Experience

Nature Kenya

• Kenya
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Policy and Advocacy Manager

  • Jan 2022 - Present

• Program Officer

  • Jun 2014 - Dec 2021



RTI International

• United States
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Environmental Compliance and Operations Coordinator

  • Feb 2012 - Jun 2012

  • Planned, implemented, monitored & coordinated Indoor Residual Spraying activities for malaria control to ensure compliance with Kenya’s environmental laws and USAID regulations. • Supervised other staff & operations to ensure human and environmental safety during transportation of insecticides, storage, usage & monitored disposal of all waste generated. • Facilitated trainings on safety, health and environmental compliance for the team. • Planned, implemented, monitored & coordinated Indoor Residual Spraying activities for malaria control to ensure compliance with Kenya’s environmental laws and USAID regulations. • Supervised other staff & operations to ensure human and environmental safety during transportation of insecticides, storage, usage & monitored disposal of all waste generated. • Facilitated trainings on safety, health and environmental compliance for the team.



Department of Resources Surveys and Remote Sensing (DRSRS)

• Nairobi

• Research Assistant

  • Sep 2011 - Jan 2012

  Provided technical expertise using Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technologies to develop an early warning system for pasture security in arid and semi-arid lands in Kenya as one of the climate change adaptation strategies. Provided technical expertise using Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technologies to develop an early warning system for pasture security in arid and semi-arid lands in Kenya as one of the climate change adaptation strategies.



Horn Relief

• Nairobi

• Research Assistant

  • Apr 2011 - Aug 2011

  • Provided technical and logistical support to the programmes team. • Conducted an assessment of the education, livelihoods, living conditions and welfare of Somali pastoralists which provided a baseline for programming in Somalia. • Facilitated the training of enumerators, organized and managed fieldwork data collection, supervised data entry clerks. • Assisted in the management of project expenditures, ensuring budget adherence. • Provided technical and logistical support to the programmes team. • Conducted an assessment of the education, livelihoods, living conditions and welfare of Somali pastoralists which provided a baseline for programming in Somalia. • Facilitated the training of enumerators, organized and managed fieldwork data collection, supervised data entry clerks. • Assisted in the management of project expenditures, ensuring budget adherence.



Institute for Security Studies

• Research Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Program Intern

  • Apr 2010 - Apr 2011

  • Conducted research and published articles on pertinent human security issues in resource based conflicts. • Organized workshops to disseminate research findings on the nature and extent of environmental crimes in Eastern Africa providing a forum for dialogue to influence policy decisions as part of the broader regional security priorities in E. Africa. • Provided technical support in planning and implementation of an Environmental Crime Project in Eastern Africa. • Jointly pioneered the use of GIS in environmental crime hotspot mapping and established a database to monitor the trend of environmental crimes in East Africa. • Jointly edited and compiled the Eco-crime bulletin, 2010 to update stakeholders on the progress of an Environmental Crime Project. • Coordinated Kenyan stakeholders to discuss benefit sharing under the Kenya national REDD Strategy (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) in readiness for the implementation of the UN-REDD+ initiative in Kenya. • Coordinated a learning tour for a high level government delegation from Burundi to Kenya in order to harmonize its legal and policy framework on environmental management in line with the other East African Community members. Show less



World Agroforestry

• Kenya
• Research Services
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Program Intern

  • Jan 2010 - Apr 2010

  • Team leader for a tree measurement exercise and supervised a complimentary household survey for monitoring & evaluation of a Tree Rehabilitation Programme. • Data collection and management of the geospatial database for the Carbon Benefits Project. • Team leader for a tree measurement exercise and supervised a complimentary household survey for monitoring & evaluation of a Tree Rehabilitation Programme. • Data collection and management of the geospatial database for the Carbon Benefits Project.



Swedish Co-operative Centre- VI Agro forestry Programme

• Kisumu

• Community Mobilizer

  • Apr 2007 - Dec 2009

  • Conducted a community needs assessment through Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) and strategic planning processes which facilitated the successful implementation of agro forestry and farm enterprise development. • Initiated networking opportunities, intensified community sensitization and dissemination of knowledge which contributed to the scaling up of the project from 2 divisions to 7 divisions within 3 years. • Promoted training initiatives which transformed farmers into self-sustaining entrepreneurs. Show less