Eng. Meshack Otieno Kidenda B Sc, M Sc, CE, FIEK, MCIarb, MBS, HSC., holds a BSc (Civil Engineering) from University of Nairobi and MSc in Traffic Engineering from University of Birmingham.  He is a registered Consulting Engineer (CE) with the Engineers Board of Kenya, a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers of Kenya (FIEK), a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIarb) and holds two National Honors of MBS and HSC

Eng. Kidenda joined the Roads Department in the Government of Kenya in 1979 on graduating from University of Nairobi and rose to the level of Chief Engineer (Roads). In the year 2000, he was appointed Director of Industrial Training (DIT), a position he served until December 2008; when he was appointed the inaugural Director General of the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA).  At KeNHA, he served the maximum allowed six years. He retired from the Public Service in 2016.

Eng. Kidenda has continued to serve the country in different capacities which includes serving on the Board of National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA), Chairman of the Kisumu National Polytechnic Council, Chairman Board of Management of Wigot Gardens Hotel, Chairman of Development at the SDA Church Karen Community, and have been a member of Board for the Institute for Transportation & Development Policy, ITDP (Africa).