Dr. Josephine S. Etenyi is the Alternate to the Principal Secretary, State Department for Youth Affairs and Creative Economy. She currently serves as the Director, Youth Development in charge of Policy, Research and Youth Mainstreaming.

A Productivity Improvement Specialist, she has previously served as a Human Resource Development Specialist on secondment to the Government of South Sudan under the IGAD Capacity Building Project. She holds a Doctorate in Research and Evaluation from the Catholic University of Eastern Africa. She also holds a Masters degree in Educational Planning and a Bachelors degree in Education, both from the University of Nairobi.