Top 100 Kenyans 2020

Sylvia Kasanga

Sylvia Kasanga is a nominated Senator and chair of the Senate Ad hoc Committee on Covid-19. 

She is a practicing architect and is also qualified as an arbitrator with the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators UK & Kenya.

Ory Okolloh

Tech-savvy lawyer and activist Ory Okolloh Mwangi combines her skills and passion to increase government transparency and accountability.

She is known as the “Kenyan pundit” for good reason: not only does she have strong opinions about government transparency, the role of entrepreneurship and African storytelling – she has also always been committed to helping others share their voices.

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).

James Mburu

James Githii Mburu is the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Commissioner-General, a position he was appointed to in 2019.

He took over the post after the retirement of current KRA Commissioner General, John Njiraini.

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

Catherine Adeya

Dr. Adeya serves as the Director of Research at the World Wide Web Foundation.

She has over 20 years of experience working in technology and development with rich experience across academia, civil society, government, and the private sector.

Muriithi Wanjau

Muriithi Wanjau, or Pastor M, as he is popularly known, is the senior pastor of Mavuno Church, a movement of churches based in Nairobi, Kenya, with a presence in 10 different nations.

He studied Biochemistry at the University of Nairobi before getting a Masters in Divinity from Fuller Seminary in Southern California.