Victoria Chelangat Sabula is a Kenyan businesswoman, lawyer
and corporate executive who is the chief executive officer at the ''Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund'' (AECF), an "African financial development institution" that provides "catalytic funding to start-ups and emerging private companies in
sub-Saharan Africa
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", in the agricultural and renewable energy arenas. She was appointed to this position in July 2019.
Background and education
Victoria Sabula was born in Kenya circa 1981. She holds a
Diploma in Human Resource Management, awarded by the ''Kenya Institute of Management''. Her degree of
Bachelor of Laws
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, was obtained from
Moi University, in Eldoret, Kenya. Her
Postgraduate Diploma in Law was awarded by the
Kenya School of Law
The Kenya School of Law (KSL) is the only bar school in Kenya. After completing an undergraduate degree in law from a recognized university, students attend the Kenya School of Law to prepare for admission to the Kenyan Bar.
History
The Kenya ...
. She also holds a
Master of Business Administration
A Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a professional degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration; elective courses may allow further study in a particular ...
degree, awarded by
Africa Nazarene University, in
Ongata Rongai, Kenya. In addition, she is a ''Certified Public Secretary'', and is recognised by the ''Kenya Accountants and Secretaries National Examination Board''.
Career
In 2004, Victoria Sabula began her career, as a legal assistant in the law offices of ''Rachier and Amollo Advocates'', at their offices in Nairobi. One year later, she joined
KCB Bank Kenya Limited, in their Nairobi offices, as a legal assistant.
She spent close to nine years at
KCB Group, in various roles including as legal manager and head of legal in the credit unit of the group. The last two years were spent in
Bujumbura
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, Burundi, working there as the Company Secretary of
KCB Bank Burundi Limited.
She then spent the next five years at ''Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa'' (AGRA), as ''General Counsel and Corporation Secretary'', based at their Nairobi headquarters.
In July 2019, she was appointed as chief executive officer at AECF, where she leads the management of more than US$356 million in investments, as of July 2019.
Family
Victoria Sabula is a married mother.
See also
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Agnes Konde
Agnes Asiimwe Konde, also Aggie Asiimwe Konde, but commonly known as Agnes Konde, is a Ugandan businesswoman, and corporate executive who serves as the
Vice President for Program Development & Innovation at Alliance for a Green Revolution in ...
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Adema Sangale
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Risper Alaro
References
External links
Personal Profile at LinkedIn.com
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Living people
1981 births
Kalenjin people
Moi University alumni
Kenyan chief executives
Africa Nazarene University alumni
21st-century Kenyan businesswomen
21st-century Kenyan businesspeople
21st-century Kenyan lawyers
21st-century Kenyan women lawyers
Kalenjin women