Ms Nancy Karigithu is the Principal Secretary for the State Department for Shipping and Maritime Affairs at the Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing, Urban Development and Public Works. She is a Board Member of the Governing Council of the World Maritime University and the IMO International Maritime Training Institute. She also serves as a Vice President (Africa) for the International Maritime Satellite Organization. Previously, she has served as the Director-General and Chief Executive of the Kenya Maritime Authority (KMA), a Maritime Law Consultant for Burport Marine Consultancy (Africa), a Senior Legal Officer at the Kenya Ports Authority and a Legal Counsel at the Attorney General's Office in Kenya. She holds a Masters Degree in International Maritime Law from the IMO-International Maritime Law Institute (IMLI), Malta and a Bachelor's Degree in Law from the University of Nairobi.