Distinguished Speakers

Join us in welcoming our esteemed speakers who will share their insights and experiences in advancing open government initiatives.

H.E Dr. William Ruto, CGH

President of the Republic of Kenya and Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Forces.

Guest of Honour

Rt. Hon. Moses Wetangula

Speaker of the National Assembly

Rt. Hon. Amason Kingi

Speaker of the Senate

Hon. Beatrice Elachi, MP

Public Service, Performance & Delivery Management

H.E. Musalia Mudavadi

Prime Cabinet Secretary & CS Foreign & Diaspora Affairs

Dr. Korir Sing'oei

Principal Secretary, State Department for Foreign Affairs

Amb. Philip Thigo, MBS

Special Envoy on Technology

H.E Sakaja Arthur Johnson, EGH

Governor Nairobi City County

Caroline Gaita

Mzalendo Trust

Aidan Eyakuze

Open Government Partnership

Charlene Migwe

Caribou Digital

Stephanie Muchai

International Lawyers Project (ILP)

Program Participants & Dignitaries

Explore our distinguished speakers by category and session, featuring government officials, civic leaders, and subject matter experts from across Africa.

Advocate Janet Banda, SC

Deputy Secretary to the President and Cabinet, Office the President and Cabinet and Chairperson of the OGP, Malawi

Aidan Eyakuze

CEO Open Government Partnership

Amb. Philip Thigo, MBS

Tech Envoy, Government of Kenya

Dr. Korir Sing'Oei

Principal Secretary, Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs, Kenya

Hon. Nana Oye Bampoe Addo

Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the President, Ghana

Mr Bockarie Bawoh

Deputy Minister, Ministry of Information and Civic Education, Sierra Leone

Mr. Johnny Tarkpah

Deputy Minister for Administration, Ministry of Information Culture Affairs and Tourism, Liberia

Mr. Mathias Traore

Minister of Public Service, Labor and Social Protection, Burkina Faso

Ms. Princess Kasune

Minister, Ministry of Justice, Zambia

Stephanie Muchai

OGP Civil Society Steering Committee Member

Zukiswa Kota

OGP Civil Society Steering Committee Member

H.E. Sakaja Arthur Johnson, EGH

Governor, Nairobi, Kenya

H.E. Wavinya Ndeti

Governor, Machakos, Kenya

Dr. Yulita Mitei

Vice Governor, Nandi, Kenya

Hon Wisley Rotich

Governor, Elgeyo Marakwet, Kenya

Aidan Eyakuze

CEO Open Government Partnership

Alhaji Boffour Ahmed Haruna

Municipal Coordinator Director, Tarkwa Nsuaem, Ghana

Dr. Bonface Okoth

CECM, Kakamega, Kenya

Dr. Yulita Mitei

Vice Governor, Nandi, Kenya

Emeka Joseph Orji

Chief of Staff, Abuja, Nigeria

Hon. Mohammed Al-Maaytah

Mayor, Greater Karak, Jordan

Evelyn Hernandez

Head of Members and Affiliate, CoST

Gitungo Wamere

Senior Program Office, Mzalendo Trust, Kenya

Hon Ahmed Mukhtar Mohammed

Commissioner

Hon. Seydina Issa Laye Sambe

Mayor, Yoff, Senegal

Hon. Ya Komenan Raphael

Mayor, Ouellé Côte d'Ivoire

Lahcen Benmohamed

Director General of Services

Mme Saliha Hajji

Council Vice President, Région de l'Orient

Rabie El Khamlichi

Directeur général, Tangie Tetouan Al Hoceima, Morocco

Rafik Majdoub

Tunisian Association For a Better Future, Dar Chaabane El Fehri, Tunisia

Samuel Nanchang Jatau

Secretary to the Government of the State, Plateau, Nigeria

Semiye Michael

CEO & Founder DEAN Initiative, Abuja, Nigeria

Solomon Ampofo

Program Coordinator, Friends of the Nation, Ghana

Youness Ouhrar

Executive Director, Youth Movement for Local Development

Zukiswa Kota

OGP Civil Society Steering Committee Member

Amb. Philip Thigo, MBS

Tech Envoy, Government of Kenya

Bulanda Tapiwa Nkhowani

Campaigns and Partnerships Manager for Sub-Saharan Africa at Digital Action, Zambia

Dr. Charity Wayua

Director, IBM Research Africa

Fola Adeleke

Executive Director, African Observatory on Responsible AI

Moderator: Tonu Basu

Director, Policy and International Programs, Access Now

Fatou Diery Diagne

Reporter, Le Soleil, Senegal

Mame Latyre Fall

Regional Coordinator of the Civil Forum, Transparency International (Senegal)

Sarah Wesonga

Senior Program Manager, Article 19, Kenya

Winnifred Nafisah Mahama

Acting Director of the Information Services Department (ISD), Ghana

Zoro Epiphane Ballo

President, Hight Authority for the Good Governance (HABG), Ivory Coast Government

Caroline Gaita

Executive Director, Mzalendo Trust, Kenya

Honourable Lucy Akello

MP, Parliament of Uganda

Mr Alvin Mosioma

Global Programs Division Director: Fiscal Justice, Open Society Foundations

Mr. Rueben Lifuka

Chairperson of the International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC), Board Member of the Infrastructure Transparency Initiative (CoST) Zambia

Sarah Wesonga

Senior Program Manager: Freedom of Expression & Information Integrity, ARTICLE 19 Eastern Africa, Kenya

Dorothy Jamator Kimengech

Commissioner in charge of Access to Information, Commission on Administrative Justice, Kenya

Gilbert Sendugwa

Executive Director, Africa Freedom of Information Centre

Mubarak Abdulganiy

Civil Society Co-chair, Kaduna Local Government Accountability Mechanism, Nigeria

Mouna El Mekki

Association Tunisienne Des Contrôleurs Publics (ATCP), Tunisia

Tina Lorizzo

Executive Director, REFORMAR, Mozambique/African Centre for Excellence in Access to Justice

Abdoulaye Ndiaye

Program Officer, Article 19 West Africa, Senegal

Dr. Steve (Ouma) Akoth

Vice Chairperson, The National Steering Committee on Implementation of the Alternative Justice Policy (NaSC-AJS), Kenya

Aimee Ongeso (Facilitator)

Network Manager, Grassroots Justice Network, Kenya

Ms. Klu Eliplim

Head Of Programs, Ghana Federation of Disability Organization, International Federation of Women Lawyers, Ghana

Tejan Ahmed Israel Jah

Ombudsman, Government of Sierra Leone

Ken Ogutu(Facilitator)

Legal Advisor, Judiciary of Kenya

Edwin Muhumuza

Africa Lead, Open Contracting Partnership (OCP), Kenya

Philip Gichana

Africa Policy Director, Global Financial Integrity, Kenya

Mr. Johnny Tarkpah

Deputy Minister for Administration, Ministry of Information Culture Affairs and Tourism, Liberia

Dr. Yulita Mitei

Deputy Governor, Nandi County, Kenya

M. Saliou Diop

OFNAC Senegal

Dennis Mwafulirwa

Programme Officer, Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation, Malawi

Favour Ime

Senior Regional Manager for Africa, Open Ownership, Kenya

Robert Mwanyumba (Facilitator)

Africa Regional Coordinator, Transparency International

Ivy Magoma

Knowledge Management Lead, Adaptation Consortium, Kenya

Rabie EL KHAMLICHI

Director General of Services for the Tangier Tetouan El Hoceima Region and Head of the ORVSIT Observatory Project, Conseil de la Région

Dr. Misrar Wafa

Campaign and Policy Lead, CAN (Climate Action Network) Africa, Morocco

Fredrick Ouma

Project Manager, Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Government of Kenya

Isaac Aidoo

Development Planning Officer, Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana

Christine Maina (Facilitator)

Program Officer, Energy Governance Platform, Kenya

Melissa Omino

Strathmore University, Kenya

Pria Chetty

Executive Director Designate, Research ICT Africa, South Africa

Fola Adeleke

African Observatory on Responsible AI

Maurice Thantan

Social Watch, Benin

Alessandro Bozzini

OECD

Leonida Mutuku (Facilitator)

Local Development Research Institute, Kenya

Zambian Department of ICT

Assistant Director, Department of ICT, 0Zambia

Dr. Abraham Rugo Muriu

Country Director, Bajeti Hub, Kenya

Michael Semiye

DEAN Initiative, Abuja, Nigeria

Zukiswa Kota

Programme Manager, Public Service Accountability Monitor, South Africa

Monsieur CHAOU S. Rodrigue

Directeur Général du Budget, Government of Benin

Prof. Grace Jerotich Chesere

Deputy Governor of Elgeyo Marakwet County, Kenya

James Muraguri (Facilitator)

Institute of Public Finance, Kenya

Beatrice Elachi

Member of Parliament, Dagoretti North, Co-Chair OGP Parliamentary Caucus National Assembly, The Parliament of Kenya

Caroline Gaita (Facilitator)

Executive Director, Mzalendo Trust, Kenya

Sammy Obeng

Executive Director, Parliamentary Network Africa

Kra Paulin

Head of Evaluation Committee for the Parliament of Côte d'Ivoire

Hon. Emmanuel Kwasi Bedzrah

Member of Parliament, Ghana

Caroline Gaita

Executive Director, Mzalendo Trust, Kenya

Jean Jacques Yapo

Expert in Local Open Government, Côte d'Ivoire

John Maritim

Director of Economic Planning, Elgeyo Marakwet County, Kenya

Samia El Baouchi

Impact For Development, Morocco

Uchenna Arisukwu

Civil Society Adviser, Nigeria OGP Secretariat

Lawal Amodu

Programme Coordinator, Center LSD, Nigeria