John Omo

Mr. John Omo is the Secretary-General of the African Telecommunications Union (ATU), the African Union’s specialised agency for telecommunications and ICT development in Africa. In office since January 2019 and re-elected for a second term in July 2022, he leads ATU’s work to build African consensus on ICT policy, regulations and operations and to coordinate Africa’s participation in international ICT fora. A lawyer with 33 years’ experience, he previously served as Head of Legal at the Communications Authority of Kenya, Kenya’s ICT Regulator, and as Senior State Counsel at Kenya’s Attorney-General’s Chambers. He holds an LL.B Degree(Univ. of Nairobi), an LL.M (Univ. of Sheffield), a Diploma from Kenya School of Law and a Diploma in Human Rights from the UN/ILO Centre, Turin. John has received Telecom Review Global Merit Leader Awards in 2022 and 2025 from TELECOM REVIEW, Dubai, UAE.