RESPONSIBILITIES AS PARTNER LEAD/PRINCIPAL TECHNICAL ADVISER, USAID YOUNG AFRICAN LEADERS INITIATIVE LEGACY LOCALIZATION (YALI LL)
May 2022 - present
Partner Lead/Principal Technical Adviser, USAID YALI LL. Part of the proposal development team in close collaboration with Arizona State University, FHI 360, African Diaspora Netwrok (ADN) amd Geeks without Frontiers.
The Partner Lead and Principal Technical Advisor provides strategic guidance, technical leadership, and advice for designing and implementing innovative strategies and programs of YALI LL and direct activities and steers programmatic interventions.
RESPONSIBILITIES AS PARTNER LEAD/DEPUTY CHIEF OF PARTY/HIGHER EDUCATION SPECIALIST, USAID EMPOWERED YOUTH PROGRAMME
September 2019 – April 2023 with duties and responsibilities until September 2023
Partner Lead/Deputy Chief of Party/Higher Education Specialist – USAID Empowered Youth Programme. Led the development of the winning proposal in close collaboration with Michigan State University, United States Internal University, National Cooperative Business Association, Cooperative League of the US (NCBA-CLUSA) and the National Youth Bunge Association (NYBA). Working with the Chief of Party, this position entailed the following duties and responsibilities.
- Provide overall leadership and technical direction for USAID Empowered Youth activity in Kenya.
- Primary liaison between local project staff and USAID, GoK, and other donors and ensure alignment with USG priorities
- Responsible for implementation, including allocation of human, financial, and administrative resources to support technical activities and deliver results
- Maintain constant communications with the home office, reporting on implementation progress and challenges encountered to the Project Director
- Recruit, train and motivate top professional talent within Kenya who will provide support to the USAID Empowered Youth activity
- Design, negotiate, and execute annual project work plans
- Oversee project monitoring, reporting and evaluation, including participating in the design of M&E system
- Manage internal controls, policies and procedures that are in-line with US Government and MSU compliance regulations
- Provide leadership, advice, and mentoring of support staff and project partners
- Contribute to new business opportunities intelligence gathering, designing technical approaches, and proposal writing
ADMINISTRATIVE AND RESEARCH/ACADEMIC RESPONSIBILITIES AS ACTING VICE CHANCELLOR, EGERTON UNIVERSITY
September 2018 – November 2018
Ag. Vice Chancellor. The Vice-Chancellor is the executive academic and administrative head of the University and as responsible for maintaining and promoting the efficiency and good order of the University. The Vice-Chancellor is the overall administrative head of the University and the accounting officer of the University. The Vice-Chancellor shall be responsible for policy matters, planning, overall coordination of University functions, public relations, fund raising, risk management and general development of the University. The Vice-Chancellor is the Chairperson of:
- The Senate;
- The University Management Board;
- The Staff Appointment Committee for Associate Professors, Senior Lecturers, and equivalent posts.
ADMINISTRATIVE AND RESEARCH/ACADEMIC RESPONSIBILITIES AS DEPUTY VICE CHANCELLOR (ACADEMIC AFFAIRS)
April 2016 - April 2021
Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic Affairs). The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic Affairs) is the head of the Academic Division of the University, whose functions are:
- Formulating and providing policy guidelines on planning, development and management of academic programmes;
- Preparing curricula/syllabuses, and rules and regulations governing the implementation of academic programmes;
- Formulating guidelines for the effective management, implementation and evaluation of academic programmes;
- Coordinating both continuous assessment and final examinations;
- Guiding Chairpersons of Departments, Deans of Faculties, Directors of Schools or Institutes and Managers of Academic Centres on the running of academic programmes;
- Overseeing the administration of the students’ welfare services;
- Working closely with the other Deputy Vice-Chancellors on staff development, training and research programmes.
- The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic Affairs) is the Chairperson of:
- The Bookshop and Library Committee;
- The Deans’ Committee;
- The Staff Appointment Committee for Lectureship, Assistant Lectureship, and Technologists;
- The Students’ Disciplinary Committee;
- The Student Welfare Committee;
- The Staff Appointment Committee in the absence of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration and Finance) and the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Extension)
ADMINISTRATIVE AND RESEARCH/ACADEMIC RESPONSIBILITIES AS PROJECT LEAD/DIRECTOR, CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR LIVESTOCK INNOVATION AND BUSINESS PROJECT
2005 - present
Director, International Programmes and later in 2016 as Project Lead/Director, CoELIB Project. Responsible for management of projects in the following countries: Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria, Malawi, Sudan, Netherlands, USA (completed) and Japan (completed). Other duties include:-
- To work as a key member of the project’s leadership team, playing a central role in the development and implementation of the international projects and programmes.
- To provide strategic oversight of the programmes’ planning processes, to ensure that these fully support delivery of the objectives set out in the University’s Strategic Plan and align resource allocation to the delivery of these objectives.
- To work closely with the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (RE) and Director of Research to ensure effective stock-taking of institutional performance against the strategic objectives and key performance indicators in the University Strategic Plan, and to bring forward recommendations to ensure consistent institutional delivery against these objectives and indicators.
- To provide strategic leadership for projects, to support institutional achievement of the objectives set out in the University’s Strategic Plan.
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To provide senior leadership for the development of strategies, policies and procedures and their implementation.
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To provide senior academic leadership for the development and implementation of the University’s policies on research, consultancy etc and procedures.
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To represent the programmes nationally and internationally, and to influence national and international policies and agendas on behalf of the programmes.
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To chair relevant programme committees meetings, boards and groups from the collaborating international universities.
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To undertake research at the highest level as a member of an appropriate department within the University. He is currently negotiating for funding with USAID, Dutch Government, World Bank, European Union and AU-NEPAD and Germany through KfW for various research, capacity building and rural and infrastructural development projects to the tune of over USD 18 million
As a Director and due to my strong networking skills, I have raised funds for the following initiatives at Egerton University:
- Construction and equipping of a Poultry Research Unit (PRU) at Tatton Agriculture Park (TAP).
- Construction of an two office blocks to host the Centre of Excellence for Livestock Innovation and Business.
- Purchase of one ISUZU DMAZ, two FORD EVEREST, one FORD Ranger and four YAMAHA motor bikes through international linkages
- Purchase and installation of a 75,000 egg capacity setter and 20,000 egg capacity hatcher.
- Purchase and installation of a hammer mill and a feed mixer.
- Purchase and installation of an hydroponic fodder production unit
- Construction of six fish ponds
- Renovation of the milking parlour
- Renovation of the zero grazing unit
- Purchase of an automatic milking machine for cattle
- Purchase of milking machine for dairy goats
- Importation of 30 dairy goats from South Africa
- Importation of 150 male parent stock from France
- Renovation of the spray race and manager’s office
- Purchase of five dairy cows
- Purchase of computers (desktop and laptops) for some staff in the Faculty of Agriculture
- Repair and purchase of equipment for DAFTECH
- Purchase of computer server and programmes
- Purchase of audio video equipment
- Building capacity in the agriculture value chain in institutions of higher learning in Nigeria (Obafemi Awolowo University), Ghana (University of Education), Sudan (University of Khartoum), South Sudan (University of Juba), Ethiopia (Hawassa University), Rwanda (University of Rwanda), Mozambique, Malawi (Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources) and Kenya. In Kenya, building the capacity of a number of TVET organizations (Dairy Training Institute, Bukura Agricultural College, Latia Agribusiness, Kisii National Polytechnic etc) to churn out competent graduates in the agricultural sector.
- Establishment of audio and video studios.
The Centre of Excellence for Livestock Innovation and Business builds on existing capacity and fosters innovation and business development. Since its inception in 2016, CoELIB (www.coelib.org) has developed and offered the following products and services to achieve the planned outputs:-
- Incubation, Business and Market Development: The cluster of products and services provided within the incubation, business and market development theme target students, innovative entrepreneurs and community members and provide support for the establishment of new business, growing existing businesses, taking products to market and linking entrepreneurs with opportunities.
- Information, Technical Assistance and Consulting: CoELIB develops information resources and offers technical assistance and consulting in the key domains of innovative technology, business and market development.
- Research, Development and Commercialization: CoELIB has expanded the production of knowledge relevant to the growth and productivity of business ventures. The Centre is not in the business of developing knowledge for the sake of knowledge. CoELIB contributes to the application of knowledge derived from research to address the most pressing problems in society.
ADMINISTRATIVE AND RESEARCH/ACADEMIC RESPONSIBILITIES AS DEAN, FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE
October 2010 – October 2014
Dean, Faculty of Agriculture. Responsible for all aspects (Teaching, Research and Administrative) of Agriculture at Egerton University including supervision of over 250 staff members trained at PhD, MSc and BSc levels. In charge of overseeing the smooth running of all BSc, MSc and PhD programmes in the Faculty of Agriculture that comprises four departments namely Departments of Animal Sciences, Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Management, Dairy and Food Science Technology and Crops, Horticulture and Soil Sciences. The Dean’s duties:
- Direction of the Faculty’s mission and objectives.
- Convening Faculty Board meetings.
- Overall management of the Faculty’s academic programmes as required by the Senate under various rules and regulations, including being Chief Examiner of the Faculty.
- Implementation of the University’s policy decisions and regulations in respect to the Faculty.
- Representation of the Faculty in the Senate and its Committees.
- Planning and co-ordination of the Faculty’s budgetary estimates and inter-departmental activities.
- Working in liaison with other University organs for the effective and efficient Management of the University.
ADMINISTRATIVE AND RESEARCH/ACADEMIC RESPONSIBILITIES AS CHAIRMAN, DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL SCIENCES
January 2007 – December 2009
Chair of Animal Sciences, Egerton University.Responsible for all aspects (Teaching and Research) of Animal Sciences at Egerton University including supervision of over 50 staff members trained at PhD, MSc and BSc levels. In charge of overseeing the smooth running of all BSc, MSc and PhD programmes in Animal Sciences at Egerton University. The Chairman’s duties are:
- Articulation and implementation of the mission and objectives of the Department.
- Convening Departmental meetings.
- Overall management of the department’s academic programmes as required by the Senate under various rules and regulations, including being Chief Examiner of the Department.
- Representation of the Department in the Faculty Board, the Senate and other organs of the University.
- Planning and budgeting for the Department.
- Supervision of the academic and other staff of the Department.
- Preparation of the annual work plans and an Annual Departmental Report.
- The Promotion and maintenance of a conducive working environment in the Department.
ADMINISTRATIVE AND RESEARCH/ACADEMIC RESPONSIBILITIES AS PROFESSOR OF ANIMAL BREEDING AND GENOMICS, DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL SCIENCES
March 2013 - present
Professor, Department of Animal Sciences, Egerton University. Responsible for teaching and conducting practicals in Animal production for M.Sc, B.Sc and Diploma classes. Also responsible for teaching and supervision of MSc and PhD students.
- This is a supervisory grade and the appointee shall be expected to provide academic leadership to members of lower academic grades.
- Train Undergraduate and Graduate Students
- Develop and plan new programs e.g. diploma and degrees
- Carry out supervision of projects/research by students
- Prepare, conduct and mark examinations.
- Participate in development and preparation to Faculty Development Plan.
- Any other duties as may be assigned by the Vice Chancellor or his appointee.
ADMINISTRATIVE AND RESEARCH/ACADEMIC RESPONSIBILITIES AS PROGRAMMES DIRECTOR AT THE DIVISION OF APPLIED BIOSCIENCES, KYOTO UNIVERSITY, JAPAN
November 2004 – November 2006
Programmes Director, Division of Applied Biosciences, Kyoto University, Japan. Responsible for management of projects in Japan and Malaysia. This included developing advanced indigenous Japanese beef cattle breeding schemes and systems to support management and genetic improvement of cattle genetic resources in developing countries and evaluation of the crossbreeding programme between the Kambing Katjang goat and its crosses, with the German Fawn in South East Asia, Malaysia in particular. Other duties included:-
- To work as a key member of the project’s leadership team, playing a central role in the development and implementation of the international projects and programmes.
- To provide strategic oversight of the programmes’ planning processes, to ensure that these fully support delivery of the objectives set out and align resource allocation to the delivery of these objectives.
- Train Undergraduate and Graduate Students
- Carry out supervision of projects/research by students
OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE AND RESEARCH/ACADEMIC RESPONSIBILITES IN THE UNIVERSITY (CURRENT AND PAST)
- Member of the Joint Admission Board
- Member of the Tender Committee (2011 – 2014)
- Member of the Egerton University Senate
- Member of the Deans’ Committee of Egerton University
- Member of the Corruption Prevention Committee
- Member of the Deans’ Committee of the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM)
RUFORUM supports universities to address the important and largely unfulfilled role that universities play in contributing to the well‐being of small‐scale farmers and economic development of countries throughout the sub‐ Saharan Africa region. - See more at: http://www.ruforum.org/about-us#sthash.RfQ8Haie.dpuf
- Treasurer to the Kenya National Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (KENFORUM)
- Chair (February 2011 – present) of ICT Steering Committee
- Chair (October 2010 – present) of Committee on Office, Laboratory and Space Allocation
- Member of the Fundraising Steering Committee
- Member of Nobel Prize Task Force
- Chair of Animal Sciences, Egerton University (January 2007 – December 2009).
- Acted Dean, Faculty of Agriculture (2007 – 2008).
- Member Council Task Force to Make Egerton University a Centre for Excellence in Capacity Building for Agricultural Development (2007 – 2008).
- Member of the Board of Postgraduate Studies (BPGS), Egerton University (2001-2004).
- Acted Chairman of Department of Animal Science on several occasions (2000-2004).
- Chairman of the Faculty of Agriculture Postgraduate Committee. Responsible for evaluation of postgraduate proposals, review of postgraduate programmes and preparation of the faculty of Agriculture postgraduate seminars (2001-2004).
- Departmental Examination and Curriculum Officer. Responsible for examination matters and developed two postgraduate programmes in the Department. These programmes include: MSc. in animal breeding and genetics and MSc in livestock production systems (2001-2004).
- Web Coordinator of the Faculty of Agriculture (2000-2004).
- Coordinator, Faculty of Agriculture computer room (2000-2004).
- Member of various committees in the University (e.g. NARC Manifesto Committee) and Department of Animal Science (e.g., Curriculum Committee, ICT Committee).
- Reviewer of the Egerton Journal (2000-present).
OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE
January 2021 - present
Project Coordinator and CoELIB Centre as principal HUB. Boosting rural youth employment opportunities through integrated agribusiness hubs in Cameroon, Kenya and Mozambique. [funded by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) . Collaborating institution Ustadi, International Labour Organisation, Procasur, AGRO-PME Foundation, Universidade Eduard Mondlane – USD 3 million]
July 2020 - present
Project Coordinator. New horizons for food security and agri-education in South Sudan [funded by the Netherlands Organization for InternationalCooperation in Higher Education (NUFFIC) . Collaborating institution include MDF and University of Juba - € 1.3 million]
October 2019 - present
Project Coordinator. Strengthening skills and training capacity in the horticulture sector in Kenya [funded by the Netherlands Organization forInternational Cooperation in Higher Education(NUFFIC). Collaborating institution include Q-Point, Bukura Agricultural College, Latia Resource Centre, Maastricht School of Management and Inholland University of Applied Sciences - € 0.80 million
August 2019 - present
Project Coordinator. Strengthening teacher training programmes to improve the delivery of Technical and Vocational Training and Education in the agricultural sector of Kenya in collaboration with the private sector [funded by the NetherlandsOrganization for International Cooperation inHigher Education (NUFFIC) . Collaborating institution TVETA, KTTC, MDF and Aeres Group - € 1.3 million]
October 2016 - present
Project Director. Capacity Building for Strengthening the Livestock Value Chain [financed by the Netherlands Organization for InternationalCooperation in Higher Education (NUFFIC) . Collaborating institution include Q-Point, HAS Den Bosch University, DLV, Growth Africa and Maastricht School of Management - € 1.3 million]
January 2017 – present
Project Coordinator. Resilient, Robust and Reliable – from Aid to Trade (3R). [funded by the Dutch Embassy in Kenya. Collaborating institution include Wageningen University, The Netherlands – € 3.5 million].
October 2018 – December 2019
Principal Investigator. Sustainable Genetic Improvement via Simplified Artificial Insemination for Sheep and Goat Producers [funded by the United States Department of Agriculture– Collaborating institution include Langston University,– USD 40,000].
January 2014 – June 2017
Programme Leader. Strengthening capacity for participatory management of indigenous livestock to foster agricultural innovation in Eastern, Southern and Western Africa (ILINOVA) [funded by the European Union through the ACP-EU Co-operation Programme in Science and Technology (S&T II)– Collaborating institutions include Egerton University, Kenya, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Malawi and Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria,– € 1,234,805].
October 2013 – March 2017
Programme Leader. Strengthening capacity of higher education institutions in Eastern and Western Africa to enhance efficiency in the dairy value chain (DAIRYCHAIN) [funded by the European Union through the EDULINK II programme - Collaborating institutions include Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria and University of Education, Ghana Budget € 693,767].
March 2013 - present
Professor, Department of Animal Sciences, Egerton University. Responsible for teaching and conducting practicals in Animal production for MSc, BSc and Diploma classes. Also responsible for teaching and supervision of MSc and PhD students.
April 2012 – October 2015
Principal Investigator. Improving indigenous chicken productivity for enhanced livelihood and food security in sub-saharan Africa (INCIP). Funded by The European Union through to the African Union Commission - Collaborating institution include University of Malawi, Malawi and Wageningen University, The Netherlands – € 1,041,578.
July 2012 – December 2014
Co-principal Investigator. Trilateral partnership for food security. Funded by United States Department of Agriculture (USDA/USAID). Collaborating institution Punjab Agricultural University and Ohio State University - $800,000. Activities included development of demonstration plots, training in business plan development and entrepreneurship etc.
January 2012 – December 2015
Project Director. Building capacity to deliver competent graduates for enhanced competitiveness in the dairy value chain(DAIRYTRAIN). Funded through the Netherlands Initiative for Capacity Development in Higher Education (NUFFIC). Budget – € 1,293,760.
January 2012 – March 2012
Erasmus Mundus Fellow in Animal Breeding and Genetics, Animal Breeding and Genomics Centre, Wageningen University, The Netherlands. Involved in teaching, leading and participating in seminars and workshops, monitoring and tutoring student research/project activities and participating in thesis reviews.
September 2010 - present
Programme Leader. Value chains for poverty reduction in the dairy sector: Problem based learning in higher education (DAIRYLEARN). Funded within the Development Partnerships in Higher Education (DelPHE) programme by the UK government’s Department for International Development (DFID) and implemented by the British Council - Collaborating institutions include Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria, University of Education, Ghana and University of Khartoum, Sudan. Budget UK£ 105,000.
April 2010 – May 2010
Visiting Professor under Japan Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS) funding, Laboratory of Animal Husbandry Resources, Division of Applied Biosciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Japan. Involves creating, sustaining and strengthening scientific networks between Kenya and Japan to set up a platform for multi-institutional research approaches that integrate animal science with other disciplines to tackle complex challenges related to food security under climate change. Budget – ¥1,800,000 ~ US$ 20,000.
December 2009 – December 2010
Chair, Committee on Climate Change (CC), Egerton University. Responsible for coordinating proposals preparation on climate change, advising on activities to be undertaken as corporate social responsibility under the climate change theme, assisting in solicitation for funds for CC adaptation and mitigation, preparation of quarterly policy briefs on CC adaptation and mitigation and establishing/strengthening local, regional and/or international CC adaptation networks.
October 2008 – November 2011
Country Director, Kenya. Value chains for poverty reduction in the agri-food sector - problem-based learning in higher education (VALUELEAD). Funded by the European Union through the EDULINK programme – Collaborating institution include Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany and Haramaya University, Ethiopia. Other Associate partners include the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI), Kenya Dairy Board (KDB), Horticultural Crops Development Authority (HCDA) and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI). Budget – € 700,000.
July 2006 – June 2009
Principal Investigator/Team Leader, Egerton University, Kenya Agricultural Research Institute and Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries Development collaborative Project on “Indigenous Chicken Productivity for Improved Livelihoods in Kenya“. This is a multidisciplinary project funded by the Kenya Government/World Bank sponsored Kenya Agricultural Productivity Project, Competitive Agricultural Research Grant System.Responsible for ensuring the success of the project and supervision of staff and students attached to the project. Instrumental in the construction of a Poultry Research Unit at Egerton University Budget – US$ 110,000.
December 2005 – March 2013
Associate Professor, Department of Animal Sciences, Egerton University. Responsible for teaching and conducting practicals in Animal production for MSc, BSc and Diploma classes. Also responsible for teaching and supervision of MSc and PhD students.
June 2005 – October 2005
Consultant, ILRI-Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) project on capacity building for sustainable use of Animal Genetic Resources (AnGR) in developing countries. Responsible for reviewing several case studies written for inclusion in Version 2 of the AnGR training resources for the ILRI-SLU project.
November 2004 – November 2006
Postdoctoral Research Scientist under Japan Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS) funding, Laboratory of Animal Husbandry Resources, Division of Applied Biosciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Japan. Responsible for the development of advanced indigenous Japanese beef cattle breeding schemes and systems to support management and genetic improvement of cattle genetic resources in developing countries. Budget – ¥11,900,000 ~ US$ 110,000.
September 2004 – December 2008
Senior National Project Officer, ILRI-BMZ-Hohenheim-Göttingen collaborative Project on “Improving the Livelihoods of Poor Livestock-keepers in Africa through Community-Based Management of Indigenous Farm Animal Genetic Resources“. Responsible for ensuring the success of the project and supervision of staff and students attached to the project.
February 2004 - present
Consulting Scientist, Livestock Recording Centre (Naivasha), Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries Development, Kenya. Responsible for the improvement of livestock recording and development and running of a Best Linear Unbiased Prediction (BLUP)-based genetic evaluation system for different livestock species in Kenya. Involved in animal genetic resources management initiatives and in the drafting of the FAO country report on management of animal genetic resources.
March 2002 - September 2002
Visiting Scientist, Animal Genetics and Breeding Unit (AGBU), University of New England, Armidale, Australia. Evaluated the genetic and economic efficiency of Australian Hereford cattle breeding programme incorporating the Insulin-Like Growth factor I (IGF-1) as an indirect measure of feed intake. During this time, a breeding programme for the Thailand Indigenous beef cattle incorporating adaptation to the environment was also evaluated.
July 2001 – November 2005
Senior Lecturer, Department of Animal Sciences, Egerton University. Responsible for teaching and conducting practicals in Animal production for MSc, BSc and Diploma classes. Also responsible for teaching and supervision of MSc and PhD students.
March 2001 - July 2001
Lecturer, Department of Animal Science, Egerton University. Responsible for teaching and conducting practicals in Animal production for MSc, BSc and Diploma classes.
August 2000 - November 2000
Consultant, ILRI's Animal Genetic Resources Project, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Responsible for writing a synthetic report on the Zebu cattle of Kenya: Uses, performance, farmers’ preferences, measures of genetic diversity and options for improved use.
November 1999 - December 1999
Consultant, Applied Genetics Network, Stuttgart, Germany. Involved in a study sponsored by the 'Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH' on Valuation of indigenous farm animal populations and breeds in comparison with imported exotic breeds - with a focus on sub-Saharan Africa.
July 1997- June 2000
Graduate fellow, ILRI’s Dairy Research Project, Nairobi, Kenya. Responsible for designing (writing of a research proposal/protocol) and reporting a research project on the genetic and economic aspects of dairy cattle crossbreeding strategies.
January 1997 – March 1997
Visiting Researcher, Animal Breeding and Genetics Group, Wageningen Institute of Animal Sciences, Wageningen University, The Netherlands.Responsible for designing and reporting a research project on influence of production circumstances and economic evaluation criteria on economic comparison of breeds and breed crosses. Also attended advanced courses in Animal Breeding and Genetics.
March 1994 – February 2001
Assistant Lecturer, Department of Animal Science, Egerton University. Responsible for teaching and conducting practicals in Animal production for B.Sc. and Diploma classes. Assisted in the supervision of a M.Sc. student in Animal breeding and genetics.
August 1993 – April 1994
Graduate associate, ILCA, Mombasa, Kenya.Responsible for designing (writing of a research proposal/protocol) and reporting a research project on preweaning performance of crosses of Ayrshire, Brown Swiss and Sahiwal cattle. Collaborating Institution KARI.
December 1991 – February 1994
Teaching assistant in the Department of Animal Science, Egerton University. Responsible for teaching and conducting practicals in Animal Production for degree and diploma classes. Worked in a research project analysing the indigenous goat breeds of Kenya. Collaborating Institution University of Hohenheim, Germany.
May 1991 – November 1991
Animal Health Services to farmers. Responsibilities included diagnosing and treating of various livestock diseases.
May 1990 – July 1990
Attached to Goat and Sheep Project (GASP) Kitui District. Assisted the manager in the day-to-day management of the project.
RESPONSIBILITIES IN OTHER UNIVERSITIES/ORGANISATIONS
- Focal Point and Chair of the Planning and Resource mobilization Committee of the Alliance for African Partnership (AAP). The AAP is an initiative of African institutions and Michigan State Universitythat seeks to promote sustainable, effective, and equitable long-term partnerships to address mutually defined challenges experienced on the continent. The AAP’s goal is to transform lives through innovative research, mutual capacity development and outreach activities that connect theory into practice.
- Member of the Permanent International Committee of the World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production; the Apex in Animal Breeding and Genomics
- Member of the Advisory Board, National Defence College of Kenya
- Reviewer of research proposals submitted for funding to the Austrian Science Fund (ASF).
- Member of the Grants Management Committee of the East African Agricultural Productivity Project (EAAPP).
- Reviewer of research proposals submitted for funding by the East African Agricultural Productivity Project (EAAPP)
- External Examiner of Animal Breeding and Genetics and Ruminant Production of the Department of Animal Production, University of Nairobi.
- Member of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Selection committee for MSc and PhD scholarships tenable at German Universities.
- Reviewer of the genetic section of the Livestock Science (formerly Livestock Production Science Journal, the official Journal of the European Association of Animal Production - EAAP).
- Reviewer for the South Africa Journal of Animal Science.
- Reviewer for the Animal Genetics.
- Reviewer for Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics
- Reviewer for the Italian Journal of Animal Science.
- Reviewer for Tropical Animal Health and Production.
- Reviewer for Animal Production Science (Formerly Australian Journal of Agricultural Experimentation).
- Reviewer for African Journal of Agricultural Research.
- Reviewer for International Journal of Livestock Production.
- Reviewer for International Research Journal of Agricultural Science (IRJAS).
- Reviewer for the World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production.
- Reviewer for Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology (JAST).
- Reviewer for Biomedical Central (BMC) Genetics.
- Reviewer for Journal of Dairy Science
- Reviewer for Small Ruminant Research
- Patron, Egerton University Football Club,
- Patron, Abeingo Welfare Association
- Sponsor, Zakita Club
- Founder of the Kenya Animal Breeding and Genomics Association.
- Chair of Board, Molaplus Company Limited
