CO - FOUNDER & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Kenneth is compassionate, passionate and motivated Social Worker with comprehensive knowledge and experience in community work and development. Kenneth have over 20 years of experience in community work and development having worked with locally based and national non-governmental organization. Kenneth passion is seeing children and youths live up to their God given potentials, by exploring their talents, skills, gifts and abilities. This desire enabled Kenneth to found Maono Africa Centre for Transformation, an organization dedicated to transform the lives of talented yet disadvantaged children and youths from the informal settlement of Nairobi. Kenneth graduated with Diploma in analytical chemistry in Kisumu Polytechnic later pursed and Graduated at Zetech University with higher Diploma in Social work and Community Development

BOARD OF DIRECTOR CHAIRPERSON

TREASURER

CPA Willys Ojuok is a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK) in good standing with a wide experience in Taxation, Auditing and Accounting. He got his initial training from a well-established Financial Enterprise Resource Planning Company, Coretec Systems and Solutions Africa where he implemented Microsoft Dynamics Navision systems go lives in various organizations in Kenya and Botswana prior to joining MGI Alekim LLP in 2018 as an auditor and tax specialist. He rose from the ranks to become a senior auditor and head of tax department before leaving MGI Alekim LLP in 2023 to join one of the leading audit firms in East and Central Africa, PKF Kenya LLP as a Senior auditor to date. We are proud to have CPA Willys Ojuok as a Board member of Maono Africa

BOD MEMBER

BOD MEMBER

Vivian Maina have been a volunteer for 1 year at Ongoza Njia, a community-based organization (CBO) dedicated to helping children grow in the arts and mentoring youths through training on HIV/AIDS, TB, sports, and guiding them to technical training institutes for their career development. I also assist the community by providing training and connecting those in need to NGOs like the World Food Programme to receive essential resources, such as food aid in the form of cash. For 12 years, I worked with Nation Media Group and Jamgrack Investments at their printing plant, where I specialized in dispatching, labeling, sorting labels, and quality control of newspapers and magazines. Currently, I am working with KOZI Connect, a fiber internet provider serving homes and businesses.

BOD MEMBER

Habakkuk Opembe Kariuki works as a social worker and humanitarian international diplomat with various international organizations named; His Outreach Worldwide as African Director, Face to Faith work as African Coordinator, His Heart Our Hands African Project Manager, Never Before he works African Director , Always Helpful Movers Ministries as Director, and He seat on the board of Chyullu Springs Academy, and Board of Maono Africa Humanitarian Manager and finally he rans personal organization by the Africa Center for Child Development based in Asia, USA, Europe and Africa. His educational background are as follows; Advance Diploma in Bible and Theology, Project Management and Advance Diploma in Social Community, Bachelor of Art bible Theology and Master in Child Development, Masters in Monitoring and Evaluation and a current PhD student of Humanitarian & Conflict Response

BOD MEMBER

BOARD MEMBER

Rev. Pala Hosea is passionate about reaching out to young people and their development. The heart of his work is to help young people develop their leadership skills. Pala has served young people over 10 years advocating for alternative transition programs and skill development for young people, youth workers and parents in churches and parachurch organizations. Pala studied community health, Counseling Psychology and Divinity at the Kenya Institute of Social Work and St. Paul's University respectively. He has also taken Leadership studies at Wheaton College Center for outdoors leadership, Wisconsin. Up to date, He is involved in youth work in The Anglican Church of Kenya, Nairobi Diocese Church and also serves as a board member with the African Christian Camping (ACC) technical team. He is married to Anne Wanjiku-Pala; with their daughter Kena-Pala and they both continue to influence the lives of the young people they work with.