Esther Koimett

Esther Koimett is a Kenyan public servant experienced in investment promotion, banking, privatization, public enterprise, and public policy.

Background and education

She was born in Kenya circa 1967. She is the firstborn of the late Moi-era politician Nicholas Biwott. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree and a Master of Business Administration degree, both from the University of Nairobi.

he has served as the Principal Secretary of the State Department of Broadcasting and Telecommunication, Ministry of ICT, Innovation and Youth Affairs since her appointment by former president Uhuru Kenyatta in January 2020. Prior to her appointment in the ICT docket, Koimett served as the Principal Secretary, State Department for Transport, Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing, Urban Development & Public Works since her appointment in August 2018.
She has also worked as the Director General of Public Investment and Portfolio Management at the National Treasury. Esther also served as the managing director and chief executive officer of the Kenya [Post Office Savings Bank].
She has been instrumental in supporting the development of various notable policies in Kenya that include the amendment of the National ICT Policy Guidelines to spur and support the growth of business process outsourcing companies in Kenya. She was instrumental in the drafting of the Privatization Bill which was enacted into law in 2005.

Koimett has worked in public service for over 25 years and has worked as the permanent secretary in the Ministry of Tourism and Information and as the managing director of Kenya Post Office Savings Bank. For at least 18 of those years, she was involved in investment promotion, public enterprise reform, and privatization. She has been responsible for the divestiture of parastatal companies either through the selection of a "strategic investor" or through the flotation of an IPO on the Nairobi Stock Exchange. Some of the privatized companies through this process include Kenya Reinsurance Corporation, Tourism Promotion Services, Kenya Railways Corporation, Kenya Airways, Kenya Commercial Bank Group, Housing Finance Group of Kenya, Mumias Sugar Company Limited, Kenya Electricity Generating Company and Safaricom.
As Principal Secretary, State Department of Broadcasting and Telecommunications she oversees all the State Corporations under the Department, namely:

As PS, Transport, she was in charge of overseeing Kenya Airways and all the state corporations under the department, namely:

Esther Koimett is married with four children.