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. She was elected to that office in March 2017.[2] In October 2016, Archinect.com listed her among the five Emerging Female Architects of East Africa, in the eleven countries of Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda.[3]

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

Background 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, Kenya's capital and Mombasa, Kenya's largest sea port.[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]

Family

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]

Other considerations

Twice, once in 2011 and in 2018, Business Daily Africa, an English daily newspaper in Kenya, named Emma Miliyo, one of the Kenya Top 40 Under 40 Women.[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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