Irungu Waggema

David Irungu Waggema is a distinguished leader in capital markets, business development, and financial innovation, with over 20 years of experience—15 in senior management—driving transformative financial solutionsx with integrity and excellence. He is the current Treasurer at the REITS Association of Kenya. As Business Development Sector Leader - Agriculture at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), he is pioneering scalable investment frameworks, expanding market access, and mobilizing sustainable capital flows to revolutionize agricultural finance.

He played a pivotal role in launching Kenya’s first Green Bond and supporting its dual listing on the London Stock Exchange, alongside leading key market advancements such as the industry-wide Broker Back Office system, M-Akiba—the world’s first fully mobile retail bond, the Green D&I REIT on the NSE’s Unquoted Securities Platform (USP), and the Ibuka Incubator and Accelerator Programme, which is strengthening the pipeline for future listings and capital market growth. With extensive global exposure to leading financial markets, including Nasdaq, London, Johannesburg, Dubai, South Korea, India, Nigeria, and Egypt, he has been instrumental in shaping policy frameworks, regulatory reforms, and financial market strategies, ensuring sustainable growth, institutional resilience, and long-term impact across the sector.