{"id":13,"date":"2026-01-13T14:51:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T11:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nairobi.wordcamp.org\/2026\/organizers\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T14:19:32","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T11:19:32","slug":"organizers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nairobi.wordcamp.org\/2026\/organizers\/","title":{"rendered":"The Organizing Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Meet the Dedicated Team Bringing WordCamp Nairobi 2026 to Life<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

WordCamps are organized entirely by a dedicated team of volunteers who love WordPress, believe in open source, and give their personal time and craft to make this conference happen. The 11th edition of WordCamp Nairobi is steered by experienced community organizers and supported by passionate local contributors dedicated to growing East Africa\u2019s open web community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Lead Team<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Norman Mithika<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Lead Organizer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Norman is the Lead Organizer for WordCamp Nairobi 2026, overseeing the full planning, team direction, and delivery of the conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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About Norman<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Peter Thiarara<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Lead, Venue\/Logistics<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Peter leads Venue and Logistics, managing site operations, technical setup, and attendee flow to ensure a seamless conference experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kiai Joseph<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Lead, Sponsors<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kiai leads Sponsorships, driving partner outreach and collaboration to fund an accessible, high-impact event for the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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About Kiai<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Rachel Kiragu<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Lead, Speakers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rachel leads Speakers Coordination, curating session submissions and supporting speakers to deliver insightful, high-quality talks on stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our Volunteers<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

WordCamps run on the generosity and energy of people who show up simply to help. Our volunteers keep the day moving: guiding attendees, managing session rooms, coordinating registration, and ensuring everyone feels welcome from the moment doors open.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Brian Otieno<\/h6>\n\n\n\n

Registrations<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Faith Wanjiku<\/h6>\n\n\n\n

Social Media<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Kevin Kiprop<\/h6>\n\n\n\n

Sessions Runner<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Esther Achieng<\/h6>\n\n\n\n

Registrations<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Daniel Hussein<\/h6>\n\n\n\n

Photography<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Joy Kemunto<\/h6>\n\n\n\n

Speakers<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Meet the Dedicated Team Bringing WordCamp Nairobi 2026 to Life WordCamps are organized entirely by a dedicated team of volunteers who love WordPress, believe in open source, and give their personal time and craft to make this conference happen. The 11th edition of WordCamp Nairobi is steered by experienced community organizers and supported by passionate […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13925142,"featured_media":2180,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"kanairo-template-pages-full-width","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-13","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/Ph25Hs-d","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nairobi.wordcamp.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nairobi.wordcamp.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nairobi.wordcamp.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nairobi.wordcamp.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13925142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nairobi.wordcamp.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13"}],"version-history":[{"count":53,"href":"https:\/\/nairobi.wordcamp.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2374,"href":"https:\/\/nairobi.wordcamp.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13\/revisions\/2374"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nairobi.wordcamp.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2180"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nairobi.wordcamp.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}