Job Title: head of ICT
Company: Karirana Estates-Eden Tea
Joseph Wangombe is head of ICT at Karirana Estates-Eden Tea.
He has worked with the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) in Naivasha where he began his career in 2011. In 2017, he moved to Sun Africa Hotels as an IT assistant, supporting property management systems across the group's luxury hotels and lodges. He then joined KOKO Networks in January 2019 as ICT coordinator, and was promoted to manager, ICT, in 2020, before being promoted again to senior manager, ICT, in 2025. Most recently, he took up a short-term consulting engagement with BURN in March 2026.
Joseph holds a Bachelor's degree in Business and Information Technology from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology and is currently pursuing his Msc in Computer Systems from the same institution.
He also holds certifications in IT and cybersecurity risk management, strategic leadership and management skills, data management techniques, and the IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL).
Work
Mar 2026 – Present: head of ICT, Karirana Estates-Eden Tea
Mar 2026 – Mar 2026: information technology consultant, BURN
Jan 2025 – Feb 2026: senior manager, ICT, KOKO Networks
Mar 2020 – Jan 2025: manager, ICT, KOKO Networks
Jan 2019 – Feb 2020: ICT coordinator, KOKO Networks
Jan 2017 – Jan 2019: information technology assistant, Sun Africa Hotels
Jul 2011 – Sep 2016: technical assistant, ICT, Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO)
Education
2013 – 2016: Bachelor's degree, Business and Information Technology, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology.
Karirana Estates-Eden Tea
Karirana Estates Limited is an integrated Kenyan agribusiness involved in growing, manufacturing, packing and selling of tea to the local and export market.
