Our Team

Evans is a stroke survivor, policy advocate, and the visionary behind Kenya's first national stroke legislation. Since surviving a debilitating stroke in 2010, he has channeled his recovery journey into transformative advocacy, leading the drafting of the National Stroke Emergency Response and Post-Stroke Care Bill, 2025 a landmark legislative framework poised to reshape stroke care delivery across Kenya.

As National Coordinator, Evans leads SAoK's strategic direction, stakeholder engagement, and policy influence efforts. His leadership has secured partnerships with county governments, the Ministry of Health, neurological associations, and international stroke organizations. A trained pharmacist and passionate systems thinker, he combines clinical insight with grassroots mobilization to drive survivor-centered change.

Evans represents Kenya at global forums including the World Stroke Organization and serves as a trusted voice on stroke survivor inclusion in health policy design.

Nancy is a stroke survivor, community health champion, and trained nurse with over 15 years of experience in patient-centered care and rehabilitation support. As Vice Chairperson, she leads SAoK's advocacy strategy, ensuring that survivor voices are elevated in policy dialogues, county health planning, and national health frameworks.

Nancy's lived experience of navigating Kenya's fragmented health system fuels her commitment to community-based rehabilitation models. She oversees the development and rollout of SAoK's grassroots support networks, caregiver training programs, and peer-to-peer recovery initiatives across counties.

Her expertise in health systems strengthening and her deep understanding of the barriers stroke survivors face make her a critical bridge between policy and practice. Nancy has trained over 200 caregivers and community health volunteers in post-stroke care and is a vocal advocate for Universal Health Coverage integration of rehabilitation services.

Irene is a stroke survivor, public health advocate, and organizational strategist responsible for SAoK's finances, programmatic coherence and operational coordination. She ensures that SAoK's activities, from awareness campaigns to legislative advocacy, are aligned, evidence-based, and impactful.

With a background in financial management and nonprofit administration, Irene oversees budgeting, financial reporting, donor accountability, and internal controls. She manages SAoK's financial systems to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, donor expectations, and best practices in nonprofit financial governance.

Irene's work has been instrumental in establishing transparent financial processes that build donor confidence and organizational credibility. Her lived experience as a stroke survivor shapes her commitment to ensuring that resources are not just well-managed, but meaningfully deployed to transform lives while building systems that enable SAoK to scale impact responsibly.