Government

Lady Justice Grace Mumbi Ngugi is a judge of the High Court of Kenya and co-founder of the Albinism Foundation for East Africa. 

The foundation comprises people with albinism, parents of children with albinism and professional friends with an interest in the rights of persons living with albinism.  Aside from being a renowned author, she is also known for scooping a number of awards.

She was awarded the 2018 CB Madan Award in an annual ceremony organized by the Platform Magazine and Strathmore Law School. 

Human Rights Activist, Okiya Omtatah Okoiti, is not a  lawyer by profession, but many see him as the country’s public defender number one because he has filed some of the biggest public interest cases that have shaped the economy and political landscape.

His quest for a just society has seen him get into trouble with law enforcers, persevering beatings and lockups. At one point in 2012, he lost four incisors after an attack that was blamed on hired goons.

Patrick Njoroge is currently the Governor of the Central Bank of Kenya. Following his PhD studies, he worked as an economist at the Kenyan Ministry of Finance from March 1993 until December 1994. From April 1995 until October 2005, he worked at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington DC. first as an economist and later as a senior economist. From November 2005 until December 2006, he served as the IMF mission chief for Dominica.

In 2002, when the Kibaki administration came to power under National Rainbow Coalition (Narc), he became a Member of Parliament for Makueni Constituency, and Minister of both Land and Settlements and Environment & Natural Resources.

He would later in 2007 be appointed as Kibaki’s Presidential Advisor (Constitutional, Parliamentary & Youth Affairs in the Office of the President.

Kilonzo Junior is the current Senator for Makueni County Government ,an advocate of the High court of Kenya, a certified public secretary and an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Kenya Branch). He is a member and vice chair of the  Wiper Democratic Movement and was elected as the second Senator of Makueni County on the WDM-K ticket in a by-election in July 2013, after the demise of his father Mutula Kilonzo and is currently serving his second term since his election in August 2017. 

Johnson Sakaja is the current Senator of Nairobi County, following his election to the position on August 8, 2017, General Election. His political journey started in his days as a student at the University of Nairobi as vice-chair of the Actuarial Students Association. He was later elected as the Chairman of the Student Organisation of Nairobi University (Sonu).

Ezekiel Mutua Mutua has over 25 years’ experience in Media and Broadcast Sector, fifteen (15) of which have been at top management level. He is currently the Chief Executive Officer at the Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) since October 2015.

He is the current First Vice-chairperson for the African Film Content Standard-Setting Steering Committee.

Boniface Mwangi is a Kenyan photojournalist, politician and activist involved in social-political activism. He is known for his images of the post-election violence that hit Kenya in 2007–2008. In 2012 Boniface founded PAWA254, a hub for creatives in Kenya, where journalists, artists and activists find innovative ways of achieving social change. He is also the Ukweli Party Leader.

Ambassador Amina Mohamed is a Kenyan lawyer, diplomat and politician. She is presently serving as the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Sports in Kenya. 

She previously served as chairwoman of the International Organization for Migration and the World Trade Organization's General Council, as well as Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director of the UNEP.

Esther Muthoni Passaris is a skilled marketing and public relations professional with over 20 years’ experience. As an entrepreneur, she has successfully conceptualised, started and nurtured two businesses, establishing them to grow and become trendsetters in their respective segments, namely Adopt A Light and Shaper Images Ltd.