Victor is an economist and strategist with over eight years of experience in research, strategic planning and project management across Africa. At Cenfri, he contributes to initiatives focused on financial inclusion, digital transformation, public-sector reform and sustainable development. His expertise spans data-driven policy analysis, financial consumer protection, Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E), and cross-sector stakeholder engagement.
Victor has supported several high-impact projects, including developing an EU-funded dashboard to track implementation of financial consumer protection guidelines across SADC, researching regulatory gaps for vulnerable consumers in digital financial services (DFS), and advising on policy on broadband affordability and 4G adoption in Rwanda. As part of Cenfri’s Rwanda Economy Digitalisation Programme, he has also contributed to research and policy recommendations on Rwanda’s public-service performance management system for the Ministry of Public Service and Labour (MIFOTRA), combining administrative data analysis, qualitative research and international good practice to inform reforms to the country’s Results-Based Management system.
His recent work also includes supporting Rwanda’s Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR) on the AI Scaling Hub’s AI-enabled agricultural advisory use case, working with the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources (MINAGRI) to validate user needs, refine the platform scope, and define downstream AI solution and data requirements. Victor has also contributed to the chapter Reframing risk assessments: Towards data-driven decision-making, which examines how more data-driven institutional and national AML/CFT/CPF risk assessments can support more proportionate financial inclusion and stronger financial integrity outcomes.
Prior to joining Cenfri, Victor served as Head of Projects and Research at Bridges Limited in Zambia, where he led the design of strategic plans and frameworks for clients such as the Zambia Revenue Authority, Energy Regulation Board, Pensions and Insurance Authority, and Atlas Mara Bank (now Access Bank).
