KOAN Structure

Governance Structure

KOAN works in five thematic areas; Production, Training, Lobbying and Advocacy, Marketing, Standards and Certification. For each of the thematic area, there is a sub committee that is drawn form the membership experienced on issues related to the thematic desk. The role of the sub committee is to identify key issues affecting the thematic desk and advise the secretariat and the board on how best KOAN can assist in addressing the issues.
KOAN has a 12 member Board five of whom are the chairs of the sub committees. The Board is duly elected by members during the Annual General Meeting and is responsible for identifying the main challenges facing the organic sector, prioritizing them and identifying the means of addressing them. The Secretariat, which is currently based at the ICIPE complex, is the implementer of activities.

KOAN Current Board Members

1. Ngugi Mutura            Chairman
2. Patricia Wangong’u  Secretary
3. Agnes Makumi         Treasurer
4. Eustace Kiarii           Chief Executive Officer
5. Esther Bett                 Member
6. Jack N. Rware          Member
7. Timothy Kiroga        Member
8. J. T. Muriithi Simba Member
9. Jeff Kahuho              Member
10. John Njoroge         Member
11. Alex Kiptarus        Member