KPA Committees
KPA’s committees support the Board in governing the Association and advancing child health. Explore each committee’s remit and membership below.
Executive (Exco)Governance, Policy and HRFinance, Audit and RiskEducation, Research, Advocacy and MembershipChild Health Advocacy Working
Executive Committee (Exco)
Committee chair
Dr Supa Tunje
The Executive Committee provides strategic leadership, oversight and coordination of Association affairs between Board meetings. It acts within delegated authority to ensure continuity of leadership, timely decisions and implementation of Board resolutions.
Members
Dr Justus Simba · Dr Syeda Ra’ana Hussain · Dr Caren Emadau · Dr Njeri Karianjahi · Grace Kirui · Meshack Mwanza
Responsibilities
- Strategic leadership
- Governance oversight
- Organizational performance
- Stakeholder relations
- Crisis and urgent decision-making
Governance, Policy and HR Committee
Committee chair
Dr Caren Emadau
The committee supports effective governance, Board development, policy review, human resource oversight, leadership succession and accountability.
Members
Dr Barnabas Kigen · Dr Elizabeth Kiragu · Dr Philip Olielo · Grace Kirui · Kenneth Okoth · Linet Libese
Responsibilities
- Governance oversight
- Board development
- Policy review and development
- Human resource oversight
- Succession planning
- Performance and accountability
Finance, Audit and Risk Committee
Committee chair
Dr Njeri Karianjahi
The committee provides Board oversight of financial stewardship and sustainability, resource management, enterprise risk, internal controls, audits, compliance, and protection of KPA assets and reputation.
Members
Dr Barnabas Kigen · Dr Caren Emadau · Dr Joy Muyonga · Grace Kirui · Meshack Mwanza
Responsibilities
- Financial oversight
- Resource stewardship
- Audit oversight
- Internal controls
- Risk management
- Compliance oversight
Education, Research, Advocacy and Membership Committee
Committee chair
Dr Justus Simba
The committee advances professional development and continuing medical education, ethical research, child health advocacy and policy influence, and member recruitment, engagement and retention.
Members
Dr Syeda Ra’ana Hussain · Dr Elizabeth Kiragu · Dr Philip Olielo · Dr Joy Muyonga · Grace Kirui · Chris Okwako · Kamau Thibitie
Responsibilities
- Education and professional development
- Research and knowledge generation
- Advocacy and policy influence
- Membership development
- Partnerships and stakeholder engagement
Child Health Advocacy Working Committee
Committee chair
Dr Joy Muyonga
Working under the Education, Research, Advocacy and Membership Committee, this group coordinates KPA advocacy to influence policies, programmes, resources and practices that promote the health and well-being of children and adolescents.
Members
Dr Supa Tunje · Dr Stephanie Wakaba · Dr Grace Petrine Omondi · Dr Einstein Kibet · Dr Aura Mwende Nzinga · Dr Immaculate Lukela · Kamau Thibitie · Kenneth Okoth
Responsibilities
- Campaigns and observances
- Policy and legislative advocacy
- Government and stakeholder engagement
- Knowledge products and position statements
- Member and partner mobilization
- Strategic representation
- Strategic advocacy priorities
Dr. Barnabas Kigen
DR. JUSTUS MAINGI SIMBA MBChB, PhD.
AFFILIATIONS: Gertrudes Childrens Hospital
AFFILIATIONS: Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Kenyatta University.
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AFFILIATIONS: Aga Khan University Hospital
AFFILIATION: Medical services Nairobi City County
AFFILIATIONS: Aga Khan University Nairobi, Kenya.
AFFILIATIONS: Department of Paediatrics and Child health, University of Nairobi.
Denish Osodo works at Safaricom Limited as the Internal Audit Director. He has wide and deep experience in Assurance, Governance and Risk Services. Prior to joining Safaricom, he worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) for several years, offering audit and business advisory services to Companies in different industries during his stints in Kenya and United Kingdom offices. He left PwC as a Director in the Risk Assurance Services team focusing on the provision of Internal Audit and business Controls Advisory Services to clients across Africa.
Njeri Wahome delights in all things administration. With over 20 years of experience in operations management in the development sector, Njeri as hands-on experience in strategic planning, financial management, human resources management, administration and logistics planning. She has experience providing technical assistance to NGOs on institutional strengthening for growth and sustainability.
Fred Were is Professor of Paediatrics and Child Health specializing in Newborn Medicine. He presently holds portfolios of; Dean School of Medicine University of Nairobi (UON), Acting Principal College of Health Sciences (UON), Adjunct Professor of Newborn Medicine at the Aga Khan University (East Africa) and Executive Director/Chief Researcher of The Kenya Paediatric Research Consortium a wing of the Kenya Paediatric Association.
Dr. Lawrence Okong’o Owino is a lecturer at the department of paediatrics and child health at the University of Nairobi. He is also a consultant paediatrician at the Kenyatta National hospital as well as a consultant paediatrician and rheumatologist for all the major hospitals in Nairobi. He is a pioneer paediatric rheumatologist. His research interests are in the field of musculoskeletal health and immunizations. He has published papers in peer reviewed journals focussing mainly on childhood rheumatic disorders.
Thomas Ngwiri is Head Clinician at Gertrude’s Children’s Hospital since February 2010. He is also Director of the Paediatric endocrinology training centre for Africa (PETCA) – Nairobi which trains paediatricians from sub-Saharan Africa in the field of diabetes and other endocrine disorders. He has been a member of the Kenya Paediatric association executive since 2010 and is the immediate former National Chair of the association.
MBChB (UoN), MMed (UoN) M.Phil-MCH (UCT)). Dr Osano is a Lecturer in the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, School of Medicine, University of Nairobi, a consultant Paediatrician cardiologist at Kenyatta National Hospital. He has been the Program Coordinator for the NIH MEPI grant awarded to the University of Nairobi: Strengthening Maternal Newborn Child Health Research Training in Kenya. He has special interest in Maternal Child Health.
Dr. Joe Mbuthia is a graduate of the University of Oxford, with a specialty in Paediatric Infectious Diseases. He is an honorary Lecturer at the Department of Paediatrics and Child health, University of Nairobi as well as a Senior Technical Advisor to the HIV programme – Kenya Paediatric Research Consortium.
Dr. David Githanga is an accomplished medical professional with over 37 years of clinical practice experience. He holds a fellowship of the royal college of physicians of Edinburg (2021, a PhD in Medical Immunology from the University of Nairobi. (2019), Masters in public Health from the University of London (2010), He qualified in paediatric cardiology from the Royal Hospital for sick Children in Glasgow UK (1993), A Diplomate in Child Environmental Health from Athens Greece (2005, a Master’s degree in pediatrics from the University of Nairobi (1990) having obtained his MB,chB from the same University in 1984. Over the years he has demonstrated leadership capability and strategic thinking that has been instrumental in spearheading the growth, development and integration of the Kenya Pediatric Association (KPA) where he served in executive positions for a total period of 19 years.
Dr. Kibore received her bachelor’s degree in medicine and her master’s degree in Pediatrics and Child Health both from the University of Nairobi, Kenya, she then went on and completed a Master’s degree in Public Health from the University of Washington, USA.
Dr. Makeba Shiroya Wandabwa is a Paediatrician and Public Health Specialist, with a strong health systems background having worked in various capacities to develop child health policies and guidelines, implement and monitor high impact child health interventions at the international, national, sub national and community levels. She has provided technical, strategic, evaluation and operational support for RMNCAH/HIVAIDS health programs funded by USAID, DFID, Global Fund and World Health Organization.
Dr. Doris M.W. Kinuthia is medical professional with expertise in paediatrics and adolescent medicine, nephrology and HIV. She graduated from the University of Nairobi with medical qualifications MB.Ch.B and M.Med in Paediatrics. She has Certificates in Tropical medicine and Immunology from the same University. She did her fellowship in Paediatric Nephrology at the hospital for Sick Children in Great Ormond Street, London.U.K. She has a post graduate diploma and Master of Business Administration from Sunderland University U.K.
Denish Osodo works at Safaricom Limited as the Internal Audit Director. He has wide and deep experience in Accounting and Audit with along progressive career in Assurance, Governance and Risk Services.