Hon. Michael Onyango

Hon. Michael Onyango

Kenya
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As the Agenda Setter at The 4gotten Bottomillions (4BM), I run the largest and most…

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Experience

  • Alliance for Science Graphic

    Alliance for Science

    Nairobi County, Kenya

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    Nairobi, Kenya

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    Mombasa, Kenya

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    Kigali City, Rwanda

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    Kenya

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    Nairobi, Kenya

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    Nairobi, Kenya

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    Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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    Nairobi

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    Kenya

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    Kenya

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    Sweden - South Africa - Thailand - Rwanda

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    Nairobi Kenya

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    Nairobi

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    Nairobi

Education

Volunteer Experience

  • Trustee

    Cecilia Apiyo Onyango Foundation

    - Present 24 years 2 months

    Economic Empowerment

Patents

  • CECILANE INVENTION

    Issued KE PCT/KE94/00001

    Cecilane is a page and line marker with a difference that helps you identify your exact line/point of emphasis that you where reading or referring to. The novel idea was conceived in 1986

Projects

  • TransformKisumu

    - Present

    Leading thinkers from around the Lake Counties, supporting the development of the 5 lake counties, human resouce which offers innovative solutions for the intractable development challenges faced by our people. Kisumu County, being the hub is one of the devolved counties of Kenya, with a population of 1.3 million over a land mass of 2085.9 km². This dynamic county was built on centuries old communities,
    who came together through diverse networks of trade and commerce. The people from…

    Leading thinkers from around the Lake Counties, supporting the development of the 5 lake counties, human resouce which offers innovative solutions for the intractable development challenges faced by our people. Kisumu County, being the hub is one of the devolved counties of Kenya, with a population of 1.3 million over a land mass of 2085.9 km². This dynamic county was built on centuries old communities,
    who came together through diverse networks of trade and commerce. The people from Nandi,
    Kalenjin, Abagusii, Maasai, Luo and Abaluhya communities would regularly converge at the tip
    of Lake Victoria and called the place “sumo” which literally means “a place of barter trade”. The
    luo called it “Kisumo” meaning “a place to look for food” such that the Luo would say “I am
    going “Kisuma”. Kisumu was part of the Nyanza Province, was one of Kenya’s six administrative provinces (Siaya, Migori, Homa Bay, Kisii, Kisumu and Nyamira) before the formation of the 47 counties under the 2010 constitution of Kenya.

  • Kumekucha-Supporting Kenya's Creative Industries@AfricaCreativeHub

    A monthly mentor ship platform for young people in the creative industries (16-28years) from Kenya's informal neighbourhoods. Opportunity to showcase talent, expose them to world class talent and link them with mentors who have made it the creative's industry.The forum is designed to provide new business networks share hope, give direction- and most importantly help them learn how to monetize and use organisational skills to earn a respectable living.

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Organizations

  • Judge - Ms President Reality TV Show

    Judging 70 Contestants

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    The 26-episode reality TV show is co-funded by the European Union, Global Affairs Canada and HIVOS East Africa. Ms President is an entertaining, educating and thought provoking reality TV series that airs on a popular TV station in Kenya. The series will be a platform used to portray to a national audience the capacity and ability of women to lead effectively. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7xb0Vk5KlQ

  • Commissioner-Kenya Film Commission

    Board Member

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    The Commission is mandated to perform the following functions: To advise the government and other relevant stakeholders on matters pertaining to development, co-ordination, regulation and promotion of the film industry in Kenya; To facilitate the provision of content development, funding and investment for film projects; To market Kenya as a centre for excellence in film production; To facilitate proper keeping of Film Archives in Kenya; To facilitate investment in the development of film…

    The Commission is mandated to perform the following functions: To advise the government and other relevant stakeholders on matters pertaining to development, co-ordination, regulation and promotion of the film industry in Kenya; To facilitate the provision of content development, funding and investment for film projects; To market Kenya as a centre for excellence in film production; To facilitate proper keeping of Film Archives in Kenya; To facilitate investment in the development of film industry infrastructure;

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