Our Team & Hybrid Governance
An international bridge combining European transparency and compliance with local ownership and community trust in Turkana.
Founding Team
True Development is led by a family founding team with deep roots in Turkana and professional experience across Germany, the United Kingdom, and Kenya. Together the team combines technology, project planning, food culture, entrepreneurship, care work, community responsibility, and strong networks in Turkana and wider Kenya.
Humphry Lomuria
Founder · Project Lead, Technology & Strategy
Born in Turkana County, Humphry has lived, studied, and worked in Germany since childhood. He brings technical experience, project planning capacity, and an international network, combined with a deep personal connection to his home region.
For Humphry, the Turkana Campus is not an act of charity, but an expression of responsibility. It represents returning technical knowledge and networks to Turkana to co-develop a practical model that can help address food insecurity, limited economic opportunity, and climate pressure in dryland communities.
His hybrid background bridges two worlds: the high standards of governance, transparency, and implementation required by European donors and research partners, and the agricultural, cultural, and social realities of Turkana communities.
"The first success of this project will not be a theory. It will be visible on the ground: food growing, trees surviving, water managed carefully, local people trained, solar energy powering productive work, and data improving decisions."— Humphry Lomuria, Founder
Rebecca Najore Möller born Lomuria
Co-Founder · Food Culture, Community Networks & Sustainable Hospitality
Rebecca Najore Möller was born in Turkana County and has lived in Germany since 2003. She is the founder of Africa Tasty “Your Personal Cook”, a catering and party service business based in the Berlin area.
She brings many years of entrepreneurial experience, African food culture, hospitality, event organisation, and a strong commitment to fresh, sustainable, and culturally rooted food. Through her personal background and networks in Kenya and Turkana, she helps ensure that the Turkana Campus remains practical, community-oriented, and connected to local realities.
Focus Areas
- African food culture and sustainable hospitality
- Entrepreneurship and small-business development
- Community and cultural networks in Turkana and Kenya
- Fresh, locally rooted produce and food systems
Martha Eleman Mzee
Co-Founder · Care, Community Networks & Organisational Development
Martha Eleman Mzee is from Turkana County and is based in the United Kingdom. She is the founder and current Managing Director of Care Plus Recruitment Agency Limited, a care organisation supporting older adults, people with learning disabilities, and people with physical disabilities.
She brings experience in care services, staff coordination, organisational responsibility, and people-centred systems. With her strong networks in Kenya and Turkana, she helps strengthen the community, care, partnership, and organisational side of the Turkana Campus.
Focus Areas
- Care services and people-centred organisational systems
- Staff coordination and operational management
- Community networks and partnership development in Kenya and Turkana
- Safeguarding and community welfare
Recruitment & Team Roles
Building a credible, qualified team is a funded Phase 0 priority rather than an afterthought. We have mapped out the key technical roles required to run the campus and have identified candidate advisors. To maintain transparency, we do not list names here until signed agreements are finalized in Phase 0.
Local Implementing Partner
A registered Kenyan organization or trust to anchor the project legally and socially, hold community trust, and lead day-to-day operations.
Project & Farm Manager
An experienced project manager based full-time on site to oversee farm construction, nursery staff, and training delivery.
Dryland Agronomist
A specialist in regenerative agriculture, syntropic plantings, and agroforestry in arid and semi-arid lands (ASAL).
Water & Hydrogeology Advisor
An expert hydrogeologist to oversee the Phase 0 water study, borehole test pump logs, and salinity boundaries.
Community Liaison
A respected community member to coordinate with local elders, women's groups, and county leaders, ensuring local alignment.
Academic & Technical Advisors
German and Kenyan researchers specializing in climate-adaptation, renewable agrivoltaics, and digital data collection.
Phased Hybrid Governance Model
To prevent the institutional collapse that has claimed past schemes, we separate fundraising, implementation, and commercial operations into a phased hybrid model. Each layer has a distinct purpose:
German Nonprofit
Acts as the primary channel for European donations, ensuring full compliance with European financial reporting and donor guidelines.
Kenyan Nonprofit
The local operating entity on the ground. It leases the pilot site, manages community relations, hires local workers, and runs the Academy.
Kenyan Social Enterprise
Formed only once produce, seedling, and consulting sales generate real revenue. Owned by the Kenyan nonprofit, all surplus is reinvested.
Partnership Strategy
We are actively seeking to engage with trusted institutions in the region. Securing formal local agreements is treated as a Phase 0 deliverable, not an assumption.
Local and County Engagement
We will work in coordination with the Turkana County Government, local elders, and community leaders to ensure site selection is accepted and beneficial. We also aim to coordinate with established local institutions, such as the Diocese of Lodwar, which already runs agricultural programs in the area, to share lessons and resources rather than duplicate effort.
Academic and Technical Cooperation
We are identifying research departments in German and Kenyan universities interested in dryland agriculture, agrivoltaics, and water studies. The campus will serve as a research platform, offering researchers a monitored site with weather, soil, and crop data to publish open-access findings.