CURRICULUM VITAE PROF. FUCHAKA WASWA [(BSc. Agric (Nairobi), MSc. Land & Water Management (Nairobi), PhD (Bonn)] Associate Professor of Environmental Agriculture (Area of specialization: Agricultural Land & Water Management) 1. PERSONAL PROFILE Personal Details Name: Fuchaka Waswa PF No.: 6243 School: Agriculture & Enterprise Development Department: Agricultural Science and Technology Designation: Associate Professor Email: [email protected]; [email protected] Cell phone: + 254-723-580126 Research Interests 1. Agricultural Land Management and Policy 2. Food Security Planning and Policy 3. Corporate and Intellectual Social Responsibility 4. Industrial Ecology and Sustainable Life Styles Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID): https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0675-1441 2. ACADEMIC & PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS Academic Certificate Institution Specialisation Awarded PhD University of Bonn Agricultural Land Management 2000 MSc University of Nairobi Land and Water Management 1994 BSc University of Nairobi General Agriculture 1992 KACE Kericho High School 3 Principals & 2 Subsidiaries 1987 KCE Chebuyusi Sec. School. Division 1, 13 Points 1985 Professional Qualifications 1. Environmental Impact Assessment & Auditing (Registered Lead Expert No. 0643) 2. Conducting and Using the Millennium Ecosystem Assessments Framework 3. Quality Assurance in Higher Education with focus on: Auditing and Rationalisation of University Academic Programmes and Units Competence-based Learning Organisational Development and Change Management Research Excellence and Knowledge Management Teamwork and Team Dynamics Training in Transformative Leadership in Higher Education 1 CV-Fuchaka Short Courses and Trainings in Higher Education 1. 24th – 27th April 2019: As a team member in module development and member of KDSA, I participated in the first pilot workshop on the training of university leaders Courtesy DAAD and the Commission for University Education, held at lake Naivasha Simba Lodge, Kenya. 2. July 25th – 27th 2018: Participated in as a Trainer in the DAAD DIES-National Multiplication Training II of Deans and Directors on Quality Leadership and Management in Higher Education, Workshop held at MMUST Kakamega. 3. 8th June 2018: Awareness Training on ISO 27001 – Information Security Management System (ISMS), Kenyatta University 4. 18th – 21st December 2017: Participated in a workshop as a Trainer in the DAAD DIES-National Multiplication Training I of Deans and Directors on Quality Leadership and Management: A Driver for Change in Higher Education, Workshop held at Karatina University. 5. 9th August 2016: Awareness of ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System. Kenyatta University. 1. 10th – 16th March 2014: Peer Reviewing of Academic Programmes in Higher Education – Organised by IUCEA, CUE and DAAD, Silver Springs, Nairobi, Kenya 2. 13th -16th April 2010: Smart START-UP – Promoting Sustainable Lifestyles through Entrepreneurship with focus on Consumption and Production in Wuppertal, Germany 3. 24th – 26th February 2009: Management of University Departments, Schools and Directorates, Centre for Capacity Development in Higher Education, Kenyatta University Conference Centre, Nairobi 4. 8-12th December 2008: DAAD - DIES Intensive course on “Proposal Writing for International Research Projects”, Part I’ Entebbe Uganda 5. 19th April – 2nd July 2008: University Staff Development Programme (Unistaff), Institute of Socio-cultural Studies – ISOS, University of Kassel, Witzenhausen, Germany. 6. 4th – 9th May 2006: Mainstreaming Environmental Sustainability in Africa - MESA University Programme, Educate the Educators, Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Innovation Course, organised by UNEP/SADC-REEP, Kenya School of Monetary Studies, Nairobi 7. 8th – 29th November 2005: International Course on “Agriculture and the Environment: Practices and Processes in Soil and Water” at the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Volcani Campus, Bet Dagan, Israel. 8. 12th-16th September 2005: International Course on Ecosystems and Human Well- being: Conducting and using Integrated Assessments (Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Framework). Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa. Academic Fellowships 1. 2011: Senior Scholar - Fulbright Fellowship at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Courtesy of the State Department, USA. 2. 2008: DAAD Fellowship in the University Staff Development Programme (Unistaff), Institute of Socio-cultural Studies – ISOS, University of Kassel, Witzenhausen, Germany. 3. 2005: Mashav Fellowship (Israel's Agency for International Development Cooperation) to, Volcani Campus, Bet Dagan, Israel. 4. 1996-2000: German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) PhD Scholarship Uni-Bonn. 5. 1992-1994: Swedish Agency for Research Cooperation (SAREC) Masters Scholarship, University of Nairobi. 2 CV-Fuchaka 3. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY 1. 2002 to Date: Started my university career as a Lecturer in the School of Environmental Studies at Kenyatta University. I am an associate professor in the School of Agriculture and Enterprise Development. That I am still in this University almost 20 years down the line is testimony to my being reliable and dependable for the enhancement of system stability. 2. 2001: Consulted for World Neighbours - East Africa (INGO) in Natural Resources Management and Community Development in Dryland Ecosystems in Kenya. The hands- on experience I gained continues to inform my teaching, research and mentoring roles. 3. 1995-1996: Agricultural Instructor at Limuru Girls Centre (Certificate Course for needy Girls). (The centre is currently the Starehe Girls High School). 4. 1993-1994: Worked as a Research Associated under Prof Donald Thomas in the Department of Agricultural Engineering, University of Nairobi and was co-author of the first student reader in the Department, entitled “Ecology, Environment and Sustainable Development: An Outline for Students of Land and Water Management in Kenya”. 4. ACHIEVEMENTS 1. 2017-2020: I am a member of a team that developed the first ever Manual/Guide for training newly appointed University Leaders in Kenya. Initiative of DAAD and Commission for University Education. 2. 24th – 27th April 2019: As a team member in module development and member of KDSA, I participated in the first pilot workshop on the training of university leaders (first cohort of Vice Chancellors) Courtesy DAAD-DIES NMT programme and the Commission for University Education, held at Lake Naivasha Simba Lodge, Kenya. 3. July 25th – 27th 2018: Participated in as a Trainer in the DAAD DIES-National Multiplication Training II of Deans and Directors on Quality Leadership and Management in Higher Education, Workshop held at MMUST Kakamega 4. 18th – 21st December 2017: Participated in a workshop as a Trainer in the DAAD DIES- National Multiplication Training I of Deans and Directors on Quality Leadership and Management: A Driver for Change in Higher Education, Workshop held at Karatina University. 5. 2008-2012: As chairman of Department, I steered the Department of Environmental Studies and Community Development into having the highest student enrolment in the faculty. This trend has remained the same to date. 6. 2011: Earned the coveted Senior Scholar - Fulbright Fellowship for work experience at the Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Courtesy of the State Department, USA. 7. 2008: DAAD Fellowship in the University Staff Development Programme (Unistaff), Institute of Socio-cultural Studies – ISOS, University of Kassel, Witzenhausen, Germany. 8. 2006-2007. I was the vision carrier and initiator of the first ever Book Project that sought to domesticate environmental issues through the series: “Environment and Sustainable Development”. Two volumes are in use today in Public Universities, courtesy Deans Grant School of Environmental Studies, Kenyatta University. 3 CV-Fuchaka 5. PUBLICATIONS 5.1. Refereed Journal Articles 1. Tomno R M, Kitulu L, Nzeve J K, Mailu S N, Shitanda D and Waswa F. (2020). Heavy Metal Contamination of Water, Soil and Vegetables in Urban Streams in Machakos Municipality, Kenya. Scientific https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sciaf.2020.e00539. 2. Kitulu N, Nzeve J, Waswa F, Kitur E and Shitanda D. (2020). Irrigation Water Quality Analysis of Mitheu Stream in Machakos Municipality, Kenya. African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology. Vol. 14(9), pp. 241-249, September 2020. DOI: 10.5897/AJEST2020.2849 3. Waswa F, Mcharo M and Shitanda D. (2020). Potential of Rainwater Harvesting for enhanced Water Security in Kahawa Sukari Peri-Urban Ecosystem in Kiambu County, Kenya. Journal of Engineering in Agriculture and the Environment. (6) 1: 57-70. Doi: Https://Doi.Org/10.37017/Jeae. Kenya Society of Environmental, Biological and Agricultural Engineers (KeSEBAE). 4. Waswa F, Mwamburi M and Mworia M (2020). Declining Wood Fuel and Implications for Household Cooking and Diets in Tigania Sub-County Kenya. Scientific. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sciaf.2020.e00417. Elsevier B.V. 5. Waswa, F; Mwamburi, M; Wakindiki, IIC and Chemutai, R (2020). Soil Properties and Fertility Management within Ruiru Peri-Urban Area in Kiambu, County, Kenya. J. Appl. Sci. Environ. Manage. Vol. 24 (5) 839-844. https://www.ajol.info/index.php/jasem 6. Waswa F. (2020). Researching Religion-Terrorism Nexus for Sustainable Global Security Management: Is Islam being falsely accused? CHEMCHEMI - International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences. 11 (1) 35-47. DOI10.33886/cijhs.v11:1.140 7. Mwamburi M and Fuchaka W. 2020. Socioeconomic and customer