Winnie Kamuya

Winnie Kamuya is a Leadership Advancement Strategist, Author and founder of the International Renaissance Centre (IRC) based in Nairobi, Kenya. She has dedicated her career to building leadership capacity, advancing professional development and strengthening organisations across Africa.
Her contribution extends beyond conventional training and mentorship. She has spent years establishing platforms, programmes and initiatives that enable individuals to develop their leadership capabilities, gain professional visibility, receive recognition and advance in their careers.
In 2007, she founded the Personal Assistant of the Year Award Africa (PAYA), creating a platform to elevate the administrative profession and recognise excellence. PAYA has celebrated 47 award winners.
Through her leadership recognition initiatives, she has championed the recognition of 300 African women leaders and 50 transformational male leaders. She is also developing an initiative to spotlight 50 men in security leadership, extending professional recognition to another important sector.
Her mentorship contributions include participation in five mentorship cohorts with the Uganda Network of Businesses. She also mentored and guided a cohort of 45 mentees through the SHE Stars – See Her Empowered programme, a collaborative initiative involving Absa Bank Kenya, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) through its Employment and Skills for Development in Africa (E4D) Programme, and Yunus Environment Hub (YEH).
Through IRC, she has championed leadership and management development, executive coaching, talent development and organisational capacity building. She has extended this work to practical AI capability development, helping professionals and organisations prepare for the future of work.