Research Interests

Project period

Research Topic

2014-2015

Towards enhanced household food security in arid and semi-arid lands in Kenya: a case of Baringo and Laikipia Counties; Laikipia University Small Grants Funding; Kenya Shillings (KES) 200,000 (Principal Investigator)

2014

Capacity Building of Lecturing Staff of Laikipia University, Kenya (File Number: NFP-TM.14/101) in conjunction with Dairy Training Centre (DTC), Oenkerk, The Netherlands; EURO 73,745.00 = KES 8,849,400 (Project Supervisor)

2012-2015

Genetic improvement of East African zebu cattle for milk production in ASAL; Funded by East Africa Agricultural Productivity Project (EAAPP); KES 34,000,000 (Collaborating Research Scientist)

2011-2014

Enhancing dairy production in the pastoral production systems through appropriate breeding, husbandry and marketing strategies; Funded by East Africa Agricultural Productivity Project (EAAPP); KES 18,000,000 (Collaborating Research Scientist)

2010-2011

Breeding strategies for goats to buffer against climate variability for pastoralist communities in arid Kenya; Funded by the National Council for Science & Technology; KES 1,200,000 (PhD Project Supervisor)

2010-2011

Genetic polymorphisms of six milk protein genes in indigenous Kenyan goats: implication for biodiversity and milk production improvement”. Funded by the National Council for Science and Technology; KES 1,600,000/= US$ 20,000 (Principal Investigator)

2009-2013

Productive employment and decent work income opportunities and value chains poverty and development along rural-urban gradients” – within the framework of DAAD “Higher Education Excellence in Development Co-operation; Funded by DAAD – € 25 million (≈ KES 2.25 billion) in five years for 5 partners, with Egerton University collaborating with Kassel University, Federal Republic of Germany (Collaborating Research Scientist)

2009-2013

Cross-continental network for sustainable adaptation of grassland systems vulnerable to climate change (GrassNet); Funded by DAAD – € 25 million (= KES 2.25 million) in five years for 5 partners, with Egerton University as a partner (Collaborating Research Scientist)

2008-2010

Proposal writing for Faculty of Agriculture staff; Funded by RUFORUM – US$700 and Egerton University KES 240,000 (Co-Implementer)

2005

Evaluation of Heifer International Dairy Goat Improvement Programmes in Kenya; Funded by Heifer Project International, Kenya – KES 400,000 (= US$ 5,000) and the Higher Education Loan’s Board (Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Nairobi, Kenya) as a MSc study – KES 300,000 (= US$ 3,750) (Collaborating Research Scientist)