Akinyi Wambui – Fashion Therapy

Jacki is a Kenyan fashion designer with a multicultural family background of the Luo and Kikuyu nations. The diversity in the two cultures influenced the founding of her fashion brand AkinyiWambui in 2017, Akinyi being a common girl’s name in Luo and Wambui being a common one in Kikuyu. AkinyiWambui designs are inspired by the importance of the woman’s mental wellness. As a brand, AkinyiWambui Kenya embodies the need for human unity in fostering mentall wellness for the woman. In addition to designing apparel, the brand also provides skills development for fashion enterpreneurs and has worked closely with various youth programs including those of the National Industrial Training Authority Kenya, Youth Enterpreneurship and Opportunities Programme of the World Bank and Bahati Fashion and Design School.