Dr Kanyinke SENA

Director , Indigenous Peoples of Africa Coordinating Committee

Dr. Kanyinke Sena holds a Doctorarte in Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy from the University of Arizona. He is the Director of the Indigenous Peoples of Africa Coordinating Committee, a network of 135 Indigenous Peoples organizations in 22 countries in Africa.  He is also a co-chair of CEESP - SPICEH. Dr. Sena also teaches human rights and environmental law at the Faculty of Law, Egerton University, Kenya. Previously he served as member and Chair person of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and member African Commission Working Group on Indigenous Populations. He as also served at Conservation International Indigenous Advisory Boards, UN REDD Policy Board among others.