George Okewa

George Okewa

Head of Community Relations

George is the Head of Community Relations at SHOFCO. Prior to this, he founded a grassroots security organization in Kibera to protect and serve residents, as the police do not work inside the slum. George has organized around issues of labor injustice, unemployment, and the government’s denial of services to the people of Kibera. His work has received widespread acclaim, attracting the attention of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga. Since joining SHOFCO, George has led slum-wide sanitation and anti-violence campaigns and believes that for change to take place, men and women must work together for equality, education, and justice. He lives in Kibera with his wife and two children.