L. Muthoni Wanyeki, co-discussant of the G8 paper, is a political scientist based in Nairobi, Kenya who works on development communications, gender and human rights and has published in these areas. She most recently served as the Executive Director of the African Women's Development and Communication Network (FEMNET), a pan-African membership organisation working towards African women's development, equality and other human rights through advocacy at the regional and international levels, training on gender analysis and mainstreaming and communications. In this capacity, under the auspices of the Forum International de Montreal (FIM), she engaged with the G8 processes in Canada, France and the United Kingdom.