Dr Ezekiel Mutua

Dr. Ezekiel Mutua is the Chief Executive Officer of the Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB). Before his appointment to this position in 2015, he was the Secretary of Information at the Ministry of ICT, a post he had held since 2011; was the Director of Information and Public Communications in the same ministry (2007-2011); served as the Secretary General of the Kenya Union of Journalists (2001-2007).

Dr. Mutua’s career in media was nurtured at the Nation Media Group where he worked as a journalist between 1994 and 2002, rising through the ranks from a trainee reporter to a reporter and later an editor. He holds a PhD in Communication Studies from Moi University, an Honorary Doctorate in Public Administration (Commonwealth University), a Masters in Communication Studies from the University of Nairobi and a BA in Sociology and Linguistics from Kenyatta University.

Dr. Mutua has served as a Director in several State Corporations, including the Brand Kenya Board, Kenya Broadcasting Corporation, Media Council of Kenya and the Vision 2030 Secretariat. Dr. Mutua is married with two children.