Biography

Lectures Literature, Theatre and Film Studies. Dean School of Postgraduate Studies. CARTA focal person, Spokesperson, Research Section- Arts and Aesthetics (MU-ACC). Team Leader, European Union and Eramus Plus project- Creating Postgraduate Collaborations (CPC). Member, Association of African Literature (ALA), Kenya Oral Literature Association (KOLA) and International Drama and Education Association (IDEA). Co-convenor, IDEA World Congress, Kisumu (1998). National Chairman, Kenya National Drama and Film Festival (KNDFF). Facilitator and adjudicator-Ars Festivals. Consultant. Reviewer- journals. Member, editorial boards. Proposal writing for funding. Researcher. External examiner. Awards GoK scholarship (1989), AAU (2003) funding, DAAD scholarship (Bayreuth University 2000), Stellenbosch University (2002) Mellon Fellowship (Wits University), Distinguished Scholar Award ( SPARC, Wits University 2013), Alexander von Humboldt Senior Scientist Research Fellowship (2015).