From 2017 to date
Member of Parliament
Kenya National Assembly
Member of Parliament (Second Term),
Woman Representative, Turkana County,
Kenya National Assembly
Joyce Akai Emanikor is Turkana County’s Woman Member of the Kenya National Assembly.
Joyce Emanikor was the former Kerio Valley Development Authority (KVDA) chairperson, the first woman to hold the position and the Emergency Education consultant for UNICEF.
Joyce is a PhD candidate at the University of Nairobi and holds a MA in Development Studies from the University of Manchester, UK and a BA (First Class Honours) from Daystar University, Kenya.
She is credited with translating The Bible into Turkana language and starting mobile schools in Turkana.
From 2017 to date
Member of Parliament
Kenya National Assembly
Member of Parliament (Second Term),
Woman Representative, Turkana County,
Kenya National Assembly
2013 - 2017
Member of Parliament
Kenya National Assembly
Member of Parliament,
Woman Representative, Turkana County,
Kenya National Assembly
2011 - 2012
Emergency Education Consultant
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Emergency Education Consultant,
United Nations Children's Fund,
Kenya Country Office
2010 - 2012
Chairperson
Kerio Valley Development Authority
Chairperson (3-year term),
Kerio Valley Development Authority (KVDA)
2009 - 2010
Member of the Board
Kerio Valley Development Authority
Member of the Board,
Subsequently: Acting Chairperson of the Board,
Kerio Valley Development Authority (KVDA)
2007 - 2011
Education Programme Officer
Oxfam GB
Education Programme Officer,
Kenya Programme,
Oxfam GB
2002 - 2007
Project Officer
Oxfam GB
Project Officer,
Turkana Integrated Programme,
Oxfam GB
2001 - 2002
Development Consultant
Appropriate Development Consultants Ltd (ADCL)
Development Consultant,
Appropriate Development Consultants Ltd (ADCL)
1985 - 1996
Bible Translator
Bible Society of Kenya (BSK)
Bible Translator,
Turkana Bible translation project,
Bible Society of Kenya (BSK)
1982 - 1985
Assistant Primary School Inspector
Teachers Service Commission, Kenya
Assistant Primary School Inspector,
Teachers Service Commission,
Kenya
2007
MA in Development Studies
University of Manchester, UK
MA in Development Studies,
Institute of Development and Policy Management (IDPM),
School of Environment and Development,
University of Manchester, UK.
2001
BA (Hons) Community Development (1st Class)
Daystar University
Bachelor of Arts (First Class Honours)
Community development (Major),
Peace and Reconciliation (Minor),
Daystar University Nairobi (2001)
11th Parliamentary
12th Parliamentary