Mr. Charles M. Hinga is the Principal Secretary, State Department for Housing and Urban Development, under the Ministry of Lands, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development in the Government of Kenya. 

In this role, Mr. Hinga leads the SDHUD team in undertaking housing policy management, management of various housing schemes for civil servants and disciplined forces, development and management of government pool housing, public accommodation lease and management, maintenance of inventory of government housing property as well as development and management of affordable housing.  The State Department of Housing and Urban Development is also charged with urban planning and development, shelter and slum upgrading. Most importantly, SDHUD is championing the delivery of 250,000 affordable homes per annum as articulated under the current administration’s manifesto.  For distinguished and exemplary public service to the nation, Mr. Mwaura was awarded the Chief of the Order of the Burning Spear (CBS)

Prior to joining public service, Mr. Hinga was a successful entrepreneur, establishing and running a group of companies with interests in Investment Banking, Project Finance, and Broadband Telecommunications.  Through this experience, Mr. Hinga nurtured a broad set of capabilities in project design, structuring, and capital raising, financial analysis, negotiations and business case development for public-private partnerships. Due to the results of his contributions as a leading management consultant in South Africa it earned him the recognition as the Management Consulting Professional of the Year in 2016 by the South African Professional Services Awards.

Mr. Hinga is a Chartered Accountant (CA) and holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) degree from Kenyatta University as well as a Bachelor of Accounting Science (Honours) degree from the University of South Africa.