Wakiuru Njuguna is the Managing Partner of the HEVA Fund.
For the last 15 years, she has dedicated her career to addressing the "missing middle”, businesses too large for microfinance but too unconventional for traditional banking, proving that creativity can be a highly profitable investment.
Crystal Asige is a nominated senator representing people with disabilities and special interest groups in the Senate. She is also a renowned advocate and an award-winning musician.
Njeri Jomo is the Chief Executive Officer and Principal Officer of Jubilee Health Insurance.
Lynn Ngugi is a journalist and a digital content creator who shares unique stories of Kenyans in the country and abroad.
Irene Weru is a clinician and pharmacist who specialises in oncology. Oncology is the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of cancerous tumours.
Wanjira Wanjiru is a human rights activist and community mobiliser, best known for her grassroots advocacy in Nairobi’s informal settlements.
Wanjira became popular at the height of the Gen Z-led protests in 2024, where she openly came out to protest police brutality and the Finance Bill 2024, where she was seen to be publicly telling off an officer who attempted to arrest her.
Maia Lekow is an award-winning musician and filmmaker who uses her art to explore cultural and societal beliefs not only in Kenya but across the globe.
Lilian Odira is a Kenyan middle-distance runner who specialises in the 800 metres race.
She first gained national recognition in 2024 when she became Kenya’s national 800 metres champion and went on to claim a silver medal at the African Championships held in Douala, Cameroon. The same year, Odira qualified for the Paris Olympics, cementing her place among Kenya’s elite middle-distance runners.