Advisory & IM support
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.
7+
years in humanitarian operations
10
published studies and reports
8
countries supported
What we do
End-to-end information architecture, geospatial intelligence, predictive pipelines, and cash assessment for emergency and development operations.
“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
“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
“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
“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
Documented field deployments, platform integrations, and peer-reviewed studies conducted with Red Cross and international humanitarian partners.
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.
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.
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.
Inquiries & terms of reference
Based in Nairobi, Kenya, working across East, West and Central Africa. Initial scoping discussions, terms of reference reviews, and rapid emergency advisory deployments.
Typical reply within 24 hours · East Africa Time (UTC+3)
