Kenya’s former government official in charge of information and communications technology (ICT) Dr. Bitange Ndemo has joined the advisory board of Nairobi tech incubation centre iHub.

Dr. Bitange Ndemo’s tenure in government was characterised by the key landings of undersea broadband cables as well as his efforts to help turn Kenya into a business process outsourcing hub.

“He has for a long time been a friend of the iHub, and has been very supportive to the tech community, having been part of numerous barcamps and other events, interacting freely with startups and young entrepreneurs,” a statement from iHub said.

“He brings to the iHub community lots of experience from his time working in government as a technocrat, unbridled passion and energy as a knowledge-based economy evangelist, and will continue to be very instrumental in shaping Kenya’s tech future with us.”