Our Founder

The African Migration and Development Policy Centre (AMADPOC) is an independent research consultancy firm established in 2008 by the world renowned migration and population studies expert, the late Professor John Oyaro Oucho (1943 - 2017).  Prof Oucho  was a post-doctoral fellow of the Carolina Population Center in the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, U.S.A (1982-83).  He taught at University of Nairobi (3 decades), University of Ghana (3 years) and University of Botswana (8 years) where he trained many postgraduate students and contributed significantly to the academic development of these institutions. Professor Oucho authored over 250 pieces of work, including books, book chapters, refereed journal articles and conference papers. 

Prof. Oucho's 40 year career in the field of migration identified capacity, resource and knowledge gaps in the field in Kenya and the East African region which led to the development of AMADPOC. The AMADPOC was created to ensure that the migration issues reflect the perspectives and views of the issues of all key stakeholders from local to national to regional levels.