Mercy Mahinda

Mercy Wangari Mahinda is a distinguished Kenyan engineer and advocate for women in STEM. A 2015 graduate of Dedan Kimathi University of Technology with First Class Honours in Mechatronics Engineering, she was honored as the Young Engineer of the Year at the 2018 DataCloud Europe Awards in Monaco. Notably, she became the first Kenyan woman to earn the Uptime Institute’s Accredited Tier Designer certification. Currently a Mechanical Engineer at Safaricom, Mahinda is recognized for her contributions to engineering excellence and her role in promoting gender inclusivity in the field.