Enya Eworo Echeng

Chair, African Union Youth for Transitional Justice (AY4TJ)

Enya Eworo Echeng is a lawyer and development practitioner working at the intersection of transitional justice, governance, and youth inclusion across Africa. His work centres on strengthening institutional accountability, advancing human rights, and bridging continental policy frameworks with grassroots engagement.

Daniel Iberi

Communications Coordinator for East Africa, Afrobarometer

Daniel Iberi is the Communications coordinator for East Africa at Afrobarometer and a Strategic Communications Specialist with more than 10 years of experience in the field of communication as a consultant, trainer, and academic. Iberi’s proficiency lies in designing and implementing communication strategies, crafting impactful narratives, writing and editing, training, managing digital communication channels, overseeing websites, and coordinating projects.

Patricia Joseph

Program Manager, Katiba Institute

Patriciah Joseph is the Programmes Manager at Katiba Institute. She is an advocate of the High Court of Kenya with over ten years’ post-admission experience. Her research interests include constitutionalism, constitution building especially in Africa, gender and governance, human rights, electoral justice and access to justice.

Dr. Oita Etyang

Head of Governance, Peace and Security, The Common Markets for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), Zambia

Dr. Oita Etyang is the Head of Governance, Peace and Security at the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), where he leads regional efforts to strengthen democratic governance, conflict prevention, and peacebuilding across the 21‑member bloc. His work focuses on supporting member states in advancing inclusive governance systems, enhancing early warning and response mechanisms, and promoting stability.

Nicki Khalfas

Program Associate, Global Democracy Coalition

Nicki Kalfas is an international democracy professional specializing in global coalition building, strategic communications, advocacy, and program coordination. She currently serves as Program Associate for the Global Democracy Coalition (GDC). She leads and coordinates the Coalition’s communications and advocacy infrastructure, and acts as the primary communications liaison.

Dr. Abdi Halkano

Senior lecturer, Egerton University

Dr. Halkano Abdi Wario is a senior lecturer in the Department of Philosophy, History, and Religion at Egerton University in Kenya. His interests encompass transnational organised crime, terrorism, and combatting violent extremism in Africa, alongside transnational religious movements, youth and politics in Africa, and the geopolitics of the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea.

Christine Odera

Co-Chair for the Kenya Coalition on Youth, Peace and Security (KCYPS)

Christine Odera is an advocate for youth mainstreaming, peace and security, with more than a decade of experience in alliance building, program management, policy advocacy and development. I possess a unique blend of strategic thinking and practical implementation skills.

Wayne Gakuo

Google Developer Expert in Angular and a Senior Frontend Engineer

Wayne Gakuo is a Google Developer Expert in Angular and a Senior Frontend Engineer dedicated to mastering best practices for architecting software with a focus on scalability, maintainability, and user needs. As an Angular trainer, he also provide software engineering training, equipping professionals with the technical skills to build robust web applications using Angular.