Team

Milka Wahu Kuria

Team Leader

Milka was admitted to the bar in 2009. She holds a Master of Laws Degree (LL.M Human Rights & Constitutional Law) from the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, a Bachelor of Laws Degree from University of Nairobi, and a Diploma in Law from Kenya School of Law. She holds several Certificates in Human Rights and Law from various institutions of repute including the Human Rights Development Initiative-South Africa (HRDI), the Centre for Human Rights-University of Pretoria and the Human Rights and Peace Centre-Makerere University. Milka has a comprehensive understanding and practical interaction with regional and international legal instruments and institutions including the Committee on Economic Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR), the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights and the East African Court of Justice. Milka is a law lecturer at Jomo Kenyatta University of Technology and Agriculture. She specializes in family law and Human Rights and Constitutional litigation, and particularly the rights of minority and marginalised persons.

Shelmith Maranya

Program Coordinator

Shelmith is an advocate of the High Court of Kenya admitted to the bar in 2022. She is a passionate
gender equality and equity advocate experienced in project management, resource mobilization,
research, data collection, monitoring and evaluation. She is also a published author on matters
human rights.

Andrew Wanga

Finance Officer

Adrian Kibe

Communications Officer

Adrian is an autodidactic individual with expertise in Information Technology. He earned a bachelor's
degree in Justice and Security Studies and is presently working towards obtaining a degree in Law.
He has a strong enthusiasm for advocating for the rights of gender and sexual minorities, which is
rooted in his own personal encounters with social justice and human rights issues.