KARANJA, Anne Mumbi (Phd) Nationality: Kenyan Sex: Female Marital Status Married with Three Children

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Personal Data:-

Name: KARANJA, Anne Mumbi (PhD) Nationality: Kenyan Sex: Female Marital Status Married with three children

Current Position: Senior Lecturer and Deputy Head of Department, Department of Social Sciences, Catholic University of Eastern Africa

Senior Technical Advisor, Social Development Expert, Technical Advisory Group - Civil Society Urban Development Programme (CSUDP

Office address: Catholic University of Eastern Africa Department of Social Sciences, P. O. Box 62157- 00200, Nairobi, KENYA Tel. +254 -889101/06. Ext. 2300 or 2290 Fax: +254-20-891261 Email address: [email protected]

Home Address: P. O. Box 24334-00502, Nairobi, Kenya Tel: +254- 020- 884253 Cell: - +254 (0)722 670 494 Email: [email protected]

Educational qualifications:-

2005 Ph.D. Development Studies - Institute of Social Studies, Eramus University, The Netherlands Thesis topic: - Solid Waste Management in Nairobi: Actors, Institutional Arrangements and Contributions to Sustainable Development. Published: - Shaker Publishing B.V., Maartenslaan 26, 6221 AX, Maastricht, The Netherlands, See http://www.shaker.eu/ or www.iss.nl. Promoters: - Prof. I.S.A Baud- University of Amsterdam, Urban Development Research Associates and Prof. A.H.J Helmsing- International Institute of Social Studies, Local and Regional Development Programme, The Hague, The Netherlands

1993 M.A. Sociology - University of Nairobi, Department of Sociology. Thesis Topic: Rural Male Out-migration: Impacts on Rural Farm Production Capacity: The Case of Mathira Division, Nyeri District, Kenya. Unpublished M.A Thesis

1985 B.A. Social Work - University of Nairobi, Department of Sociology Dissertation topic: Male Alcoholism in an Urban Setting: Effects on the family. Unpublished B.A Dissertation

1 Specialisation:- Research:-

 Gender issues in development  Human rights and empowerment  Urban development, urban governance and policy, Urban Solid Waste Management  Community development  The urban informal sector

Teaching:- Postgraduate:-  Project development and management (PhD)- Faculty of Education, Department of Postgraduate Studies, CUEA

Undergraduate: - (selected)  Gender and development  Human rights and empowerment  Community Development  Social Psychology  Urbanization and Development, Urban Sociology  Development Studies –theory and practice  Social Work – theory and practice  Social Capital and Development  Counselling

Professional experience (from most recent):-

2010- Current- Senior Consultant, Social Development Advisor – Civil Society Urban Development Programme (CSUDP). Currently involved in the National Urban Development Policy (NUDP) process

2010- Current-  Senior Lecturer, Department of Social Sciences, CUEA Responsibilities: Teaching, research, guidance and mentoring of students, coordinating and developing curriculum for B.A and M.A Programmes. Supervision of B.A research projects.

2008-Current  Deputy Head of Department, Department of Social Sciences, Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA), Nairobi, Kenya. Responsibilities:- Administrative duties -planning, development and revision of academic programs, supervision of full-time and part-time lecturers, Active Member Departmental & Faculty Academic Boards. Involvement in various committees tackling various institutional developmental issues e.g. quality assurance sub-committee

 Part-time lecturer: - Department of Development Studies, Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA), Nairobi, Kenya. Courses Taught: - Development Theory I & II, Urbanization and Development, Psychology in Development Practice -Core courses

2  Part-time lecturer: Department of Education PhD Programme, Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA), Nairobi, Kenya. Courses taught: - Project Development and Management, PhD elective course

 Part-time Lecturer: College of Holy Cross, Massachusetts, Summer Program at Hekima College (Constituent College of Catholic University). Courses taught:- Gender Issues in Kenya & Urban Problems in Kenya

2006- August- December  Visiting Scholar – Five College African Scholars Program, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA USA. Theme: - Health and Society. Engagements:- Research, public speaking in the Five Colleges- Smith, Mount Holyoke, Hampshire, Amherst and University of Massachusetts, Colloquium activities. Paper presented:-Why the provision and delivery of basic urban services cannot be left to governments alone: the case of solid waste management (SWM) in Nairobi, Kenya

2004 - 2007 –  Part-time lecturer -Department of Development Studies, Marist International College (Constituent College of the Catholic University of Eastern Africa).Courses taught (selected):- Project Development and Management, Human Resource Management, Social Work Theory, Social Policy and Administration, Introduction to Development Studies, Children and Development, Gender and Development. Supervision of BA Research projects

2005- 2006 – Part-time lecturer - Trnava University, Kenya (Catholic University of East Africa, Kenya & Trnava University, Slovak. Programme: -Community Development & Health Science, and Social Work Program. Courses taught: - Social policy and administration, administration of rural development, supervision of B.A research projects

2003-Current (various short appointments)  Advisor & workshop facilitator– Nairobi City Council- Department of Environment  Advisor & workshop facilitator - Intermediate Technology Development Group (ITDG), Water and Sanitation Programme, Nairobi  Advisor /resource person– Undugu Society of Kenya, Children and Youth Programme & Informal Skills Training Programme 1999 - 2001 –  Teaching/Research Assistant (TRA), Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, The Netherlands. Course taught - Analysis of Social Structure in the Women, Gender and Development (WGD) M.A Program 1993 – 2001 –  Lecturer - Department of Community Development, Daystar University, Nairobi, Kenya, Responsibilities: Teaching/research, guidance, counselling and mentoring of students, varied administrative tasks. Supervision of BA Research Projects, supervision of student field attachments, Sample of units taught:- Introduction to Social Work, Social Work Theory, Social Policy and Administration, Social Psychology, Introduction to Sociology, Human Rights, Rural Sociology, Research Methods, Basic Social Statistics, Criminology.

3 1988 – 1993 –  Project Assistant, Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, Kenya, Responsibilities: Management of research projects: Proposal writing, revision and fund raising, co-ordination of data collection, data analysis, report writing and organising for dissemination of findings. 1986 & 1988 –  Probation officer - Ministry of Home Affairs, Probation Department, Nairobi, Kenya, Responsibilities: Investigating probation cases, report writing and court presentations, supervision and management of probation cases. Counselling and rehabilitation of probation offenders

External Examination & Board membership

2010 - Current External Examiner, Department of History (Development & Organisational Studies), Makerere University, Uganda

2007- External Examiner- PhD Dissertation- University of New South Wales, Graduate Research School, Sydney, Australia, Candidate: Chisanta Kanini Muli, Thesis Topic: Poverty, Gender and Community Development: The Lived Experiences of Slum-Dwelling Women in Nairobi. Degree awarded

2007 - Current - Member, International Advisory Board, Makerere University Research Journal

2004- Current – External Examiner: Social Work Certificate and Diploma Programs, Government Training Institute (GTI) – Embu, Department of Social and Development Studies

Research experience (from most recent):-

2011 Karanja A. M, Asiimwe Godfrey (Makerere University, Department of Development Studies), Khatibu Kazungu (Open University of Tanzania, Department of Economics), Rhoda Nakutunda (Makerere University, Department of Development Studies), Akello Zerupa (Makerere University, Department of Women and Gender Studies)- The effects of climate change on the livelihood strategies of fishing communities in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania: A comparative analysis [on going]

2010 Anne Kanga & Karanja A.M. (2010) – Analysis of Mushrooming Private Primary Schools in Kenya and their Effects on Public Education: A Study of Lang’ata Division, Nairobi South District and Kigumo Division, Murang’a South District, Funded by the Department of Research, CUEA [on going]

2010 Karanja A.M., James Kariuki, Maristella Okioma (2010)– The relationship between the social and economic benefits and the practice of agro-forestry among farmers in Naro- Moru Location, Nyeri North. Funded by the Department of Research, CUEA [on going]

2010 The effects of climate change on the livelihood strategies of fishing communities in the

4 Lake Victoria Basin (LVB), A research proposal submitted to VICRES Research, Kampala, Uganda, in August 2010

2010 Gender Mainstreaming in Urban Management: A study of Policy Interventions in Solid Waste Management in Nairobi, Kenya [proposal writing and sourcing for funding)

2009 Marketable Trades: Skills Training for Vulnerable out- of- School Youth, Undugu Society of Kenya (lead Researcher). Completed

2008 The incidence/prevalence of glue sniffing amongst children and youth living and working in the streets of Nairobi, for Undugu Society of Kenya (lead researcher). Completed

2007-current Evaluating the impact of Local Authority Transfer Fund (LATF) and Local Authorities Service Delivery Plans (LASDAP) on service delivery: the case of solid waste management in Nairobi, Kenya, lead researcher, [On-going]

2006 Five College African Scholars Fellowship, University of Massachusetts, August to December. Research Topic: Why the provision and delivery of basic urban services cannot be left to governments alone: the case of solid waste management (SWM) in Nairobi, Kenya. Lead researcher. Publication forth-coming

2002–2005 The Role of Private-Public Partnerships in Enhancing Local Government Service Delivery. Research Topic: - The Role of Private-Public Partnerships in Enhancing Local Government Service Delivery: The Case of Solid Waste Management (SWM) in Nairobi, Kenya. Municipal Development Partnership (MDP) for Eastern and Southern Africa, Harare, Zimbabwe, lead researcher, see www.mdp.org

1996-2005 Ph.D. research, Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, The Netherlands. Research topic: - Solid Waste Management: Actors, Institutional Arrangements and Contributions to Sustainable Development, Lead researcher. Data collected in Nairobi.

1997-2004 Management and Recycling of Solid Waste in Developing Countries: Comparing Nairobi, Kenya, and Hyderabad, India. A project of the EU, IIED UK, University of Amsterdam, Centre for Economic and Social Studies, Hyderabad, and School of Environmental Studies, Moi University, Kenya. Resource person, Kenya. Project code: EU-INCO-DC

1995 Training Needs Assessment, Narok District, Narok County Council and Government Training Institute (GTI) Embu, Kenya. Member, Research Team.

1995 Nairobi Youth Survey: The Role of the Church in the Development of the Youth in Nairobi. Daystar University, Nairobi. Member, Research Team.

1993-1995 Meeting the Needs of the Church in Africa: An Evaluation of Daystar's Training Programs. A Project of Daystar University, Office of the Deputy Vice- Chancellor Academic. Lead Researcher

1993 Equalisation of Opportunities: The Case of Disabled Persons in Nairobi. A Project of the Department of Land Development, University of Nairobi/UNCHS (HABITAT). Member

5 Research Team 1991/1993 Rural Male Out-migration: Effects on the Rural Farm Production Capacity, –M.A Sociology Research. Department of Sociology, University of Nairobi. Lead Researcher

1989-1993 Small Enterprise Development: The Case of Garment Manufacturing in Nairobi. Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi. Project Assistant

1985 Baseline Survey on the Methods of Family Planning: Continued Usage. Family Planning Private Sector, Kenya Ports Authority, Mombasa. Member Research team

1985 Male Alcoholism in an Urban Setting: Effects on the family–B.A Research, Department of Sociology, Social Work Program, University of Nairobi. Lead Researcher

Publications: -

 Karanja A. M. (2009), Marketable trades: Skills training for vulnerable out –of- school youth. Undugu Society of Kenya. A Research Report

 Karanja A. M. (2008), The incidence/prevalence of glue sniffing amongst children and youth living and working in the streets of Nairobi. Undugu Society of Kenya. A Research Report

 Karanja A. M. (2005), Solid Waste Management in Nairobi: Actors, Institutional Arrangements and Contributions to Sustainable Development, Shaker, Maastricht, The Netherlands, 2005 (Published PhD Dissertation) see http://www.shaker.eu/ or www.iss.nl ISBN 90-423-0253-4

 Karanja A. M, Ikiara M., Davies T.C, (2004), ‘Re-use, Recovery and Recycling of Inorganic Solid Waste in Nairobi’ in: I. S. A. Baud, J. Post, C. Furedy (eds), Solid waste management and recycling: actors, partnerships and policies in Hyderabad, India and Nairobi, Kenya. Kluwer Academic, Dordrecht, London, 161-194. See http://www.wkap.nl ISBN 1-4020-1975-0

 Ikiara M, Karanja A. M, Davies T.C., (2004), ‘Collection and Transportation of Solid Waste in Nairobi’, in: I. S. A. Baud, J. Post, C. Furedy (eds), Solid waste management and recycling: actors, partnerships and policies in Hyderabad, India and Nairobi, Kenya. Kluwer Academic, Dordrecht, London, See http://www.wkap.nl. ISBN 1-4020-1975-0

 Davies T.C, Ikiara M. Karanja A. M. Furedy C., (2004), ‘Urban Organic Waste: Practices in Nairobi’ in: I. S. A. Baud, J. Post, C. Furedy (eds), Solid waste management and recycling: actors, partnerships and policies in Hyderabad, India and Nairobi, Kenya. Kluwer Academic, Dordrecht, London. See http://www.wkap.nl. ISBN 1-4020-1975-0

 Karanja A. M. (2003), Informal privatisation of garbage collection and disposal services in Nairobi: Socio-economic Contributions. Paper presented at CWG International Workshop, Solid Waste Collection that Benefits the Urban Poor, Dar – es- Salaam, Tanzania, 9th -14th March. Workshop Report titled: - Solid Waste Collection that Benefits the Urban Poor, SKAT, 2003, Edited by Adrian Coad. Pages 88, see http://www.skat.ch/publications/

 Karanja A. M. (2003), The Role of Partnerships in Enhancing Local Government Service

6 Delivery: The Case of Solid Waste Management in Nairobi, Kenya. Municipal Development Partnership (MDP) for Eastern and Southern Africa, Harare, see www.mdp.org

 Karanja A. M (1997), Women in the Urban Environment: Solid Waste Management in the Unplanned Settlement Areas of Nairobi. In: Perspectives: An Academic Journal of Daystar University. Vol. 1, no. 3, December

 Karanja A. M (1996), Entrepreneurship among Rural Women in Kenya. In: D. McCormick and Paul Ove Pederson (eds). Small Enterprises: Flexibility and Networking in an African Context, Longhorn, Kenya. ISBN 9966-49-915-6

 Karanja A. M. (with others) [1995], Nairobi Youth Survey: The Role of the Church in the Development of the Youth in Nairobi. Daystar University Publications, Nairobi

 Karanja A. M. (1995), Women in the Urban Environment: Solid Waste Management in the Unplanned Settlement Areas of Nairobi. Paper presented in Cairo International Conference: Improving the Urban Environment for the Urban Poor. Conference Proceedings

Manuscripts in Progress:-

 Karanja A.M. (2010), Evaluating Urban SWM Systems in Developing Countries: the case of solid waste management in Nairobi, Kenya, book chapter in proposed book entitled:- Perspectives, Debates and Prospects for African Development in the 21st Century: A Multidisciplinary Approach, to be published by John Wiley and Sons, Germany

 Karanja A. M. (2010), An Evaluation of the impact of Local Authority Transfer Fund (LATF) and Local Authorities Service Delivery (LASDAP) on service delivery: the case of solid waste management in Nairobi, Kenya. Book chapter

 Karanja A. M. (2010), Gender Mainstreaming in Urban Management: A study of Policy Interventions in Solid Waste Management in Nairobi, Kenya. A Research Proposal

 Karanja A.M., James Kariuki, Maristella Okioma (2010), The relationship between the social and economic benefits and the practice of agro-forestry among farmers in Naro- Moru Location, Nyeri North. Submitted to the research department CUEA for consideration for funding

 Karanja A. M. (2009), Shifting from the public health approach to environmental sustainability in public urban servicing: the case of solid waste management (SWM) in Nairobi, Kenya. Journal article

 Karanja A. M., (2008), Governance and basic public servicing in developing countries- Why the provision and delivery of basic urban services cannot be left to governments alone: the case of solid waste management in Nairobi, Kenya. Journal article

 Anne Kanga & Karanja A.M. (2009) - Analysis of Mushrooming Private Primary Schools in Kenya and their Effects on Public Education: A Study of Lang’ata Division,

7 Nairobi South District and Kigumo Division Murang’a South District

 Karanja A.M., Aliegba E., Shawa K. (2008), Political stability and economic development in Africa: An Assessment of the National Rainbow Coalition (NARC) Government’s Developmental Achievements since 2002’s Regime Change, Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Department of Social Sciences. Book Chapter (completed, publication forth-coming)

Proposal submitted (selected):-

 2010 Karanja A.M., with Ms. Rhoda Nakutunda (Makerere University, Department of Development Studies), Dr. Khatibu Kazungu – Open University of Tanzania, (Department of Economics) – Tanzania, and Dr. Akello Zerupa- Makerere University, Department of Women and Gender Studies: Proposal Title:- The effects of climate change on the livelihood strategies of fishing communities in the Lake Victoria Basin (LVB). A research proposal submitted to VICRES Research, Kampala, Uganda, in August 2010

 2010 - Karanja A. M Governance failure in basic urban servicing- the case of SWM in Nairobi, Kenya submitted to the Graduate Institute of International Development Studies, Geneva, June 2010

 2010- Karanja A. M. – Entrepreneurship among informal sector workers in solid waste management in Nairobi- submitted to Uppsala African Studies Institute, Sweden, July 2010

 2010–Karanja A. M.- Gender Mainstreaming in Urban Management: A study of Policy Interventions in Solid Waste Management in Nairobi, Kenya, presented to The America Political Science Association – APSA, August 2010

Conferences/ seminars/workshops/short courses (selected):-

2010 SD PROMO Conference on Sustainable Development in Education, Addis Ababa, November, 2010 2010 The 2010 Workshop on Global Perspectives on Politics and Gender, convened by the American Political Science Association (APSA) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania from July 19-August 6, 2010. 2010 Workshop on Marketable Trades, Undugu Society of Kenya, Magere Guest House, Milimani, Kisumu, 29th January, Paper Presented: - Marketable Trades in skills Training Programs: The case of Undugu Society of Kenya 2009 Workshop on Marketable Trades, Undugu Society of Kenya, Roasters Inn, 9th December, Paper Presented:- Marketable Trades: Skills Training for Vulnerable out- of- School Youth: youth empowerment or resource wastage? 2008 National Conference on the Environment: Conserving and Managing the Environment for Sustainable Livelihoods, Kenyatta University (School of Environmental Studies), 19t to 21st May, 2008. Paper Presented: - Conserving and Managing the Environment for

8 Sustainable Livelihoods: Recovery, Re-use and Recycling of Solid Waste in Nairobi, Kenya 2006 African Studies Association (ASA), Annual Conference, 16th – 19th November, Westin St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco, USA 2005 6th International Social Work Conference, Kenyatta Conference Centre, Nairobi, Kenya 2004-Current Understanding Human Sexuality Seminar Series, Kenya Association of Professional Counsellors and African Regional Sexuality Resource Centre (ARSRC), Lagos, Nigeria 2004 Sexuality Institute, Adolescence Sexuality, October 3-9, ARSRC (African Regional Sexuality Resource Centre), Lagos, Nigeria 2003 Municipal Development Partnership, Policy Research Dissemination Workshop ‘Enhancing Local Government Service Delivery and Poverty Reduction in Eastern and Southern Africa’, Dar – es- Salaam, Tanzania. Paper presented:- The Role of Public – Private Partnerships in Enhancing Local Government Service Delivery: The Case of Solid Waste Management (SWM) in Nairobi, Kenya. 2003 CWG International Workshop on: Solid Waste Collection that Benefits the Poor, Dar-es- Salaam, Tanzania, SKAT, Paper Presented: Informal privatisation of garbage collection and disposal services in Nairobi: Socio-economic Contributions 2003 Environment and Sustainable Development -United Nations University, Tokyo, Japan. Paper Presented: - Sustainable Development in Solid Waste Management in Nairobi, Kenya 2003 Human Rights: Concepts and Issues-United Nations University, Tokyo, Japan. Paper Presented: - Internally Displaced Persons in Africa: the role of UNCHR? 2002 The Human Dimension of Global Environment Change in Cities (IHDP/START) Workshop, June, Bonn, Germany, Paper Presented:-Solid Waste Management in Nairobi: A Situational Analysis 2002 Municipal Development Programme (MDP) - Research Methodology, Participatory Research Workshop- for project on: Enhancing Local Government Capacity for Effective Service Delivery and Poverty Reduction in Eastern and Southern Africa, March, Harare, Zimbabwe 2001 ISA International Laboratory for Ph.D. Students on Major Theories or Paradigms of Dissertations. Hosted by International Sociological Association (ISA), Faculty of Political Sciences and Sociology, Courmayeur, Italy, Paper Presented:-Solid Waste Management in Nairobi: Actors. Institutional arrangements and Contributions to Sustainable Development 2000 16th International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management, Philadelphia, USA, December, Paper Presented: - Political issues in Solid Waste Management in Nairobi, Kenya 2000 Fourth International Workshop on the Evaluation of Social Development: Evaluating the concepts of Empowerment, Monitoring and Evaluation of Development Programs/Projects – INTRAC – Jesus College, Oxford, UK 2000 Research Methodology Workshop on Solid Waste Management in Nairobi, Kenya and Hyderabad India. For research project on: Solid waste management and recycling: actors, partnerships and policies in Hyderabad, India and Nairobi, Kenya. A project of the EU, IIED UK, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Centre for Economic and Social Studies, Hyderabad, India and School of Environmental Studies, IIED, London, UK 2000 Stakeholder Workshop on Solid Waste Management in Nairobi, Kenya. For research project on: Solid waste management and recycling: actors, partnerships and policies in Hyderabad, India and Nairobi, Kenya. A project of the EU, IIED UK, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Centre for Economic and Social Studies, Hyderabad, India

9 and School of Environmental Studies, Moi University. Workshop organiser and facilitator 1999 Urban Basic Urban Services in Situations of Statelessness, Conference on Urban Management in a State of Statelessness. The Somali Community Abroad, Zaandam, The Netherlands 1998 Solid Waste Management Course, hosted by Network for Water and Sanitation International (NETWAS), Kenya Telecommunications College, Mbagathi, Nairobi, Kenya 1998 Expert Group Meeting/Workshop to Review Draft Training Manual for Municipal Solid Waste Management in Africa - UNEP and UNIDO, Gigiri, Nairobi, Kenya 1997 Small Scale Industries and Environmental Pollution, Housing and Building Research Institute (HABRI), University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya and Centre for the Urban Environment (CUE) IHS, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Panafric Hotel, Nairobi 1995 The CODESRIA Gender Institute, CODESRIA, Dakar, Senegal 1995 Networks of Enterprises: The Role of Small and Intermediate Enterprises in Industrialization. Conference jointly sponsored by the Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi & the Centre for Development Research, Copenhagen, Denmark, KCB Institute, Karen, Nairobi, Paper Presented:-Entrepreneurship Among rural Women in Kenya - published as book chapter 1995 Women’s Leadership in the Community-Mount Camel International Training Centre, Haifa, Israel 1995 Cairo International Conference, on: Improving the Living Environment for the Urban Poor: Towards Sustainable Development, Cairo, Egypt, Paper Presented: - Women in the Urban Environment: Solid Waste Management in the Unplanned Settlement Areas of Nairobi 1994 Gender and Development, African Women in Research and Development (AWWORD), Kenya Chapter, Nairobi, Kenya 1993 Networks of Enterprises: The Role of Small and Intermediate Enterprises in Industrialisation. Conference jointly sponsored by the Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi and the Centre for Development Research, Copenhagen, Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi, Paper Presented:- The use of credit amongst women entrepreneurs in rural Kenya 1992 Women’s’ Movement in Kenya, African Women in Research and Development, Kenya 1992 Women and Democratisation in Kenya, African Women in Research and Development, Kenya. 1991 Study seminar on Research and Policy, African Women in Research and Development, Kenya. 1991 Study seminar on Women in Politics and Public Decision-Making positions, - African Women in Research and Development, Kenya. 1986 Social Induction Certificate Course - Kenya Institute of Administration, Nairobi, Kenya

Awards, fellowships, grants (from most recent): - 2009 Fellowship- American Political Science Association (APSA) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania from July 19-August 6, 2010, research topic:- Gender Mainstreaming in Urban Management: A study of Policy Interventions in Solid Waste Management in Nairobi, Kenya

2010 -Research grants, Department of Research, CUEA, undertaking two research studies, Research topics:- Analysis of Mushrooming Private Primary Schools in Kenya and their

10 Effects on Public Education: A Study of Lang’ata Division, Nairobi South District and Kigumo Division, Murang’a South District, Funded by the Department of Research, CUEA, with Dr. Anne Kanga- Department of Education, CUEA

-The relationship between the social and economic benefits and the practice of agro- forestry among farmers in Naro-Moru Location, Nyeri North. Funded by the Department of Research, CUEA, with James Kariuki and Maristella Moraa Okioma, Department of Social Sciences, CUEA

2002 Municipal Development Partnership for Eastern and Southern Africa (MDP) Research Topic: - The role of public-private partnerships in enhancing local government service delivery: the case of Solid waste management (SWM) in Nairobi, Kenya.

1996 Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, The Netherlands, DGIS PhD Scholarship and research grant 2004 Africa Regional Sexuality Resource Centre- Sexuality Institute- ‘Adolescence Sexuality’, Lagos, Nigeria 2003 United Nations University, Tokyo, Japan, Environment and Sustainable Development 2003 United Nations University, Tokyo, Japan, Human Rights: Concepts and Issues 2002 The Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change in Cities (IHDP/START), IHDP, Bonn, Germany 2001 International Sociological Association (ISA) International Laboratory for Ph.D. Students on Major Theories or Paradigms of Dissertations. Hosted by ISA, Faculty of Political Sciences and Sociology, Courmayeur, Italy 2000 INTRAC, Evaluation of Social development, Oxford, UK 1995 CODESRIA Gender Institute fellowship, Dakar, Senegal 1990 University of Nairobi, Scholarship for M.A Sociology, Department of Sociology

Supervision of student research projects

 Masters Dissertations (partial list) o Francis Kimotho:- The Effectiveness of Trade Unions in Delivering Promises to the Members: The Case of Rift Valley Railways Workers’ Union. MBA Research. Completed o Susan Wasike:- Total Quality Management in Higher Education Institutions: The case of Kenya Institute of Management. MBA Research. Completed. o Richard Ndege:- Niche Marketing in textile industry: the case of Nairobi. completed o Kate G. Samo:- An investigation to identify and explore the realities and viability of performance contracting in enhancing productivity in the public sector. MBA Research. On-going o Vickie Nakitare:- The role of job satisfaction in employee work output a case study of Teachers Service Commission. MBA Research. completed

11 o Elias Wachira Mwangi:- Role of training in the realization of the corporate strategy. MBA Research. completed o Jessica Mumbeija:- Strategies adopted by commercial banks in Kenya in their lending policies. MBA Research. On-going

B.A Dissertations (partial list) o Irene Kitur:-Effects of Socio-economic Status on Accessing Health Care Services. Completed. B.A Research Project. Completed o Tariki Rose K.:- Social Cultural Factors That Cause Resistance to the Use of Family Planning Methods. B.A Research Project. Completed o Matu Jane W.:- Effects of Waste Disposal on Dandora Residents in Nairobi. B.A Research Project. Completed o Karani Alice Muthoni:- The Psychosocial Factors Influencing Drug Abuse Among Affluent Youth: The Case of Nairobi Rehabilitation Centres. B.A Research Project. Completed o Kilonzo Conny Mukai:- Problems faced by Physically Disabled persons: A Case Study of Makadara Division in Nairobi. B.A Research Project. Completed o Mwaura Susan W.:- The Role of the Popular Media in Defining Social Problems in Kenya. B.A Research Project. Completed o Wali Magdalene Munai:- Social Consequences of Stigmatization of Children Infected or Affected by HIV/AIDS: The Case of Mathare Slums. B.A Research Project. Completed o Mwololo E. Mutunga:- Challenges Facing Warehousing Labourers: The Case of Industrial Area, Nairobi. B.A Research Project. Completed o Samira Omar Hadji:- Socio-Economic Factors Facing Single Mothers Raising their Children: The case of Arusha District, Tanzania. completed o Mkacharo Adelaide: - Causes of Domestic Violence against Women in Kenya: the Case of Nairobi, Kenya. completed o Hunja Stella: - Negative Effects of Unwanted Pregnancies Amongst Adolescents: The Case of Embakasi Division, Nairobi. completed o Njuguna M. Karimi:- Factors Influencing the Performance of Women in the Informal Sector: A Study of Githunguri District, Central Province, Kenya. completed

Associations, networks membership:-

 USA/Africa Dialogue, Regulated by Prof. Toyin Falola, University of Texas, Austin  African Studies Association (ASA)  International Association for Community Development (IACD)  Fellow, African Scholars Programme  African Council on Communication Education (ACCE)  African Research Network for Urban Management (ARNUM)– Mazingira Institute  Shelter Forum – Intermediate Technology Development Group (ITDG)  Association of African Women in Research and Development (AAWORD)  African Women Development and Communication Network (FEMNET)  Sexuality Seminar Series:- Kenya Association of Professional Counsellors  Fellow, CODESRIA Gender Institute  Networks of Enterprises: Small Enterprise Development: Flexibility and Networking in an African Context

Community Service:-

2010 – Current Member, Academic Quality Assurance Sub-Committee, Catholic University of Eastern Africa

2007-current Convener- Organizing Committee: - International Women’s Day (March 8th) activities, CUEA

2006- Current Volunteer consultant advisor – Asumbi Treatment Centre, Karen, Nairobi, Kenya. Responsibilities: - Advisor on effective approaches for the rehabilitation of drug and alcohol addicted persons

2004-2006- Patron of the Human Rights Club, Catholic University of Eastern Africa

2003 –current Participation in CUEA annual community service events

Research and data management skills :-

 Basic, Applied, participatory and action research  Data Analysis:- Quantitative and qualitative computer applications  Report Writing

Computer Skills:-

 MS office soft ware, Internet, email

Languages:-

Language spoken written Kikuyu Native speaker Fluent Kiswahili Fluent Fluent English Fluent Fluent