Kentice Tikolo

Kentice Libutsuli Tikolo is a Kenyan-born communications professional, a facilitator, mentor, and coach. She has  experience as a scientist, communications and public relations professional, administrator and sports woman. In sports, she scored a first after being appointed as the chair of the 2020 FKF Electoral Board to oversee the Football Kenya Federation elections.

In 2008, Tikolo was awarded the Golden Honours Award for Excellent Support in Advancing Public Relations Excellence by the Public Relations Society of Kenya. She is the managing director of Cause Impact, a Nairobi-based strategic PR and Communications company that she founded. She also teaches strategic PR and communications at the University of Nairobi.

Tikolo attended Loreto High School Limuru and Alliance Girls High between 1977 – 1983. She earned her bachelor's degree in Education (Botany and Zoology) from Kenyatta University, a Master of Public Relations Degree from University of Stirling in Scotland, and is currently pursuing a PhD at the University of Nairobi.

She played hockey in school and in university (1984 – 1988) and for the Goan Institute in 1988; basketball (1981 - 1982); volleyball (1978 - 1983); and lawn tennis (1977 – 1980). She participated in national tennis tournaments too. She sprinted (1977 – 1980); competed in 200 metres as well as long jump. She represented her school up to national level.

Tikolo is the daughter of a sporting father who trained as a sports teacher at the Kenyatta University College and played in the Gossage Cup (as the premier football competition- CECAFA- was known at the time), with the late football legend Joe Kadenge. Her eldest son, Jeffrey Tikolo, is a footballer. He has won the footballer of the year title/most valuable player in the league, for his university at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. Her younger son, Immanuel, is also a footballer.

Tikolo started her career as an administrator before sidestepping into public relations where she went on to be Head of Corporate Communications for a large state corporation, Kenya Wildlife Service. She re