Patricia Amira

Patricia Amira is a Kenyan women's and girls' rights advocate, a broadcaster, public speaker and conference moderator, receiving particular recognition for her television show, The Patricia Show, which was syndicated throughout Africa, as well as in Europe and the US, from 2009 to 2013.

Early life Amira was born in Nairobi, Kenya. She attended the International School of Geneva between 1981 and 1985, the Convent of the Assumption in Richmond, North Yorkshire, England from 1985 to 1988, and Regent's University London from 1989 to 1992.

Media career In 2000 Amira began working for 98.4 Capital FM, the second independent radio station to be established after the liberalization of the media in Kenya. Later she moved to television, creating, hosting and being responsible for the content of The Patricia Show, which was syndicated across Africa, as well as in Europe and the US, between 2009 and 2013. More recently, she has presented a 3-hour syndicated radio show devoted to a broad range of African music styles.

She has appeared in one film, Rafiki, which was premiered at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival, the first Kenyan film to be shown at the festival. The film is the story of romance between two young women amidst family and political pressures and the debate about LGBT rights in Kenya. Amira played the mother of one of the girls.

Conference moderation Amira has become a leading moderator of conferences and webinars that have a focus on issues related to least-developed countries, particularly in Africa. Meetings she has moderated have covered a wide range of topics, from agricultural value chains to snakebites. She has worked with organizations such as the African Leadership Network, the World Health Organization, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the African Academy of Sciences, the University of Oxford, and UN Women.