Muki Garang

Muki Garang, Kenya (Nairobi) Chapter Coordinator, is the founder of Maisha Yetu, an arts and culture NGO that uses popular culture to provide education on different key issues affecting Africans. He convened the ‘Hip Hop Parliament’ in the midst of the post-election violence 2007/2008 in Kenya, as a means to engage Nairobi’s youth in positive dialogue across ethnic lines. His work utilizes music as a tool for community empowerment and is now noted worldwide. Muki is the brainchild behind Words and Pictures (WAPI) - an acclaimed youth arts project in Nairobi which serves as a monthly platform for upcoming artists.