Education

Tonee Ndung'u

Tonee Ndung'u is a technological architect behind the revolutionary company, Kytabu, that provides digital textbooks and educational resources for students in Kenya.

Kytabu is a textbook subscription application for android tablets reducing the cost of a book by more than 40 per cent increasing widespread access to information.

Bitange Ndemo

Prof. Bitange Ndemo is an Associate professor in Entrepreneurship and Research Methods and Management lecturer at the School of Business, University of Nairobi (UoN).

The ICT specialist is a former Permanent Secretary (PS) in the Ministry of Information and Communication. 

Joel Lutomiah

Dr. Lutomiah has over 40 years of research experience. He's an expert in parasitology, entomology, pandemic influenza, & arbovirology. 

He's written dozens of scientific papers & he leads 6,000 top minds at Kenya Medical Research Institute (Kemri).

Dr Sarah Ruto

Dr. Ruto is the Chairperson of Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) Council. She was appointed to the position on October 16, 2019.

Her areas of specialisation are Educational Research and school reform. She is the Chief Executive Officer of the People’s

Chao Mbogo

Dr. Mbogo graduated with a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Cape Town in December 2015. Her research focuses on supporting learners from resource-constrained environments, to learn programming on their mobile phones. 

Ngugi wa Thiong'o

Ngugi wa Thiong'o is a Kenyan writer and academic who writes primarily in Gikuyu. His work includes novels, plays, short stories, and essays, ranging from literary and social criticism to children's literature.

He is the founder and editor of the Gikuyu-language journal Mũtĩiri. His short story The Upright Revolution: Or Why Humans Walk Upright, is translated into 94 languages from around the world.

Abdikadir Ismail

Abdikadir Ismail is the Principal of Mwangaza Muslim Mixed Day Secondary School, Kenya. Ismail's drive and determination as a teacher has seen him stand out from his peers and rise through the ranks.

After university, Abdikadir was posted in Baragoi, a hardship area prone to cattle rustling in Samburu County.  

Akelo Misori

Akelo Misori is the current Secretary-General for the Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET). 

He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology & Religious studies from Kenyatta University in 2002, and a Diploma in Education from Siriba Teachers College (now Maseno University).