Susan N. Mochache is the Principal Secretary (PS), Ministry of Health. Her key assignment presently, together with the leadership at the Ministry is delivering Universal Health Coverage (UHC), which is among the Big Four Agenda of the Government of Kenya. She has previously served in the same capacity in the State Department for Co-operatives, Ministry of Environment and Forestry and State Department for Social Protection.

She is currently the Board Chair for the Global Fund Africa Constituency Bureau and a board member of the Eastern and Southern Africa Constituency (ESA) of the Global Fund. Ms Mochache is also the Chair of the Kenya Coordinating Mechanism (KCM). She is also a board member for over 10 Ministry of Health Kenya parastatals.

Her career spans over 26 years at management level in both private and public sectors. She holds a Master’s of Science degree in Communications Management from the University of Strathclyde in the United Kingdom and a Bachelor of Science in International Business from the United States International University. She is a Chevening Scholar and Fellow of Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (2012) and a certified Practioner in Prince 2, Project Management and MSP Programme Management.

She has undertaken leadership and management programs both locally and internationally including Negotiations Program at Harvard University, Change Management at RIPA International in London, Strategy in Action at Strathmore University, PPP Strategies Methods and Project Structuring Techniques from The Institute of Public Private Partnership, USA and the Fast Forward Leadership Program among others.