Ally Gakweli

Ally Gakweli is an impact storyteller passionate about solving policy challenges through communications. He is particularly interested in how communications can improve public participation to yield better policy outcomes. Currently, he leads marketing at the Kenya School of Law, where he focuses on digital and stakeholder engagement to drive uptake in legal education. In the same role, he volunteers as communications and monitoring lead for donor projects, working with donors and civil society partners to further access to justice through stakeholder engagement, policy translation, and advocacy of paralegal-led initiatives. In his previous role as a journalist at The Kenyan Wallstreet he grew their podcast from scratch into a Top Ten Podcast in Kenya, as named by Citizen Media, shedding light on conversations on startup funding, public finance policy, and investing in Africa by engaging leaders at The IMF, Facebook, Equity Group, SWVL and the UK Department for International Trade. As an Associate Fellow at Nala Center, he explores how communications can deepen people’s engagement with policy.