Wanjiru Kihoro

Wanjirū Kìhoro (9 September 1953 – 12 October 2006) was an economist, writer and feminist activist from Kenya. She was one of the founders of the pan-African women's organisation Akina Mama wa Afrika (AMwA) and the for the Release of Political Prisoners in Kenya (CRPPK), to protest the incarceration of Kenyans during Daniel arap Moi's regime.

Education and career Kìhoro graduated in economics from Columbia University, New York. She went on to complete an MA in development studies and a PhD at Leeds University during her working life in the late 1980s.

She returned to Kenya with her family when the new Kibaki government came to power in 2002. At the time of her death, she was survived by her husband, and four children: Wangūi, Pambana, Amandla and Wairimū.