Wacu Kiragu

Wacu Kiragu serves as a Regional Acquisition & Assistance Specialist for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in Nairobi, where they play a pivotal role in managing complex procurement and assistance instruments to advance sustainable development objectives across Kenya and the East African region. Responsible for designing, soliciting, and administering professional services contracts, Kiragu supports mission-critical initiatives in private sector growth, public health systems strengthening, electoral integrity, and climate resilience. Their portfolio primarily consists of performance-based consulting engagements requiring technical expertise in development economics, governance, and environmental science, ensuring alignment with USAID’s strategic priorities and compliance with federal acquisition regulations. Kiragu maintains a consistent working relationship with AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, a key contractor providing high-level technical advisory services across multiple development domains. The partnership reflects a preference for established, mission-aligned firms with proven capacity in delivering complex, results-driven solutions under USAID’s cooperative agreement and contract frameworks. While the relationship is deep and recurring, Kiragu actively cultivates a competitive environment to ensure value, innovation, and accountability in service delivery. Kiragu’s procurement approach reflects a strong emphasis on open competition, with 100% of awards issued under no set-aside classifications. This underscores a strategic focus on selecting the most qualified providers regardless of socioeconomic status, prioritizing technical merit, past performance, and operational capacity over demographic-based preferences. While small business participation is not formally mandated in their portfolio, fair and transparent competition remains central to their contracting philosophy. The primary NAICS classification under Kiragu’s purview is 541990—All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services—encompassing a wide array of specialized consulting services. These include policy analysis, monitoring and evaluation, institutional capacity building, data analytics for development outcomes, and technical assistance in climate adaptation and democratic governance. Their expertise lies in procuring high-integrity, evidence-based advisory services critical to USAID’s mission of fostering locally led, sustainable development.