PROGRAMME OFFICER AT TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL KENYA (TI-KENYA)

Samuel Ngei is a passionate and strategic environmental and extractives governance expert with a lot of expertise in natural resources advocacy, research, and programme management. Over time, he has gained advanced expertise in natural resources stakeholders’ and partner management. He has advanced expertise in policy advocacy, campaigns, partnerships, and movement building. He currently serves as a Programme Officer at Transparency International Kenya (TI-Kenya) under the Natural Resources and Climate Governance pillar. Among his key achievements, Samuel Ngei played a central role in facilitating the formation of Kwale Mining Alliance which won TI-Kenya the CSO of the Year Award in 2019. He also chaired the Haki Madini Kenya Coalition committee that conducted a Rapid Assessment of the Impacts of Covid-19 in the mining sector in 2021 and he also sits in the coalition’s steering committee. He has also served as a member of the National Advisory Committee for Supporting Inclusive Resource Development (SIRD) project by the Law Society of Kenya.

Twitter @SNGEI

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samuel-ngei-36a67bb6/

Co-Founder, Co-REGEN

aarti.coregen@gmail.com

Aarti Shah is parachuted in to develop frontier businesses and solutions. In March 2020, she co-founded Co-
REGEN, which advises private and public sector on closed-loop regenerative agriculture, renewable energy

and climate action. The consortium is currently running an Innovate UK-funded biomass gasification feasibility
study. Aarti is fundraising for a multi-year food security roadmap which uses enhanced weathering (crushed
rocks from construction and metallurgical mining waste), and reduces, removes and avoids greenhouse gases.
She is also a founding member and board chair of Third Horizon Earth.
In 2020, as the Africa chief operating officer for a UK-based medical supplies company focused on infection
control and efficiency, she registered the company and products, and identified partners, in selected countries.
In 2019-2020, she was the Grand Challenges Canada-funded co-chief technology officer for a South African
early childhood development foundation, coordinating a multi-disciplinary team in the UK, Africa, India and the
Philippines to deliver a platform for the foundation, schools and parents. This led to a World Bank-funded
project for the Uzbek Ministry of Pre-Primary Education.
Up to 2016, Aarti held senior management roles with Thomson Reuters across London, Nairobi, Amsterdam
and Mumbai for 24 years. As a result, she has a deep understanding of the global commodities and energy
markets, trade, legal, judicial and land reform, governance, and financial and professional services more
broadly.
She speaks and writes on twenty-first century themes impacting governments and business, and is the
producer of The Oblique Global Goals podcast.
Aarti has a degree in French and Computer Science from the University of Bristol, United Kingdom.

Miss Joan Kago is an accomplished professional as a skills specialist, TVET technical advisor, and learning and development expert. Her wealth of experience and expertise in nurturing talents and the program life cycle is evident through comprehensive training programs aligned to impactful learning experiences. Joan has been working at Base Titanium for the last 9 years and is currently serving as the Senior Training Officer. Prior to joining Base Titanium, Joan held various HR generalist roles in reputable organizations.



In 2018, Joan was awarded a High Commendation by the Charted Institute of Personnel Development – (CIPD) UK People Management Awards under the Michael Kelly Outstanding Student category for her successful efforts to transform Base Titanium’s graduate training program. In 2022, Joan was also recognised by the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection through the National Industrial Training Authority for her technical expertise in the implementation of Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) from developing policy frameworks, implementation guidelines, assessment tools, and guides and execution of the first National RPL graduation ceremony at Base Titanium for National and refugees’ beneficiaries cutting across the formal and informal sectors.



In addition to her role at Base Titanium, Joan serves as:-

Board Member for the Association for Women in Extractives and Energy in Kenya (AWEIK) 
Board Member of the Mwandimu East Vocational Training Center (MEVTC) in Kwale
You can find Joan on

Twitter – @Joannekago,
Connect with her, on her LinkedIn profile – linkedin.com/in/joan-kago-assoc-cipd-m-ihrm-k-99394a61.

Lojomon Kipsang Biwott is a highly accomplished individual with diverse background in Geology, Water Resources Management and Leadership. He holds a B. Sc. degree in Geology from the University of Nairobi as well as postgraduate diplomas in Petroleum Exploration and Reservoir Engineering from the Norwegian Technical University in Trondheim, Norway and Senior Managers in Government from Harvard University, USA. Additionally, he has pursued various courses in Water Resources Management, Leadership and Governance and Community Management from esteemed universities and institutions.

Throughout his career, Lojomon has held several notable positions in the Civil Service. He has served as a project manager for a World Bank funded rural water supply and sanitation project, as the Provincial Water Officer for Coast Province in Kenya as well as the Commissioner of Mines and Geology. He contributed significant and positive impacts in those institutons.

He has also served as board member of Kerio Valley Development Authority, Uaso Nyiro North Development Authority, Kenya Tourism Development Corporation (KTDC) Mau Secretariat among other. He was also appointed as a Council Member of Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology where he held the position of the Chair of the Audit Committee.

Currently, Lojomon serves as a board member and Non- Executive Chairman of Kilimapesa Gold (Pty) Ltd. as well as the Kenya Water for Health Organisation (KWAHO) where he is also the Board Treasurer. Additionally, he is a  member of the Executive Committee of the Kenya Chamber of Mines (KCM)  where he previously served as Chairman and currently chairs the Mining and Exploration Committee.

His commitment to education is evident through his roles as previous and current chairman and member of Boards of Management (BoM)in several public secondary schools in Baringo county.

Lojomon’s professional affiliations include membership of the Geological Society of Kenya (GSK) and the Geologists Registration Board (GRB) where he previously held the position of Chairman.

With a distinguished career spanning over four decades, Lojomon Kipsang possesses a wealth of experience and has been recognised for his exceptional service by being awarded three National Honours. This confirms his outstanding contribution to his field and society as a whole.I confirm that you can use my picture as requested.

Chairman Artisanal and Small Scale Miners Association

Norbert Massay is the Senior Mining Program Manager at Pact Tanzania. He serves as the GIA Partnership Manager and he co-founded Moyo Gems. Prior to focusing on responsible mining, he led Pact’s national partnerships with UNICEF. Massay has BS in Environmental Management and MA in Community Development from Sokoine University of Agriculture, an MBA from the University of Dar es Salaam, and has taken coursework from Edumine.

Rajneesh Kaur is a policy specialist with keen interest in the triple nexus of climate change, extractives and gender. With a master’s in Public Policy and Administration from London School of Economics and Political Science and a master’s in development communication from USIU-A, she is passionate on policy formulation centered on community rights. 

My portfolio includes a range of skills such as strategic planning, program management, fundraising, monitoring, evaluation and learning; program design and implementation; policy analysis and advocacy, institutional strengthening and research. I have contextual knowledge on national and local government structures as well as experience in developing and utilizing advocacy strategies to influence decision-making. 

As the stakeholder engagement advisor at Tullow Oil, I served as the primary point of contact with the Client, Government stakeholders (Ministries of Mines and Petroleum and Energy as well as relevant county government counterparts), and key extractives industry actors, forging and maintaining strong, positive relationships throughout implementation. In this role, I was primarily responsible for providing support in the development of relationships with local authority engagement officers and key community leaders and representatives to achieve engagement objectives and to develop a strong understanding of the local community on natural resource governance. As such, I have contributed to the organization, facilitation of community group and stakeholder meetings and events, in the South Lokichar Basin in line with Health and Safety and Equalities policies, to achieve the community engagement plan objectives.  

Raj has worked with on various grants by development partners like the FCDO, KOICA, GIZ and the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Her role at Oxfam as the extractives program officer entails oil, gas, mining and energy transition with research and policy influencing centered on: the implementation of Free Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC), development of the Lokichar- Lamu crude oil pipeline, effective Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) processes in the oil sector, subnational revenues management, local content development in the sector and petroleum cost audits to ensure Kenya secures a fair share from its resources, government allocations to the mining sector and illicit financial flows within the gemstone value chain. I am a key player in helping develop Oxfam’s Kenya strategy on extractives and climate change and how to prepare for COP28. In my current role, I am a co-chair on the steering committee for the Just Energy Transition committee where alongside industry experts, I co-lead on strategy development and positioning Kenya for the energy access period.