Eng. Florah Kamanja has over fifteen years of experience working in the Energy Sector. She is currently the Capital Planning & Energy Planning Manager in Business Development Department at KenGen. Eng. Florah has vast experience in Project appraisal, Project Management, Consultancy services supervision, Value for Money Analysis, Public Private Partnerships (PPP), Energy Resource Assessment, Energy Planning, Energy forecasting and Strategy formulation, hydropower and geothermal Power plants Maintenance and Operation. She is a member of the Least Cost Power Development Plan Committee in the Kenyan Energy Sector.

Eng. Florah holds a MSc in Nuclear Engineering, BSc. In Mechanical Engineering and MBA in Finance Management, she holds a certificate in Environmental and Social Impact Assessment and solar PV installation. She is a council member and the chairperson women engineers committee at the Institution of Engineers of Kenya, a Professional Engineer with Engineers Board of Kenya.  

Eng. Florah Kamanja is the 2023 African Queen of Energy Professional technical award winner recognized for her role in mentorship and her role in driving power generation in the energy sector. Sheforshe mentorship program is her brainchild.