Dr Onsongo is the Director of NCIR. Her research interests relate to innovation for inclusive development in sub-Saharan Africa, with a current focus on frugality, inclusion and sustainability in energy access, health care, and urban development.

Dr Kinyanjui is an economist by training. His research focuses mainly on trade and finance in developing countries. He has a PhD in Economics from Leiden University in the Netherlands. He's a lecturer at the School of Economics, University of Nairobi.

Alice is the Head of Programmes. Her research interests are in urban governance, resilience, informality, and sustainability. She is a doctoral candidate at Ardhi University, Dar es Salaam, focusing on planning and governance of resilient cities in East Africa.

She is an urban planning and development specialist with over seven years' experience working across various aspects of equity in the built environment. Her research interests include climate change and action, resilience, green infrastructure, urban governance, and policy research.

Beatrice is a Research and Urban Development Associate with an MSc in Urban Development and Management from Erasmus University Rotterdam. She is currently pursuing her doctoral research at the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS), Netherlands.

Stephen is an Urban Planner with interests in urban resilience, participatory planning, and environmental management. He is undertaking a Master of Arts in Environmental Policy at the University of Nairobi. 

Diana is an urban planner with a background in urban development and sustainability, holding a bachelor’s degree in urban and Regional Planning from the University of Nairobi.

Kevin Achola Nayema is a research consultant currently working in the energy domain under the MECS project. He is a trained economist and a PhD (Economics) candidate at the University of Nairobi. Nayema is also a Certified Investment and Financial Analyst (CIFA) and adjunct Lecturer at the University of Embu.

Mourice is a Junior Research Associate, currently working in the energy domain.
He holds a Bachelor Degree in Economics from the University of Nairobi.