THE TEAM BEHIND KAWI
The Kenya AIDS Watch Institute is the brainchild of a group of
professionals drawn from various fields of expertise. They came together to
formulate a way of effectively countering the threat to Kenya posed by the
HIV/AIDS pandemic and, as a result, KAWI
was formed to harmonize the activities of Kenya's more than a thousand
organizations that deal with HIV/AIDS and related issues.
KAWI Director, Francis Kajumo at work in the New York lab.
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DIRECTORS/ASSOCIATES
Francis Kajumo: A molecular virologist based
in New York who, for the last two years, has been working as a research
scientist for Progenics Pharmaceuticals at the
Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He was involved in several projects for five years at
the Aaron Diamond Aids Research Centre in New York
researching the mechanisms of HIV's entry and vaccine design. He is involved
in several projects concerning HIV and Hepatitis C drug design and
development. Francis did his graduate work at New York University.
Dr William Kiarie: A graduate of the University of Nairobi,
where he studied pharmacy, Dr Kiarie also holds an
MBA from the United States
International University.
For many years, he has worked in the pharmaceutical industry in various
capacities, including managerial roles. He has done extensive research in
HIV/AIDS, focusing mainly on its social and economic impacts. With Dr William
Muraah, he has co-authored the book HIV/AIDS - Facts that could change your
life.
Prof Edward Karanja: Prof Karanja
is a lecturer in philosophy at the City University of New York, in New York City, USA. He studied philosophy and
economics at New York's New School of Social
Research, as well as at Columbia
University.
Dr William M. Muraah: Studied Pharmacy at the University of Nairobi, where he also holds an MBA in
Startegic Management. He has worked in the
Pharmaceutical Industry for over ten years, six of them managing an HIV
franchise. He is also co-author with Dr. William Kiarie
of the much acclaimed book; “HIV and AIDS:
Facts that could change
your LIFE”.
Dr Amu Anzala: A virologist attached to the University of Nairobi Medical
School, where he heads the Kenya AIDS Vaccine Initiative (KAVI). Dr Anzala is one of Kenya's leading HIV/AIDS
researcher's. with extensive publications. He was
educated in the United States
and in Britain.
Dr Peter Arimi: Currently
working in Botswana,
Dr Arimi is the Study Physician of the
Botswana-Harvard University Partnership. A graduate of the University of
Nairobi Medical School, he has participated in many HIV/AIDS seminars and
conferences in Kenya
and abroad.
Dr Kang'ethe Gitu: A former Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and a former Director of Economic Planning, Dr Gitu is also widely known among the donor community,
where he has worked or rendered consultancy services to such organizations as
CIDA, UNAID and the World Bank, among others. He has written extensively and
provocatively on issues relating to poverty as well as the implications of
HIV/AIDS on Kenya's
socio-economic scene. Dr Gitu was educated at the University of California
in the US.
Daniah
Thompson: An MD,
PhD candidate at Mayo Clinic, Rochester,
Minnesota. Ms Thompson, a New
Yorker, is working on her doctorate thesis in HIV/AIDS and has also done
extensive research in the same area at New
York's Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
Dr Sobbie Mulindi: A lecturer at the University of
Nairobi Medical School, and a staff member of Nairobi's
Kenyatta
National Hospital,
where he chairs the HIV/AIDS Committee. He has written extensively on
HIV/AIDS related issues and participated in many local and international
conferences on HIV/AIDS.
Dr Jedidah Danson: Dr Danson
is a microbiologist at New York's Cornell University,
now doing research in Kenya
under a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation. She studied at the University of Nairobi
and in Japan.
Dr Patrick Monyenye: A lecturer at the University
of Nairobi, where he is
Chairman of the Philosophy Department and Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Arts.
Dr Monyenye is an active participant in KAWI's
HIV/AIDS seminars and conferences, where he has presented provocative papers
on moral/cultural issues relating to HIV/AIDS.
Mr Amboka Andere: A well-known Kenyan journalist,
currently the managing editor of The Kenya Times, and a former editor
of The Weekly Review. Mr Andere
was educated at the University
of Nairobi
Dr Surendra Patel: The physician in charge of the
HIV/Clinical Research Programme at Nairobi's M.P. Shah
Hospital,he has participated extensively in HIV/AIDS seminars and
conferences in Kenya
as well as abroad.
Dr J. Amolo Aluoch: A leading Nairobi physician now in private practice,
he is a keen participant and contributor to HIV/AIDS seminars and
conferences. He is also a distinguished leader of the Kenya Medical
Association (KMA).
Mrs
Ann Njeri Mbugua: A well-known Kenyan lawyer educated
at the University
of Nairobi, Ms Mbugua focuses on legal issues relating to HIV/AIDS.
Mr Bedan Mbugua: A pharmacist by training from the University of California at
Berkeley, he is also a well-recognized journalist and newspaper publisher,
who has dedicated part of his publications to sensitizing Kenyans about the
HIV/AIDS pandemic. Additionally, Mr Mbugua has introduced the idea of organic farming to
rural Kenyans and combines this novel but popular idea with dissemination of
information on HIV/AIDS.
Prof Kinuthia Macharia: A Kenyan lecturer in sociology and
economics at the American
University in
Washington D.C, he is extensively published in these fields. Prof MAcharia was educated in the United States.
Peter A. Andere: Chairman/CEO, Amuron Kenya Ltd he is a well-known insurance and finance
consultant in Nairobi.
Ms Carole Argwings-Kodhek: Well known in Kenya's publications,
communications and marketing industry, Carole has written for such renowned
magazines as The Weekly Review, Peter Moll Publications and VIVA among
others. Ms Argwings-Kodhek has also worked for the
banking and hotel industries, including Barclays Bank and Nairobi's Grand Regency Hotel.
CONSULTANTS
Prof Martin Markowitz: Clinical Director, Staff Investigator at New
York's Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Centre is also associate
professor at the Rockefeller
University.
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Professor Markowitz meets the
President of Kenya
Daniel Arap Moi at
Statehouse Nairobi,
2001.
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Prof Josh Ruxin: Director,
Harvard Institute of Global Development, Harvard University.
Prof John Beatty: Brooklyn College
(Anthropology Department), City University
of New York, New York
City.
AFFILIATES
Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Centre, New York City.
Crystal
Hill Consulting
Amuron Kenya Ltd.
GlaxoSmithKline of Kenya Ltd.
Intraafrica Insursnce.
St. Christophers'
Schools.
Family
Finance.
Asian
& Pacific Islander Coalition on HIV/AIDS Inc., New York City.
Kenya School
of Professional Studies, Nairobi.
Columbia University, New York
Rockerfeller University, New York
Harvard University,
Cambridge, Mass.
Moi University,
Eldoret,
Kenya.
Kabarak University,
Nakuru,
Kenya.
