Marley Sianto Sikawa (born c. 1990) is a Kenyan communications and marketing professional, who served as the tourism marketing coordinator and currently the Assistant Director, Tourism and Wildlife Narok County, one of the 47 administrative Kenyan counties.

Early life and education

Sikawa was born in

Narok Narok (sometimes referred to as Narok Town) is a town west of Nairobi that supports Kenya's economy in south-west of the country, along the Great Rift Valley. Narok is the district capital of the Narok County and stands as the major centre of ...

, in Narok County, approximately , by road, west of

Nairobi Nairobi ( ) is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The name is derived from the Maasai phrase ''Enkare Nairobi'', which translates to "place of cool waters", a reference to the Nairobi River which flows through the city. The city proper ha ...

, Kenya's capital city. Her family moved frequently and she grew up in Narok,

Maasai Mara Maasai Mara, also sometimes spelled Masai Mara and locally known simply as The Mara, is a large national game reserve in Narok, Kenya, contiguous with the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. It is named in honor of the Maasai people, the ancestr ...

, Sekenani and Loita. After attending ''Siana Boarding Primary School'' locally in

, she attended ''Moi Siongiroi Girls' Secondary School'' in

Bomet County Bomet County is a county in the former Rift Valley Province of Kenya. Initially a district, Bomet District was created from the former Kericho District in 1992. The capital of Bomet County is Bomet. It has a population of 875,689 in 2019 and a ...

. She was then admitted to

Daystar University Daystar is a Christian liberal arts university in Nairobi. Daystar's original campus is close to Nairobi city centre, but there was no room to expand at that location. Therefore, in 1992 a new campus was built at Athi River, some 40 km to ...

, in Nairobi, where she graduated with a

Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of arts (BA or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts degree course is generally completed in three or four years ...

in Communication, Electronic Media & Public Relations degree. She then enrolled in the United States International University Africa, also in Nairobi, where she pursued a

Master of Arts A Master of Arts ( la, Magister Artium or ''Artium Magister''; abbreviated MA, M.A., AM, or A.M.) is the holder of a master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is usually contrasted with that of Master of Science. Tho ...

International Relations International relations (IR), sometimes referred to as international studies and international affairs, is the scientific study of interactions between sovereign states. In a broader sense, it concerns all activities between states—such as ...

Career

As of November 2014, Sikawa was employed by the government of Narok County, as the tourism marketing coordinator, currently the Assistant Director Tourism and Wildlife. She is also active in her community, where she has helped the local women access solar electricity through Naretoi Ang’, a

non profit organisation A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in co ...

that operates the ‘Solar for Manyatta’ projects in the community on matters of conservation of wildlife with the community, cultural preservation by documentation and education for the community in health and school sponsorship linkage. She is a board member of the Sacred Nature Initiative (SNI) by Jonathan and Angela Scott, She is also a social media influencer on matters travel, culture and sports, she is the social media team for the Aligned Alliance team by Rhonda Vetere, the strategic manager For Uzani Weightlifting founded by the Kenyan Olympic weightlifter Webstar Lukose.

Family

Ms Sikawa is a mother to one daughter.

Other considerations

In September 2018,

Business Daily Africa ''Business Daily Africa'', commonly known as ''Business Daily'', is an English-language daily business newspaper published in Kenya. The newspaper is published by Nation Media Group from its headquarters at Nation Centre on Kimathi Street in Nairo ...

, a Kenyan, English language, daily newspaper, named Sianto Sikawa, among the "Top 40 Under 40 Women in Kenya in 2018". In the past, Sianto won the ''Miss Narok Beauty Pageant''. In 2015, at the age of 24 years she was crowned ''Miss Tourism Narok County'' and ''Miss Tourism Kenya''. She also walked the catwalk at the 2015

New York Fashion Week New York Fashion Week (NYFW), held in February and September of each year, is a semi-annual series of events in Manhattan typically spanning 7–9 days when international fashion collections are shown to buyers, the press, and the general publ ...

, modeling Spring/Summer 2015 collections by Tamil International fashion house.

References

External links

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Website Narok County Government

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