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Joseph Onjala, PhD - CURRICULUM VITAE

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Family name: ONJALA

First name: Joseph

Nationality: Kenyan

Contacts: Email:

[email protected];

[email protected];

Telephone:

+254 721794650;

+254(020)2127797

Address: Institute for Development Studies,

University of Nairobi,

P.O. Box 30197 -00100 Nairobi.

2. Education:

Institution/Years Degrees Obtained

Roskilde University, Denmark, 1998 - 2002 PhD in Environment and Development

University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1990 - 1992 Master of Arts in Economics

University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1985-1988 Bachelor of Arts in Economics

3. Current Title and Responsibilities:

Present position: Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Development Studies, University

of Nairobi.

Responsibilities: o Coordinator - Master of Development Studies Programme;

o Chair – Research and Consultancy Committee.

o IDS Representative – College Academic Board.

o IDS Representative – College of Humanities and Social Sciences Environment

Committee.

IDS Coordinator - Common Undergraduate Course, Institute for Development Studies-

University of Nairobi. 1995-1997.

Teaching Responsibilities at University of Nairobi:

Teaching PhD, Postgraduate and Undergraduate Students at the University of Nairobi/

o Environment and Natural Resource Management, (Master in Development

Studies Course);

o Energy Policy Planning and Development, (Master in Development Studies

Course);

o Monitoring and Evaluation of Development (Master in Development Studies

Course);

o Methods of Development Research (Master in Development Studies Course);

o PhD Course in Development Economics (PhD Programme by African Economic

Research Consortium and the School of Economics).

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o Previously taught: Environmental Economics (Fourth Year Undergraduate,

School of Economics, University of Nairobi).

4. Training:

November 2018 - Pedagogy, Andragogy and Mentorship Training – held on 31st October

– 2nd November 2018 at University of Nairobi.

December 2016 - Teaching innovation and development: A workshop for university

lecturers in Africa organized by Africalics. Provided knowledge on innovation and

development issues to those currently working in more disciplinary based subjects; focused

on practical training on interactive based learning techniques; Enabled experience sharing

amongst lecturers from different universities across a number of African countries to

enhance their skills as teachers and educators. Held at Desmond Tutu Conference Centre,

Nairobi, Kenya 29th November to 2nd December 2016.

January, 2007 “Research Methodology and Analysis of Opinion Survey” in a summer

School organized by the Afrobarometer Project. Held at University of Cape Town for one

month.

May, 2000 "Natural Resource Accounting" by Environmental Economics Network for

Eastern and Southern Africa (EENESA) and Resource Accounting Network for Eastern

and Southern Africa (RANESA) for one week in Pretoria, South Africa.

December, 1999 "Natural Resource Accounting" by Environmental Economics Network

for Eastern and Southern Africa (EENESA) and Resource Accounting Network for Eastern

and Southern Africa (RANESA) for one week in Swakopmund, Namibia.

November/December 1998 "Advanced Methods in Economic Valuation of

Environmental Resources" held on 23 Nov - 4 Dec, 1998 at CATIE, Turrialba, Costa Rica.

October, 1995 "Research Methodology" at a Workshop organised by African Economic

Research Consortium [AERC] in Nairobi - Kenya.

July 1993 "Teaching of Environmental Economics" by United Nations University

(WIDER)/University of Malta, for two weeks in Valleta, Malta. Certificate in Teaching of

Resource and Environmental Economics.

Language skills: (1 - excellent; 5 - basic)

Language Reading Speaking Writing

English 1 1 1

Swahili 1 1 1

Luo 1 1 3


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5. Research and Consultancy Experience in different countries:

Country From…to

Kenya 1995 – To date

Tanzania 2004 – 2015 (Intermittently)

Somalia 2011 - 2013

Sweden 1998 - 2002

Denmark 1998 – 2006(Intermittently)

Botswana 1998

Uganda 1998

South Africa 1998

Sri Lanka 1998

China 1998 – 2015 (intermittently)

Ghana 2004 and 2008

6. Published Book Chapters:

Onjala Joseph and Oscar Otele (2017). A chapter contribution on “The Emerging Dominance

of Chinese Foreign Direct Investment in Kenya’s Mineral Resources Windfalls”. “The

Background and Practice of China-African Cooperation on Resources Development”. Yunnan

University Press, 2017. ISBN 978-7-5482-2830-1.

Otele Oscar and Joseph Onjala (2017). A chapter contribution on “China’s Africa Policy on

Trade, Investment and Development Assistance: An Overview and Assessment” to a book in

“The Background and Practice of China-African Cooperation on Resources Development”.

Yunnan University Press, 2017. ISBN 978-7-5482-2830-1.

A chapter contribution on “Merchandize Trading between Kenya and China: Implications for

East African Community (EAC)” to a book on “China’s Diplomacy in East and Central

Africa”. Seifuden Adem (2013). Ashgate Publishing Ltd. England.

A chapter contribution on “The Experience of Chinese Support for Infrastructure: How

Relevant for it for Kenya” in James Shikwati (ed). China-Africa Partnership: The Quest for a

win-win relationship. Published by Inter Region Economic Network (IREN Kenya), 2012.

A chapter contribution on “Kenya Implementation of the 4th FOCAC Plan of Action: Hollow

Commitments and Lack of In-Country Support” in James Shikwati (ed). China-Africa

Partnership: The Quest for a win-win relationship. Published by Inter Region Economic

Network (IREN Kenya), 2012.

Joseph Onjala, a contribution to a book on “China’s Comparative Trade, Aid and Investment

Behaviour in Kenya vis-a-viz India and the European Union (EU)” in Stephen Marks (ed)


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2009. Strengthening the Civil Society Perspective: China’s African Impact. Fahamu Networks

for Social Justice.

AERC Working Paper - A Scoping Study on China-Africa Economic Relations - The Case of

Kenya in which I examined the bilateral FDI, Trade and Aid.

AERC Working Paper -The Impact of China-Africa Trade Relations - an In-depth study of

China-Kenya Trade Relations.

A contribution to a book on “China’s Comparative Trade, Aid and Investment Behaviour in

Kenya vis-a-viz India and the European Union (EU)”. Strengthening the Civil Society

Perspective: China’s African Impact (Fahamu Networks for Social Justice).

Joseph Onjala, a contribution to a book on “Combating Poverty and Inequality: Structural

Change, Social Policy and Politics”. Published by United Nations Research Institute for Social

Development (UNRISD). August 2010. ISBN 978-92-9085-076-2.

Rosemary Atieno, Mohamud Jama and Joseph Onjala. Do think tanks benefit from APRM

work? Kenya’s Experience. Converted into a Book Chapter by South African Institute of

International Affairs (SAIIA). Initially published in December 2008 as Occasional Paper

No.16.

Joseph Onjala, a contribution on “Water and Electricity Services Provision in Kenya”.

February 2008, in McCormick, Omosa and Alila. Business Systems in Africa. University of

Nairobi Press. ISBN: 9966-846-95-6.

Mary Omosa and Joseph Onjala, a contribution on “Business Environment in Kenya.”

February 2008, in McCormick, Omosa and Alila. Business Systems in Africa. University of

Nairobi Press. ISBN: 9966-846-95-6.

Mohamud Jama, Rosemary Atieno and Joseph Onjala (2010). Pastoral Populations: Report on

the Status of Pastoralists. Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi. ISBN: 978-

9966-786-14-7.

"Economic Growth and Development in Kenya since Independence" in Ng'ethe N. and W.

Owino W. (eds) (2000). From Sessional Paper No.10 to Structural Adjustment: Towards

Indigenising the Policy Debate. The Regal Press Kenya.

7. Published Refereed Journal Articles:

Onjala Joseph (2018). China’s Development Loans and the threat of Debt Crisis in Kenya.

Development Policy Review. Volume 36, Issue S2 September 2018, pages 0710-0728. DOI:

10.1111/dpr.12328.


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Mukui Gideon, Japheth Awiti and Joseph Onjala (2018). “Effect of Public Spending on

Economic Growth in Kenya”. Researchjournali’s Journal of Economics. Vol. 6. No. 2. March

2018.

Onjala Joseph (2016). Chinese Direct Investments in Africa: Motivations and Development

Implications. Georgetown Journal of International Affairs, Volume XVII number 1,

Winter/Spring 2016 pp.91-102.

Onjala Joseph and Owiti K’Akumu (2016). Relational patterns of Urbanization and Economic

Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa. Development Southern Africa, Vol. 33, Issue 2, March 2016.

Joseph Onjala, Simon Wagura Ndiritu and Jesper Stage (2014). “Risk Perception, Choice of

Drinking Water and Water Treatment: Evidence from Kenyan towns” Journal of Water,

Sanitation and Hygiene for Development. Volume 04.2, 2014. Pp.268-280.

Richard Marcus and Joseph Onjala (2008). “Decentralization and the need for local social,

political, and economic considerations in water resource allocation in Madagascar and Kenya”

Journal of Human Development Volume 9, Number 1, March 2008.

Joseph Onjala (2002). "Towards Industrial Water Management in Kenya: Loopholes in the

Existing Institutional Arrangement." Ny Verden, July 2002. Centre for Development Research,

Copenhagen.

Olsson, B., P.Birungi, S.Huda, G.R. Motlaleng, J. Onjala and T. Sterner (2002). "Ranking

Environmental Services in Different Countries" Sri Lankan Journal of Agricultural Economics,

Volume 4. Part 1, Pp.73-93.

Articles submitted for Review:

Mukui Gideon, Joseph Onjala and Japheth Awiti (2019). “The Effect of Public Capital on

Private Investment in Kenya”. International Journal of Humanities and Social Studies.

Submitted in February 2019.

Musyoka Kalutu, Joseph Onjala and Leopod Muriithi (2019). “Determinants of Household

Choice to Sell Farmland as Coping Mechanism to Shocks in Kenya”. Journal of Rural

Development. Submitted in March 2019.

Musyoka Kalutu, Joseph Onjala and Leopod Muriithi (2019). “Transitory Income Shocks and

Essential Household Consumption Expenditures in Rural Kenya”. Journal of Rural

Development. Submitted in May 2019.

Manuals


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Kenneth Odero and Joseph Onjala (2012). A Manual for Water Sector Feasibility Studies and

A Guide for Public-Private Participation. Prepared for ILO, Somaliland Office.

Working, Occasional or Discussion Papers

Joseph Onjala and Simon Wagura Ndiritu (2012). Risk Perception, Choice of Drinking Water

and Water Treatment: Evidence from Kenyan towns.

Onjala Joseph (2008). A Scoping Study on China-Africa Economic Relations: The Case of

Kenya. Working Paper No. SSC_05, African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), March

2008.

Joseph Onjala – “Export Supply Capacity Constraints: The Case of Horticulture and Leather

for Kenya”. African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) Research Report, March 2010.

"Regulating Industrial Wastewater in Kenya: Towards an Appropriate Institutional

Arrangement". CDR/IIS Working Paper No. 02.8, July 2002. Centre for Development

Research, Copenhagen.

"Good Intentions, Structural Pitfalls: Early Lessons from Urban Water Commercialisation

Attempts in Kenya". CDR/IIS Working Paper 02.2 January 2002. Centre for Development


"Water Pricing Options in Kenya: Cases of Mwea and West Kano Irrigation Schemes. CDR/IIS

Working Paper 01.9, November 2001. Centre for Development Research, Copenhagen.

"Multi-Nation Contingent Valuation: The Case of Kenya." EEU Working Paper 2001:15,

Environmental Economics Unit, Department of Economics, Goteborg University, Sweden.

"Pollution by Sugar Industries in Kenya: The Case of Nyando River." IDS Working Paper 512.

Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi.

March, 2008: Water Resource Accounting in the Mara River Basin. A project supported by

Resource Accounting Network Eastern and Southern Africa (RANESA), University of

Pretoria-South Africa.

“Issues in Groundwater Management in Kenya”, September, 2003. IDS Policy Brief. Institute

for Development Studies, University of Nairobi.


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“The Challenges and Options for business in Accessing Electricity and Water Services in

Kenya”, November, 2004. IDS Policy Brief. Institute for Development Studies, University of

Nairobi.

Onjala Joseph (2008). A Scoping Study on China-Africa Economic Relations: The Case of

Kenya. Working Paper No. SSC_05, African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), March

2008.

Joseph Onjala – “Export Supply Capacity Constraints: The Case of Horticulture and Leather

for Kenya”. African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) Research Report, March 2010.

"Regulating Industrial Wastewater in Kenya: Towards an Appropriate Institutional

Arrangement". CDR/IIS Working Paper No. 02.8, July 2002. Centre for Development


"Good Intentions, Structural Pitfalls: Early Lessons from Urban Water Commercialisation

Attempts in Kenya". CDR/IIS Working Paper 02.2 January 2002. Centre for Development


"Water Pricing Options in Kenya: Cases of Mwea and West Kano Irrigation Schemes. CDR/IIS

Working Paper 01.9, November 2001. Centre for Development Research, Copenhagen.

"Multi-Nation Contingent Valuation: The Case of Kenya." EEU Working Paper 2001:15,

Environmental Economics Unit, Department of Economics, Goteborg University, Sweden.

"Pollution by Sugar Industries in Kenya: The Case of Nyando River." IDS Working Paper 512.

Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi.

March, 2008: Water Resource Accounting in the Mara River Basin. A project supported by

Resource Accounting Network Eastern and Southern Africa (RANESA), University of

Pretoria-South Africa.

Policy Briefs

“Issues in Groundwater Management in Kenya”, September, 2003. IDS Policy Brief. Institute

for Development Studies, University of Nairobi.


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“The Challenges and Options for business in Accessing Electricity and Water Services in

Kenya”, November, 2004. IDS Policy Brief. Institute for Development Studies, University of

Nairobi.

Onjala Joseph (2010). The Impact of China-Africa Trade Relations: The Case of Kenya.

Working Paper No. CPB_05, African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), March 2010.

Onjala Joseph (2010). An In-depth Analysis of China-Kenya Trade Relations. Working Paper

No. SSC_0-, African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), March 2010.

Refereed UNDP Reports:

Joseph Onjala - Kenya Status Report on “Kenya’s Experience in Formulating and Implementing

Plans for Emergence”, UNDP 2017 March.

Joseph Onjala – lead contribution to United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) – The

5th Human Development Report for Kenya 2006. Human Security and Human Development,

2006.

Joseph Onjala – contribution to United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) – The 4th

Human Development Report for Kenya 2004. Industrialization and Human Development,

2004/2005.

Newspaper Articles

Joseph Onjala (11/22/2013 page11) Academics Help shape Multitude of Dreams: Think tanks

forums provide the best avenue for exchanges between scholars from two sides. China Daily

Africa Weekly, Beijing. (China Daily Africa Weekly 11/22/2013 page11)

http://africa.chinadaily.com.cn/weekly/2013-11/22/content_17124370.htm

Joseph Onjala (21/06/2013 page 12) Time for development to be clean: Public and private

sectors must work together to solve Africa's water crisis. China Daily Africa Weekly, Beijing.

(China Daily Africa Weekly 06/21/2013 page12).


Joseph Onjala (03/15/2013 page 7) Call of the wildlife: Africa's abundance of flora and fauna

are a tourist draw, but one that requires protection. China Daily Africa Weekly, Beijing. (China

Daily Africa Weekly 03/15/2013 page7).



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Joseph Onjala (18/01/2013 page 7) Great continental shift: Staggering change in Chinese

investment in Africa from public to private sector, China Daily Africa Weekly, Beijing. (China

Daily Africa Weekly 01/18/2013 page7).


Other Publications (not peer reviewed)

October, 2005: Leather Sector Value Chain Analysis for United Nations Industrial

Development Programme (UNIDO).

November, 2005: Integrated Assessment and Planning for the Energy Sector in Kenya.

Contracted by Kenya Institute of Public Policy and Research (UNEP/KIPPRA).

May, 2003: United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Productive

Capacity Initiative in the Industrial Sector.

Other contributions to literature (Including Theses)

Master’s thesis: Title - Macroeconomic modelling on Energy-Economy Interactions in Kenya.

PhD Dissertation: Title- Managing Water Scarcity in Kenya: Industrial Response to Tariffs

and Regulatory Enforcement.

8. Supervision of Postgraduate Students:

Supervision of PhD Students

1) May, 2015: Supervisor (co-supervisors Dr. Rachael Musyoki; Dr. Kaendi Munguti) for PhD

student on the topic “Contextual influences in female and male schooling: the case of Igembe

and Imenti North Districts” by Peter Mugambi Koome. Graduated.

2) May, 2014: Supervisor (co-supervisors Prof. L.P. Mureithi) for PhD student on the topic

“Essays in Household Consumption in Kenya” by Philip Kalutu Musyoka. Writing/School of

Economics.

3) May, 2015: Supervisor (co-supervisors Dr. Japheth Awiti) for PhD student on the topic

“Empirical evidence of the effects of public spending on economic growth in Kenya” by

Gideon Mukui. Writing/School of Economics.

4) May, 2014: Supervisor (co-supervisors Dr. Anthony Waititu and Dr. Kabare Karanja) for PhD

student on the topic “Role of Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation in the Implementation

of County Integrated Development Plans in Kenya” by Stephen Odiwuor Otieno. Jomo

Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology.


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5) May, 2015: Supervisor (co-supervisors Dr. Bethuel Kinuthia) for PhD student on the topic

“Trade and Economic Growth” by John Githii. Proposal/School of Economics.

6) March, 2019: Supervisor for PhD student on the topic “An Analysing the Impact of

Sustainable Aquaculture Development on Food Security, Livelihood and Rural Development

in Kenya: A Case of Vihiga County” by Fred Juma Syanya. Proposal/IDS.

Supervision of Master’s Students

1) Year 2019: Main supervisor - a Master’s Student project on the topic “Continued Degradation

amid Participatory Forest Management Frameworks: The Case of Kakamega Forest”. by

Inganga Fanis Kuya. Fieldwork.

2) Year 2019: Main supervisor - a Master’s Student project on the topic “Green Perceived Values

in the Consumption of Solar PV Energy: A Case of Architectural and Quantity Surveying

Firms in Kenya” by Mercyline Aseti. Fieldwork

3) Year 2019: Main supervisor - a Master’s Student project on the topic “Socio-Economic

Factors Influencing Choices of Sanitation Technologies in Wajir Town” by Halima Bashir.

Fieldwork.

4) Year 2018: Main Supervisor - a Master’s Student project on the topic “Access to Forest

Products and Support for Conservation: A Case of Malava Forest, Kenya” by Khasabuli Linda

Nabututu. Graduated.

5) Year 2017: Main Supervisor (co-supervisor Dr. Paul Kamau) - a Master’s Student project on

the topic “Rural Electrification and Livelihood Diversification among Rural Households of

Bumula Sub-county in Bungoma County, Kenya” by Kuloba, Abraham. Graduated

6) Year 2015: Main Supervisor - a Master’s Student project on the topic “Factors Influencing

Households’ Access to Drinking Water: The Case of Communities in Imenti South, Kenya”

by Fridah Kinya Kithinji. Graduated.

7) Year 2015: Supervisor (co-supervisor Dr. Radha Upadhyaya) - a Master’s Student project on

the topic “Networks as a Determinant of Usage of Complementary Currencies in Kenya: The

Case of Bangla-Pesa in Bangladesh Slum” by Janet Muthoni Kuguru. Graduated.

8) Year 2015: Main Supervisor (co-supervisor Prof. Rosemary Atieno) - a Master’s Student

project on the topic “Mobile Money Services and the Savings Behaviour of Fishing


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Communities: A Case of Small Scale Fisheries in Mbita Division of Homabay County”. by

Jonah Ochieng Osore. Graduated.

9) Year 2014: Supervisor (co-supervisor Prof. Dorothy McCormick) - a Master’s Student project

on the topic “Is The Youth Fund a Viable Escape Route From Chronic Poverty? A Case Study

of Langata Constituency” by Otieno Geoffrey Odhiambo. Graduated.

10) Year 2014: Main Supervisor (co-supervisor Prof. Mohamud Jama) - a Master’s Student

project on the topic “A Struggle Between Livelihoods and Forest Conservation: A Case of Mau

Forest in Kenya” by Nelly Bore. Graduated.


project on the topic “Environmental Implications of Household Energy Use: A Case of

Nyarach Village in Central Kamagambo Location, Rongo County” by Linzy A. Nyamboki.

Graduated.

12) Year 2012: Main Supervisor (co-supervisor Dr. George Michuki) - a Master’s Student project

on the topic “Surplus Appropriation in Rural Households: A Study of the Beneficiaries of One

Acre Fund Project in Kanduyi Division of Bungoma South District; Western Kenya. By

Gideon Wafula Wekesa. Graduated.


project on the topic “Socio-Cultural Factors Influencing Households’ Choice of Continuous

Cooking Fuel in Garissa Municipality.” by Abdimalik Suleiman Omar. Graduated.

14) Year 2010: Co-Supervisor (with Prof. Dorothy McCormick) - a Master’s Student project on

“Effects of Rural ICT Centres on the Livelihoods of the Youth: A Case Study of Pala

Community Knowledge Centre in Karachuonyo County” by Mediatrix Tuju. Graduated.

15) Year 2010: Co-Supervisor (supervisor Prof. Dorothy McCormick) - a Master’s Student project

on “Paratransit Fares and Commuters’ Modal Choice: A Study of Industrial Workers in Sameer

Park EPZ, Nairobi. By Ommeh Marilyn Sara. Graduated.

16) Year 2010: Co- Supervisor (with Prof. Dorothy McCormick) - a Master’s Student project on

Mobile Phones Usage and Productivity: Analysis of Taxi Operators in Nairobi. by Wamalwa

Nyukuri. Graduated.


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17) Year 2009: Co- Supervisor (with Prof. Mohamud Jama) - a Master’s Student project on

“Scavenging for Livelihoods in Kenya: A Case of Solid Waste Scavenging in Nairobi” by

Elizabeth Dodo. Graduated.

18) Year 2009: Main Supervisor (co-supervisor Prof. Mohamud Jama )– a Master’s Student

project on “The effects of water access on livelihoods in Mutito division” by Ngigi Sophia

Wangari. Graduated.

19) Year 2007: Main Supervisor (co-supervisor Dr. Kaendi Munguti )– a Master’s Student project

on “Rainwater Harvesting in Machakos District” by Joan Kariuki. Graduated.

20) Year 2006: Main Supervisor (co-supervisor Prof. Mohamud Jama )- a Masters Student project

on “An understanding of poverty in the context of Common Pool Goods: An Evaluation of the

Management Systems used in the Conservation of Kakamega Rain Forest.” By Milcah

Asamba. Graduated.

21) Year 2005: Main Supervisor (co-supervisor Prof. Charles Okidi )- a Masters Student project

on “Urban Water Commercialisation in Kenya: The Case of Eldoret Town”. By Esther Makau.

Graduated.

22) Year 2004: Co-Supervisor (co-supervisor Prof. Charles Okidi ) in a Masters Student project

on “Institutional Constraints Affecting Farmers’ Access to Production Services in Small-Scale

Irrigation Schemes in Kenya: The Case of the Yatta Canal in Machakos District”. By Mutiso

Stephen Mutinda. Graduated.


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9. Research and Consultancy Projects:

Project Name: Development of IGAD Regional Infrastructure Master Plan

(IRIMP)

Year: 2018 - 2019

Location: IGAD Countries: Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Somalia, South

Sudan, Sudan and Uganda

Clients: IPE Global, InterGovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD),

African Development Bank (AfDB)

Main Project Features: A diagnostic analysis carried out for the sub-sectors’ policies,

institutional, legal, regulatory and financing frameworks and the

sector’s contribution to, impact on, the socio – economic development

of the IGAD region.

Position Held: Lead Economist

Activities Performed: The assessment and review of the current status of the regional

infrastructure, including analysis of the current:

1. National development plans and other infrastructure investment

plans.

2. Regional infrastructure plans applicable to IGAD member states.

3. International infrastructure plans e.g. PIDA, Africa Agenda 2063,

Move Africa Initiative, etc.

a) Assessment of the current demand for infrastructure services

b) The projection of future demand for each sub-sector.

Project Name: Blue Economy Safeguards for Kenya Marine Fisheries Social and

Economic Development (KEMFSED)

Year: 2018-2019

Location: In coastal counties of Kwale, Mombasa, Kilifi, Tana River and Lamu

Clients: Multiface Research and Development Centre –MRDC; Ministry of

Blue Economy and Fisheries (Kenya); The World Bank.

Main Project Features: Social Assessment:

Provide the environmental and social basis for the project to be

properly appraised and for its presentation to the World Bank

Board of Directors, once the project design is completed.

Support the design of the KEMFSED by identifying and

integrating environmental and social issues (both opportunities

and constraints) into the project planning process with a collection

of safeguard tools and products.

Preparation of: (i) Environmental and Social Management

Framework (ESMF); (ii) Resettlement Policy Framework; (iii)

Process Framework; (iv) Social Assessment (SA); and (v)

Vulnerable and Marginalized Groups Framework (VMGF).


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Position Held: Socio-Economist

Activities Performed: Conducted a social assessment of the regions covered by the project.

Project Name: EuropeAid’s Water Tower Programme

Year: 2017/2018

Location: Ministry of Environment- State Department for Natural Resources,

West Pokot, Elgeyo Marakwet, Trans Nzoia, Bungoma, Busia, Siaya,

Nandi, Kisumu counties.

Clients: Ministry of Environment, SNV Netherlands Development

Organization/AESA East Africa, European Union (EU).

Main Project Features: Support the strengthening with knowledge, skills and approaches to

coordination of restoration, conservation and management of water

towers in the Cherangany and Mt.Elgon Water Towers (West Pokot,

Elgeyo Marakwet, Trans Nzoia, Bungoma, Busia, Siaya, Nandi,

Kisumu counties).


Activities Performed: The overall objective of the WaTER Programme is to support Kenya

to eradicate poverty through enhancing the productivity of ecosystem

services of Kenya's critical ecosystems and enhanced resilience to

climate change of its water sources.

Support the programme to improve the quality and quantity of

ecosystem services provided by Kenya's water towers through

increased forest cover, improved landscape and natural resource

management, and waste management systems leading to increased

benefits to communities from forest, agriculture and agroforestry land

use systems.

Project Name: Political Economy of Green Economy Transition in Africa

Year: 2017-2018

Location: Nairobi - Kenya

Clients: United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)

Main Project Features: Preparation of a Technical Report on Political Economy of Green

Economy Transition in Africa.

Position Held: Economist

Activities Performed: a) Identifying key political and economic issues of the transition;

b) Identify key stakeholders, their (dis)incentives, resource

endowments, constraints and choices;

c) Identify the winners and losers of the transition, the interest groups

and their influence or prevailing power(s);

d) Identify the key political and economic systems and institutions

through which stakeholders interact and their role in the transition;

e) Propose a system for sustaining the transition including the public

choice and how it is arrived at; the cost-efficient mechanism for


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compensating losers; values and social norms, and what needs to

be changed; and processes through which institutions can be

transformed.

Project Name: Consultancy for Socio economic surveys, Infrastructure

upgrading plans and Engineering Designs in selected Informal

Settlements in Nairobi and Kilifi Counties

Year: 2017 - 2018

Location: Kenya

Clients: Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing & Urban Development

(MTIHUD), The World Bank.

Main Project Features: The overall project development objective of the KISIP is to improve

living conditions in informal settlements in selected Counties in

Kenya.


Activities Performed: Designed the tools for the socio-economic surveys, Literature

reviewed KISIP documents and wrote the inception report. Conducted

economic survey in Kilifi and Nairobi informal settlements, reviewed

data collected, analysed data and co-wrote the final report.

Project Name: Experience in Formulating and Implementing Plans for

Emergence in Africa

Year: 2016 - 2017

Location: Nairobi - Kenya

Clients: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Main Project Features: Preparing Kenya Status Report on “Kenya’s Experience in

Formulating and Implementing Plans for Emergence”, analyzing

aspects related to community sensitization and community-based

management.


Activities Performed: The report aimed at analyzing Kenya’s experiences in formulating and

implementing plans for emergence. The goal was to provide inputs

into the discussions at the 2nd edition of the International Conference

on the Emergence of Africa in March 2017. Activities:

Took stock of the conceptual approaches supporting the

development process at national level;

A review the national plans of emergence and their implementation;

and

Document some African best practices.

Project Name: Assessment of Economic Viability and Environmental impacts

Year: 2016


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Location: Somalia

Client: International Labour Organization (ILO)-Somalia Programme

Main Project Features: Assessment of Economic Viability and Environmental impacts

Position Held: Lead Consultant

Activities Performed: Designed a study to determine economic and social impacts of roads

projects; Developed data collection instruments, cleaned the data and

analysed the economic viability of the various roads projects

earmarked for implementation.

Project Name: China-Africa Cooperation on Three Networks of Africa’s

Infrastructure and Industrialization.

Year: Sept 2015

Location: Kenya

Client: African Economic Research Consortium

Main Project Features: Analyzing the impacts of China-Kenya cooperation on rail, road and

airports support.

Position Held: Socio Economic Expert

Activities Performed: Investigated the scope of existing development cooperation in

infrastructure and Foreign Direct Investment relations between China

and Kenya; determined the structure of financing of projects and the

distribution of benefits and suggest measures to improve the quality

of engagement.

Project Name: A Scoping Study on Kenya - China Partnership: Advancing

Sustainable Peace and Development Agenda.

Year: May 2015

Location: Kenya

Client: SaferWorld

Main Project Features: Investigate the scope of existing development cooperation between

China and Kenya; examine all the sectors involved; the stakeholders

involved in each of the sectors and the magnitude of the projects being

undertaken.


Activities Performed: Designed data collection instrument, collected appropriate data.

Conducted analysis on the scope of the engagement in aid, trade,

investment and cultural exchange.

Project Name: Economic Valuation of the Yala Swamp Conduct market and non-

market valuation of the swamp for UNEP.

Year: Nov 2014

Location: Kenya

Client: United Nation Environment Program

Main Project Features: Collecting and analysing data pertaining to the attributes of the Yala

Swamp, livelihoods activities by households, including commercial


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production of rice, sugarcane by other enterprises. Estimating the

economic values of the ecosystem.

Position Held: Environmental Economist

Activities Performed: Designed the study and data instruments for economic valuation,

conducted randomized interviews to households and stakeholders;

used market and non-market valuation to determine the economic

value of the swamp.

Project Name: Conduct an Economic and Social assessment of following Roads

Projects in Somalia: Hobya Road; Golol Road; Rahma Road;

Kaah Road; Umadda Road; Fooniyaha Road

Year: 2013

Location: Somalia

Client: Abdulkadir – ILO Somalia Programme

Main Project Features: Assessment of Economic Viability and Environmental impacts


Activities Performed: Designed a study to determine economic and social impacts of roads

projects; Developed data collection instruments, cleaned the data and

analysed the economic viability of the various roads projects

earmarked for implementation.

Project Name: Conducted capacity building activities on Community

Environment Management in Daadab

Year: April & Jul 2013

Location: Kenya

Client: United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD)

Main Project Features: Capacity Building

Position Held: Environmental Expert

Activities Performed: Visited Daadab refugee camp in north eastern Kenya; organized

stakeholder meeting to conduct capacity building to support

sustainable use of environmental resources in order to mitigate

degradation of the region.

Project Name: Assessment of The Implementation of The Bank’s Involuntary

Resettlement Policy to Enhance the Design of the Integrated

Safeguards System

Year: 2012 – 2013

Location: Africa – Regional

Client: African Development Bank (AfDB) and Gibb Consultants

Main Project Features: Analyse the experience of dealing with Involuntary resettlement in the

Banks’s funded projects

Position Held: Socio - Economist

Activities Performed: Conducted a review of the existing Involuntary resettlement policy for

the for the African Development Bank in selected different African


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countries including Tunisia; Kenya; Ghana; Gabon; Malawi, analyze

RAPs, suggested measures for the improvements of safeguards

system; examined involuntary resettlement, stakeholder analysis,

interviewed Project Affected Persons (PAP), studied compensation

and rehabilitation of people affected by Bank operations drawing

experiences from the Bank itself and Regional Member Countries

(RMCs), Civil Society Organisations and other Development

Partners; Drafted the Integrated Environmental and Social Safeguard

Policies.

Project Name: Viability Assessment and Tariff Rate Structure for The Sheikh

Water System in Somaliland.

Year: Oct 2011

Location: Somalia

Client: International Labour Organization

Main Project Features: Assessment and development of a tariff rate for Somaliland water

system


Activities Performed: Designed a study to determine appropriate tariff structure for the water

supply system in Somaliland. Developed data collection instruments,

and analyzed appropriate tariffs to ensure viability of the water

project.

Project Name: Evaluation of Community based project among Rural

Communities in Central Kenya Dry Areas Project (CKDAP).

Year: Feb – Mar 2011

Location: Kenya

Client: International Fund for Agriculture and Development (IFAD)

Main Project Features: Documenting the Experience and Lessons from executing livelihoods

projects in dry land areas

Position Held: Lead Social Expert

Activities Performed: Capacity building in community resources mobilization;

Interaction with grass roots beneficiaries and preparing a booklet

for IFAD

Wrote reports based on best experiences practices from projects

through a participatory planning approaches /methodology;

Identification of 5 projects focusing on rural development,

poverty alleviation and social cross-cutting issues.

Project Name: Evaluation of Monitoring and Evaluation Framework for the

Central Kenya Dry Areas Project (CKDAP).

Year: Sept - Nov 2010

Location: Kenya

Client: International Fund for Agriculture and Development (IFAD)


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Main Project Features: Capacity building in Monitoring and Evaluation of development

projects;


Activities Performed: Established a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) at the CKDAP’s

Design; Ensured the application of the M&E with the communities

themselves participating in the collection and recording of data and

information on project activities; Interacted with grass roots

beneficiaries and prepared a booklet for IFAD.

Project Name: Nationwide Public Opinion Survey for the National Democratic

Institute (NDI)

Year: Aug – Sept 2010

Location: Kenya

Client: National Democratic Institute (NDI)

Main Project Features: Conduct and policy relevant national survey


Activities Performed: Prepare a national survey instruments, conduct sampling, organize

data cleaning, analysis and reporting

Project Name: Evaluation of Community based project on Potential for Poverty

Alleviation among Rural Communities in Central Kenya Dry

Areas Project (CKDAP).

Year: May 2010

Location: Kenya

Client: IFAD

Main Project Features: Capacity building in Monitoring and Evaluation of development

projects

Position Held: Lead Expert

Activities Performed: Involving and empowerment of communities in unlocking

Potential for Poverty Alleviation

Transforming “merry go round "into sustainable village banks.

Engaging vulnerable groups in project activities.

Ensuring successful women leadership in community projects

Developing Community based solutions to rural development.

Interaction with grass roots beneficiaries and preparing a booklet

for IFAD

Project Name: Assessment of the Socio-Economic Development (SED)

component for Kenya:

Year: Oct 2009

Location: Kenya

Client: New Partnership for African's Development (NEPAD)- The African

Peer Review Mechanism (APRM)


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Main Project Features: The African Peer Review Mechanism

Position Held: Lead Socio-Economist

Activities Performed: Impact of rural development such as infrastructural facilities and

overall socio-economic impact of these including gender analysis,

assess the regional inequalities in the level of development in the

various region of Kenya, estimate the potential target of various

developmental indicators for improving the level of development.,

identification of projects at community level.

Project Name: EIAs of the proposed Tana Integrated Sugar Project (TISP),

Kenya

Year: 2009

Location: Kenya, Tana River

Client: Nature Kenya

Main Project Features: Conduct initial EIAs of the proposed Tana Integrated Sugar Project

(TISP), Kenya:


Activities Performed: Conducted Evaluation of possible impacts on: Biodiversity i.e. bird

species; Pastoralist community along the Tana River basin Fisherfolk

community; Other community livelihoods; Analyse feasibility reports

by the TISP. Conducted economic alternative analysis; assessed

environmental and social costs.

Project Name: Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of the Mara River

Basin

Year: 2008

Location: Kenya and Tanzania

Client: World Wide Fund (WWF) for Nature, East African Regional Office

in Nairobi

Main Project Features: Prepare a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) report of the

Mara River Basin.


Activities Performed: Identify the opportunities and constraints which the environment

places on development process; Develop guidelines to ensure that

development is within sustainable limits for biodiversity protection;

Create a framework to integrate across areas, regions or sectors;

design and Develop structures to deal with cumulative effects of

policies, programmes and plans in environmental assessments;

Maintain and enhance a chosen level of biodiversity and

environmental quality for the region; Examined environmental

resources and developed Management Strategies for the Mara Basin.

Project Name: Household Water Use and Health Implications in Kenya – A

Survey of 1200 Urban Households in Kenya.


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Year: 2008

Location: Kenya

Client: Environment for Development Network (EfD) – University of

Gothenburg

Main Project Features: Study of Water Consumption Behaviour in Urban Areas

Position Held: Team Leader

Activities Performed: Study of Water Consumption Behaviour in Urban Areas, the influence

of other infrastructural developments in shaping the choices of urban

households.

Project Name: Mid-term assessment, Responsible for Eastern Province Forums

and Preparing Socio-Economic Development (SED) assessment

report for Kenya.

Year: Jul 2007

Location: Kenya

Client: NEPAD and APRM

Main Project Features: African Peer Review Mechanism


Activities Performed: Conducted

impact development of rural sector, infrastructural facilities,

overall socio-economic impact including gender issues,

interviews through a participatory approach.

Project Name: Responsible for Nyanza Province Forums and Preparing mid-

term Socio-Economic Development (SED) assessment report for

Kenya.

Year: June 2006

Location: Kenya

Client: NEPAD and APRM

Main Project Features: African Peer Review Mechanism

Position Held: Consultant

Activities Performed: Conducted

impact development of rural sector, infrastructural facilities,

overall socio-economic impact including gender issues,

interviews through a participatory approach.

Project Name: Household Water Use and Welfare Implications in Kenya – A

Survey of 1200 Urban Households in Kenya.

Year: 2005

Location: Kenya

Client: Africa Economic Research Consortium (AERC)

Main Project Features: Study of Water Consumption Behaviour in Urban Areas

Position Held: Lead Researcher/Resource Economist


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Activities Performed: Scientific selection of respondents in urban areas for interviews using

data instruments and analysis of the same data.

Project Name: Multi-country study to on Environmental Priorities in Less

Developed Countries

Year: 1998

Location: Kenya, Botswana, Uganda, South Africa, Sri Lanka and Sweden

Client: Environmental Economics Unit (EEU) / University of Gothenburg and

SIDA

Main Project Features: A multi-country Contingent Valuation Methodology (CVM) Study on

how people in different socio-economic settings value environmental

resources (including water, air, forests).


Activities Performed: Organized grass roots communities in different geographical and

socio-economic parts of Kenya; Organize stakeholder meetings to

discuss the importance of different environmental resources.

Respondents ranked the importance of different environmental

resources in different communities. Prepared a journal article.

Project Name: Gender impacts of water pollution by Agro-based Industries

along river Nyando

Year: 1996

Location: Kenya, Kisumu County

Client: African Rural Social Scientists Network (ARSSN) / Winrock

International

Main Project Features: Design and implement a gender analysis study on the socio-economic

impacts of pollution.


Activities Performed: Design and implement a gender analysis study on the socio-economic

impacts of pollution on downstream communities/estimate using

production function approach how households are impacted by the

activities of sugar industries – i.e. loss of quality water, agricultural

output, avertive or defensive expenditure and health consequences of

the polluting activities. How the children are affected, women distance

to water points, frequency of water sourcing.

Membership of Learned Professional Bodies:

African Economic Research Consortium (AERC). - Present International Centre for Economic Growth (ICEG). - Past African Rural Policy Analysts Network (ARPAN). - Past Resource Accounting Network for Eastern and Southern Africa (RANESA). - Past Environmental Economics Network for Eastern and Southern Africa (EENESA). - Past

Service to the public:


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Board Member – St Augustine Secondary School/Kisumu County.

10. Ongoing Research Activities:

Water Security Governance in Kenya: Construction of Dams versus Ecosystems

Restoration.

11. Scholarships/Fellowships Awards:

October 2011-January 2012 VLIR-UOS scholarship for the Short Research Stay (SRS)

programme in Belgium. The host institution was Faculty of Social Studies, Katholeke

University in Leuven.

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