Ndugu Nyoro is an advocate for education for all and the founder of Affecto Foundation, a non-profit organization that focuses on nurturing responsible young adults.
Being the brains behind Affecto's Watoto Wasome mentorship program, he had dedicated himself to promoting the right to education for children from underprivileged backgrounds.
Due to his works, Nyoro was honoured with the ABE International Award for advocating affordable and accessible education in Kenya in 2023.
Hudson is an oncologist and an accomplished medical practitioner with a PhD in oncology research from the University of Oxford.
Dr. Alakonya is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York.
His research mainly focuses on developing Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and positron emission tomography (PET) molecular imaging agents for early detection and prognosis evaluation of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.
Wanjira Mathai is a Kenyan environmentalist and activist.
She is the daughter of Nobel Laureate, the late Wangari Mathai.
Wanjira is renowned for advocating for change in key environmental issues affecting the continent such as deforestation.
Her role as the Managing Director at the World Resources Institute and chief Advisor at the Bezos Earth Fund, allows her to mobilise for funding to help mitigate the adverse effects of climate on vulnerable regions.
Nelly Cheboi is the current Chief Executive Officer of TechLit Africa - a company that uses recycled computers to create technology-based laboratories in schools.
The program, according to Cheboi, seeks to provide children from humble backgrounds with digital skills needed to unlock opportunities for budding talents.
Born and bred in Mogotio, Baringo County, Cheboi's family grew up in poverty as her mother struggled to provide for her family.
Teresa Wanjiku is the founder and CEO of Clean Start Africa which helps women and children, especially those released from prison, to reintegrate into society.
The founding of her organisation was inspired by the 8 months she spent in prison for wrongful conviction.
Wanjiku has in previous interviews narrated that she was arrested and taken to prison together with her three-month-old baby for a crime she did not commit.
She would later be released in late November 2011.
Evaline Kibuchi is a global Tuberculosis (TB) advocate who has been at the forefront of TB advocacy for over 10 years.
She is currently the Chief National Coordinator at ‘Stop TB Partnership Kenya.’
Kibuchi is also a member of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Civil Society Task Force, a special team put together to recommend policies geared at mitigating the spread of TB.
Wangari Kuria is the founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Farmer on Fire which focuses on empowering farmers in a bid to promote food security.
She is an experienced farm project manager and an advocate for women and youth.
Through the organisation, she runs various programs such as a single mothers farming initiative in Kajiado County.
In September 2023, Elizabeth Wathuti, a 28-year-old climate activist, became the winner of the prestigious Time100 Impact Award.
This was in recognition of her dedication to environmental conservation and her work in crafting a three-year strategy for the Wangari Maathai Youth Hub.
The journey to receiving the award started in 2016 when she founded the Green Generation Initiative in 2016, which has since planted more than 30,000 trees in Kenya.
Magero is a renewable energy consultant and a mechanical engineer with over four years experience in the management and design of off-grid energy utilities.
The former student of Lugulu Girls High School co-founded both Cool Green Campaign and Drop Access.
Dr Betty Gikonyo is the founder and the Chairperson of Karen Hospital situated in Nairobi.
She holds a Master's in Medicine, a Bachelor of Medicine and a Bachelor of Surgery degree, all from the University of Nairobi.