Our Team

History & Policies

Our Leadership

Chairperson

Daniel Nyakora

Vice Chair

Emma Miloyo

Executive Director

Wanjiru Kanyiha

Chairperson

Daniel Nyakora

For 10+ years, Daniel has been a noteworthy leader in both business and community organizing leading teams and organizations spanning Banking, Agriculture, Education, Media and Finance industries spread across 13 countries in Africa, North America and Europe. Daniel’s lifelong mission is to inspire and activate young Africans to participate meaningfully in the development of their countries. He continues to do this through speaking, writing and community organizing.

Emma Miloyo
Vice Chair

Emma Miloyo

Emma is a practising Architect and planner at Design Source with vast experience in the building industry in the East and Central Africa region. She was the first female President of the Architectural Association of Kenya. She was recognised as one of the ‘Top 40 Under 40 Women in Kenya’ in 2011 and 2018 by the Nation Media Group’s Business Daily. Emma is an Eisenhower Fellow (2015). She is married with 3 beautiful children. Emma’s lifelong ambition is to inspire young women and help them break the glass ceiling that has limited their success, especially in male-dominated fields such as architecture. She is a Director at Kiota School where her passion for education and nurturing young minds extends.

Executive Director

Wanjiru Kanyiha

Wanjiru is a lawyer by training, an advocate of the High court of Kenya and an advocate for social justice and good governance. Wanjiru currently heads the Kilimani Project Foundation, a membership community foundation established in 2012 by and for multi-interest stakeholders, residents, corporates, micro-enterprises, and public space occupiers. Through transformative, innovative methods, the Foundation seeks to activate the community’s constitutional rights through empowering and informing as well as facilitating platforms for engaging amongst themselves and various stakeholders. Wanjiru is a passionate change maker, keen on broadly defined social impact, community organizing and women’s empowerment.

Board Members

TREASURER

Becky Karanja

Board Member

Irungu Houghton

Board Memeber

Mugo wa Karanja

Board Member

Caro Lukalo