Catherine Kiguru

Catherine Kiguru is a Kenyan computer scientist, entrepreneur and corporate executive, who is the founder and chief executive officer of Ukall Limited, a Nairobi-based software applications company that she established in 2011.

Early life and education Catherine Kiguru was born in Kenya, in a family of four siblings. By age 14, she had lost both her parents. She attended local primary schools, before she was admitted to Mary Hill High School, in Thika, Kiambu County, Kenya. She obtained her High School Diploma in 2004.

While in high school, she decided she wanted to study computer science after high school. The challenge was that she had decided not to carry physics and was weak in mathematics. by road, north of the central business district of Nairobi, the capital city of Kenya. When she completed her diploma course, the town of Kiambu employed her full-time. While there, she automated the Kiambu Water & Sewerage Company's billing system, improving their efficiency in distributing and tracking customer water bills in Kiambu County.

Other considerations In 2013, Catherine Kiguru won the Best female entrepreneur ward at the GIST East Africa Startup camp.