Winnie Hinga

Winnie Hinga serves as a PSC/US/TCN Peace & Security Officer at the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Kenya Economic Advancement (KEA) office, embedded within the American Embassy in Nairobi. In this role, she supports the design, solicitation, and management of technical assistance contracts aligned with U.S. development and stability objectives across East Africa. Her procurement activities focus on securing expert services that strengthen institutional governance, enhance conflict prevention capacities, and advance locally led peacebuilding initiatives. She operates within a mission-driven framework that prioritizes context-specific, evidence-based interventions and works closely with implementing partners to ensure alignment with USAID’s strategic priorities in fragile environments. Winnie Hinga collaborates primarily with professional services firms and consulting entities specializing in security sector reform, conflict analysis, and governance strengthening. While no specific contractor names are available, her contracting patterns reflect consistent engagement with firms offering high-level technical expertise in peace and security programming. Her working relationships emphasize performance-based outcomes, rigorous monitoring and evaluation frameworks, and capacity-building partnerships with local and international stakeholders to ensure sustainable impact. Her procurement portfolio exhibits a strong preference for open, non-set-aside competitions, with 94.4% of awards issued without socioeconomic set-asides. Only 5.6% of her contracts are competed under the 8(a) program, indicating a strategic focus on technical merit and specialized expertise over socioeconomic targeting, though she maintains compliance with all federal small business participation requirements. Hinga’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541990 (All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services), reflecting her reliance on multidisciplinary consultants for peacebuilding, security sector governance, and social behavior change interventions. She also routinely procures administrative management consulting (541611) and general support services (561990), underscoring her expertise in integrating technical advisory services with operational logistics to deliver complex, multi-sector development programs in high-risk contexts.