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Njoki Kangethe

About

A scientist's training and a writer's ear.

One moment I'm presenting sustainability research in the South of France. The next, I'm writing about beauty, identity and modern life. Honestly, that contrast makes perfect sense to me.

Njoki Kangethe in cap and gown at her graduation, smiling.

01 — The Short Version

I came to writing through water.

I'm a Kenyan writer and communication strategist. I trained as a water and environmental engineer, then took an MSc in Water and Sustainable Development, and spent years in sustainability and ESG consulting — reading the reports, writing the reports, and watching good work disappear inside bad sentences.

So I started doing the other half of the job. Now I write for brands, founders, organisations and publications that want clarity, personality, emotional intelligence, and communication that actually sounds human.

That gap between technical language and human understanding? That's exactly where I work.

02 — In Different Rooms

Where the work has taken me.

Njoki presenting reservoir water-volume research to a seminar room, pointing at a projected chart.

Presenting Integrated Water Resource Management research in the South of France. I have always loved talking.

A young Njoki answering a language question on a televised maths and words competition.

The beginning. At it since Heaven knows when — a maths and words competition, on national TV.

Njoki taking notes at the WHO Water, Sanitation, Hygiene and Health session in Geneva.

At the WHO Water, Sanitation, Hygiene and Health Strategy for SDG 6 discussion, in Geneva.

Njoki speaking at the Water Security Conference beside a slide on water, peace and cooperation.

On partnerships as they relate to SDG 6, at the Water Security Conference, 2025.

Njoki presenting a conceptual framework for evaluating partnerships to a seminar room.

Presenting a conceptual framework for evaluating partnerships for sustainable development, to a seminar room.

03 — Credentials

Credentials-ish, if you care about that sort of thing.

  1. MSc, Water & Sustainable Development (Water Hazards, Risks & Climate)
  2. Background in water and environmental engineering
  3. UN SDSN Fellowship
  4. Sustainability and ESG consulting
  5. International conference presentations
  6. Sustainability writing
  7. Lifestyle and editorial writing
  8. EcoNjia

04 — EcoNjia

Where I write sustainability for myself.

EcoNjia is my own sustainability writing — the place where I test how far plain language can carry a complicated subject before it breaks.

EcoNjia on Instagram →

Dry plains with a thin channel of water cutting through them.

05 — Also True

Good writing can sell a product, save a reputation, explain a complex idea, flirt outrageously, launch a movement, or make someone feel seen at 2 a.m.

I do all five. Preferably after drinking two mugs of Earl Grey tea.

I know when to use an em dash responsibly. Which should count for something.

Let's make your communication less forgettable.

We talk about your goals. I learn about your project. We figure out whether we're a good fit. No pressure. No weird sales energy.

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