PERSONAL INFORMATION

Specialization / Economics
Current Address / P.O Box 9583-00200, Nairobi, Kenya
Mobile: 0710 533407
E-mail:
Marital status / Married
Nationality / Kenyan
Religion / Christian
Date of birth / 1973
Languages (Spoken and written) / English, Kiswahili

KEY AREAS OF EXPERIENCE

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  • Research
  • Teaching/Training
  • Writing Project Proposals
  • Planning & Administration
  • Monitoring and evaluation

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  • Report Writing,

SKILLS

  • Leadership
  • Teamwork
  • Decision making skills
  • Effective Communication
  • Guidance and Counseling

COMPUTER PROFICIENCY

  • Statistical analysis using SPSS,GAMS, E-views and STATA,
  • Computer Literacy _Internet and E-mail, Ms-Access, Ms- Word, Ms-Excel, Ms-PowerPoint

EDUCATION BACKGROUND

Nov. 2011 to Nov. 2013:University of Nairobi Institute of Tropical and Infectious Diseases

Fellow in the Health Economics Track.

Oct. 2010 to Oct. 2013 : University of Nairobi,

PhD in Economics, On-going

Sept.2006 to Dec. 2008: University of Nairobi,

Masters of Arts in Economics

2007/08 AwardedAfrica Economic Research Consortium (AERC)Scholarship for being a needy and well performing student.

Jun. 2007 to Sept.2007: Collaborative Masters Programme in Economics (CMAP) for Anglophone countries except Nigeria;

Joint Facility for Electives (JFE): Specialized inLaborEconomics & Monetary Economics

Sep. 1992 to Sept.1996: EgertonUniversity

B.A (Economics Major, Mathematics Minor)

Upper Second Class honours

WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES ATTENDED

Participated in the:

  1. The 8th PEP General Meeting in Dakar-Senegal (12th-18th June 2010). Discussant of Madina Guloba's paper entitled: “Improving school quality in East Africa: randomizing evaluation of policies to create local accountability under free primary education in Uganda."
  1. workshop for ‘Improving Institutions for Pro-Poor Growth in Africa and South-Asia’ on 20 and 21 March 2010 at St Catherine's College, Oxford
  1. Centre for the Study of African Economies (CSAE’s) annual conference on 'Economic Development in Africa’ on 22 – 23 March 2010 at St Catherine's College, Oxford
  1. Participated in the AERC biannual workshop for researchers from December 2nd 2006 to December 7th 2006 at Intercontinental Hotel, Kenya.
  1. Participated in the school of economics thematic seminars on most of the Friday afternoon every Month.

WORK EXPERIENCE

July, 2010 to date: Working as an economist in the Central Planning, Project and Monitoring Unit of the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology.

July,2009 to June,2010: Young Professional/researcher at Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research & Analysis (KIPPRA)

Was seconded from the Ministry of Higher Education Science and Technology to participatein Public Policy Research training.

Duties and responsibilities

Working in theMacroeconomics Division, responsible for:

1. Developing research concept paper

2.Conductingpublic policy research

3.Estimation of the KIPPRA-Treasury Macro Model.

4.Facilitating peer review of internal research papers

5.Raporteuring

CURRENT RESEARCH:

  • I have completed writing aresearch paper and a policy brief on; “Inflation and Growth:An estimate of the threshold level of inflation in Kenya.”
  • Participated in writing Kenya Economic Report 2010 (Forthcoming)
  • Participated as a team leader in a cluster analysis survey on productivity and competitiveness of the sugarcanecluster in Mumias-Kenya.

April 2008 to June 2009: Economist- Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology 2008

Duties and responsibilities

  • Policy advice to permanent secretary;
  • Economic analysis of policy implementation;
  • Monitoring and evaluation of policies, programmes and projects;
  • Development of indicators for monitoring of the implementation of the Vision 2030 and first MTP 2008-2012;
  • Coordination of performance contracting;
  • MTEF budget preparation;
  • Ministerial Public Expenditure Reviews (MPERs);
  • Coordinating preparation of Ministerial Strategic plans, service charters and sector plans.

TEACHER (MATHEMATICS AND ECONOMICS)

1996-1997-BitongeSecondary School

1998-2001-SikusiSecondary School

2002-2006 SELF-EMPLOYMENT

SHORT TERM ASSIGNMENTS UNDERTAKEN:

June, 2009-Involved in data collection, data entry and report writing of a pilot survey on Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators organized by the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology. Also participated in workshops for the same.

May, 2011- Participated as a coordinator in the National Manpower survey

FUTURE OBJECTIVE

  1. To support a dynamic organization that can offer me a challenging working environment that encourages advancement and personal development through job enrichment and skill acquisition.

2. To seek a relevant position in an enabling environment where my current qualifications, abilities, aptitude and work experience will be an asset to the organization.

MEMBERSHIP AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Member of PEP Network undertaking a research project on Improving School Quality in East Africa:Randomized Evaluation of Policies to Create Local Accountability under Free Primary Education in Kenya.

LEADERSHIP

  • Peer educator at the University
  • Class representative of the M.A (economics) class

HOBBIES

Community work, Socializing, Traveling, Reading Magazines and Newspapers, Reading educational and professional journals, listening to Music, Surfing the net

SPORTS

Netball

Chess

REFEREES

Dr. Dickson Khainga

Head, Macroeconomic Division

Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA)

P.O. Box 56445, Nairobi

Tel: 254 20 2719933/4, 2241380, 316243

Mobile: 0724 281 202

Email:

Mr. M. Michael Kahiti

Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology.

P.O. Box 9583-00200,

NAIROBI, KENYA

Cell phone: 0722316831

Email:

Prof. Mwabu G. M

University of Nairobi

P.O BOX 30197-001000,

NAIROBI, KENYA

Cell phone: 0721565387

Email:

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