Wilkista is the Business Development Coordinator at SolarGen Technologies Limited. Among other leadership roles, Wilkista also serves as the Starehe Girls’ Centre Alumni Coordinator and the co-founder & coordinator for the Kakenya Centre for Excellence (KCE) Mentorship Program.
As one of the longest-serving beneficiaries in the program, and former Program Manager, Wilkista brought her knowledge to the implementation of the Global Give Back Circle – Girls Guiding Government – in Kenya and Rwanda, in partnership with the Woodrow Wilson Center’s Women in Public Service Project. She also spearheaded the implementation of a sustainable energy project at her former high school – Starehe Girls’ Centre, which won the 9th Zayed Future Energy Prize, in the Global high schools’ category.
As an Ambassador to the program, Wilkista has also represented the ‘Circle’ at several international conferences, including the International Women2Women conference in Boston, Massachusetts, which brought together girls from around the globe in an initiative to foster harmony and peace in the world, and the first-ever World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul, Turkey, where she delivered a special statement on the solidarity of women and girls displaced by conflict.
Wilkista has an undergraduate degree in Meteorology from the University of Nairobi and a master’s degree in Energy from the University of Auckland, Summa Cum Laude. She has also previously worked with African Solar Designs Ltd with projects in Eastern and Southern Africa, and is currently an active member of the Association of Energy Professionals in Eastern Africa (AEPEA). Wilkista is passionate about renewable energy, which she demonstrates in her studies, work and Give Back Commitments.