Emma Miloyo
Emma Miloyo ) is a Kenyan architect, who was reported, in 2017, to be the first woman president of the Architectural Association of Kenya. She serves as the first female president of the Architectural Association of Kenya since 2017. In October 2016, Archinect.com listed her among the five Emerging Female Architects of East Africa, in African Great Lakes region countries.
Emma Miloyo | |
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Born | 1981 (age 42–43) Nairobi, Kenya |
Nationality | Kenyan |
Alma mater | Jomo Kenyatta University |
Occupation(s) | Architect, corporate executive |
Years active | 2007 – present |
Title | President of the Architectural Association of Kenya |
Term | March 2017 - present |
Spouse | Chris Naicca |
She was born and raised in Nairobi, Kenya. For primary school she attended Loreto Convent Msongari, before transferring to The Kenya High School from 1995-1998. She studied architecture at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, graduating with a Bachelor of Architecture degree in 2006. Not only was she the first woman to graduate from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology with a first-class honours degree in architecture, but she also went on to become the first female president of the Architectural Association of Kenya.