Research Interests


Tourism policy and sustainable products development; cultural and creative tourism; destination positioning and branding; community-based tourism development; indigenous knowledge and sustainable tourism management; multiplier effects of tourism; pro-poor tourism and socio-economic livelihoods; biodiversity and climate change; tourism satisfaction and future intentions.

  • Tourists Exist Survey: Funded by Ministry of Tourism thru Tourism Research Institute - 2019).Targeted Kenya’s two international airports; JKIA (Nairobi) and MIA (Mombasa). Focused on tourist’s satisfaction and future intentions.
  • Exploring Methodologies for sustainable models of social, economic, and cultural inclusiveness (2019). Funded by SFC-GCRF Escalator funded and involved Moi University (Kenya) and University of Strathclyde (UK). Focused on Research capacity development in the two institutions, and specifically, link tourism development to poverty alleviation in rural areas and in particular, disenfranchised nomadic communities in Kenya