It is with great pleasure and honor to introduce a dynamic trio of remarkable professionals who recently joined our organization, further enriching our capabilities and strengthening our mission. Their expertise and experience are poised to contribute significantly to the advancement of ACTS' objectives
Dr. Nicholas Odongo
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Dr. Odongo joins ACTS as a Research Fellow supporting the Science Technology Innovation Knowledge and Society (STIKS) programme.He is an economist and public policy researcher in the areas of policy analysis & strategy, impact evaluation,government & governance,environmental policy & climate change, and development economics. He holds a B.A. Economics from Moi University,an M.Sc. Public Policy from the KDI School of Public Policy and Management and a Ph.D. Policy Studies from Korea University He is mainly involved in the Science Granting Councils Initiative (SGCI) work where his primary research work includes refining STI policy ecosystems, research frameworks modeling, research results synthesis, and Monitoring Evaluation and Learning (MEL). His other research interests include governance reforms especially on accountability, participatory democracy & collective public action; sustainable community development within the context of resilience and climate change; and social impact research.
Dr. Caroline Mbaya
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Dr. Mbaya joins ACTS as a Research Fellow and Head of Gender, Youth and Inclusive Development Programme. She holds a PhD in Entrepreneurship and SME Management; and MSc. Research, both from the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain; MBA in Finance, from University of Nairobi, Kenya; and a B.Com in Accounts & Marketing from Daystar University, Kenya.She has 15 years industry experience in Finance, Policy Design and Monitoring and Evaluation. She is a published academic in the field of Gender and Female Entrepreneurship on which she has conducted extensive research. She has been involved in policy formulation in the areas of Youth Development,Women Empowerment and Gender Based Violence at local government level.
Mr. Michael Malenya
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Mr. Malenya, who joins ACTS as a Strategic Business Development Manager, Michael holds an MBA from the United States International University in Nairobi and a Bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Science from the University of Nairobi.He is currently pursuing a Post Graduate Certificate in Marketing from the Chartered Institute of Marketing, UK, and a Diploma in Insurance from the Chartered Insurance Institute, London. Previously he served as the Director of Business Development and Scaling at Farmbetter, where he was the strategic lead, defining its direction based on user needs and revenue potential. He also served as the Head of Sales and Business Development at Sendy, where he achieved remarkable success in launching Sendy Fulfilment and expanding its operations to Uganda,Ivory Coast, and Nigeria.
Promotions
Ms. Jane Wanjeri
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We are happy to announce that Jane has been promoted from the position of a Finance Officer to that of Senior Finance Officer. She joined ACTS as an Administration Intern on 14th November 2011. Since then she has risen through the ranks to her current position. Her new position entails preparing budgets for fundraising proposals, pre & post award grants management, general ledger management,supervising and training the Finance Assistant/Finance Officer. She will also be charged with preparing donor financial reports and ad-hoc reports for management; while also supporting project & annual statutory audits, managing grants receivable and payable schedule and payroll management.
Ms. Elizabeth Muthusi
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Elizabeth, who joined ACTS on June 2022, has been promoted from an Intern to the position of Finance Assistant. As an Intern, she was mainly charged with facilitating payments, and filing returns. In her new position, she will be charged with journal entries, bank reconciliations and account statements.
