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Joseph Onjala, PhD - CURRICULUM VITAE
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Family name: ONJALA
First name: Joseph
Nationality: Kenyan
Contacts: Email:
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
Research, Copenhagen.
"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
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
Research, Copenhagen.
"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).
http://africa.chinadaily.com.cn/weekly/2013-06/21/content_16643617.htm
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).
http://africa.chinadaily.com.cn/weekly/2013-03/15/content_16311197.htm
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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).
http://africa.chinadaily.com.cn/weekly/2013-01/18/content_16137706.htm
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.
11) Year 2012: Main Supervisor (co-supervisor Prof. Mohamud Jama) - a Master’s Student
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.
13) Year 2010: Main Supervisor (co-supervisor Prof. Mohamud Jama) - a Master’s Student
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).
Position Held: Socio-Economist
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.
Position Held: Socio-Economist
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.
Position Held: Economist
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.
Position Held: Economist
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
Position Held: Socio-Economist
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
Position Held: Economist
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;
Position Held: Lead Consultant
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
Position Held: Lead Consultant
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:
Position Held: Environmental Economist
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.
Position Held: Environmental Economist
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
Position Held: Socio-Economist
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).
Position Held: Environmental Economist
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.
Position Held: Socio-Economist
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.