Eng. Francis Gitau is the Director General at Nairobi Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (NaMATA). NaMATA is the Authority mandated to oversee the establishment of an integrated, efficient, effective and sustainable public transport system within the Nairobi Metropolitan Area (NMA).

He is the immediate former Roads Secretary in the State Department of Roads, Ministry of Roads and Transport and has also worked in various capacities including Chairman of the Mechanical Transport Fund from 2015, Chairman Budget Committee Infrastructure Department, Chairman of Transport Sector Training Committee of the National Industrial Training Authority (NITA); Alternate Chair of the Ministerial Human Resource Committee Chairman of National Steering Committee on Review of Road Department among other leadership positions.

He holds an MSc in Transport Engineering and a BSc in Civil Engineering from the University of Nairobi, an Executive MBA from JKUAT and Advanced Professional Training in Management of Road Maintenance from Aachen University Germany. He is trained in various areas including Strategic Leadership; Resource Management; Management of Labour Based Road Construction and Maintenance Programme, Management of Road Maintenance, Financial Monitoring and Evaluation, Management Corporate Governance and FIDIC Courses.

He has vast experience and knowledge in the transport sector, policy, project management & oversight, and is engaged in the transformation of the public transport industry.