Education Team

Life at Tom Mboya University is enriching, exciting, and energizing.

OUR DEPARTMENT IN NUMBERS

Students

Staff

EXPERTISE WITH NO LIMITS

DR. JOAB KINZI

CURRICULUM VITAE

DR JOAB MALEA KINZI

B.Sc.(Moi), PGDE(UoN), MEd (Egerton), PhD(Egerton)

P.O. BOX, 119 -40300 HOMA BAY, KENYA

Mobile No.+254722231733 Email: jkinzi@tmu,ac.ke

PERSONAL DETAILS

Date of Birth:                       23^rd February 1970
Marital Status:                     Married with 6 children
Current   Position:               Senior Lecturer/Director Quality Assurance
Current Station:                  Tom Mboya University

EDUCATION BACKGROUND

2010   – PhD in Educational Psychology-Egerton University, Kenya
2006   – Master of Education in Guidance and counselling- Egerton University, Kenya
1999   – Post Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE)-University of Nairobi, Kenya
1994   –   B.Sc.-Moi University, Kenya
1989   –    Secondary School Education “A” Level – (KACE: 3 principle 1 subsidiary) -St.   Pauls      Amukura High School, Kenya
1986   –    Secondary School Education “O” Level- (KCSE: Div 2) -Naitiri Boys High
                 School, Kenya
1982   –    Primary CPE: Mbagara Primary School, Kenya

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

2023- Date – Dean Faculty of Education – Tom Mboya University
2022- Date     – Chairman Project Implementation committee (ERP upgrading), Tom Mboya University College, Kenya
2019- Date –Chairman Board of management Macho Secondary School, Kenya
2022- Date    – Deputy Chairman Board of management Mukuyu Secondary School, Kenya
2022- Date       – Vice Preciding Clergy, Mugunga Friends Church, Lugari Yearly Meeting, Kenya
2020- 2023 –Director Quality assurance– Tom Mboya University, Kenya
2018-2020 – Chapter Secretary- University Academic Staff   Union (UASU)-Tom Mboya University College, Kenya
2017          – Lugari Constituency member of parliament (MP) Aspirant and sub-
                        county presidential Campaign team leader

2015 -2022 – Chairman Board of management Mukonge Secondary School
2016- 2022 – Treasurer Sipande Friends Church, Lugari Yearly Meeting, Kenya
2016 – 2020 –Deputy National Secretary General, University Academic Staff Union
                      (UASU), Kenya
2014 – 2017 – University Academic Staff   Union (UASU)-Laikipia Chapter Secretary
2013              Ag. Dean faculty of education -Laikipia University
2011-2013 – COD psychology, Counselling and Education foundation –Laikipia
                         University, Kenya
2005- 2011 – Secretary (Recording Clerk) Mugunga Friends Church

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2023- Date – External Examiner Rongo University, Kenya
2022- Chairman students disciplinary committee, Tom Mboya University College, Kenya
30^th February, 2018-to date- Senior Lecturer – Tom Mboya University College, Kenya
2021 to date- External Examiner Laikipia University, Kenya
2016 -to date- Peer Journal Reviewer – Kenya Guidance Counselling and Psychology

Association (KGCPA)

August, 2016 –February, 2017- External Examiner Kabarak University, Kenya
4^th August, 2016 – 7^th February, 2017- Senior Lecturer – Laikipia University, Kenya
5^th October, 2011 – 4^th August, 2016- Lecture-Laikipia University, Kenya
12^th August, 2008 -5^th October, 2011 – Assistant Lecture-Egerton University. Kenya
2003 -2007- Graduate Teacher I – Teachers Service Commission, Kenya
1999- 2002 – Graduate Teacher II – Teachers Service Commission, Kenya
1995 – 1998 – UT Graduate Teachers – Teachers Service Commission, Kenya

CONFRENCES, SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS/TRAININGS ATTENDED

2023- Deans’ Sensitization Workshop on Implementation of Guidelines for Review of Teacher
Education Programmes (TEPs) of Universities In Kenya, held on 7 ^Th-9 ^Th December 2023, in Burch Resort (Naivasha).

2023- Internal quality assurance workshop for quality assurance directors, held on 13^th -16^th
           march, 2023 at Sawela Lodge, Naivasha.

2023-Mendeley Reference Management training, Held on Jan 17, 2023 at Tom Mboya
             University

2023- Turnitin online training for instructors, Held on Jan 17, 2023 at Tom Mboya University

2022- Secondary school Management Training Held on 13^th -15^th oct at Bishop
            Slumeti Girl, Lugari, Kenya

2021 – Kenya National Cohesion and Values Training. Held at Tom Mboya University
             College, Kenya

2021- 3^rd – Kenya Guidance Counselling and Psychology Association (KGCPA)
                international Conference. Held at Moi University, Kenya

2020 – Union finance Management- Tom Mboya Labour College Kisumu,
              Kenya

2018- Kenya Guidance Counselling and Psychology Association (KGCPA)
Conference. Held at Kisumu Hotel, Kenya

2017 – Union Leadership and Management. Held at Tom Mboya Labour College
              Kisumu, Kenya

2016- 3^rd – Laikipia University International Conference. Held at Laikipia University
               Main Campus, Kenya

2015-4^th – KGCPA Conference-ARC Hotel. Held at Egerton University, Kenya

2014 – ISSBD longitudinal Workshop. Held at Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai,
            China

2014- 23^rd ISSBD Biennial Conference. Held at East China Normal University,
                Shanghai, China

2014- 2^nd Laikipia University International conference. Held at Laikipia University,
              Kenya

2013- 3^rd KGCPA Conference. Held at ARC Hotel-Egerton University, Kenya

2012- 3^rd KGCPA (AGM)/Workshop. Held at Egerton University, Kenya

2011- 9^th   African ISSBD Regional Workshop. Held at University of Lagos, Nigeria

2010- 6^th African Conference of Psychotherapy. Held at Makerere University
          Kampala, Uganda

2010- 21^st ISSBD Biennial conference. Held at Mulungushi Conference center,
            Lusaka, Zambia

2010-    ISSBD longitudinal workshop. Held at Lusaka, University of Zambia

2009- 8^th African ISSBD Regional workshop. Held at Kisumu Hotel Maseno
              University, Kenya

2009 –   Proposal Writing-CMRT. Held at Egerton University, Kenya

2009 –   Teaching Practice Workshop. Held at Egerton University, Kenya

2008 – Workshop on student advising. Held at Egerton University, Kenya

2006 – SMASSE   Workshop. Held at Arch Bishop Njenga Girls, Lugari. Organised by
             Ministry of   Education/JICA Project, Kenya

2005 – SMASSE Workshop. . Held at Archbishop Njenga Girls, Lugari. Organised by
            Ministry of Education/JICA Project, Kenya

2004 – SMASSE Workshop. Held at Archbishop Njenga Girls, Lugari. Organised by
             Ministry of    Education/JICA Project, Kenya

2004 – Workshop Mobilization for   HIV/AIDS. Held at Museum View Hotel,
               Kisumu, Kenya

2003 – SMASSE Workshop. Held at Archbishop Njenga Girls, Lugari. Organised by
           Ministry of Education/JICA Project, Kenya

2002 – SMASSE Workshop. Held at Archbishop Njenga Girls, Lugari. Organised by
            Ministry of Education/JICA Project, Kenya

2000 – SMASSE Workshop. Held at Archbishop Njenga Girls, Lugari. Organised by
               Ministry of Education/JICA Project, Kenya

NUMBER OF POST GRADUATE STUDENTS SUPERVISED

PhD (1- successful completion, 1 -ongoing) (to see attached list)
Master (16- successful completion, 9 – ongoing) (to see attached list)

PUBLICATIONS

16 Papers in Peer Reviewed Journal

BOOKS PUBLISHED

One University Level Book in Measurement and Evaluation

MEMBERSHIP TO PROFFESIONAL ORZGANIZATION

International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD)
International Congress of Psychology (ICP)
Kenya Guidance Counselling and Psychology Association (KGCPA)

DR. JOYCE BOKE WAMBURA, AFHEA

CURRICULUM VITAE

Name:                          Dr. Boke Joyce Wambura, AFHEA
Date of birth:               23rd June 1984
Nationality:                 Kenyan
Identity Number:        23396347
Address:                      P.O. Box 247-40404-Rongo, Kenya
Email:                          joyce.boke@gmail.com or jboke@tmu.co.ke
Cell-Phone:                 +254 797643763

PROFILE

Boke Joyce Wambura is an academic and researcher in Language and Linguistics, Gender and Discourse and Female Genital Mutilation. Her particular areas of research include the role of language in academia, gender and social stratification, language use in the media and critical discourse analysis. Boke has a wealth of experience spanning over ten years in teaching at college and University levels in Kenya and the UK, supervision of postgraduate students, scholarly research, writing and community work.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

PhD in Linguistics

Institution:                 The University of Leeds, UK
Specialization:            Language, Gender and Discourse Analysis
Title of Thesis:           Gender and Language Practices in Female Circumcision Ceremonies in Kuria, Kenya.
Duration:                   2013-2017.

Master of Arts degree

Institution:                 Egerton University
Specialization:            English Language and Linguistics
Title of Thesis:           A Morphonological Reconstruction of Borrowings from English to Kuria language
Duration:                   2008-2010.

Bachelor of Education degree

Institution:                 Egerton University
Specialization:           English Language and Literature
Qualification:            1^st Class Honours
Duration:                   2003-2007.

2. WORK EXPERIENCE

No.	POSITION	ORGANIZATION/INSTITUTION	DEPARTMENT	DUTIES	DURATION
1.	Lecturer	Tom Mboya University	Faculty of Education	-Lecturing -Assessment -Postgraduate supervision	14^th February, 2018- to date
2.	Adjunct Lecturer	Rongo University	Department of Language and Linguistics	-Lecturing -Student Assessment -Mentorship	February 2017 – December 2017
3.	Deputy Returning Officer	IEBC, Kenya	Kuria East Constituency	-Recruiting and training personnel -Overseeing elections	June 2017 – September 2017
4.	Visiting Lecturer	York St. John University, UK	Business School	-Lecturing -Conducting seminars Developing content for Moodle	January 2014- December 2016
5.	Adjunct Lecturer	Kenyatta University	Language and Linguistics Department	-Lecturing -Assessment	January 2012 – July 2013
6.	Adjunct Lecturer	Egerton University	Department of Language and Linguistics	-Lecturing -Research	January 2011-July 2013
7.	Writer, translator	Nation Media Group	Daily Nation Newspaper, Taifa Leo	-Writing news and feature stories, -Translation between English and Swahili	January 2010-May 2013
8.	Tutor	Kamagambo Adventist College	Faculty of Education	-Tutoring -Filed assessment	September 2007-August 2008

3. RESEARCH WORK AND CONSULTANCIES

POSITION	ORGANISATION	PROJECT	DUTIES	DURATION
Programme Developer	FES Foundation	Global Outlook Trade Union School	-Developing a programme for mentorship for young leaders	May 2020-March 2021
Research Assistant	AFIDEP	AFIDEP- Research on women and reproductive health	-Interviewing -FGD moderation -Data entry and report-writing -transcription and Translation	July -December 2019
Principal Researcher		Gender and language practices in Female circumcision ceremonies in Kuria Kenya.	-Developing a research tool -Collecting data -Analysing data and writing a report -Transcription and translation	October-November 2015

4. HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES

a. 1^st December 2023-todate: Coordinator, Open, Distance and e-Learning, Tom Mboya University.

Duties: coordinating ODEL activities, overseeing establishment of facilities and services closer to the learners, ensuring availability of self-learning materials for learners’ needs.

b. 2020-todate: Chairperson, National Values and Cohesion Committee, Tom Mboya University.

Duties: Organizing and chairing meetings, identifying annual reporting guidelines and target areas, writing reports, coordinating all activities of the committee.om Mboya University.

c. 2019-Nov 2023: Teaching practice zone coordinator, Migori Zone, Tom Mboya University Teaching Practice Centre.

Duties: Schools mapping, allocation of schools for students and supervisors, compiling assessment reports, reporting on teaching practice matters to the faculty.

d. 2019- Aug 2023: Exam Coordinator, Faculty of Education, Tom Mboya University.

Duties: Coordinating all exam related activities in the faculty.

e. 2021-2023: Vice Chairperson, Chairperson Academic Committee Kwoyo Oyugis Secondary School Board of Management in Kasipul Sub-County, Homabay County.

Duties: Chairing board meetings and academic committee meetings, coordinating B.O.M. activities relating to academics, short-isting and interviewing staff, overseeing proper management of school funds.

f. 2019-2022: Member of Itongo Secondary School Board of Management in Kuria East Subcounty (2019-2021).

g. 2015-2016 Conference Organization committee member: co-organized the 24^thInternationalConference of the Student Organisation of Linguistics in Europe (conSOLE XXIV).

h. 2014-2016 Postgraduate Students Representative to the LIdIA management committee, York St John University.

i. 2014-2015 Postgraduate Students Representative to the Business School Faculty Research Committee, York St. John University.

5. SUPERVISION OF POST-GRADUATE STUDENTS

1. Masters

Successfully Graduated

Achieng Ruth Ayall (SED/MAST/02109/018): Tom Mboya University. (Graduated December 2022). Thesis title: Factors influencing teacher turnover intentions in public secondary schools in Rachuonyo north sub county, Kenya.

Ongoing

Kennedy OmothAtien. Effect Of Drug Abuse On Pupils’ Discipline And Academic Achievement In Public Primary Schools In Homa-Bay Sub-County, Kenya Master of Education in Education Administration. Tom Mboya University. (2018-)

Peter Gama Obiero. Effects of Counselling Services on Reintergration of Ex-Prison Convicts from Medium Prisons into Society in Homa Bay Sub County. Kenya.Tom Mboya University. (2018-)

1. PhD

Ongoing

Arthur Mbara. Metonymic Patterns in Dholuo. PhD in Linguistics. Rongo University, (2018-)
Saada Mumba. Morphosyntactic Analysis of the Verb Phrase Structure In Kinyaturu. Phd Linguistics . Rongo University. (2019-)

Masters

i.Sheila Kirui. A Critical Examination of the Discourses of Single Motherhood in Selected Facebook Pages. Tom Mboya University. (2019-)

6. POSTGRADUATE THESIS EXAMINATION

PhD:

Mark Joash Ashitiba Olenja. Tom Mboya University. (Graduated December 2022).

Thesis title: Impact of free secondary education policy on retention, completion, transition and performance rates in Emuhaya and Vihiga counties.

Masters:

George Otieno Onyango Rongo University. (2023).

Thesis Title: Morphosyntactic Study of Dholuo Verb Phrase.

Jackson Kiptarus Mutai. Tom Mboya University. (Graduated, December 2022)

Thesis title: Influence of selected TSC human resource management practices on teacher performance in secondary schools, Rachuonyo North Subcounty.

Callen N. Onyancha Rongo University. (Graduated 2022)

Thesis Title: A Pragmatic Analysis of Impoliteness and Strategies in EkeGusii Arbitration Discourse.

7. COMMUNITY SERVICE

1. 2023-todate: Patron, Scouts Club Tom Mboya University.
2. 25^th February 2023: Speaker during the mentorship session as Kanyawanga Boys Secondary School, Migori County.
3. 1^st January 2023: Key-note speaker during the prayer and thanksgiving ceremony for graduands’ academic achievement at Homabay Church of Christ, Homabay County.
4. 21^st May 2022: Keynote speaker during the prayer and mentorship session for Form Four Students at Asumbi girls Secondary, Homabay County.
5. 2019-2020 Peer Counselor trainer, in preparation for ‘mama county says’ mentorship session, Tom Mboya University.
6. 24^th November 2019: Keynote speaker during Mentorship Programs for Rusinga Island Candidates in Mbita Sub County, Homa Bay County.
7. 19^th March and 11^th May 2019: Conducted Mentorship Sessions for Rakwaro Mixed and Lehecys girls secondary schools in Migori County.
8. 22^nd August 2018: Facilitator and coordinator during mentorship and training programs for high school students in Rongo Sub County in collaboration with World Vision at Kuja special school.
9. 4-5^th /12/2017: Facilitated and coordination of student mentoring conference for high school students from Kuria East Sub Countyat Komotobo mission centre.
10. 23^rd August 2017: Keynote Speaker during the World Vision as a motivational session at Komotobo Grounds to mentor Kuria girls on the value of education.

8. PUBLICATIONS:

Publications in Journal Articles

A. Single-Author Journal Articles

i. Wambural, J. B. (2021). Challenging Sexism and Gender Inequality in the Kenyan Electronic Media. Global Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences. Vol. 21, (11) pp 55-65.

ii. Wambura, J. B. (2020). Metaphor and Disability: A Critical analysis of the Inequalities in Kuria Metaphorical References to Physical Disability. International Journal of Current Research. Vol. 12. (12) pp 30-37.

iii. Wambura, J.B. (2018) ‘The Earrings and the Shields’: Metaphor and Gender Discourses in Female Genital Mutilation Songs in Kuria, Kenya. Gender and Language, Vol. 12 (1), pp 87-113.

iv. Wambura, J.B. (2017) Gendered discourses in female circumcision songs in Kuria, Kenya. Proceedings of the Conference of the Student Organisation of Linguistics in Europe (conSOLEXXIV) 6-8 January 2016, pp112-134.

v. Wambura, J.B. (2016). Masculinities and Femininities in Female Genital Mutilation Ceremonies in Kuria Kenya. Culture, Society and Masculinities. Vol. 8 (2), pp 35-63.

vi. Wambura, J.B. (2016) Gendered Constructions in Kuria Female Circumcision Songs. International Journal Advances in Social Sciences and Humanities. Vol. 4 (1), pp 34-41.

vii. Boke, J. W. (2012). The Language of Kuria Proverbs: A Powerful tool for exercising Control over Women. International Journal of Social Science and Interdisciplinary Research. Vol. 1 (10), pp235-243.

viii. Boke, J.W. (2012) Morphological Changes of Borrowings from English to Kuria Language. Journal of Education and Social Sciences. Vol. 1 (2), pp 56-71.

B. Second–Author Journal Articles

i. Siruri, M.M., & Wambura, J.B. (2023). Effects of Organisational Communication on Organisational Behaviour. Journal of Scientific and Research Publication. Vol. 13 (2) pp 427-432.

ii. Ayall, R. Wambura, J. B., Simatwa E.M. (2021). Influence of School Based Factors on Teacher Turn over Intentions. A case of Public Secondary Schools in Rachuonyo North Subcounty. East African Journal of Education and Social Sciences. Vol 2. (4), pp125-139.

C. Third-author journal articles:

i. Atien, K.O., Simatwa, E.M.W. and Boke, J.W. (2022). Effect of Drug and Substance Abuse on Pupils Discipline in Public Primary Schools in Homabay Sub-County, Kenya. International Journal of Current Research. Vol. 14, Issue 4, pp 48-73.

ii. Ayall, R. Baraza, T., Wambura, J.B. (2022). Teacher Based Factors in Teacher Turn-over Intentions in Rachuonyo North Subcounty. Journal of Education in Africa. Vol. 6, (1), pp 19-32.

iii. Gama, P., Kinzi, J. and Boke, J. W. (2022). Effects of Family Counseling Services on Reintergration of Prison Ex-Convicts from Medium Prisons into Society in Homa Bay Sub County, Kenya. Journal of Humanities and Social Science. Vol. 27, Issue 2, pp 1-5.

Publications in Book Chapters

Wambura J. B. (2023). The Cut: Women and the Practice of Female Genital Mutilation Kuria, Kenya. In Jean McNiff’s (Eds.), Representations of the Academic: Challenging Assumptions in Higher Education. (pp 120-134). London and New York: Routledge.
Wambura, J.B. and Satia E. (2023) Language and Ideology in Kuria Female Genital Mutilation Songs. In Kaschulla H. Russel, Ralarala Monwabisi and Heydon Georgina’s (Eds.), Language Crime and Courts in Contemporary Africa and Beyond (pp 157-178). Cape Town: African Sun Media.

9. WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES

Portrayals of Gender in CBC Teaching and Learning Materials. Co-Presented with O. Odero during the Education Evidence for Action (EE4A) Conference held on 28-30^th November 2023 at Tom Mboya University.
Redefining Cultural Transmission in the Wake of Language Death. A case of Elmolo. Co-Presented with O. Odero during the 13^th Pan African Literacy for All (PALFA) held on 22^nd -25^th August, 2023 at The University of Nairobi.
Representations of Gender in Online Memes. Presented during the 3^rd Language Association of Eastern Africa held on 15^th-16^th August, 2023 at Makerere University.
Gendered Discourses in Kenyan Pop Music. A Case of Suzanna by Sauti Sol. Presented during the 1^st KAFU National Virtual Conference Held on 15^th-16^th May 2023,
What Can You Do as an Integrity Club Member? Paper presented during the Inter-university Integrity Conference, Tom Mboya University, Kenya, 18^th and 19^th January, 2023.
Communication and Negotiation skills for leaders. Presentation on 20-22^nd December 2021 during the SOTMUC Induction Workshop held at Ufanisi Hotel, Kisii.
Language, Ideology and Normalization of Violence against Women in Selected Cultural Songs. Conference paper co-presented with E. Satia during the LAEA II conference held on 12-14^th August 2021, virtually.
Students Leaders communication and Negotiation skills. Presentation on 13-15^th March 2020 during the SOTMUC Induction Workshop at Ufanisi Hotel, Kisii.
Challenging Sexism and gender inequality in the Kenyan Electronic Media. Conference paper presented during the ‘Knowledge Solutions to Emerging Global Challenges’; Graduate Hub Virtual Conference, 24^th November, 2020.
Morphonological Reconstrution of English Loan Words in Kuria Language. Presented in The 1^st LAEA Conference, Eldoret Kenya, 1^st and 2^nd August 2019.
Impacts of Language and Female Genital Practices on Socioeconomic Development. Presented in The 2^nd International Conference, St Augustine University of Tanzania, 27^th and 28^th June 2019.
Female Genital Mutilation and Leadership: Challenges facing Kuria Women. Panelist presentation in The Language, Gender and Leadership International Conference in Eldoret, Kenya, 3^rd and 4^th October 2018.
Communication and Negotiation skills for Student Leaders. Presentation on during the 2018: SOTMUC Induction workshop held at Florence Hotel, Migori.
Reflexivity and/or objectivity in qualitative research: Using critical discourse analysis to examine discourses of gender in FGM ceremonies. 11^th Research Methodologies Conference. York St John University, November 2016.
Normalising the Cut: Language and Female Circumcision Practices in Kuria, Kenya. 6^th International Conference on Value and Virtue in Practice-Based Research. York St John University, York, UK. July 2016.
Gendered discourses in female circumcision songs in Kuria, Kenya. A paper presented at the Conference of the Student Organisation of Linguistics in Europe (conSOLE XXIV). York St John University. York. January 2016.
Text and Demystification of gender. A paper presented at the Association of English Language Educators and Researchers (ASELER) conference. Eldoret. Kenya. October 2015.
The Shields and the earrings’: Challenging female genital mutilation (FGM) practices in Kenya through critical linguistic analysis. A paper presented at the British Association for Applied Linguistics (BAAL) conference. Aston University. Birmingham. September 2015.
The Role of Language in Propagating/ Ending Female Genital Mutilation. A paper presented at the Ending FGM Together conference in Nottingham. September 2015.
The perfect the proper’: Constructions of gender in Kuria female circumcision songs. Identities and social change conference. University of Sheffield. May 2015.
The insider researcher: Opportunities and Challenges. 9th York St John University Postgraduate Research Methodologies Conference. November 2014.
The language of Soap Opera and identity formation among Egerton University students. 4^th Mt Kenya University conference. May 2012.

10. FUNDING

August 2016 Organization: Churches Together
Award: £1000 for research

June 2016 Organization: Funds for Women graduates
Award: £ 2500 for research

March 2009 Organization: Higher Education Loans Board
Award: Ksh 200,000 for MA research

11. PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

2015-2016 Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA): The UK Professional Standards Framework for teaching and supporting learning in higher Education-Higher Education Academy

2006 Professional Counselor Guidance and Counseling – St Luke’s Consultancy.

2021 Member of the Global Trade Union School Alumni

2021 Pioneer Member of the Language Association of East Africa

12. MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES

Member, British Association of Applied Linguistics (BAAL)
Pioneer Member, Language Association of Eastern Africa (LAEA)
Member, Association of English Language Educators and Researchers (ASELER)

13. HOBBIES

Doing voluntary work
Motivational speaking
Traveling and exploring

14. REFEREES

Prof. Enose WM Simatwa,
Associate Professor,
Faculty of Education,
Tom Mboya University College,
P.O BOX 199-40300,
Homa Bay,
Kenya,
Cell: +254735261121
Email: simatwae@gmail.com

Prof. Ernest Sangai Mohochi
Registrar, Academic Affairs
Kibabii University
P.O Box 1699-50200 -Kenya
Email: mohochies@kibu.ac.ke
Tel:+254714692210

Dr. Moses Siruri Marwa
Council Member,
Laikipia University
P.O Box 1100 Nyahururu – Kenya
Email:marwasiruri@gmail.com
Tel: +254704478184

DR. ESOKOMI SOLOMON NUNI, PHD.

CURRICULUM VITAE

Dr. Esokomi Solomon Nuni, PhD.
Pedagogy (Physics)
PHONE: +254720826311 (KENYA)
EMAIL: esonuni@yahoo.com.
SKYPE : esonuni

Biodata

Name:                         Esokomi Solomon Nuni
Date of Birth:             Sept 1968.
Marital Status:          Married
Nationality:                Kenyan
Passport No:              AK1121784
Languages:                English, Kiswahili, Luhya basic French and Kinyarwanda

Education

Year	Qualification	Institution
2019	PhD Science Education-Physics (Pedagogy)	Maseno University, Kenya
2006	Master of education Science (ME.d) Science	Egerton University, Kenya
1998	Post Graduate Diploma in Education. (PGDE)	Egerton University, Kenya
1993	BSc Mathematics (Statistics and Applied), Physics and Computer Science	Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya
1989	Kenya Advance Certificate of Education (KACE) A-level	Kakamega High School, Kenya
1987	Kenya Certificate of Education (KCE) O-level	Emusire High School, Kenya
1983	Certificate of Primary Education (CPE)	Esibuye Primary School

Work Experience

Period	Assignment
Sept 2021 to date	Served as Volunteer Reader for 2022 Mandela Washington Fellowship Role– Identify candidates’ best positioned to gain from experiences offered through the Fellowship.
July 2021 to date	Projectc Co-ordinator –Teacher Education in Sub-Sahara Africa (TESSA) Volunteer Ambassador at Tom Mboya University. Role –Work with colleagues at TMU to integrate and align TESSA materials into the Education Curriculum of the University. -Capacity building of Junior Secondary School (JSS) teachers in Homa Bay County in ACTIVE pedagogical skills using TESSA resource materials in partnership with Teacher Service Commission (TSC), The Open University (OU) UK, TESSA and Centre for Study the Global Development (CSGD)
Jan 2021 to Sept 2023	Appointed to the position of examination coordinator Faculty of Education Roles: Receiving exam drafts; Coordinating internal moderation of exam drafts; Overseeing of supervision examinations; Receiving marked scripts and mark sheets from course lecturers; Coordinating external moderation of examination scripts entering student’s marks in the ERP system.
Nov 2020	Developed Bachelor of Education (Science) Progrmme at the Tom Mboya University Commission of Higher Education (CUE) Approval
Oct 2020	Team leader for PROJECT proposal development. Donors- International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and Global Partnership for Education (GPE). Partners: Tom Mboya University (TMU), African Centre Technological Studies (ACTS), Multimedia University (MMU), Jaramogi Odinga Oginga University of Science and Technology (JOOUST) and Technical University of Kenya (TUK). Value: CA1.2million Title: Improving teachers’ skills to assess students I East Africa (IT-SAS). Role: Developed concept, background, problem identification, research methodology and M&E and complied drafts.
2020 to date	Lecturer Tom Mboya University College PhD Course Taught –Research Proposal/ Advanced Educational Statistics and Computer Applications in Education, Thesis Writing, Philosophy and Theories of Physics Education, Physics Pedagogy, Innovation in Physics Education and Resource Development in Physics Education Master Degree Courses Taught – Research Methods Education, Physics Pedagogy, Educational Statistics and Computer Applications in Education, Curriculum Development, Writing Research Proposal, Learning on the Online Environment and Adult Education Curriculum Undergraduate Courses Taught -Education Media and Resources, Educational Technology, General Methods of Teaching, Special Methods of Teaching Mathematics, Special Methods of Teaching Chemistry, Special Methods of Teaching Computer Studies, Curriculum development, Environmental Education, Special Methods Teaching Biology and Special Methods of Teaching Agriculture Developed e-learning materials for: Special methods of teaching Physics, Education Media and Resources, Educational Technology, General Methods of Teaching, Research Methods, Special Methods of Teaching Mathematics, Special Methods of Teaching Chemistry, Curriculum development, Environmental Education, Special Methods Teaching Biology and Special Methods of Teaching Agriculture{ Lectures delivered via ZOOM, Microsoft Teams, WhatSapp Google Classrooms}
2020 to date	Teachers Service Commission (TSC) Trainer of Trainer (ToT)/Facilitator- Kakamega County for School Based Teacher Support System (SBTSS). Roles support teachers in: lesson study activities, lesson planning, lesson observation, pedagogy, ICT integration in teaching and learning, virtual peer learning, assessment for learning, use of learner centered approaches especially Inquire Based Learning (IBL), action research, use and sourcing of technology enable materials action planning
2019 to 2020	Resource- Person- Kenya National Qualifications Authority (KNQA) Areas: Occupational standards and curriculum development; Policies, and standards assessment and examination of qualification; Proof reading, editing of documents and production reports
2020- to date	Lecturer: Tom Mboya University Teacher the following courses both to post graduate and undergraduate students: Special methods of teaching Physics, Education Media and Resources, Educational Technology, General Methods of Teaching, Special Methods of Teaching Mathematics, Research Methods, Special Methods of Teaching Chemistry, Curriculum development, Environmental Education, Special Methods Teaching Biology and Special Methods of Teaching Agriculture
2015-2017	Part-time Lecturer: Rongo University Lecturer of Degree and Diploma in Education Science Courses: Electronics, Electricity & Magnetism, Special Methods of Teaching Physics, Secondary School Physics and Properties of Matter
2013-2021	Part-time Lecturer Jaramogi Odinga Oginga University of Science and Technology (JOOUST) Lecturer: Bachelor Education Science- Special Methods of Teaching Physics. Areas: Course development, Teacher training, Methods of teaching and learning, Accelerated Education (AE) communication skills, Curriculum development, Curriculum implementation, Curriculum Assessment and Evaluation, Teaching of science, Assessment and evaluation of students, Test development, Gender Issues in Physics Education, Teaching and learning materials development, ICT use in Physics teaching, Pedagogy, Class management and discipline, Education Quality Assurance, Monitoring and Evaluation , Education Statistics and Research, climate change
2008-2020	Senior Graduate teacher/Lecturer Kakamega National School, Kenya Chairman Quality and Assurance and Standards, Senior Head of Subject (Physics), Master Lenana House, Planning, Monitoring and Evaluating of Curriculum implementation, Senior Head of Physics in the school for the last 6 years.
2007-2008	Part-time Lecturer (Volunteer) Kigali Institute of Education (Science Education) at Lycee De Kigali Centre
2006-2008	Expatriate Teacher Republic of Rwanda second by Kenya Government Planned, implemented and evaluated teaching of “A level” Physics and Mathematics in Lycee De Kigali High School, assisted in project planning and management for reviving practical teaching in secondary schools in Rwanda, Monitoring, evaluating and report writing on Science and Mathematics practical teaching implementation in secondary schools in Kigali city. In serviced teachers on modern methods of teaching Mathematics and Physics
2004-2006	Director of Studies and Evaluation, Vihiga High School. Managing and Supervising teacher activities and assignments, Monitoring and evaluating entire school curriculum Planning, Teaching Physics and Mathematics.
1992-1997	Graduate Teacher, Vihiga High School Head of subject (H.O.S.) Physics subject, Housemaster, class teacher, and Guidance and Counseling teacher.
1990	Primary Teacher, Ebukhuliti Primary school- taught Primary Mathematics and Science

Thesis Examined -PHD

Date	Title
Nov 2022	PHD- Opportunities and Challenges in Education for the mentally retarded learners in special Schools in Kenya.
Sept 2022	PHD- Impact of Learning support factors on Skills acquisatition of Engineering Trainees in Technical Vocational Education and Training Institutes in Lake Victoria Region, Kenya.
Sept 2022	PHD- Effect of School Safety Policy on Students’ Safety in Public Boarding Secondary Schools in Homa Bay County, Kenya.
Aug 2021	PHD- Impact of Free Secondary Education Policy on Retention Rates, Completion Rates, Transition Rates and Academic Performance in Public Secondary Schools in Emuhaya and Vihiga Sub Counties, Kenya

Thesis Examined –Masters

Date	Title
Feb 2023	MA- Influence of Guidance and Counselling Services on Student discipline in Public Secondary Schools in Homa Bay Sub- County, Kenya.
Aug 2021	M.ED- Influence of Selected Factors on Students’ Performance in Biology in Public Secondary Schools in Ndhiwa Sub-County Homa Bay County, Kenya

Thesis Supervised-PHD

Jan 2021 to Date

Influence of Selected Factors on Media Integration in Teaching and Learning of Christian Religious Education in Secondary Schools in Vihiga County, Kenya

Publications

Journal Articles

1	Esokomi, S. Nuni. Students’ Perceptions of Online Teaching and Learning in Kenya Universities during Covid-19 Pandemic-ongoing
2	Esokomi, S. Nuni. Influence of Science Congress Activities on Secondary School Students’ Perception and Achievement in Physics in Vihiga County of Kenya. Published in International Journal of Novel Research in Education and Learning Vol. 10, Issue 3, pp: (150-160), Month: May – June 2023, Available at: www.noveltyjournals.com
3	Esokomi, S. Nuni. Teachers’ Perceptions of Students’ Participation in Field Trips Activities and Achievement in Physics in Vihiga County of Kenya. Published in International Journal of Novel Research in Education and Learning Vol. 8, Issue 1, pp: (1-8), Month: January – February 2021, Available at: www.noveltyjournals.com
4	Mutange, R. Elumbe & Esokomi, S. Nuni. Comparative Effectiveness of Problem Solving Approach on Students’ Achievement in Mathematics: Case of Single-Sex and Co-Educational Secondary Schools in Kenya. Published in Journal of Education and Practice. Vol. 11, No.32,pp:(38-49), 2020. Available at www.iiste.org
5	Esokomi, S. Nuni, Prof Indoshi C Francis, Dr Joseph Rabari & Dr Maurine Kangahi. Effectiveness of animated video on Secondary Students’ Conceptualization of electronics in Kakamega-County of Kenya. Published in International Journal of Novel Research in Education and Learning Vol. 6, Issue 6, pp: (5-11), Month: November – December 2019, Available at: www.noveltyjournals.com
6	Esokomi, S.Nuni, Prof. Indoshi. F &Prof. Odour A (2018). Influence of Field Trip Activities on Secondary School Students’ Interest and Achievement in Physics in Vihiga County of Kenya “Published in Vol,-6 Iss (Jan, 2018) Scholars Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (SJAHSS); ISSN: 2347-5374(Online)
7	Esokomi, S.N, Prof. Indoshi. F & Prof. Odour A. Influence of Science Club Activities (SCA) on Secondary School Students’ Interest and Achievement in Physics in Vihiga County of Kenya ” Published in IJSRP Volume 6, Issue 1, January 2016 Edition www.ijsrp.org”
8	Esokomi, S.Nuni. Teaching Wave Phenomena with Spiral Wire Wave Projector (SWWP) in Kenyan, Secondary School” with Global Journal of Management Science and Technology Vol-1 issuse-8(September-2012) online www.gjmst.com

Consultancy Reports

Date	Title
Oct 2017	Report-Teaching Methods and Classroom Management for Head Teachers and Teachers of Las Anod and Dayaha Boarding Secondary Schools Training, submitted to Ministry of Education-Somaliland and Somaliland Development Fund (SDF)
Feb 2016	Report-Moderation of Writing of Competency based Curriculum Textbooks for Rwanda Education Board (REB), submitted to Kenya Literature Bureau {KLB}
May 2016	Report- International Commission on Financing Global Education Opportunity, submitted to International Commission on Financing Global Education
Dec 2015	Report-Training of Untrained Teachers in Dertu Ward, Garissa County. Submitted to Millennium Villages Project (MVP)
Nov 2014	Report- Quality Assurance (QA) for physics learning units (shift from knowledge based to competency based curriculum), submitted to CfBT-Education Trust African Regional Office-Nairobi Kenya & Rwanda Education Board (REB)

Learning Modules

Date	Title
2017	Teacher Trainee’s Manual -Teaching Methods and Classroom Management submitted to Ministry of Education-Somaliland and Somaliland Development Fund (SDF)

Conference Attended and Papers Presented

Date	Title
Sep 2023	Present a paper at 3^rd ICERDA International Confernce on Education Research for Development in Africa. Paper Title: University students’ perceptions about their online learning and the effects of online teaching on their learning process. Held at University of Cape Coast – Ghana 19^th -21^st September 2023.
Oct 2021	Academic Writing Workshop– Academic Writing, Academic Journal Publishing and Grant Funding application. Organised by Maseno University, The British Academy and University of Central Lancashire. Held at Kisumu Hotel, Maseno University. 11 – 12 October 2021.
Oct 2018	Effectiveness of animated video on Secondary students’ conceptualization of electronics in Kakamega-County of Kenya presented in Mount Kenya University 5^th International Interdisciplinary Research conference 2018

Thesis

Date	Title
Nov 2019	PhD- Influence of Participation in non-formal Curricular Activities on Secondary School Students’ Perception and Achievement in Physics in Vihiga County of Kenya.
Dec 2008	Report- An Overview of the Education of Rwanda, A case of Lycee De Kigali, presented to the Ministries of Education Rwanda(MEDUC) and Kenya
2006	MED-The effectiveness of the spiral wire wave projector on students’ conceptualization of wave phenomena in Vihiga District
March 1998	The value of Physics in modern world. A seminar paper read in Egerton University (Kisii campus).
April 1998	PGDE-The effects of Students’ attitude on performance of Mathematics in Vihiga District, Research project for Award of a post Graduate Diploma in Education.

Consultations Undertaken

Year	Assignment
May 2019	Author/Advisor:- Zambia Curriculum Grade 10 to 12 Math and Physics Student Textbooks for Herald Education Limited
Nov 2017 to date	Technical Advisor to- Herald Education Limited editors and writers on drafting and writing of Kenya Competency Based Curriculum materials (CBC) {ie Child centered/friendly methods or Active teaching and learning method} student textbooks and teacher’s guides for class 1 to class 4. Guided editors and writers on interpretation of syllabus on: content accessibility to learners, clarity and use of simple language in writing, accuracy, currency, relevance{ use of local materials} , appropriateness of content to learner level, logical organization and progression of content, and book layout, developing competencies, gender and SEN balance, integration of cross-cutting issues
Oct 2017	Consultant: Trainer in Active Teaching Methods, Classrooms Management and ICT Integration for Head Teachers & Teachers of Las Anod and Dayaha Boarding Secondary School for Ministry of Education and Higher Studies –Somaliland- Somaliland Development Fund(SDF) funded by the Department for International Development (DFID), the Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA), the Norwegian Government (Norway) and the Netherlands. Role Developed the following: training course outline, objectives for training, reviewed other training manuals, reviewed training documents in Somaliland, consulted with stakeholder, developed inception, developed training manuals, and trained the Head teachers and teachers in Burao City, finally wrote the training report and debriefed SDF and MoHES staff. Cost Value of Consultancy: USD- 9600.
May 2016	Consulted for International Commission on Financing Global Education Opportunity. Cost Value of Consultancy USD 500.00
May 2016	Trained staff of Hobunaka Girls High School on active teaching and learning strategies and ICT integration in teaching-Two day workshop
Mar 2016	Inducted Kakamega National School Teachers on Active Teaching and Learning Strategies and ICT Integration in teaching secondary subjects for period of four months. Developed presentation slides and Videos on active teaching.
Jan- Feb 2016	Moderator /Technical Advisor to- Kenya Literature Bureau (KBL) editors and writers on drafting and writing of Rwanda Competency Based Curriculum materials(CBC) {ie Child centred methods or Active teaching and learning method} student textbooks and teacher’s guides in all subjects of curriculum. Guided editors and writers on interpretation of syllabus on: content accessibility to learners, clarity and use of simple language in writing, accuracy, currency, relevance, appropriateness of content to learner level, logical organization and progression of content, and book layout, developing competencies, gender and SEN balance, integration of cross-cutting issues {HIV, peace and climate change} and development of positive attitudes. Cost Value of Consultancy Ksh 30,000.00
Oct-Dec 2015	Consultant: Teacher training ie Accelerated learning (AL)-The Millennium Promise Villages Project (MVP) Dadaab Dertu, Bahuri Primary School and Dertu Girls Sec School in Dertu Ward, Dadaab Sub County, Garissa County (Trained 12 teachers-ECD, Primary and Secondary) Cost Value of Consultancy UD 6700 (Didn’t undertake consultancy due to logistics)
Oct-Nov 2014	Consultant as a Quality, Assurance and Editor (QAE) Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) for Rwanda Education Board (REB) on behave of CfBT-Education Trust .UK -Project: Rwanda National Curriculum Review 2013(ref: *www.reb.rw). Quality Assured and Edited (QAE) for National Physics learning Units from Senior one (1) to Senior Six (6)(5 days remote and 2 days in country) Cost Value of Consultancy USD 4320.*

Short Courses Undertaken

Date	Course
Aug 2023	Obtained a certificate for Training in Academic Writing Skills- Supported by The World Bank, RUFORUM and Eduardo Mondlane University. Areas: Writing clearly and simple English, Developing and Publishing Journal article, communicating result finding, editing and formatting research reports: 28^th August to September 1^st August 2023.
Aug 2023	Obtained a certificate for Training in Advanced Statistics and Experimental Design- Supported The World Bank, RUFORUM and Eduardo Mondlane University. Areas: T-test, ANOVA, MANOVA Regression analysis Factorial analysis: 14^th to 18^th August 2023
June 2023	Commonwealth of Learniing-Canada- Teaching for Climate Action Areas covered: Teaching Science of Climate in relation with school subjects; Teaching the impact of climate change; pedagogies for global, national and local impacts of climate change; learning and pedagogies for climate action and resilience; Gender, youth and community empowerment for climate action; Education for sustainable development and climate change; strategies for youth and communities for inclusive climate action
May 2023	Obtained Certificate of Competency from Commonwealth of learning -Canada in Self-directed learning for Higher Education: Areas covered: SDL definitions and process, historical background and theoretical fundations for SDL, characteristics of self-directed learner, relevance of SDL to higher Eduaction, models of SDL, Cooperative learning, problem based learning and inquiry based learning; active teaching and learning to promote SDL, Role of assessment in SDL, Components of SDL oriented assessment and plan and evaluate the use of cooperative learning-embedded assessment in higher education
April 2023	Obtained Certificate of Competency from Commonwealth of learning -Canada in Introduction to Social Media Marketing: Areas covered:Introduction to Social Media Marketing and Strategy; Marketing on Facebook-Designing and Managing Facebook Advertising Campaigns; Adversting on Twitter: Designing, Managingand monitoring Twitter Campaigns; Adverstise on LinkedIn: Setup, managing and Monitoring Campaigns; You Tube Marketing: Designing and Mnagaing YouTube Channel and advertising Campaigns;
March 2023	Obtained Certificate of Competency from Commonwealth of learning -Canada in Essential Life Skills. Areas covered:Winning Communication Skills, Realtionship Skills, Thinking Skills, Leadership Skills and Wellbineg Skillls.
March 2023	Obtained Certificate of Competency from Commonwealth of learning -Canada in Teaching Chemistry with Technology: Areas covered:How oneline works and the community of inquiry, Science teaching Philosophy(scientific method), Active learning and simulations in Science Eduaction, PhET and how it works,Blended learning for Chemistry Teaching, Planning Simulation Lesson plans using PhET , Assessment for Chemistry Simulations and Evalauting Chemistry Lesson Plans.
Nov 2022	Obtained Certificate of Competency from Commonwealth of learning -Canada in Monitoring and Evalaution (M&E): Areas covered: Monitoring and Evalaution overview; Results-Based Monitoring and Evalauton; Theory of Change; Logical Frameworks; Indicators and Means of Verification; Developing an M&E Strategy; Data Collection Overview; Overview of Quantitative Methods; Overview of Qualitative Methods and Overview of Participatory Methods and Approaches to M&E
Sept 2022	Obtained Certificate of Participation from Commonwealth of learning -Canada in Inclusive Teaching and Learning (ITL); Areas:Learner centre-teaching, learner-centred Education, The wave model of intervention, Principles of inclusion and making teachers inclusive.
Dec 2020	Trained remote in Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE) Minimum Standards training in December 2020. Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE), 122 E. 42nd St., New York, NY 10168 www.inee.org.
May 2020	Certificate of Achievement: Planning for Monitoring and Evaluation Areas: How to measure project success, data collection, management, analysis and use. Course funded by fhi360, Philanthropy University and Berkeleys Haas
May 2020	Certificate of Achievement: Essentials for Nonprofit Strategy Areas: How to identify milestones in nonprofit strategy design, problem definition, identifying stakeholders, designing a theory of change, and selecting metrics to assess progress towards goals set. Course funded by fhi360, Philanthropy University and Berkeleys Haas
April 2019	PMD Pro: Project Management Kaya Humanitarian Leadership Academy-certificate awarded Areas: Introduction to project management, and PMD Phase model, Data collection and analysis, Project set up, Project planning, Project implementation, Project monitoring, evaluation and control and end of project transition MEAL DPro: Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning: Kaya Humanitarian Leadership Academy certificate awarded Areas: An introduction to MEAL, Logic Models, Building the logframe, Planning MEAL activities, Collecting MEAL data, Analyzing MEAL data, Using MEAL data,
April 2019	*International Rescue Committee (IRC)* Introduction to Monitoring and Evaluation, Data Analysis and Action Planning, Developing Log Frames and Developing Theories of Change.
Sept 2019	Gowrie Victoria Open 2 Study- Early Childhood Education-Areas: The world of the child, Belonging, Being, & becoming (certificate awarded)
June 2015	*Aga Khan Foundation &Alison.Com*-Designing and Implementing Monitoring & Evaluating Systems AREAS: Designing and implementing monitoring & evaluating systems; Defining results and results based management and results frameworks; Developing and selecting performance indicators: How to collect data: Developing output monitoring tools: Assumptions and risks: Grouping indicators etc
May 2015	Introduction to Advocacy (Unicef Agora) what is advocacy? Why advocacy? How to advocate and developing advocacy Strategies
April 2015	Introduction to Nutrition The importance of Nutrition, UNICEF’s approach, Main Nutrition interventions, Multi-secretarial interventions
May 2015	*Introduction to Child Protection UNICEF Agora* Introduction, Why child protection? UNICEF’s approach to child protection, Building the evidence base and what child protection programming looks like
April 2015	*Child Friendly Schools (CFS) UNICEF Agora (Certificate A warded)* *Areas: Introduction to Child-Friendly Schools, Learning and Teaching, Learning Environment, School Leadership in CFS, School-Community Links, Application of CFS principles, Guide School Design and Construction, Education Policy, Mainstreaming and Scaling Up*
April 2015	Introduction to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) (Badge A warded) Introduction to WASH, What does WASH stand for? What does WASH do? What is WASH’s impact?
March/ April 2015	University Teaching (Johns Hopkins University)( Statement of accomplishment A warded) The science of teaching and learning as a foundational block in being an educator, Important principles of best practices in education that will enhance the students’ learning in a classroom, laboratory, or clinical setting, How to know your student audience when teaching etc
Dec 2014	EQUITY-FOCUSED AND GENDER-RESPONSIVE EVALUATION COUNTRY-LED MONITORING & EVALUATION SYSTEMS Sponsored by UNICEF, IOCE and DevInfo, in partnership with World Bank, UNDP, WFP and UNIFEM(Online courses)
Dec 2014	NATIONAL EVALUATION CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT FOR COUNTRY-LED M&E SYSTEMS Sponsored by UNICEF, IOCE and DevInfo, in partnership with World Bank, UNDP, WFP and UNIFEM(Online courses).
May/ June 2014	World Bank e-Institute Dimensions of Teacher Policy Areas: Teacher at the Heart of the System, Teacher Supply, Development and Utilization of teachers, Preparation and Training teacher, Managing and Supporting Teachers and Financing Remuneration
April/ May 2104	*Word Bank e-Institute Economics of Education for Policymakers* Areas: Education as an Investment The cost of Education, Efficiency in Education, Education and Equality, Financing Education
March 2014	UNITAR ( Switzerland) Introductory e-Course on Climate Change (Certificate Awarded) Areas: Climate Change Science, Climate change and environment, International Legal and Policy Framework for Climate, Change Adaptation, Vulnerability and Impact Assessments for Adaptation to Climate Change, Climate Change Mitigation and Low Carbon Development, Climate Change Finance, Planning for Climate Change
March 2014	MS TCDC 2014 Introduction e-Course (Certificate Awarded) Action Aid Denmark Areas: Training in Preparation for Intercultural Exchange for Advisors and Inspirators with subjects on: Overview of ActionAid International; Values and Compliance Policies in Action Aid International; Our Democratic Governance Work; Role and Expectation; and Reporting Requirements
March 2014	HRBA Foundation e-Course –Certificate Awarded Areas: fighting poverty, project planning, monitoring and evaluation, Baseline Surveys, Context and Trend Analysis: Poverty – Exclusion Inequality and Injustice; Human Rights and Women’s Rights; ActionAid Approach to Development and Theory of Change; ActionAid HRBA Programme Framework; and Action Aid’s Programme Cycle and Programme Design
May 2014	Institution ALISON.com (Ireland UK) Online course (Waiting for Certificate) Diploma in Statistics. Areas of specialization: Collecting and analyzing data, Distributions, Probability, correlations, regression analysis, Univariate and Bivariate data analysis, Distributions, Trend analyzing Residual analyzing Summarizing and Reporting data etc
July 2013	Institution ALISON.com (Ireland UK) Online course (Waiting for Certificate) Diploma in Project Management. Areas of specialization: Management, Project Management; Project, Conducting Feasibility Studies, Planning Monitoring and Evaluation, System Development Life Cycle, Reporting, Project Management Methodology, Project Documentation, Financial Planning Budgeting, Entrepreneurship

Awards and Recognition

Date	Activity and Assignments
Sept 2023	A ward full sponsorship/bursary to attend and present a paper at 3^rd ICERDA International Confernce on Education Research for Development in Africa at University of Cape Coast (UCC)- Ghana
Jan 2018 to date	Ministry of Education Science and Technology (MoEST) and Teacher Service Commission (TSC)-Kenya: Trainer of Trainers (ToT) for ICT-Digital content development and Pedagogical Curriculum Support and integration in teaching and learning in Primary and Secondary Schools-Kakamega County Areas: Google Drive documents and spreadsheets for- Examinations/Assessment tools, lesson planning and Scheming, Photo story, Inserting Voice in power point, Designing Kahoot.it quiz’s ICT for administering and analyzing Exams, and WhatsApp for effective communication, Application of Kolibri to alignment school curriculum to online libraries.
June 2017	3^rd position Kenya Western regional Innovative and ICT Integrated Lesson Teacher of the Year Award (iTOYA)(Developed videos for microteaching) Available: www.youtube Esokomi
June 2017	Winner Kakamega County Innovative and ICT Integrated Lesson Teacher of the Year Award (iTOYA) (Developed videos for microteaching)
May 2017	Winner Kakamega Central Sub-county Innovative and ICT Integrated Lesson Teacher of the Year Award (iTOYA) (Developed videos for microteaching)
May 2017	Winner Kakamega High School Innovative and ICT Integrated Lesson Teacher of the Year Award (iTOYA) (Developed videos for microteaching)

Membership to Professional Bodies

Date	Body
2012	Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE)

REFEREES:

Name and Address	Name and Address	Name and Address
1.Prof. Indoshi. C. Francis Maseno University, Private Bag, Maseno. Tel No +254722972597 Email: findoshi@yahoo.com	2.Prof Enose W. M Simatwa, Dean of Faculty of Education, Tom Mboya University Homa Bay Tel No : +254704415356 Email : esimatwa@tmu.ac.ke	3. Prof. Ochola Charles, Ag.Vice Chancellor Tom Mboya University Homa Bay Tel No : +254722208412 Email :ocholacharles@gmail.com; principal@tmuc.ac.ke

MARCIANA NAFULA WERE

CURRICULUM VITAE

Name:                          Marciana Nafula Were
Date of birth:               26^th July 1985
Nationality:                 Kenyan
Ethnicity:                    Teso
Identity no:                 24538551
Address:                      P.O. Box 2186-50100 Kakamega, Kenya
Email:                          mnafula85@gmail.com or mnafula85@yahoo.com
Cell no:                       0713246381

PROFILE

Marciana Nafula Were is an academic and researcher. She has over 10 years of experience in gender research in both academia and NGOs. Additionally, she has amassed a wealth of experience in teaching, post-graduate supervision and research in the fields of post-colonial studies, oral literature and life narratives. She is also very keen on mentorship of young women scholars.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

PhD in Literature

Institution:                 Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Specialization:            Literature (English Studies) Life Writing
Duration:                   2014-2016.

Master of Arts degree

Institution:                 University of Nairobi
Specialization:            Literature
Duration:                   2010-2012.

Bachelor of Education Arts degree

Institution:                 Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology
Specialization:           English Language and Literature in English
Duration:                   2005-2009.

2. WORK EXPERIENCE

No.	POSITION	ORGANIZATION/INSTITUTION	DEPARTMENT	PROJECT	DURATION
1.	Full-time Lecturer	Tom Mboya University College	Faculty of Education	N/A	13^th February, 2018- to date
2.	Associate Researcher	Stellenbosch University	English Department	N/A	September 2017 December 2020
3.	Research Fellow	Stellenbosch University	English Department	N/A	March 2017 – August 2017
4.	Tutor	Stellenbosch University	English Department	N/A	July 2015- November 2015
5.	Field Coordinator	Kenya Oral Literature Association	Literature Department	AMKENI WAKENYA project sponsored by UNDP	April 2013 – November 2013
6.	Research Assistant	The African Women’s Studies Center University of Nairobi & the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics	N/A	Baseline Survey on Women’s Experiences in Food Security Nakuru County	26^th to 2^nd July 2013
7.	Rapporteur	The African Women’s Studies Center, The University of Nairobi	N/A	Women’s Experiences in Food Security Kwale County.	11^th – 15^th June, 2013
7.	Rapporteur	The Center for Human Rights and Peace Studies	N/A	The East African Roundtable for Business Leaders, a Global Business Initiative on Human Rights conference held at the Windsor Golf and Country Club	8^th November, 2012
8.	Co-researcher	The African Women’s Studies Center, The University of Nairobi	N/A	Research on Women’s Experiences in Food Security Nakuru County.	16^th -18^th April, 2013
9.	Research Assistant	Center for Human Rights and Peace, the University of Nairobi		The state of Human Rights in Kenya	October-November 2012
		University of North Carolina, Chapel & the University of Nairobi	Department of Literature, the University of Nairobi	A research on effects of land displacement as a result of mining	May -June 2011
		USAID – Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH) APHIA I&II Western Region	N/A	Communities interpretations of the efficiency of youth- friendly pharmacies & Emergency Contraceptives	April 2005-June 2005
10.	Teacher of English	Bujumba Secondary School	English	N/A	March 2010-August 2010
11.	Internship (Peer Education)	Hope Worldwide Kenya	N/A	Comprehensive Prevention Program of HIV/AIDS (funded by USAID and CDC)	June 2009-February 2010

3. EXAMINATION EXPERIENCE

PhD Proposal examination (August, 2020): Sandisiwe Vilakazi (338230), titled: “Black Celebrity Auto/Biography and the Mapping of Possibilities”. Department of African Literature, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa.
Master’s Thesis examination (July, 2021): Erick Owuor Ochungo (SED/MAST/02018/018), titled: “Influence of Selected Factors on Students Performance in Biology in Public Secondary Schools in Ndhiwa Sub-County, Homa Bay County, Kenya”. Faculty of Education, Tom Mboya University College.
Master’s Thesis examination (November, 2021): Dick Jaduong Nyakomitta (SED/MAST/02130/018), titled: “Effectiveness of Counseling on Substance Abuse Rehabilitees as Asumbi Treatment Centre, Homa Bay County, Kenya”. Faculty of Education, Tom Mboya University College.
Master’s Thesis examination (November, 2021): Phozisa Mkele (385967), titled: “Race, Exile and Belonging in Life Writings of Black South African Women in Exile”. Department of African Literature, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa.

4. SUPERVISION OF POST-GRADUATE STUDENTS

1. Master’s

Adah Makokha Musati. The Child Narrator’s Presentation of Zimbabwe’s Contemporary Realities in NoViolet Bulawayo’s We Need New Names. Master of Arts in Literature, Catholic University of Eastern Africa, (2018-2019). Graduated in 2019.
Tabitha Osoro Kwamboka. Secondary School Women Music Educators’’ Experiences and Gender Inequity in Bungoma County. Masters in Music Education, Kabarak University, (2018-2020). Graduated in 2020.

Benson Kutola Makokha. Factors Influencing Implementation of School Safety Standards Guidelines in Boarding Schools, in Rangwe Sub-County, Kenya. Master of Education in Educational Administration, Tom Mboya University College, (2019-2022). Graduated in 2022.

Isabella Omutiko Mullama. Style as a Counter-discursive Strategy for Contesting Dominant Images of Domestic Workers in the Contemporary African Female Popular Novel. Master of Arts in Literature, Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, (2018-2022). Graduated in 2022.
Lilian Elizabeth Ogono. Influence of Headteachers’ Leadership Styles on Teacher Performance in Public Primary Schools in Homa-Bay Sub County. M.ED Thesis titled: Master of Education in Educational Administration, Tom Mboya University, (2019-2022). Graduated in 2022.

6. PUBLICATIONS:

Were, M.N. (2016). “Uncovering the (Un)truths: Transcending Gender Politics in the Understanding of the Kenyan Female Criminal’s Prison Narrative”. In Jairus Omuteche and Tunai Kesero (Eds.), Critical Readings on Eastern African Autobiography (pp 190-211). Glienicke, Galda Verlag.
Were, M.N. (2017). Kenyan Women in Androcentric Political Culture: from Julia Auma Ojiambo to Affirmative Action. Social Dynamics, 43(3), 487-504. https://doi.org/10.1080/02533952.2017.1416975
Were, M.N. (2019). Contested Filial Voice in African Female-Authored Autobiographies. In Moradewun Adejunmobi and Carli Coetzee (Eds.), Routledge Handbook of African Literature (pp 170-185). New York: Routledge.
Musati, A.M. & Were, M.N. (2019). Scholarly Literary Criticism on the Effect of the Child Narrative Voice in Re-Presenting Zimbabweans Different Identities in Noviolet Bulawayo’s Novel We Need New Names: An Analytical Study. International Journal of Current Research, 12(01), 9560-9574. DOI: https://doi.org/10.24941/ijcr.37789.01.2020.
Were, M.N. (2020). African Political Womanhood in Autobiography: Possible Interpretive Paradigms. a/b: Auto/Biography Studies, 35(3), 557-577. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08989575.2020.1759872.
Osoro, T.K., Monte, E.P & Were, M.N. (2020). Determinants of Marginalization of Women in the Kenyan Music Education Space.” African Musicology Online, 10(2), 74-96.
Were, M.N. (2021). “Tactics of Intervention: Manipulating the Problematic Self in Janet Kataaha Museveni’s A Life”. In Anais Angelo (Ed.). The Politics of Biography in Africa: Borders, Margins, and Alternative Histories of Power (pp 75-96). New York: Routledge.
Were, M.N. (2021). Naming Practices as a Technique for Re-writing African Women into History. Hybrid Journal of Literary and Cultural Studies. 3(3), 6-25.
Were, M.N. (2021). The Female Body as a Site of Embodying Personal and Cultural Memories in Nawal El-Saadawi’s Autobiographies. Western African Literary and Cultural Studies, 1(1), 7-19.
Were, M.N. (2021). Online Memes in Kenyan Social Media Plaforms as a Modality of Negotiating Gender-based Violence in Androcentric Political Contexts. Research Journal in Advanced Humanities, 2(3), 7-22.
Were, M.N. (2021). Polar Subjects, Perilous Stories: Intricacies of Narrating Authentic Warriorhood in Madikizela-Mandela’s Testimonials. Research Journal in Modern Languages and Literatures, 2(3), 7-22.
Kutola, MB., Were, M.N., & Simatwa, EMW. (2021). Influence of Safety Standards Training on the Implementation of Safety Standards in Boarding Schools in Kenya: A Case Study of Rangwe Sub-County. International Journal of Current Research Vol. 13, (11):19641-19650 (ISSN: 0975-833X).
Kutola, MB., Were, M.N., & Simatwa, EMW. (2021). Influence of Financial Resources on the Implementation of School Safety Standards in Boarding Schools in Kenya in Kenya: A Case Study of Rangwe Sub-County. International Journal of Current Research Vol. 13, (11):19631-19640 (ISSN: 0975-833X).
Were, MN. (2022). Genealogies as an Interpretive Paradigm for engaging African Women Writers’ Historical Consciousness. Journal of the African Literature Association, 16(1), 23-38.
Ogono, E.L., Ndolo, M.A., Were, M.N., Simatwa, E.M.W. (2022). Influence of Head Teacher’s Autocratic Leadership Style on Teacher Performance in Public Primary Schools in Kenya: A Study across Primary Schools in Homa-Bay Sub County. (ISSN: 0975-833X). International Journal of Current Research Vol. 14, Issue, (04): 21240-21247.

6. WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES ATTENDED

2019: The ASAA Third Biennial Conference held at the United States International University-Africa, Nairobi, Kenya from 24-26 October 2019. Paper presented: “Vera Chirwa’s A Fearless Fighter as a Remediated Account of Malawi’s Social Histories”, by Marciana Nafula Were
2019: Attended a Two-week workshop organized by the Consortium of the Humanities Institutes and Centers (CHCI) in collaboration with the College of Performing and Visual Arts and the Center for African Studies of Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, from 3-18 January, 2018.
2017: The English Department, Stellenbosch University Graduate Conference held in Stellenbosch University, South Africa, from 16^th-17^th May, 2016. Paper presented: “Technologized Life Narratives: De-Mystifying and Re-figuring the Media-ted Body of the African Woman Politician”, by Marciana Nafula Were.
2016: The 17^th Triennial Conference of the Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies (ACLALS) held in Stellenbosch, South Africa from 10^th-15^th July, 2016. Paper presented: “Exploring Orality in the Contemporary African Female Political Autobiography”, by Marciana Nafula Were.
2016: The tenth International Auto/Biography Association (IABA) Conference, Nicosia, Cyprus, 26^th-29^th May, 2016. Paper presented: “Oral Traditions as Sources of Alternative Life Stories: Women Performing the Everyday Experience through Rumour, Gossip, and Heresay”, by Marciana Nafula Were.
2016: Codesria Symposium on Gender, Cairo, Egypt, 9^th-11^th May, 2016. Paper presented: “Negotiating African Political Womanhood: The African Woman Leader’s Autobiography and Notions of Public and Private”, by Marciana Nafula Were.
2015: Colloquium on Perspectives on African Women in Kenyan Academic Institutions, University of Nairobi, 27^th August 2015. Paper presented: “Negotiating African Women’s sexualities in the Academia and the Third Space”, by Marciana Nafula Were.
2015: The 2^nd Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies Conference, 20^th-22^nd August, 2015 at Makerere University. The conference was jointly organised by the Department of Literature, Makerere University and the English Department, University of Stellenbosch. Paper presented: Tactics of Intervention: Manipulating the problematic self in Wangari Maathai’s Unbowed: One Woman’s Story and Wambui Otieno’s Mau Mau’s Daughter”, by Marciana Nafula Were.
2013: The East Africa@50 Conference held on 10^th-12^th September 2013 at the University of Nairobi. This was an international conference jointly organized by the Kenya Oral Literature Association, the University of Nairobi, the Native Intelligence Trust and Stellenbosch University. The theme of the conference was: A celebration of Histories and Futures. Paper presented: Re-Imaging Nairobi City-scape through the Feature Film: An Example of Nairobi Half-Life” by Marciana Nafula Were.
Co-organized and attended the Kenya Oral Literature Association (KOLA) junior scholars conference. The theme was Emerging Trends in Oral Traditions (Literature) and Indigenous Languages Research in Kenya. Paper presented: “A Reading of Ethnic Stereotypes in Kenya’s Television Drama through the Lens of Performance Theory by Daudi Rotich and Marciana Nafula Were.
2012 – A writers workshop organized by the Center of African Women’s Studies Center in conjunction with the Department of Literature of the University of Nairobi, held at the University of Nairobi.
2012 – The East African KOLA convention held at the University of Nairobi as from 5^th-9^th November 2012. Paper presented: “The De-Tribalized Generation: The East-African Hip-hop Artiste”, by Dr. Kimingichi Wabende and Marciana Nafula Were.

7. ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES

Programs and exams coordinator – Faculty of Education
Post-graduate Coordination – Literature

8. OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES

Chairperson, Gender Mainstreaming Committee
Member of several Tender Committees
Member of the Steering Committee for Tom Mboya University’s 1^st & 2nd Graduation Ceremonies.
Member of the Organising Committee for the Inauguration of the 1^st Principal of Tom Mboya University College.

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Mentorship of girls in Tom Mboya University College and beyond,
Reviewer of journal articles as follows:

Journal of Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies: HIV and AIDS, Mobility and Narrative Identity in Tendayi Kateketa’s Westerhof’s Unlucky in Love (2017).
Agenda: Women, Group Consciousness and Activism in Tess Onwueme’s Wazobia and then she said it (2020).
Journal of humanities: “Image of a woman: Prostitutes and bad/unworthy women in Lughano Mwangwegho’s Poetry” (2021).

REFEREES

Prof. Enose WM Simatwa,
Associate Professor,
Faculty of Education,
Tom Mboya University College,
P.O BOX 199-40300,
Homa Bay,
Kenya,
Cell: +254735261121
Email: simatwae@gmail.com

Dr. Mathilda Slabbert,
Senior Lecturer,
English Department,
Stellenbosch University,
Private Bag X1,
Matieland,
7602
South Africa.
Cell: +27829011528
Email- mslabbert@sun.ac.za

Dr. Tom Odhiambo,
Senior Lecturer,
Department of Literature,
The University of Nairobi,
P.O BOX 30197-00100
Nairobi, Kenya.
Email- Tom.odhiambo@uonbi.ac.ke
Cell- +254 720 009 155

DR. JACKLINE NJERI MURIMI

CURRICULUM VITAE

BIO DATA

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E-MAIL                      : murimijackline@gmail.com
NATIONALITY        : Kenyan
RELIGION                : Christian
GENDER : Female

EDUCATION BACKGROUND

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2013-2016: Moi University. Doctor of Philosophy in Kiswahili Studies

Thesis Title: MWINGILIANO TANZU KATIKA TAARAB-MIPASHO

Supervisors: Prof. Samwel M. Obuchi na Prof. Mosol M. Kandagor

2005-2010: Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology- MED-Kiswahili Thesis Title. Uchanganuzi wa Maoni Andishi ya Walimu wa Kiswahili kwenye Usahihishaji wa Insha Wilayani Trans Nzoia Magharibi Supervisors: Prof. Ipara Odeo na Dr. Bob Mbori

1989 – 1993: BED(Arts)- Moi university

Specialised in Kiswahili and Religious Studies.

1987 – 1988: Loreto Girls High School-Limuru – Attained K.A.C.E

1983 – 1986: Marigat Secondary Secondary School – Attained K.C.E

1976 – 1982: Marigat Primary School – Attained C.P.E

WORK EXPERIENCE

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August 2020-to date: Lecturer-Faculty of Education. Tom Mboya University

Coordinating Kiswahili Subject
Curriculum development
Teaching, Examining,
Doing research
Supervising post graduate students.
Assessment of students on Teaching Practice
Chairperson, Road Safety Mainstreaming Committee Achievements made.
Participated in the development of the Bachelor of Education Arts and I.T curriculum for Tom Mboya University.
Developed modules and taught the following undergraduate Kiswahili courses for BED (Art) and BA students.

AKI 102: Introduction to Kiswahili Literature

AKI 103: Introduction to the History of Kiswahili

AKI 201: Theory and Standardization of Kiswahili

AKI 202: Oral Literature I

AKI 204: Kiswahili Poetry

AKI 301: Phonetics in Kiswahili

AKI 305: Oral Literature II

AKI 310: Kiswahili Short Story

ECT 316: Subject Methods Kiswahili

Masters Units

AKI 801	History and Current Development of Kiswahili
AKI 815	Kiswahili Play
AKI 817	Kiswahili Novel
AKI 806	Communication Skills in Kiswahili
AKI 808	Oral Literature in Kiswahili
AKI 810	Sociolinguistics

PhD Units
AKI 903	Oral Literature and the Contemporary World
AKI 907	Kiswahili in Higher Education and Global Development

AKI 904 Applied Literary Theories and Criticism in Kiswahili

April, 2017: Appointed Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, Mount Kenya University

Lecturing, students mentoring, supervising post graduate students, setting, moderating, invigilating, and marking examinations in units taught. Assessing student teachers on Teaching Practice, carrying out any other role assigned by the Head of Department.
Courses taught included:

Masters

Mla 6114: Classification of Kiswahili Literary Genres Mla 6136: Gender Issues in African Literature

Mla 5209: Theoretical Approaches to Sociolinguistics

Mla 5109: Advanced Historical Development of Kiswahili

Mla 6113: Advanced Approaches To Children’s Literature

Undergraduate

Bla 1114: Historical Development of Kiswahili

Bla 1220: Introduction to The Study of Literature in Kiswahili Language

Bla 3227: Field Methods in Kiswahili Language & Literature

Bla 4127: Oral Literature in Kiswahili

Bla 4222: Second Language Learning

May 2016: Appointed aa a Tutorial Fellow at Mount Kenya University-Kitale Campus

2013 – 2015: Mount Kenya University – Assistant Lecturer – Kitale Campus Responsibilities:

 Programme Co-ordinator Languages Tasks Include:

Availing units on offer.
Allocation of units
Monitoring the teaching of Kiswahili and English at Campus Level
Moderating of exam drafts and marking schemes
Keying in of exam marks online (MIS)
Representing the department at the Campus Academic Meetings
Representing the Department at the Campus Academic Disciplinary Committee

1993-2012: Worked under the TSC in different school including St. Anthony’s Boys, Kitale, Kitale School, Matulo Secondary School, Webuye, Metetei Secondary School in Tinderet as a Teacher of Kiswahili and Christian Religious Education. I also held responsibilities such as Senior Teacher, Head of Languages Department, Patron Debating and Drama Clubs, Patron Chama cha Kiswahili among others.

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

________________________________________________________________________ 2017- July, 2020: Dean, School of Social Sciences- Mount Kenya University

Responsibilities:

Performed administrative duties in the school
Served as the Chairman of the School
Served as the Chief Examination Officer in the School
Made recommendations with respect to students’ selection and admission in consultation with the relevant Department to the Registrar, and Academic Affairs.
Did general responsibility for all matters concerning school budgets, syllabus selection, students’ issues, teaching and learning.
Promoted and fostered Academic and professional development of academic staff.
Provided leadership and the development, organization and delivery of curriculum
Promoted and fostered research by the school.
Promoted and quality assurance learning based on the University’s academic and quality assurance framework
Ensured necessary learning and teaching material and other academic resources and facilities are available
Promoted a conducive academic environment in the school
Organized public lectures, seminars, workshops and conferences
Performed other duties referred to me from time to time by the Deputy Vice Chancellor, Academics and Research Affairs for instance;

In 2019, I had the privilege as a dean to serve in an acting capacity as Deputy Vice Chancellor, Academic & Research Affairs from 20^th May- 6^th June 2019-Mount Kenya University for two weeks while the DVC ARA was away on an annual leave.

2016- 2017: Coordinator, School of Education -Kitale Campus

i) Coordinated all the activities of the School as per the University’s policy specifically:

Did day to day administration of the School
Ensured implementation of the School’s and university policies
Ensured that proper and acceptable standards of teaching and research were maintained in the School
Allocated duties to staff members in the School of Education
Made recommendations with respect to students’ selection and admission
Ensured that the school’s programmes were implemented as per the university policy
Performed any other duties assigned to me from time to time by the Deputy Director, Academic and Research Affairs.

ii) A member of the Campus Steering Committee (CSC)-MKU –Kitale Campus

iii) Chairperson Staff Welfare-Mount Kenya University- Kitale Campus

iv) Served as a Commissioner of Mount Kenya University Students Association Electoral Commission 2017-Kitale Campus.

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES EXPERIENCE

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2023: Appointed member of the PIC for the Development and Composing of the Tom

Mboya University Anthem

2021-2023: Appointed the Chairman, Road Safety Mainstreaming Committee, Tom Mboya University

Appointed as Section Editor: RJAL/Research Journal in African Languages,

Royallite Global

Making editorial decisions together with the senior editors regarding papers submitted for publication and communicating to the publisher within reasonable time.
Establish mechanisms for rapid and effective peer review of papers.
Developing mechanisms with the chief editor to ensure timely publication of accepted papers.
Clearly communicating editorial policies and standards to authors.  Any other duties assigned by the publisher

2018-July, 2020–Member-Trustee, Mount Kenya University Provident Fund.

2009: Supervisor (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics) in the Kenya population and housing Census exercise in Bungoma North District.

2002: Electoral and Boundaries Commission Clerk, Webuye West Constituency

RESEARCH PAPERS PUBLISHED IN REFEREED JOURNALS AS LECTURER

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S/ N	AUTHOR/S		TITLE	PUBLISHER	YEAR
1.	Jackline Njeri Murimi		Adhabu za Maajuza kwa Misingi ya Ushirikina na Uchawi katika Jamii ya Abagusii	International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Research Vol 6-ISSN 2811-2466	2023
2.	Jackline Murimi	Njeri	Mwingiliano wa Utanzu wa Modern Taarabu –Mipasho na Maigizo	Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal 8(1):186-197 DOI:10.14738/assrj.81.9604	2021
3.	Jackline Murimi	Njeri	Mitazamo ya Walimu na Wanafunzi kuhusu Maoni Andishi	DOI:10.47310/Hjel.2021.v02i02.01 7Copyright©2020.Inlight Publisher (IARCONINTERATIONAL LLP).	2021
4.	Jackline Murimi	Njeri	Mwingiliano wa Utanzu wa Modern Taarabu- Mipasho Na Ushairi Simulizi, Majigambo	DOI:10.47310/Hjel.2021.v02i02.00 3. Copyright © 2020 Inlight Publisher (IARCON INTERATIONAL LLP).	2021
5.	Stanley Adika Kevogo, Jackline Njeri Murimi na James Omari Ontieri		Ufupishaji kama Mkakati wa Uundaji wa Istilahi za Kiswahili Zinazotumika katika Kompyuta. Taaluma:	Jarida la CHAKITA Juzuu. 1 Namba 1 (2021): 83-92. https://www.researchgate.net/public ation/356592699_	2021
6.	Stanley Adika Kevogo, James Ontieri Omari na Jackline Njeri Murimi		Mikakati, Changamoto na Mustakabali wa Utungaji wa Kamusi za Kiistilahi za Kiswahili	Jarida la Mnyampala Juzuu Namba 1 (2020): 90-104 https://www.researchgate.net/public ation/342719746..	2020
RESEARCH PAPERS PUBLISHED IN REFEREED JOURNALS AS AN ASSISTANT LECTURER
7.	Jackline Njeri Murimi		Maoni Andishi katika Usahihishaji wa Insha za Wanafunzi	IJRDO VOL-2/ Issue-9/ September 2017. ISSN:2456-2947	2017
8.	Jackline Njeri Murimi, Samwel Obuchi, Mark Kandagor		Mwingiliano Tanzu katika Uainishaji wa Tanzu za Fasihi Simulizi ya Kiswahili	IJRDO VOL-1/ Issue-2/May 2016. ISSN:2456-2947	2016

CONTRIBUTIONS TO BOOK CHAPTERS AS A LECTURER

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2023: Hadithi katika antholojia ya hadithi fupi kwa wanafunzi wa sekondari na vyuo. Nimepoteza Tena na Hadithi nyingine. (2023) Teknobyte Publishers Limited
2021: Shairi katika diwani ya WOSIA NA MASHAIRI MENGINE (Mashairi, vigezo vya Ushairi na Maswali kwa wanafunzi wa shule za Upili na Vyuo. (2021) African Ink Publishers:

Nairobi.

2019: Adika Stanley Kevogo, James Ontieri na Jackline Njeri Murimi.

Tathmini ya Mbinu za Uundaji Istilahi za Kiswahili Zinazotumika katika Kompyuta: August (2019)In book: Kobia, J., Kandagor, M. na Mwita, L.C. (eds). Lugha na Fasihi katika Mshikamano wa

Mshikamano wa Kitaifa na Uwiano Barani Afrika (pp.201-225) Chapter: Sura ya Ishirini na Moja

Eldore t: Moi University Press. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/33593269

4.2019: Alex Umbima Kevogo, Jackline Murimi. na Ayub Mukhwana

Nafasi ya Mielekeo Katika Uteuzi wa Lugha: Mfano wa Matumizi ya Lugha katika Mahubiri Jijini Nairobi. August (2019)-In book: Kobia, J., Kandagor, M. na Mwita, L.C. (eds). Lugha na Fasihi katika Mshikamano wa Mshikamano wa Kitaifa na Uwiano Barani Afrika: Sura ya Kumi na

Mbili.Eldoret: Moi University Press. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/338018919

BOOKS AND BOOK CHAPTERS SUBMITTED FOR PUBLISHING AS A LECTURER ___________________________________________________________________________

Did a Kiswahili literature guidebook for short stories in the current Literature set books approved by the Ministry of Education for secondary schools in Kenya.

Mwongozo wa Mapambazuko ya Machweo na Hadithi Nyingine. (2022). Royallite Publishers (EA) Limited/ (Royallite Global and Steadfast OA)

Hadithi moja katika antholojia ya hadithi fupi kwa wanafunzi wa sekondari na vyuo. Siwezi Tena na Hadithi nyingine, Chania Publishers
Hadithi moja katika antholojia ya hadithi fupi kwa wanafunzi wa sekondari na vyuo. Nyota ya Jaha na Hadithi Nyingine
Sura yenye anwani ‘Tathmini na Uandishi wa Kitaaluma.’ katika‘Uandishi na Uhariri: Mbinu na Nadharia.

NEWSPAPERS AND TELEVISION CONTRIBUTIONS

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March 2023: Featured on TV47 in the programme –Tasnia ya Uandishi: Topic:

Changamoto za Waandishi Wanaoinukia.

2023: Featured in Taifa Leo as Gwiji wa Wiki. ( 02.02. 2023)
2021: Featured in Taifa Leo as Gwiji wa Wiki. (04.2021)
2018: I was involved as a panellist in the recording of a KTN TV Education programme covering DAU LA ELIMU –MKU

WORK EDITED AS A LECTURER

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EDITOR

BOOK

TITLE

AUTHOR

PUBLISHER

YEAR

Mhariri:

Dkt. Jackline Njeri Murimi, Chuo Kikuu

Cha Tom Mboya

Dira ya

Methali

(Kitabu cha

Marejeleo)

Timothy

Omusikoyo

Sumba

African Ink

Publishers

2021

Mhariri:

Dkt. Jackline Njeri Murimi, Chuo Kikuu

Cha Tom Mboya

Tamthlia ya

Chaguo Lao

Kombo

Kikechi

Hakijachapishwa

2021

CONFERENCE PRESENTATTIONS AS A LECTURER

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Kongamano La Chakita 2021-Baringo. Naomi Nzilani Musembi na Dkt. Jackline Njeri Murimi

‘Nafasi ya Fasihi Simulizi katika Jamii inayobadilika, Karne ya 21. Tathmini ya Nyimbo za Jando za Jamii ya Wakamba

Kongamano La Chakita 2019-Chuo Kikuu cha Karatina Alex Umbima Kevogo, Dkt. Ayub Mukhwana, Dkt. Jackline Murimi.

‘Ufupishaji kama Mkakati wa Uundaji na Istilahi: Mifano katika Istilahi za Kiswahili zinazotumika katika Kompyuta’

Kongamano La Chakita 2018-Chuo Kikuu cha Moi. Jackline Murimi na Jackline Mwanzi.

‘Fasihi Simulizi katika kumtambulisha Msanii, Taifa na Utamaduni Wake-Mfano Taarabu-Mipasho.

4.Kongamano La Chakita – 2017 – Chuo Kikuu Cha Kibabii Wawasilishaji: Jackline Mwanzi, Gladys Kinara na Jackline Murimi

Mada Kuu: Uwezeshwaji wa Lugha ya Kiswahili kama Wenzo wa Maarifa Karne 21

Mada Ndogo: Kiswahili na Maendeleo ya Kijamii

Kichwa: Changamoto Zinazokumba Kiswahili kama Wenzo wa Kuwasilisha Maarifa

TRAININGS AND WORKSHOPS ATTENDED

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May 2023: Attended a Competency Based Curriculum -TMU Staff Awareness Workshop held on Tuesday 16^th May at the University Boardroom.
March 2023: Attended a two-day workshop on Capacity Building Workshop of University Staff on Mainstreaming Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) and Global Citizenship Education (GCED) in Universities, held on 9^th and 10^th March, 2023 at AICAD, Juja.

3.2022: Attended a stakeholders’ meeting as an external expert on the revision of The Rongo University BA Curriculum at Rongo town.

2019: Attended a one-day workshop organised by KAKAMA (Kamati ya Kiswahili ya Kimataifa) in conjunction with the Ministry of Tourism Wildlife and Heritage to deliberate on the formation of BARAZA LA KISWAHILI LA KITAIFA (BAKITA)-KENYA at KICD
March 2018: Attended a two days (15^th-16^th November) National Kiswahili Stakeholders’ Meeting organised by the Ministry of East African Community (EAC) and Regional Development in conjunction with the EAKC (East Africa Kiswahili Commission) secretariat at KICD to develop Principals and Guideline for Kiswahili Training Programmes and Manuals in EAC Partner States.

6..2019: Attended the Symposium under the theme of ‘Cutting Edge Management of LifeStyle Diseases-Obesity’ held at Laico Regency Hotel Nairobi, Kenya

2018: HEInnovate Assessement Tool Training. Covered topics like Leadership and Governance, Organizational Capacity: Funding People and Incentives, Entrepreneurial Teaching and Learning, Knowledge Exchange and Collaboration amongst others.

8.2018: International Conference on The Scholarship of Learning and Teaching (I-Slot)THEME: Systematic Transformation in Higher Education: Developing a Generation of World Changers.

2013: Training Course on Grant Proposal Writing organized by Mount Kenya University at Westside Hotels-Kitale

POST GRADUATE SUPERVISION DONE AS A LECTURER

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s/n	Students Names	Registration Number	Topic	Status
1.	Adika K. Stanley	Ph.D /2014/70308	Usayansi wa Istilahi za Kiswahili zinazotumika katika Kompyuta: Tathmini ya Kufaa kwake. (With Dr. James Omari Ontieri)	Graduated October 2020	in
2.	Umbima K. Alex	Ph.D /2014/70307	Nafasi ya Mielekeo katika Uteuzi wa Lugha:Mfano wa Matumizi ya Lugha ya katika Mahubiri Jijini Nairobi. (With Dr. Ayub Mukhwana.)	Graduated October 2020	in
3.	Frida Okenye	MAKI/2013/54885	Uchunguzi wa kaida za Uzungumzaji wa Lugha katika kaunti ndogo ya Bungoma Kaskazini	Graduated 2019
4.	Isabella Muthoni Mwangi	MAKI/2014/64258	Athari za Mchakato wa Ukanushaji katika Miundo ya Vitenzi vya Kiswahili	Graduated 2019
5.	Agnes K. Njeru	MAKI/2014/71044	Uchanganuzi wa Matumizi wa Tamathali za Usemi katika Insha za Wanafunzi wa Shule za Msingi: Mfano wa Kaunti ndogo ya Tharaka Kaskazini	Graduated 2018
6.	Muthiani	MAKI/2014/80075	Uchanganuzi wa Mitindo ya	Graduated
	Jackson Muendo		Ucheshi katika Mbinu ya Upashaji Habari katika Ukurasa za Dondoo za Hapa na pale katika Gazeti la Taifa Leo.	2018

RESEARCH SUPERVISION IN PROGRESS

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	Name	Registration Number	Topic	Status
1.	Hudson Nyandiwa	SED/PHD/02215/019	Vitendo Usemi Na Usawazishaji Katika Tafsiri: Mifano Kutoka Tafsiri za Novena za Kanisa Katoliki za Maria Kimani Na Fratern Masawe	Proposal Writing
2.	Jude Muli Mukuta	MAKI/2020/65628	Adhabu ya Uchawi na Jinsia ya Kike katika Jamii ya Abagusii.	Examination
3.	Maingi Nkoroi Nancy	MAKI/2021/77187	Uhakiki wa Jinsi Waandishi wa Kiume na Kike Wanavyoangazia Ukandamizaji wa Kijamii: Ulinganishi wa Uandishi wa John Habwe na Assumpta K. Matei.	Examination
4.	Katunda Charo James	MAKI/2018/26974	Uchanganuzi wa sifa za kitanzu za ushairi wa Watoto katika diwani mbili teule za mashairi ya Watoto. ‘’Nachora kwa maneno’’ya Swaleh Mdoe na ‘’Mashairi ya Wanyama’’ ya Ali Hassan Kauleni na Elvera Shabiha”.	Data Collection
5.	Muli Solomon M	MAKI/2020/64910	Udhanaishi katika Dini Na Athari Zake Kwa Vijana Kwa Mujibu Wa Riwaya Ya Paradiso Ya John Habwe Na Kidagaa Kimemwozea Ya Ken Walibora	Data Collection

POST GRADUATE EXAMINED THESIS AS A LECTURER

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s/n

Student’s

Name

Registration Number

Title

Status

Kennedy

Okoth

Atien

SED/MAST/02099/018

Effect of Drug and Substance

Abuse on Pupils’ Discipline and Academic Achievement in Public

Primary Schools, Homa Bay SubCounty, Kenya.

Examiner

2023

Jackson

Kiptarus

Mutai

SED/MAST/02165/018

Influence of TSC Human

Resource Management practices on teacher performance in public secondary schools.

Examiner

2021

Wilfrida

Kemuma

Momanyi

MAKI/2013/5708

Uchanganuzi wa Athari ya Mageuzi wa Maneno kwnye

Muundo wa Sentensi ya Ekegusii

Examiner

2019

Edward

King’ori

MAKI/25244/2013

Dhima ya Michoro katika Hadithi Fupi inTule: Mayai Waziri wa Maradhi na Hadithi Nyingine na Damu Nyeusi na Hadithi

Nyingine.

Examiner

2019

Adika K.

Stanley

Ph.D /2014/70308

Usayansi wa Istilahi za Kiswahili zinazotumika katika Kompyuta:

Tathmini ya Kufaa kwake.

Examiner

2019

Umbima

K. Alex

Ph.D /2014/70307

Nafasi ya Mielekeo katika Uteuzi wa Lugha:Mfano wa Matumizi ya Lugha ya katika Mahubiri Jijini Nairobi

Examiner

2019

Wesonga

Lucy

Esther

MAKI/2014/72016

Nafasi ya Fasihi katika Kuwasilisha Masuala ya

Mazingira Kupitia Riwaya Teule Tikitimaji (2013 na Msimu wa

Vipepeo (2006) za K.W Wamitila

Examiner

2018

Damaryse

Kerubo

MAKI/2014/62016

Nafasi ya Takriri katika Muundo wa Vitendawili vya Jamii ya Abagusii Eneo la Gatuzi ndogo la

Nyamache Gatuzi la Kisii

Examiner

2018

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS

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May 2019: College of Insurance: Awarded Certificate of Proficiency after successful completion of the Trustee Development Program Kenya (TDPK)
20^TH February -20^th April 2015: Equip Africa. Certificate in Microsoft Computer Packages.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

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2016-to date CHAKITA-Chama cha Kiswahili cha Kitaifa – Nambari ya Uanachama79)
2020-to date CHAKAMA-Chama cha Kiswahili cha Afrika Mashariki
Society of Educational Research and Evaluation in Kenya (SEREK) –Registered Member No. SEREK/M/195/17
Association of Faculty Enrichment in Learning and Teaching (AFELT)

COMMUNITY SERVICE

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Reviewed and Verified the translated Swahili Version of the Tom Mboya University Service Charter (May 2023)
A Guest Speaker at Magare Girls Secondary School during the form two academic day (May, 2023)
Deaconess- Jesus Celebration Centre-THIKA
Main Interpreter at JCC Thika where I am a member
A member of the JCC team designated to ensure that food is donated and delivered to SALEM Children’s home – THIKA, on a monthly basis.
Facilitated class teachers’ refresher course at Diemo Mixed Secondary School. (2022)
Facilitated youths’ training camp at Pamela Mboya Girls Secondary School. (2022)
Participated in a Soft Skills Training organized by Life @Equilibrium Evolutionary Coachers held at Jesus Celebration Centre –Thika. (2019)
Facilitated Director of Studies’ training on ‘The Role of Director of Studies in Schools’, – Trans Nzoia Secondary Schools at Kitale Academy (2017).

ABILITIES

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My academic qualifications and administrative experiences in various positions as a High School teacher, Assistant lecturer and now as a Lecturer have helped me develop the following abilities:

The ability to facilitate learning among students at various academic levels in courses related to Kiswahili language as assigned to me.
The ability to work with colleagues in teams and to organize and manage them towards a desired goal.
The ability to supervise and support students on teaching practice to develop knowledge and effective skills of teaching.
The ability to conduct research and share new knowledge in workshops.
The ability to use the computer and its technologies to source for learning materials and relevant knowledge to enrich my own knowledge and my teaching experiences.
The love for life- long learning.

REFEREES:

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Enose W. Simatwa Dean, Faculty of Education
Tom Mboya University
P.O Box199-40300
HOMABAY
0704415346 esimatwa@tmuc.ac.ke

Dr Bibbian W. Aidi
DVC Academic and Research Affairs
Mount Kenya University
P.O Box, 342-01000
THIKA
0722338708 bwanja@mku.ac.ke

Mosool, M. Kandagor,
Dean, School of Arts and Social Sciences
Moi University, Eldoret,
P.O box, 3900,
Eldoret, Kenya
0723 576313
mosolkandagor@gmail.com

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DR. JOAB KINZI

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DR JOAB MALEA KINZI

B.Sc.(Moi), PGDE(UoN), MEd (Egerton), PhD(Egerton)

P.O. BOX, 119 -40300 HOMA BAY, KENYA

Mobile No.+254722231733 Email:­ jkinzi@tmu,ac.ke

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DR. JACKLINE NJERI MURIMI

BIO DATA

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EDUCATION BACKGROUND

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LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

________________________________________________________________________ 2017- July, 2020: Dean, School of Social Sciences- Mount Kenya University

WORK EDITED AS A LECTURER

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CONFERENCE PRESENTATTIONS AS A LECTURER

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POST GRADUATE SUPERVISION DONE AS A LECTURER

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RESEARCH SUPERVISION IN PROGRESS

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POST GRADUATE EXAMINED THESIS AS A LECTURER

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