Farida Karoney

Farida Karoney is a Kenyan who was nominated by President Uhuru Kenyatta as Cabinet Secretary for Lands, on 26 January 2018. Immediately prior to her present position, she served as the chief operating officer (COO) of the Royal Media Services (RMS), a media conglomerate that includes radio and television stations. Before that, she served as the Group Editorial Director at RMS.

Background and education Farida Karoney attended Kenyatta University, from 1989 until 1992, graduating with a Bachelor of Science Education degree in Botany and Zoology. She then went on to the University of Nairobi (UoN), where she obtained a Postgraduate Diploma in Mass Communication, in 1996, after one year of study. She enrolled in the MBA degree course at UoN in 2005, graduating in 2008 with a Master of Business Administration, specializing in Strategy. Later, she obtained a Doctor of Philosophy degree, also from UoN, specializing in strategic management.