Mr. Zachary Mwangi Chege has over 30 years of experience in the public service. He holds a Master of Arts (MA) degree in Economic Policy Management and a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Economics.

Prior to his current appointment as Secretary, Policy Coordination and Strategy, he was the Director General of the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) from 2012 for a period of 8 years. He is also a former chairperson of the United Nations Statistics Commission (UNSC), the apex global decision making body for official statistical activities. He was appointed to serve in this position for a period of two years during the 49th session of the UNSC meeting held in New York in 2017.

He has expertise in public policy analysis, official statistics, strategic management, surveys and censuses implementation, budgeting, and project management, among others. Mr. Chege has coordinated the preparation of various publications including, Medium Term Plans, Annual Economic Survey reports, Annual Statistical Abstract reports, various statistical survey reports, Public Expenditure Review reports, Quarterly Budget Review reports and District Development Plans.

He has attended various courses and workshops, both locally and abroad on Strategic Leadership , Financial Programming and Policies, Regional Integration, Statistical Developments, Public Expenditure Management, Risk Management, Quality Management System, Project Management, Macroeconomic analysis and modeling, among others.