As a professional leader, Rita is at the helm of IOSHEM Africa Ltd, a leading safety, health and management consultancy in Kenya.
As an Occupational Safety, Health and Environment (OSHE) practitioner, she has remarkable experience in creating sustainable OSHE and quality management systems, business development programs and training curriculum for the private and public sector. She sits on various boards and has numerous national and global honours for her exemplary work.
She is also on an ambitious mission to help women and the youth build and grow profitable businesses. As board member of the Federation of Women Entrepreneurs Association (FEWA), she has done extensive work in organizing projects to impact women entrepreneurs.
In the community, Rita leverages her experience and expansive network to create awareness on a number of issues such as fundraising to assist fistula in women, workshops to sensitise kids on environmental matters and championing for better workplace conditions.
As a Rotarian, she has exhibited this same energy, intellect and passion in various roles and projects that she has led and continues to lead on. She is a Paul Harris Fellow (PHF)
She’s a devoted wife to Derek Ndonye and mother of 3 children – Zane, Zoie and Zara.
In her ZEN moments, she enjoys creating gourmet recipes from scratch, dancing, hiking, swimming and traveling.













