Justus Nyang'aya

Justus Abonyo Nyang'aya
Pictured in 2022
Born1957 (age 66–67)
Homa Bay, Kenya
NationalityKenyan
CitizenshipKenya
Alma materUnited Nations University
Diploma
University of London
Master of Arts
Known forAdvocacy, Human Rights, governance, Conflict Transformation
TitleCommissioner, IEBC

Justus Abonyo Nyang'aya is a social development professional and human rights activist[1][2] who served as a Commissioner at Kenya's Electoral Agency IEBC till 2 December 2022.[3][4] He chaired the Information and Communication Technology committee.

He is one of four commissioners besides Juliana Cherera, Irene Masit, and Francis Wanderi who disavowed[5] the 2022 Kenyan general election presidential results[6][7][8] read out by Chair Wafula Chebukati.

Career

Justus Nyang`aya was a Peace Education Expert with UNESCO-PEER for a year until 1988 before acting as a Refugee Education Counsellor at Windle Charitable Trust for 27 months from March 1988.

He was the chief executive officer at Inter Sudanese Consultations on Peace & Justice (ISCOP) for a year from 2004. From mid-2009 he served as the Country Director[9] for Amnesty International for over eight-and-a-half years before moving on to become the chief executive officer at Leadership Education For Africa Development (LEAD Africa) in Jan 2018 where he worked for just under four years before being appointed a commissioner at the IEBC on 2 September 2021 on a full-time basis.[10] He resigned on 2 December 2022.[11]

Education

Justus did his 'A' levels at Kanunga High School in Kiambaa, Kiambu County. He holds a Diploma in Leadership, Governance, Peace and Conflict Transformation and Organizational Leadership from the United Nations University, (Jordan) as well as a Master of Arts (Education) from the Institute of Education, University of London.

References

  1. ^ Nation,18 Dec 2013 Human rights defender Justus Nyang'aya shot in Rongai
  2. ^ Business Daily Africa, 10 Mar 2016 The man who cares about your rights
  3. ^ Standard, 2 Dec 2022 IEBC commissioner Justus Nyang'aya resigns amid probe
  4. ^ The-Star, 2 Dec 2022 IEBC Commissioner Justus Nyang'aya resigns
  5. ^ Citizen Digital, 17 Aug 2022 Justus Nyang’aya: Humanitarian Caught At The Centre Of IEBC Storm
  6. ^ KDRTV, 17 Aug 2022 Little Known Details Of IEBC Commissioner Justus Nyang’aya Who Disputed Chebukati’s Presidential Results
  7. ^ Whisper North, 18 Aug 2022 Justus Nyang’aya caught at the centre of IEBC storm
  8. ^ Nation, 27 Aug 2022 Commissioner Nyang'aya: Foreigner, 3 IEBC staff accessed server and tampered with results
  9. ^ Standard, 10 Mar 2013 Amnesty International Kenya director shot, wounded in Ongata Rongai
  10. ^ Citizen Digital, 2 Sep 2021 Four New IEBC Commissioners Take Oath Of Office
  11. ^ Nation, 2 Dec 2022 Justus Nyang’aya resigns as commissioner of IEBC