Mr. Nicholas Gakiha heads the Agro Industries Directorate in the State for Industry. His public service career includes working for both the National and County Governments in various capacities that includes serving at the Kenya Institute of Business Training (State Department for Trade), Productivity Centre of Kenya (State Department for Labour), Chief Officer for Trade (County Government of Meru) and past Board Member of the Industrial & Commercial Corporation (ICDC) and the Micro and Small Enterprises Authority (MSEA). 
Mr Gakiha holds a Master of Science Degree in Entrepreneurship and a Bachelor of Commerce Degree with a specialization in Business Administration. He has also undertaken several skills upgrading courses in the areas of Strategic Leadership, Community Capacity & Rural Development, Policy formulation, Project Management, Industrial development and SMES Development among others.