Sandra, who is a founder member of Vijana Tuishi Self Help Group, holds a Bachelors of Law degree from Moi University, a postgraduate diploma in law and has a Master’s Degree in International Studies from the University of Nairobi. She has been trained in constitutional interpretation, legal research, statutory interpretation and legal writing. She will be reporting directly to KELIN’s Executive Director, Mr. Allan Maleche.
KELIN also announced the appointment of Mr. Onyango Opudo Ondeng as its Programme Manager on Women Land & Property Rights. Ondeng will manage and oversee the implementation of KELIN’s Strategic Plan 2015 – 2019 and broad workplan as it relates to the Women, Land and Property Rights area and the other thematic areas in close consultation with the Deputy Director. He will also be responsible for managing and ensuring the programmatic and staffing growth of the KELIN regional office based in Kisumu, in relation to the various thematic areas.
Ondeng, who is a trained strategic planner with a bias to result based management and evidence based programming, has over 12 years’ work experience in the private, public and NGO Sector. Most notably, as a project manager at Marie Stopes International, managing the HIV Global Fund Desk and as a UNDP HIV & AIDS specialist stationed at Kenya National AIDS Control Council (NACC). Ondeng holds a degree in anthropology and philosophy, and a postgraduate diploma in demography. He joins KELIN as the second thematic head, after Tabitha Griffith Saoyo, the head of the Sexual Reproductive Health theme, who joined the team earlier. The ongoing recruitment for the HIV & TB, and the Key Populations thematic heads will complete the shift to the new strategic plan, which came into effect early in 2015.
In relation to these appointments, KELIN’s Executive Director Mr. Allan Maleche said, “With KELIN’s focus shifting to implementing the right to health in four thematic areas while taking into account the new constitutional order, I am delighted to have Sandra, Tabitha and Ondeng on board the KELIN team for the coming years. They bring with them great programmatic and management experience that will complement the rest of the KELIN team. We look forward to greater results from our programmes, in ensuring we promote and protect health related human rights”.
