Kenneth Davis Kasigila

About

Kenneth Davis Kasigila serves as the Group CEO and Founder of Africa Climate Finance. He is the primary visionary behind the organization, focusing on high-level capitalization, global partnerships with climate funds, and the strategic expansion of the group across the continent. He is also Head of Policy Advisory and Climate Finance at CRDB Bank Plc and serves as the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Focal Point for CRDB Bank, having led the bank to become the first commercial bank in East, Central, and Southern Africa to achieve GCF accreditation. He subsequently led the approval of a US$200M funding proposal (GCF US$100M + CRDB co-financing US$100M)—the first commercial bank in Africa to have a GCF Funding Proposal approved—supporting Tanzania's smallholder farmers with affordable loans and grant facilities for climate adaptation in agriculture.

He has participated as a Party and panellist at COP26 (Glasgow), COP27, COP28, and COP29, including at the UN Green Climate Fund pavilion. He contributed to the first Green Bond in East Africa (US$300M) and led the Tanzania chapter of MUFG Bank's Project Gaia (US$1.5B), approved by the GCF Board.

Education & Credentials

• Master's in Financial Services Risk and Operations, Glasgow Caledonian University (UK)
• Certified Expert in Sustainable Finance, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management
• Executive Assistant to Group CEO, CRDB Bank Plc; Board Member, Tanzania Film Board; Trustee Director, Halopesa

Expertise

• Green Climate Fund accreditation and project development
• Climate risk assessment, ESG, and sustainability strategy
• Blended finance and climate adaptation financing
• Tanzania's FSDMP and National Climate Change Response Strategy