Lecturer at the Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology (LARMAT), Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi. 'My research domain focuses on the direct effects of disturbance (e.g. drought, overgrazing, and land-use change) on dryland ecosystems.Read More

• Making the best of climate – Adapting agriculture to climate variability
• Towards Increased Agricultural Productivity and Food Security in East Africa through Capacity Building in Agroecological Intensification”
• Modelling the potential impact of climate change on sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) and cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) production in semi-arid areas of Kenya using the agricultural production systems simulator (APSIM)
• Capacity Building in sustatinable soil resource management and intergrated soil fertility management
• Crop Production In Water Scarce Environments: Strengthening local capacity building as an exit strategy
• Development And Uscaling Of Soil And Water Conservation Technologies. The case of ‘Macro – Contour lines’ in Kathekakai Settlement Scheme, Machakos District.
• development of  waterhole monitoring system for livestock early warning

• Improved Nitrate pollution management in lake victoria basin.

• Sustainable dryland project (Centre for sustainable Dryland ecosystems and societies).
• Potential of productive and multiple water and waste (re-) use in Kajiado districtPotential of productive and multiple water and waste (re-) use in Kajiado districtMapping the mind of consumers and traders of fresh vegetables at open-air markets with respect to food safety and security in Kenya: An application of the Zaltman Metaphor 28. Elicitation Technique (ZMET).
• Evaluating ways of developing a fertilizer product from human excreta.
• Putting Nitrogen Fixation to Work for Smallholder Farmers in Africa (N2Africa).
• Improving bean yields by reversing soil degradation and reducing soil borne pathogens on small-holder farms in Western Kenya.
• Creating Wealth For Smallholder Farmers In Arid Areas Of Kenya: The Case of Mukau (Melia Volkensii).
• Modelling of climate change effects on pastoral livestock production performance in arid northern kenya (Nurturing grant).
• Proposal for reserach grants on innovative application of ICTs in addressing water related impacts of climate change.
• Screening finger millet varities for the adaptation  to drought prone ecological regions of estern kenya as a strategy to compact food insecurity and climate change.
• Building human and institutional capacity for enhancing the conservation  and use of neglected and uderultilized species of crops in west Africa, and Eastern  and  Southern africa.
• Strengthening Africa’s Strategic Agricultural Capacity for Impact on Development (SASACID): Managing Risk and Uncertainty in Agriculture.
• Strengthening Africa’s Strategic Agricultural Capacity for Impact on Development (SASACID): East and Central Africa Regional Agricultural Forum for Training (ECA-RAFT).

• BSc Management of Agro-ecosystems and Environment

• MSc. Land and water
• MSc.Soil Science
• MSc.Sustainable Soil  Resource Management
• Msc.Management of Agroecosystems and Environment
• PhD. Dryland Resource Management

• Teaching in Environmental/Natural Training Resources
• Consultancy firms
• Self Employment