Dr. Mureithi is a Rangeland ecologist and Soil scientist. His research focuses on the direct effects of disturbance on dryland ecosystems, and restoration of degraded lands and its impact on land, livestock, wildlife and pastoral livelihoods. He also conducts research on the effects of human activities on watersheds. Dr. Mureithi’s main interests are: land, soil and water management; restoration of degraded arid environments; watershed and water resources management. He is the founding scientist and current leader of the Water Research Lab.

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• Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Enclosures as a tool for land management in East Africa.
• European Union Erasmus+ KA107 Programme Grants for Higher Education Students and Staff Mobility. Four postgraduate students and three members of staff supported for the exchange programme between the University of Nairobi, Kenya and Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland.
• Escaping the pastoralist paradox in the face of climate change: A comparative analysis of different tenure systems and their implications for climate vulnerability in semi-arid Sub-Saharan African.
• Understanding the contribution of Atmospheric Nitrogen to the increasing Nitrogen levels in Lake Victoria, Kenya.

• 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