Hon. Sara Talaso Bonaya is currently a Commissioner at the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR), whose mandate is to protect and promote Human Rights in Kenya. The mandate also includes offering advisories to the Government and reporting obligations to several International bodies and organisations.

Hon. Sara is also a former Member to the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) representing Kenya, where she served for two terms of 10 years. During her tenure she served in various strategic Committees where she participated in the formulation of numerous regional laws geared towards promoting regional integration.

She holds a Master’s Degree in Health Management, Policy and Planning from the University of Leeds (UK), a Higher Diploma in Public Health Education and Behavior Change Communication as well as Diplomas in Nursing and Midwifery from the Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC). She has exceled in the healthcare field, demonstrating professionalism and expertise, making her a trusted expert.

She has served in the Ministry of Health for 21 years in different capacities in the healthcare sector where she also participated in the formulation of the Ministry’s strategic plan and influenced different policies. Sara was the focal point person with different development partners such as; WHO, JICA, UNICEF and DFID amongst others. She also served in different parts of the country as a Nurse, Midwife as well as a Public Health Education Officer engaged in different programmes in preventive and promotive health. Commissioner Sara is passionate about advancing health rights, gender equality and social justice.

Commissioner Sara passionately advocates for social justice and championing human rights focusing on vulnerable and marginalized communities and special interest groups especially women, girls and children.