Mithika Mwenda
Joseph Mithika Mwenda, commonly known as Mithika Mwenda or simply Mzalendo (Swahili for "patriot" or "nationalist"), is the Kenyan-born co-founder of the African climate change activism organisation Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA). He has been a climate advocate for over 10 years. Early life and education Mithika Mwenda was born in 1973 in Meru County, Kenya. His father, Mzee Mwenda, belongs to the Meru tribe, and is from Meru County. Mwenda studied at Moi University where he was a student leader, before joining Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology for postgraduate studies in public policy analysis. Mwenda, a Ph.D student at Wits School of Governance, represents the African civil society in the committee of the World Bank Forest Carbon Partnership Facility, and also chairs the Collaboration Platform of Climate Research for Development in Africa. He was named among 100 most influential people in climate change policy in the world. Pan African Climate Justice Alliance Mwenda has been the executive director for Pan African Climate Justice Alliance for more than 10 years. He has experience as a climate change policy advocate and was named one of the most influential people in Climate Change Policy in 2019. Previously, Mwenda worked