Mr. Francis Kuria Kagema is the Secretary General of Religions for Peace International, Secretary General of the African Council of Religious Leaders-RfP, and former Executive Director of Interreligious Council of Kenya (IRCK-RfP), a position he has held since 2008. He previously served as Programmes Director and head of the IRCK-RfP secretariat for six years. Before joining the IRCK-RfP, Mr. Kuria worked as the National Coordinator for the Small Business Network, an organisation advocating for small and medium enterprises. He also worked as a Financial Analyst at the Nairobi Stock Exchange and as a volunteer with St. John Ambulance Brigade where he worked for 16 years, eventually retiring as Assistant Commissioner, Training, and Operations in 1998. He holds a B.Sc. in Veterinary Medicine and Surgery from the University of Nairobi.