1. CURRICULUM VITAE
Personal Details
Name : KATE ORLANDO TSUMA
Address : P.O BOX 11433 00100 Nairobi, Kenya
Phone numbers : 0722 761 308 / 0722 786 198
Email : olandokate@gmail.com
DOB : 01-01-1974
Gender : Female
Marital status : Married with 5 children
Personal Profile/Attributes
 Results driven, logical and methodical approach to achieving tasks and objectives
 Reliable and dependable – high personal standards and attention to detail
 Good strategic appreciation and vision; able to build and implement sophisticated plans
 Strives for quality and applies process and discipline towards optimising performance
 Excellent interpersonal skills – good communicator, leadership, high integrity
 Seeks new responsibilities and uses initiative
Education and Qualifications
 Undertaking ACCA qualifications
 Master of Business Administration (MBA) 2011 majoring in Strategic Management at the
University of Nairobi.
 Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting Option), 1993-1996 Second Class Honours, Mohan Lal
Sukhadia University, India.
 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE), 1988-1991, The Kenya High School,
Nairobi, Kenya.
Career History
August 2013 to–Date - Team Leader Finance and Strategy, ERP Project Implementation Team
Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company
March 2009 –July 2012 - Corporate Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator, Nairobi
City Water and Sewerage Company
July 2005 – February 2009 - Financial Accountant Officer, Nairobi City Water and Sewerage
Company
January 2001-December 2004 - Billing Accountant Officer, Nairobi City Council (NCC), Water
Department

2. Sept 1998 – Dec 2000 - Assistant Customer Relations Officer, Investigation and Monitoring,
Water Department
Presiding officer, Electoral Commission of Kenya, General Elections of December 2002
Other Responsibilities
 Chairperson of the tender and quotations opening committee, managing interactions with
suppliers in the procurement process from December 2010 to date.
 Chairperson of a committee that developed a strategic paper on the introduction of a
marketing function
Achievements/Milestones
 Successfully implemented the oracle financial E-business suite for managing accounts
payables for Nairobi Water Company.
 Coordinated NCWSC corporate strategic planning and annual work plans, performance
contracting and subsequent implementation, monitoring and evaluation, as well as
corporate reporting.
 Co-authored a research paper entitled ‘Multifaceted Approach to The Reduction of Non-
Revenue Water (NRW): A Case Of Nairobi City Water And Sewerage Company (NCWSC)’,
presented at the 2012 African Water Association (AFWA) 16th congress and exhibition at
Marrakech (Morocco), under the overall theme: ‘Collaborative Mechanism and Innovations
for Sustainable Development of Water and Sanitation Sector In Africa’. This informed the
creation of a department in the company to handle NRW matters.
Seminars and Workshops
o Change Management Training Sivelr Springs Hotel, Nairobi February 2015
o Public Procurement Management Course JKUAT, Mombasa, November 2014
o Change Management course, Midview Hotel, Mombasa, May 2013
o Project Management Training, Strathmore University, Nairobi, December 2012
o Education for Sustainable Development in Africa (ESDA) Seminar, Ibadan, Nigeria, August
2012
o Global Finance Conference by the Africagrowth Institute in Cape Town, SA, 2010.
o Risk management and controls workshop by Management Audit Consultants, Nairobi, April
2007.
o Implementation of ISO 9001:2000; Quality management systems (QMS) training by Kenya
Bureau of Standards, Nairobi September 2006.
o Peak performance strategies and team building by Peak Performance International, Bracken
Hurst March 2006
o Certificate in Corporate fraud, detection prevention and investigation, May 2005, Kenya
College of Accountancy, Nairobi.
o Certificate in Computerized Accounting, and Certificate in Microsoft Word, Excel, Access
and Power Point1996 – 1997, Lakhotia Computer Centre, India

3. Memberships
 Founder Member of Kike Africa, an organization of young women empowering the women
of Africa financially by running a self-save fund called Kike trust
 Member, Christ Is The Answer Ministries (CITAM), Valley Road
Hobbies
 Travelling, Reading, and Farming.
Referees
Mbutu Mwaura
Corporate Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Manager
Nairobi Water Company Limited
P.O Box 30656 00100
Nairobi, Kenya
Tel. +254 3988421/ 0737 846 478
Patrick Omutia
Principal Secretary Sports, Arts and Culture
Ministry of Sports, Culture and Arts
Government of Kenya
NSSF Building -Block "A", Eastern Wing,
P.O. Box 16936 00100
Nairobi, Kenya
Phone: +254 (0)20 2727980-4
Dr John Muriuki
Lecturer: Department of Environmental Education
Kenyatta University
P.O Box 43844 00100,
Nairobi, Kenya
Tel. 0721 333 922
Dr Martin Ogutu
Senior Lecturer: Department of Business Administration, School of Business
University of Nairobi
P.O Box 30197 00100, Nairobi
Nairobi, Kenya
Tel. 0722 235 168