Professor Marion Wanjiku Mutugi is a Professor of Medical Genetics with a PhD from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland (1993). A widely published scholar in medical genetics and bioethics, she is guided by the motto: “What’s worth doing, is worth doing well.”

Her work focuses on applying scientific advances to promote and protect human rights, with a strong emphasis on training health professionals in ethical biomedical research and practice. She currently serves as a Commissioner with the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR).

Prof. Mutugi previously served as the inaugural Vice Chancellor of Amref International University (AMIU). She was also Deputy Vice Chancellor for Planning, Research and Development at the University of Kabianga and Director of the Institute of Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases (ITROMID) at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), where she trained and mentored numerous biomedical professionals across Africa.

She has represented Kenya at the UNESCO Intergovernmental Global Bioethics Committee (IGBC) and served as a reviewer for the UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). She was recently appointed Inaugural Chancellor of Outspan Global University.

In 2011, she was awarded the Elder of the Order of the Burning Spear (EBS) by the President of Kenya.

Her extensive experience in health sciences education, research, ethics, and human rights strengthens KMPDC’s regulatory mandate.