Aurelia Chepkirui Rono

Aurelia Chepkirui Rono
CBS
Principal Secretary for Parliamentary Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 2022[1]
PresidentWilliam Ruto[2]
MinisterOffice of the Prime Cabinet Secretary[3]
Personal details
Alma materUniversity of Kabianga (PhD)[2]
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (MBA)[2]
Egerton University (BEd)[2]
ProfessionAccountant; public administrator[3]

Aurelia Chepkirui Rono CBS is a Kenyan public administrator and accountant who serves as the Principal Secretary for the State Department for Parliamentary Affairs in the Office of the Prime Cabinet Secretary (since November 2022).[1][4] She is a Certified Public Accountant (Kenya) and holds a PhD in Business Administration (Finance).[2]

Early life and education

Rono holds a PhD in Business Administration (Finance) from the University of Kabianga, an MBA (Finance) from JKUAT, and a Bachelor of Education (Science) from Egerton University.[2] She is a Certified Public Accountant (K) and a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK).[3]

Career

Early career

Rono has worked in public administration, finance and higher education for more than 15 years, in roles covering budgeting, internal controls and institutional governance.[2] She served as a nominated member of the Bomet County Assembly from 2013 to 2017, chairing the Budget and Appropriation Committee,[3] and has taught Economics, Accounting and Business Finance at Bomet University College, Maasai Mara University and JKUAT.[2]

Principal Secretary for Parliamentary Affairs (2022–present)

Rono was appointed Principal Secretary in November 2022 following the reorganisation of the national executive.[1][4] As PS, she coordinates policy between the Executive and Parliament and oversees legislative liaison for the Prime Cabinet Secretary’s office.[3] Initiatives under the docket include capacity-building and improved tracking of the government’s legislative agenda.[5][6]

Honours and awards

  • Chief of the Order of the Burning Spear (CBS) (2023).[7]

Professional affiliations

  • Member, Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK).[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "The Kenya Gazette – Special Issue". Government of Kenya. 1 December 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Aurelia Chepkirui Rono". Office of the Prime Cabinet Secretary. 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Ms. Aurelia Chepkirui Rono". State Department for Parliamentary Affairs. 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Administration and Internal Affairs Report on Approval Hearing of Nominees for Principal Secretaries" (PDF). Parliament of Kenya. 1 December 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
  5. ↑ "Government trains MDAs on legislative agenda and policy tracking". MyGov.go.ke. 13 March 2025. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
  6. ↑ "Official opening of the workshop for the capacity building of MDAs on the Government Legislative Agenda Schedule". State Department for Parliamentary Affairs. 17 September 2024. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
  7. ↑ "Strategic Plan 2023–2027" (PDF). State Department for Parliamentary Affairs. 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
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