About Us

M adam Okinda has a background in Agricultural Economics. She is a multi-talented Development and Management Specialist with hands - on skills and work experience in Executive Management, Project Management, Agricultural Development, Environmental Conservation, Management Training and Consultancy, Micro and Small Enterprise Development. Her solid track record has been attained by working on development and management programs in various Organisations including Kenya Women Finance Trust, Partnership for Productivity Service Foundation and currently Resources Management (RMF) respectively as the Managing Director.

S he has also diligently served in the elective leadership of the Non-Profit Sector in Kenya as the Chairperson of the National Council of NGOs. Madam Okinda has also served as a Management Training Associate for Kenya School of Monetary Studies of the Central Bank of Kenya and also at the Eastern Southern African Management Institute (ESAMI) as a program Officer. She has been at the helm of RMF for the last decade during which she has enabled the Organisation to strengthen its footprints and impact in the development sector in Kenya. The strides Madam Okinda has made in her life are anchored on her strong Christian values and management principles. Her development record affirms her deep commitment to poverty alleviation, gender equality and improvement of livelihoods of the disadvantaged members of the society. Madam Okinda’s dream is to take development to the rest of the African continent by improving the standards of living and quality of life of her people.

M r Kirui is a certified public accountant (CPA K, BCOM Accounting) in Kenya serving both profit and not for profit organisations currently headquartered in Uasin Gishu County with its branch in Kericho County. Over the years, he has served small, medium and large organisations in the public and private sectors in Audit and assurance, Taxation, Accountancy and credit management, training and debt collection among others. He is currently a Managing partner at JK Kirui & Associates firm overseeing all the audit and assurance taxation and related matters.

S itati Wasilwa is a political economist with interest in geopolitics and public policy. He holds an undergraduate degree in B. A. Economics & Sociology from Egerton University. Sitati works as a Geopolitical Analyst at APAC Assistance. He also serves as a board member at YMCA Kenya Nairobi Central Branch where he previously chaired the Youth and Programmes Committee.

S Sitati is also a thought leader and has authored several publications. Some of the notable publications include two occasional papers, The State and Future of the Gig Economy in Africa and Digitalisation and Framing of Political Issues in East Africa, and a book chapter, Sino-African Relations: Post-COVID-19 Possibilities in a book, The Future of Africa in the Post-COVID-19 World, all published by the Inter Region Economic Network.

E sther Chepchirchir is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya and a Member of Law Society of Kenya. She is currently working with the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government as a Refugee Status Determination Officer under the Department of Refugee Services in Partnership with the United Nation High Commissioner for Refugees. She has experience in international and commercial law with vast knowledge in the agribusiness and hospitality industry.

E mily is a registered nutritionist with a passion in food security as a way of achieving quality healthy and poverty alleviation. She believes that the only way for good nutrition to be achieved is by first establishing a firm base in availability and accessibility of nutritious foods across all consumer segments. with a passion for poverty alleviation. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Human Nutrition and Dietetics and a master’s in Public Health Nutrition. She has worked with Cherubet Foods a local SME dealing with processing frozen foods in developing structures and remodelling the various departments to improve quality of products and services while increasing profits margins. She has also worked with Smart Logistics Solutions Limited where she started as marketing manager sitting as a strategic partner in development of production plans, market strategies, product promotion and sales.

S he is now the Business Development and Strategy department where she develops company strategies, supports all the departments in ensuring departmental and company objectives have been met as well as income generation through developing proposals, developing & maintaining strategic partner relationships and supporting the sales marketing department in establishing products in the market through strategies, M& E. She equally has vast experience in research having worked with research institutes like CIAT, IITA and The Grass Company in she understands the need of innovations being tailored to the consumer need and the consumer accepting and owning innovations as that's the only way to achieve food security with the ever evolving society

H aving been part of projects such as N2 Africa (A soybean value chain project), African Cassava initiative and Start Them Early (STEP) , She understands the need and techniques of effective consumer engagements from technical assistance in development of value added products, development of business plans and establishment of market linkages that ensures equips the entrepreneurs/businesses to ensure uptake of innovations and sustainability of the business. She possesses interpersonal and communication skills as well a keen eye for opportunities making her a great resource

B ackground in Economics and Statistics from Egerton University with over 8 years’ management experience in Agri-tech sector; Product development, strategic planning, project management, logistics management, business intelligence, building and managing relationships with key stakeholders. Capitalizing on new technologies and trends to optimize operations. Well versed in resource management, human resources and administrative oversight.

S ince 2015, Mr. Chikombe has been involved in implementing ambitious and innovative programmes and business strategies aimed at triggering transformation of Agriculture systems in Kenya and Africa towards food security, secured livelihoods and economic prosperity. He has experience in contract farming, block farming, market led production, digital extension and system design. Through experience gained over the years, Mr. Levi Chikombe founded Cropsoko to address systematic gaps constraining smallholder farmers to maximize on their production and thus valorise their farming enterprise.

A social entrepreneurship professional with over 30 years’ experience in research, procurement and logistics, business development, marketing and community development. George is also an agribusiness entrepreneur and produces horticultural crops, cereals and legumes. George has worked for and with business accelerators in promoting and building successful social enterprises in Africa. He has been a mentor with the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship program since 2015 and Shona since 2017.

B usiness & information technology, Executive MBA with over 8 years’ experience in Information system management. Worked as an m&e/ICT employed by global fund and seconded to the TB program. He was a Regional health informatics manager at ICAP-(Kenphia) 2017-2019 and he is currently Health information Systems manager at (LSTM ) Kenya.

I CT Systems Design & Development with over 8 years’ experience in ICT infrastructure set up and system maintenance. Having worked in multiple sectors of the economy like retail, technology and manufacturing, Nathan has vast knowledge of how computing systems work.

B eing involved in key projects like Lipa Na MPESA, Bank cash-back and e-commerce set-up integrations, Nathan embolds a multitude of matrices involving how systems 'talk' to each other and how they work together as one to compliment one another.

A n environmental scientist and educator, Erastus has been in the environmental sphere for the past 7 years. Working with youths, women groups, farmers and even students to further the climate resilience and environmental awareness objectives. With a strong Environmental background, Erastus is equipped with the knowledge of Environmental advocacy, planning, and research as well as project management.

E rastus has worked with women groups and farmers to adapt resilience farming practices towards climate change in Western Kenya under the Swedish NGO VI Agroforestry and in the Eastern Region under Greenpeace Africa. Currently, Erastus works with Greenpeace Africa advocating for the conservation of the environment and promotion of ecological agriculture including responding to issues of climate variability, protecting ecosystems from degradation, and lobbying for policies that ensure equitable access, protection and integrated management of natural resources

B ackground in Agricultural economics with 10 years’ experience working with smallholder farmers. Worked with vegpro (k)Ltd as an agronomist working with farmer groups in Transnzoia, Uasin Gishu and Marakwet. Worked with Joyful Women Organisation (JoyWO) as an agronomist and project coordinator in 7 counties, linking women to markets and helped them increase production and income.