Mrs. Esther Maina is the Secretary Administration at the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, State Department for Social Protection and Senior Citizen Affairs. She joined the Public Service in March 1996 after graduating from Egerton University with a First degree in Sociology and Public Administration. She has worked with the Ministry of Interior and National Administration for 29 years with expansive experience both in field and office administration across various Ministries. She has risen through the ranks from an Assistant Secretary to Secretary of Administration; the highest rank in the cadre of Administration. Esther has a wealth of experience on security, community mobilization, conflict resolution and peaceful coexistence, and coordination of government activities across Ministries. She’s chaired County and later Regional Development implementation coordination committees for a total of 8 years.

She has a Master’s Degree in Business Administration, Strategic Management (Jomo Kenyatta University), trained in Paramilitary Training (Administration Police Training College-Kenya), Advanced Public Administration, Strategic Leadership Development Programme (Kenya School of Government), and Public Administration in African countries (Peking University, China)