Nyang’ori Ohenjo

Nyang’ori Ohenjo has 25+ years’ experience in policy advocacy, governance and development programmes for minorities and indigenous peoples’ (indigenous communities’) rights, including the climate space. A brilliant and resourceful community development professional, conflict resolution expert, minority and indigenous peoples’ rights defender and an accomplished journalist, he has held, identified, initiated and maintained strong relationships and managed interactions between individuals and organisations, facilitated formation and support of strong minorities’ and indigenous peoples’ policy and lobbying networks, facilitated discussions on policy and development issues, including writing policy briefs, thematic papers. Currently studying for LL. B (University of London), he has B. Ed (Arts) from Egerton University and trainings in designing of Community Learning Programmes (CLPs), Conflict Analysis, Policy Advocacy, and International Minority Rights Advocacy. An enthusiast of minorities and indigenous communities capacities, Nyang’ori engages in training and facilitating the participation of minorities and indigenous communities in policy-making discourse in Kenya leading to their effective engagement and entrenchment of their issues in key policy and action, including in climate change; capacity strengthening on UN Mechanisms, climate change and livelihoods, minority and indigenous peoples’ rights and development issues; researching, writing, and commissioning policy briefings and reports for minorities and indigenous peoples, as well as members of parliament.

Nyang’ori Ohenjo is the Team Lead, Centre for Minority Rights Development (CEMIRIDE). A Minorities and Indigenous Peoples leader with a lot of hands-on experience interacting with the issues pertinent to them, he is an ardent advocate for effective African indigenous peoples’ (including older persons, youths and those with disabilities, especially women) engagement and involvement in the climate space.