Freda Nkirote M’Mbogori is a Kenyan archaeologist, who is Director of the British Institute in Eastern Africa (BIEA) and President of the Pan-African Archaeological Association.
[3][4] She was also a project lead for the 'Rising from the Depths' scheme, where she investigated the role of women in maritime heritage preservation on the Kenyan coast.
[5] She has called for a change in angle on debates around cultural repatriation, arguing that the "tangible economic benefits" that countries whose cultural heritage is held overseas would gain from repatriation is equally significant to the "intangible negative effects" of loss of identity.
[6] Nkirote joined the British Institute in Eastern Africa (BIEA) in 2015 as Assistant Director.
[1][7] Prior to her role at BIEA, she was Head of Cultural Heritage at National Museums of Kenya (NMK).