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.
The Team
Dr. Linda Adhiambo Oucho
Dr. Linda Adhiambo Oucho
Dr. Linda Adhiambo Oucho
Executive Director
Dr Jackline Ogolla
Dr. Linda Adhiambo Oucho
Dr. Linda Adhiambo Oucho
Research Fellow
Gorrety Yogo
Dr. Linda Adhiambo Oucho
Solomon Mugane Mutua
Research Assistant
Solomon Mugane Mutua
Solomon Mugane Mutua
Solomon Mugane Mutua
Statistician
Felix Otieno
Solomon Mugane Mutua
Antony Adamba
Finance & Administrative Officer
Antony Adamba
Solomon Mugane Mutua
Antony Adamba
Creative Assistant
Felicity Okoth
Christine Wandera
Christine Wandera
Felicity Okoth has a background in Migration Research having worked as a Research Associate at AMADPOC and as a migration consultant at Samuel Hall and IOM over the past five years. She has taken part in various migration-related projects commissioned by the Open Society
Foundation, European Union, Open University-UK, IDRC, Save the Childr
Felicity Okoth has a background in Migration Research having worked as a Research Associate at AMADPOC and as a migration consultant at Samuel Hall and IOM over the past five years. She has taken part in various migration-related projects commissioned by the Open Society
Foundation, European Union, Open University-UK, IDRC, Save the Children and FAO. Felicity is currently a PhD Fellow at the University of Bergen’s International Migration and Ethnic Relations, Research Center. Her study which
is ethnographic in nature explores the situated and trans-local practices of African urban migrants in Nairobi –
Kenya.
Christine Wandera
Christine Wandera
Christine Wandera
Christine is a seasoned researcher with extensive experience on community development. She has supported a number of AMADPOC projects on internal migration, development and youth and employment among others. Her research interests include: Conflict studies, migration, peace and security. She has worked in Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Uga
Christine is a seasoned researcher with extensive experience on community development. She has supported a number of AMADPOC projects on internal migration, development and youth and employment among others. Her research interests include: Conflict studies, migration, peace and security. She has worked in Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Uganda and Kenya with a number of national and international organisations.
Dulo Nyaoro
Christine Wandera
Erica M. Zacharie
Dulo is a Senior lecturer and researcher in the Department of Political Science, Moi University, and Coordinator at the Peace and Reconciliation Institute. He holds a BA in Political Science from Moi University and an MA in Migration Studies from the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa. His research interests include development and
Dulo is a Senior lecturer and researcher in the Department of Political Science, Moi University, and Coordinator at the Peace and Reconciliation Institute. He holds a BA in Political Science from Moi University and an MA in Migration Studies from the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa. His research interests include development and migration, human rights, African politics and governance, and Peace and Conflicts studies. He has been leading research on displacement in Kenya, South Africa and Somalia and published several pieces on migration and refugee issues in Kenya and the Horn of Africa.
Erica M. Zacharie
Erica M. Zacharie
Erica M. Zacharie
Erica M. Zacharie, J.D., M.P.A. is a global law and policy consultant and executive coach based in the U.S. and East Africa. As a former U.S. federal civil rights mediator and professor of international negotiation, crisis management, and cross-cultural communication at the University of Maryland, College Park, she has extensive experienc
Erica M. Zacharie, J.D., M.P.A. is a global law and policy consultant and executive coach based in the U.S. and East Africa. As a former U.S. federal civil rights mediator and professor of international negotiation, crisis management, and cross-cultural communication at the University of Maryland, College Park, she has extensive experience advising private and public sector professionals on communication and leadership skills, business analysis, crisis and risk
management, and organizational development. Erica has also previously served as a Professor and Program Advisor of Public Affairs and Administration at Northeast Normal University in Changchun, China, where she taught coursework in professional ethics, writing, governance,
and international comparative public policy.
She is currently based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where she is researching barriers to the legal right of return of Afro-descendant Diaspora and economic engagement of Diasporas of African descent in African contexts. Professor Zacharie is also developing a new digital international relations platform focused on the economic, legal, and political development of Africa and the Afro-descendant global diaspora.
David Ndegwa
Erica M. Zacharie
David Ndegwa
David Ndegwa is an independent consultant in international migration with an MA in Demography (University of Pretoria) and advanced training in Demography (University of Pennsylvania). He is an accomplished analyst who has worked with multiple institutions in demographic research,
migration, health, education, and infrastructure delivery r
David Ndegwa is an independent consultant in international migration with an MA in Demography (University of Pretoria) and advanced training in Demography (University of Pennsylvania). He is an accomplished analyst who has worked with multiple institutions in demographic research,
migration, health, education, and infrastructure delivery roles. He has recently consulted for the African
Union Commission and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on the AU Plan of Action for
the implementation of the Global Compact on Migration (GCM) in Africa, and for the United Nation’s
Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on the African review process for the GCM. David has previously
worked on migration related initiatives for the IOM in numerous African and Asian countries including
Kenya, Ethiopia, South Africa, Lesotho, Malawi, Uganda, Bangladesh, and Myanmar. David has also
previously worked as a humanitarian assistance coordinator for the Australian Agency for International
Development (AusAID). He also served as a manager for the Information Analysis Unit of the
Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) from 2010 to 2013 after having been the health and
education analyst at the DBSA from 2007 to 2010. David also prepared the Malawi migration profile in
2014 and assisted the IOM to open its country office in Malawi.