She was appointed to that position in July 2008,[1] and she voluntarily stepped down at the end of her renewable four-year term in June 2012.
[3] She studied at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA), graduating with the degree of Bachelor of Commerce.
Kilonzo also holds a qualification as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), obtained in the United States.
[4][5] Following her training in the United States of America, Kilonzo worked in the securities market regulation at Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) in Chicago, Illinois, USA for four and half years.
She then returned to Kenya and worked at Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC), as a Senior Associate in the Corporate Finance Advisory Services Department.