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Board of Directors

Below is a listing of our board of directors, a brief profile and their roles; the board of directors were sworn into office in October 2006.

NameSpeciality in the Board(Position) and Comment
Dr. Joseph MusaaVeterinarian: Animal health and husbandry provisions, government and professional veterinary (stakeholder) support(Board Chairperson)
Director of Veterinary Services, Min of Livestock and Fisheries Development and Team Leader, Animal Welfare Action Kenya (AWAKE)
Gatigwa KimanaAccountant: Financial, organizational and statutory matters(Board Treasurer)
Former Financial Controller, Action-Aid Industrial Entrepreneur, Certified company Secretary and Consultant based in Nairobi/Kiambu
Dr. Margaret KarembuEnvironmental Scientist: Training, research and evaluation. Regional representation(Member)
International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA) AfriCenter
Hon Alfred NderituCivil Engineer and Legislator: Legislative and upper-government contacts and lobbyist(Member)
Former MP, Mwea and entrepreneur
Dr. Fred KanampiuAgronomist and research scientist; smallholder specialized productivity approaches(Member)
Scientist/Agronomist, CIMMYT regional office Nairobi
Dr. Pascal KaumbuthoAgricultural Engineer: Farm power and machinery. Agricultural and business rural development(Secretary to the Board and CEO)
Project management, M&E and current designated CEO, KENDAT


 
Article I: Governance of the Organization

A Board, of which the first members shall be the signatories to these articles, shall manage the organization. The Board shall exercise all powers and authority over management of the organization as conferred by this article and all relevant statutes. There shall be a Board of a maximum membership of nine members. The Board will serve for a fixed term of three years. One third of the longest serving members will retire by rotation after service of three years. Where there is a tie in the length of service, those to retire shall be determined by the alphabetical order of their names. Members invitation to join the Board will be made under the networking philosophy and be of individual farmers, development prospectors, representatives of community groups, other Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs), key development projects, government agencies and private sector companies or donors or any other category that the members deem appropriate.