Jacinta Wanjala Mwatela is a Kenyan politician and banker who was the former acting governor of the Central Bank of Kenya.
She joined politics in 2013 and vied for the position of Governor Taita Taveta County, but lost.
[2] She worked with the Central Bank of Kenya in various departments since December 1, 1977 when she joined as a Graduate Trainee.
In March 2006, she was the Acting Governor of the Central Bank of Kenya for one year.
[3] In September 2008, she declined an appointment to serve as Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Northern Kenya Development and Arid Areas.