Lindah Jelagat Kiyeng was born on
3rd September 1992 to David Kiyeng and Rossy Jebet Keitany.
She is the firstborn in a family of
3 children. She went to school at St Nicholas Primary School Nairobi where she
completed her primary education. She then proceeded to Kapropita girls
secondary school where she completed her secondary education.
Upon completion, she enrolled at
Strathmore university to pursue a degree in IT but she quickly realized that
she wasn’t passionate about IT and she ended up dropping out and pursuing
journalism and PR at St Paul’s University.
Lindah also got her first job in
radio while on campus, worked in different media houses, and opened a popular
YouTube channel. She graduated with honors in 2017.
After completing her education, she
realized she had developed a passion for public relations and opened a PR firm
using her savings.
She also got recruited and joined
the UNCTAD youth action hub Kenya under UN where she is currently their
corporate affairs manager and spokesperson.
She is also a board member at Youth
Motion Kenya and serves as their corporate affairs and advertising counsel.
Lindah has appeared on the top 30
under 30 list several times and is considered a mentor to young women and
entrepreneurs.
She always states that her family
of strong women including her daughter Melody Leilani Bett are her muse.
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