Nairobi, Sept. 9 -- Dr James Mworia takes charge of a fund that cannot borrow, must earn its way, and has ten years to prove that Kenya can finance its future without mortgaging it.

The Board of the National Infrastructure Fund has announced the appointment of Dr James Mworia, MBS, as founding Chief Executive Officer, effective September 7, 2026, following a competitive recruitment process. On the face of it, this is a personnel announcement.

In substance, it is the first real test of whether the country's most consequential piece of economic legislation in years becomes a functioning institution or remains a statute.

The arithmetic that forced the change

The case for NIF was made in the Treasury's own numbers.

According to the Contr...