Moses mwaniki

Board Vice Chairperson

The Youth Café is pleased to welcome Dr Moses Mwaniki as a new Executive Board Member.

Dr Mwaniki is a sales and marketing expert with thirty years of experience in private pharmaceutical and non-profit companies. 

He obtained both his Master of Business Administration  and PhD in entrepreneurship at the school of business at the University of Nairobi after graduating from the school of medicine (UON).

Dr. Mwaniki is a Senior Advisor Governments Relations at Jacaranda Health Kenya, an International organisation (NGO) implementing low cost evidence –based digital health programs, to improve maternal & neonatal health (MNH) indicators in Africa. His key responsibilities at the organisation include policy implementation, creating endorsements and  forging strong and productive relationships between national and county governments as well as other stakeholders.

Dr. Mwaniki has a long list of accomplishments, including starting fruitful conversations with a variety of stakeholders (including professional associations, health-financing organisations, MOH departments, community strategy focus groups, county health managers, and health agencies, among others). He has also been successful in obtaining support from both branches of government for the implementation and expansion of the organization's activities. Additionally, he coordinated and contributed to the creation and implementation of MNH health policies, such as the establishment of EmONC training guidelines.

He has served on boards of different institutions. He was formerly the executive director at Kilimanjaro Blind Trust Africa and was later appointed as the deputy director at Marie Stopes.

Dr. Mwaniki will serve as the Vice Chairperson and assist the Chair in leading meetings in a calm and orderly manner. In the Chair's absence, Dr. Mwaniki will chair meetings and carry out any other legislative or executive duties that would normally be handled by the Chairperson.

He  is enthusiastic about the chance to collaborate with talented and imaginative teams at the Youth Café, where he hopes to bring his quest to innovate and stretch the horizon and thereby assist the Youth Café to achieve sustainable, entrepreneurial, and innovative future by introducing the youth to new ideas, skills, and people.