Emma Miloyo

Emma Miloyo is a Kenyan architect, who was reported, in 2017, to be the first woman to qualify as an architect in Kenya.[1] She served as the first female President of the Architectural Association of Kenya since 2017.[2] In October 2016, Archinect.com listed her among the five Emerging Female Architects of East Africa, in African Great Lakes region countries.[3]

Emma Miloyo
Born1981 (age 38–39)
Nairobi, Kenya
NationalityKenyan
CitizenshipKenyan
Alma materJomo Kenyatta University
OccupationArchitect, Corporate Executive
Years active2007 – present
Home townNairobi
TitlePresident of the Architectural Association of Kenya
TermMarch 2017 - present
Spouse(s)Chris Naicca

Early life and education

Emma Miloyo was born and raised in Nairobi.[4] She attended Loreto Msongari Primary School, before transferring to Kenya High School. She studied architecture at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, graduating with a Bachelor of Architecture degree in 2006.[4][5]

Career

As of October 2018, she was a partner at the architectural firm, Design Source, which she co-founded in January 2007, right out of university. The firm has offices in Nairobi and Mombasa.[4][5] She was a founding board member of the Konza Technology City Board.[6]

In June 2015, she was elected as Vice President of the Architectural Association of Kenya, serving in that capacity until February 2017.[3][5] She became the first female president of the Architectural Association of Kenya in March 2017.[4][5]

Emma is interested in inspiring young women to see architecture as a viable career option. In order to support young people, she volunteers her time to help girls in poverty attend school through the Ex-Bomarian Education Trust Fund and is a founding Board Member of WIRE (Women in Real Estate).[7]

Personal life

Emma Miloyo is married to Chris Naicca, a fellow architect and classmate at university. Together, they are the parents of three children.[8] Miloyo and Naicca are partners in Design Source Limited, the architectural firm they co-founded in 2007.[9]

Recognition

Business Daily Africa listed her as, one of the Business Daily Africa's Kenya's Top 40 Under 40 Women both in 2011 and 2018 [8]

See also

References
  1. BuyRentKenya (15 September 2017). "Meet Emma Miloyo: Kenya's First Female Architect". Nairobi: BuyRentKenya.com. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  2. Eisenhower Fellowships (6 October 2018). "About Emma Miloyo". Philadelphia: Eisenhower Fellowships. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  3. Hannah Wood (16 October 2019). "The Emerging Female Architects of East Africa". Los Angeles, California, United States: Archinect.com. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  4. Buy Rent Kenya (15 September 2017). "Meet Emma Miloyo: Kenya's First Female Architect". Nairobi: Buyrentkenya.com. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  5. Miloyo, Emma (6 October 2018). "Emma Miloyo: President at The Architectural Association of Kenya". Linkedin.com. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  6. Okuttah, Mark (14 January 2013). "Poghisio appoints Konza City board members". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  7. Kahongeh, James (7 July 2017). "Mentorship will take you places..." Daily Nation. Nairobi. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  8. Business Daily Staff (September 2018). "Top 40 Under 40 Women In Kenya 2018" (PDF). Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  9. JAA (28 March 2017). "Emma Miloyo: Part 28 of a month-long celebration of Women's History Month". Matters of Taste. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
External video
Women and Power: Emma Miloyo NTV Kenya (video) May 9, 2015
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