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Eng. Francis Gitau is the Director General at Nairobi Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (NaMATA). NaMATA is the Authority mandated to oversee the establishment of an integrated, efficient, effective and sustainable public transport system within the Nairobi Metropolitan Area (NMA).

He is the immediate former Roads Secretary in the State Department of Roads, Ministry of Roads and Transport. He holds an MSc in Transport Engineering and a BSc in Civil Engineering from the University of Nairobi, an Executive MBA from JKUAT and Advanced Professional Training in Management of Road Maintenance from Aachen University Germany.

He is involved in the transformation of the Public Transport Industry, to roll out the Mass Rapid Transit System.