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A clinician who became an educator, and an educator who builds systems.

Executive profile

Physiotherapist, educator and rehabilitation researcher

Christine Muya is the Chief Executive Officer of Imara Group of Consultancies and a physiotherapist, educator and researcher based in Nairobi, Kenya. Since January 2021 she has led the Rehabilitation Sciences Department (Physiotherapy programmes) at Amref International University (AMIU), where she also serves as Lecturer and as the university's International Students Support Officer.

Her career spans more than a decade across Kenya and Botswana. Trained at the Kenya Medical Training College, she began as a clinical physiotherapist at Thuso Rehabilitation Centre in Botswana before becoming Lecturer and Assistant Head of Department at DDT College of Medicine in Gaborone. She holds a BSc (Hons) and an MSc in Physiotherapy from the University of the Western Cape, South Africa.

Her leadership centres on building programmes and evidence. At AMIU she converted the BSc Physiotherapy curriculum to e-learning, drafted the e-learning MSc Physiotherapy with advanced tracks, and led the accreditation of four Advanced Diploma programmes. Her research focuses on traumatic spinal cord injury and work-related conditions in Kenya. She is a PhD candidate in Biomedical Science (Physiotherapy) at Chiang Mai University, Thailand, and an invited speaker at the World Physiotherapy Congress 2027.

At present

Current appointments

Chief Executive Officer

Imara Group of Consultancies

Head of Rehabilitation Sciences Department (Physiotherapy)

Amref International University · since 2021

Lecturer, Physiotherapy Programmes

Amref International University · since 2023

International Students Support Officer

Amref International University · since 2025

Career

Professional experience

  1. Jan 2021 – Present · Nairobi, Kenya

    Head of Rehabilitation Sciences Department (Physiotherapy)

    Amref International University

    Leads the physiotherapy programmes: staffing and resources, budgets, delivery of practice content and support for student research.

  2. Jul 2023 – Present · Nairobi, Kenya

    Lecturer, Physiotherapy Programmes

    Amref International University

    Teaching, e-learning course creation on the learning management system, curriculum development, research supervision, partnerships and mentoring junior staff. Tutorial Fellow from January 2021 to June 2023.

  3. Jan 2025 – Present · Nairobi, Kenya

    International Students Support Officer

    Amref International University (university-wide)

    Supports international students, connects them with university departments and partners, and is digitising the international student information system.

  4. May 2016 – Aug 2020 · Gaborone, Botswana

    Lecturer and Assistant Head of Department, Physiotherapy

    DDT College of Medicine

    Teaching, curriculum development, student research supervision and accreditation work with the Botswana Qualification Authority.

  5. Aug 2013 – May 2016 · Botswana

    Clinical Physiotherapist

    Thuso Rehabilitation Centre

    Assessment and treatment in the centre and community, school assessments of learners with disabilities, community-based rehabilitation, and workshops for health professionals, teachers and caregivers.

Education

Qualifications and training

Academic

Degrees and diplomas

  • 2025 – 2028PhD candidate, Biomedical Science – PhysiotherapyFaculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Thailand · in progress
  • 2015 – 2017MSc PhysiotherapyUniversity of the Western Cape, South Africa
  • 2014 – 2015BSc (Hons) PhysiotherapyUniversity of the Western Cape, South Africa
  • 2008 – 2011Diploma in PhysiotherapyKenya Medical Training College, Kenya

Professional

Certificates

  • 2026Artificial Intelligence and Prompt EngineeringFan Forte Group Limited, Kenya
  • 2025Strategic Management and Leadership (Results-based)Amref International University, Kenya
  • 2018Research Ethics, Guidelines and IRB DocumentationDDT College of Medicine, Botswana
  • 2016 – 2017Training of TrainersInstitute of Development Management, Botswana

Leadership

Appointments and recognition

Boards and committees

Appointments

  • 2021 – PresentBoard member, Postgraduate BoardAmref International University
  • 2023 – PresentBoard member, Board of the Enterprise AcademyAmref International University
  • 2025 – PresentMember, Marketing BoardAmref International University
  • 2022 – PresentMember, Community of Practice in ResearchAmref International University
  • 2023Local Organising Committee, Scientific Sub-committeeKenya Society of Physiotherapy

Recognition

Awards

2024 · Kenya

1st runner-up, Hackathon on digital innovation at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence, Climate Change and Primary Health Care

2022 · Amref

Honour for outstanding staff living the AMIU culture

2019 · Botswana

Medal, first runner-up for best staff, DDT College of Medicine

Memberships

Professional affiliations and networks

  • Physiotherapy Council of Kenya
  • Kenya Society of Physiotherapy
  • Botswana Health Professions Council
  • University of Brighton — International Network for Knowledge Exchange and Innovation Transfer in Regenerative Medicine and Devices (2024 – present)
  • Africa Biodesign Fellowship Consortium (2025 – present)
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