Miss Betty is an ITF Ship Inspector. She works for International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) whose headquarters is in London, Africa regional office in Nairobi and inspectorate office in Mombasa where she is based.
She is the first and only female Ship Inspector in Kenya and first female Ship Inspector in Africa.
Workwise, she is responsible for the safety and welfare of seafarers ashore and it is also her mandate to ensure proper employment and living conditions of crew on board the ships. She conducts routine inspections and also visit ships. She holds a Diploma in Maritime Labour Convention from (ITC) International Training Centre of the (ILO) International Labour Organization in Turin-Italy.
She is also a Board member of Association for Women in Maritime Sector in Eastern and Southern Africa (WOMESA) Kenya Chapters as Chairperson of the Mentorship Committee.
Board member of the Mission to Seafarers in Mombasa.
Board member of the Mombasa Port Welfare for Seafarers.
Technical Committee Member in Planning National Wage Council for Seafarers of Kenya.
Retired employee of Kenya Ports Authority formerly in charge of Gender and Disability for 22 years.
Former and first Gender Representative of the Dockworkers Union of Kenya
Former and first Chairperson of Women Committee at COTU-Kenya.