Nerima Wako-Ojiwa

Nerima Wako-Ojiwa (née Nerima Wako), is a Kenyan political analyst, who serves as the executive director of Siasa Place, an organization, led by young people that engages young Kenyans,[1] educating them about the constitution, governance and electoral processes, through community engagements and social media.

[2] Nerima was born in Nairobi, Kenya's capital, circa 1989, the third-born in a family of four children.

[1] While at university, Nerima participated in campus politics and was elected president of the International Student's Organization.

[1][2] In 2015, she together with other young people started a youth-led organization called Siasa Place.

[1][2] In 2024, she publicly condemned the creation of AI-based jobs by American companies in Kenya,[4] which she labeled as "modern-like slavery".