Malcolm Kijirah

Government Affairs Manager (East Africa) at Microsoft

Malcolm is currently the Government Affairs Manager for East Africa at Microsoft. He is passionate about working in the nexus of law/policy and technology, particularly around the exciting and dynamic space that is the digital transformation of Africa. Malcolm is a technology lawyer by background and has worked for 15 years in this space, in various roles in academia, private practice and government.

He holds a Graduate Law degree from the University of Technology Sydney, Australia and is a dual admitted lawyer - as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, Australia and as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya. He also holds a Bachelor of Information Technology (Business Information Systems) from the University of Wollongong, Australia.