Dr. Kenneth Orengo
Chief Executive Officer
Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Kenneth Orengo
Orengo is a distinguished Policy Analyst with a proven track record of driving policy efficiency and strategic decision-making through data-driven analysis. He has led a team of experts in providing technical assistance for the institutional transformation of the National Environment Trust Fund and developing a 5-year transformation plan, which is now in the 3rd year of implementation.
Orengo has been a member of a Task Force to accelerate the process of having food from Kenya accepted for trade in the European market. The task force developed an action plan for standards and market access for food of animal origin from Kenya which when fully implemented will promote international trade in these products.
Orengo has participated in policy forums assisting the government of Kenya, as member of an inter-ministerial committee to access the conformity of Kenyan honey and apicultural products to the global markets as well as a member of the Working Committee on the Interventions in State Corporations and Un incorporated Agencies in the State Department for Livestock Development. These forums enabled strategic policy direction on export of honey from Kenya and on institutional reforms of semi-autonomous agencies in the State Department of Livestock.
He has experience working with international experts having served as a member of the CODEX Committee on Methods of Sampling and Analysis, member of the East Africa Community (EAC) Technical Working Group (TWG) for Mutual recognition Procedure (MRP) for registration of veterinary medicines and an observer in the Chemical Review Committee (CRC) and the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC) of the Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions respectively.
Dr. Dennis Munene Mwaniki
Interim Director of Research
Interim Director of Research at the International Policy Group (IPG)
Dr. Dennis Munene Mwaniki
Dr. Munene also serves as Director of Research and Executive Director of the China – Africa Center at the Africa Policy Institute. Dr Munene is also a non-resident Research Fellow with the Institute for Strategic and Policy Studies based in South Sudan. Dr. Munene brings over 10 years of experience bridging political economy, geopolitical sustainability, and international cooperation. His primary research focuses on China-Africa Cooperation, governance, geopolitics, development, and peace and security.
Dr. Munene holds a PhD in Development Economics from the University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (UCASS), an M.A. in International Conflict Management from the Institute of Diplomacy and International Studies (IDIS) at the University of Nairobi (2019), and a B.A. in Political Science and Sociology from the Catholic University of Eastern Africa. He is an alumnus of Bloomberg Media Initiative Africa’s (BMIA) Training on Financial Journalism at Strathmore Business School. Munene has authored and contributed to books, peer-reviewed research, working papers, analytical reports, and more than 100 published articles in leading Kenyan and international media outlets.
Dr. Munene holds a PhD in Development Economics from the University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (UCASS), an M.A. in International Conflict Management from the Institute of Diplomacy and International Studies (IDIS) at the University of Nairobi (2019), and a B.A. in Political Science and Sociology from the Catholic University of Eastern Africa. He is an alumnus of Bloomberg Media Initiative Africa’s (BMIA) Training on Financial Journalism at Strathmore Business School. Munene has authored and contributed to books, peer-reviewed research, working papers, analytical reports, and more than 100 published articles in leading Kenyan and international media outlets.
Millicent Ouma
Head of Administration
Head of Administration
Millicent Ouma
Millicent Ouma is the Head of Administration at International Policy Group, with over 15 years experience working in various NGOs. She oversees daily operations, facility management and cross functional workflow optimization; and acts as a central bridge between leadership, staff and external partners.
She is dedicated to building structured, people first environment that empower teams to thrive. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce from University of Nairobi and CPA from Strathmore University. She’s passionate about process improvement and Strategic planning. Out of office, she enjoys culinary arts, interior design, yoga and volunteering with local community initiatives.