[3] In Canada she also got her start in media, working with local newspapers and radio stations on issues related to immigrant and refugee women.
Later she found that her position gave her credibility as a highly sought-after speaker on human rights, gender equity and development.
[6] Appointed during the political crisis in early 2008, she received death threats due to statements she had made about the elections, describing her as a traitor to the Kikuyu people.
[7] After leaving her role as executive director, Wanyeki served as a board member of the Kenya Human Rights Commission until mid-2017.
In March 2018, Wanyeki was one of eight columnists who quit the Nation Media Group in protest of what they considered to be increased meddling by the Kenyan government and infringements on freedom of the press.