Sylvia is an award-winning mental health champion and a practicing architect and Arbitrator with 20 years of experience in the construction industry. She is the Founder and Managing Director of Sycum Solutions Company Limited, an Architectural and Dispute Resolution firm based in Nairobi and works in the larger East African setting. In 2017, Sylvia was nominated as a senator where she sponsored the Mental Health Amendment Act which touches on prevention, treatment and care, and the rehabilitation of mental illness victims. She also sponsored the Alternative Dispute Resolution Bill as well as various other motions and statements at the Senate. She served as the Chair of the Senate Ad hoc committee during the Covid-19 situation in the country. She has also served in the Ad hoc Committee that investigated the Solai Dam tragedy and in the standing committees on Land, Environment and Natural Resources and Roads and Transportation.