development, strategic management among others. He began his journey  as a software engineer and quickly moved up the ranks to become a team lead and eventually a Manager.

He has successfully  steered conceptualization, design, development and operationalization of key projects such as Konza National Data Center & Smart City facilities project that has attained international standards i.e.  Uptime Tier III Uptime and USGC LEED Platinum certifications.

Lucas led Konza Technopolis in attaining Golden Award as the  “Best City Planning Project” in 2017 and 2019 by Africa Investments Forums & Awards. Further, he championed recent award for Konza Data Center on Data Security and the recognition of JITUME Digital Enablement program as the national Digital Initiative of 2024 in Digital Transformation Public Sector Awards of 2024.

 He is a member of ISACA, Computer Society of Kenya, Institution of Engineering Technologists and Technicians and a registered ICT professional by ICT Authority.

In 2020, Lucas was awarded Head of State Commendation (HSC) by H.E. Uhuru Kenyatta following his immense contribution to the country’s ICT ecosystem.

In 2023, he was nominated to represent Kenya in a  31-member  global team of experts working for UN-HABITAT to develop International Guidelines for People Cantered Smart Cities.

He is  passionate about levering technology to solve business challenges and drive innovation (technology in the service of humanity). He believes in a culture of continuous learning and encourage my teams to stay updated with the latest tech trends.