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National Museums of Kenya, Kenya
Siro is a Principal Research Scientist at the East African Herbarium, National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi, with research interests in the taxonomy of Apocynaceae: Ceropegieae as well as in biodiversity informatics. A dedicated conservationist, Siro is a long serving trustee and board member of Nature Kenya - the East African Natural History Society, the oldest environmental NGO in Africa founded in 1909. He previously held international positions, including as JSTOR’s Regional Coordinator for Africa at ITHAKA and as Program Officer for Content Mobilization at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) Secretariat.