Advisory & IM support

Turning field data into decisive humanitarian action

MURKI ConsultingOperating from Nairobi, Kenya

Information management, mapping, and data science for humanitarian operations, using KoboToolbox/ODK, QGIS, and ArcGIS to develop data analysis pipelines and dashboards.

This work has been delivered across East, West, and Central Africa.

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7+

years in humanitarian operations

10

published studies and reports

8

countries supported

What we do

Four service lines

End-to-end information architecture, geospatial intelligence, predictive pipelines, and cash assessment for emergency and development operations.

  1. 1

    Information Management

    KoBoToolbox
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    “Systems that turn field data into decisions — designed, deployed and handed over to teams who can run them without us.”

    KoBo Toolbox and ODK server setup, form design and deployment · Beneficiary database design and management · ODK Server, Data Protection

  2. 2

    GIS & Mapping

    QGIS / ArcGIS
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    “Spatial analysis and map products for operations that need to know where, not just how many.”

    Crisis-affected area geo-database development · QGIS and ArcGIS analysis and cartography · Geo-Databases, Remote Sensing

  3. 3

    Data Science & Dashboards

    Python
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    “Analysis pipelines and dashboards that stay useful after the consultant leaves.”

    PowerBI, Tableau and Streamlit dashboard development · Python analysis pipelines and statistical modelling · PowerBI / Tableau, Predictive ML

  4. 4

    CVA & Market Assessment

    121 Platform
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    “Cash and voucher programming support, from market evidence through to standard operating procedures.”

    Pre-Crisis and Operational Market Assessments (PCMA) · Minimum Expenditure Basket development · PCMA Analysis, MEB Development

Selected work

Evidence from the field

Documented field deployments, platform integrations, and peer-reviewed studies conducted with Red Cross and international humanitarian partners.

WASH & Behaviour Change2024
Line drawing of the Jengu foot-operated handwashing station

Jengu handwashing study, Dadaab

Information management and digitised data collection for a study of the Jengu handwashing facility among crisis-affected populations in Dadaab refugee camp, published in 2024 with follow-on papers on digitisation and behaviour change.

Dadaab Refugee Camp
Digital Cash Platform2024
Illustration of an analyst reviewing a report beside coins and a pie chart

121 digital cash platform, Kenya Red Cross

Maintained the RedRose and 121 beneficiary platforms and supported digital payments and security audits, contributing to the 2024 account of how the Kenya Red Cross Society transformed cash assistance with the 121 platform.

Kenya Red Cross Society
Market Feasibility & CVA2021
Operational market assessment and county GIS mapping across Kenya

Pre-Crisis Market Mapping and Analysis

Conducted Pre-Crisis and Operational Market Assessments and authored PCMA reports for Tana River, West Pokot, Kitui and Busia counties, linking market evidence to cash and voucher programming.

Tana River, West Pokot, Kitui, Busia

Inquiries & terms of reference

Have an operation that needs better data?

Based in Nairobi, Kenya, working across East, West and Central Africa. Initial scoping discussions, terms of reference reviews, and rapid emergency advisory deployments.

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Email info@murayakiragu.co.ke