Kenya

Marleen is a health governance specialist with over 14 years of experience in the international development sector. She has held leadership and advisory roles on public health projects in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. She brings experience in health data systems, reproductive health and health security. At present she is Project Director for MamaYe! project which fosters advocacy partnerships that make health systems more accountable to women's needs.

Kenneth has over 21 years’ international experience designing programmes, developing and executing effective business strategies for revenue and market share growth in the UK and Africa. Kenneth is part of the Kenya Programme Management team, supporting the Director of Programmes with strategic planning and programme quality assurance. He drives strategic growth for Options in Kenya and the wider region.

Angela is passionate about improving health for all, especially vulnerable communities, by strengthening sustainable systems and increasing demand for/access to quality sexual and reproductive health services. She provides strategic leadership and technical oversight through fostering and coordinating strong local partnerships. Angela has over 18 years’ experience working in ministries of health and NGOs in Kenya and East Africa.

Jacinta Muteshi-Strachan is a renowned expert in gender equality, women’s rights, reproductive health, and constitutional processes, with experience as a researcher, programme director and advisor. She has over 25 years of progressively responsible leadership and management experience in leading large, international, multi-year research, evaluation, and implementation programmes in developing countries. Dr Muteshi-Strachan received her Ph.D. in education from the University of Toronto.

Linet is a health system strengthening specialist with expertise in advocating to government for health system reforms. She leads on health financing strategies under the FCDO’s flagship WISH2ACTION program across 9 countries in Africa and Asia. This involves advocating to government on the importance of sustainable financing and budget advocacy for family planning. Linet holds a PhD in Health Policy and Systems Development.

Ms Lucia Laboso is the Kenya Country Lead for the Evidence for Action Mama Ye! programme, providing overall strategic and technical leadership to ensure it achieves increased and improved RMNCAH investments in Kenya. Lucia has over a decade’s experience in integrated project cycle management, advocacy, partnerships and institutional strengthening and holds an MA in Education, Gender and International Development from University College London.

Oko is a social development in health expert with over 22 years’ experience in designing and leading the implementation of health systems strengthening, maternal health, health financing and sexual and reproductive health strategies to strengthen citizens’ voice and hold governments to account in Africa and Asia. As our Regional Evidence and Accountability Specialist, he oversees and coordinates WISH’s quality improvement and accountability work.