FELISTUS KINUNA KINYANJUI

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1 Permanent Address P.O. Box Nakuru. Kenya Current Address Department of History Kenyatta University P.O , Nairobi.. Kenya Cell: Dr FELISTUS KINUNA KINYANJUI Bio Data Nationality: Kenyan Age: 44 Years Place of Birth: Thika, Central Province, Kenya Religion: Catholic Professional Objective University Education To attain the highest level of qualification in my field-the academy and acquire commensurate skills and competencies. At the same time I dedicate myself to teaching and researching with a view to making a difference and meaningful contribution to scholarship and humanity. I particularly pay attention to inner detail without necessarily losing focus of the bigger picture. I am driven by a passion is driven by vigour and determination in spite of the circumstances and processes while maintaining team spirit. Fellow of Higher Education Academy (FHEA) UK Post-Graduate Certificate in Academic Practice at York St John University (UK), October 2008 Ph.D in Humanities, Rhodes University, South Africa, 2007 Thesis Title A Political Economy of Poverty in Rural Kenya: A Case Study of Thika District 1

2 Master of Philosophy ( M.Phil. in History) Moi University, 1997 Thesis Title, Towards Indigenous Ways of Poverty Eradication in Central Kenya Bachelor of Arts (History & Sociology) Egerton University, 1992 Professional Experience 2011-Continuing, Lecturer, History, Kenyatta University Lecturer, Egerton University Graduate Assistant, Rhodes University, South Africa Assistant Lecturer, Egerton University Graduate Assistant, Egerton University Teaching Areas Methods of Historical Research Sources of African History History and Theory Methods of Social Inquiry Research Methods in International Relations and Diplomacy Military Strategy at the Institute of Peace and Security Studies Military History at the Institute of Peace and Security Studies Supervision and guiding graduate students in Writing projects, theses and dissertations Expertise Qualitative and Quantitative Researching, Basic Social Research, Capacity Building, Organizational Development, Networking, Community Mobilisation, Gender and Empowerment, Intermediate Technologies, Youth and Children Rights, Girl- Child Education, Social Development and Health Consultancy Skills Competencies and Fully adept at qualitative and quantitative research and in social research methodologies Wide experience in capacity building and community mobilization, especially with respect to gender and gender empowerment Work experience includes working in youth and children 2

3 rights, social development and health consultancies Has fully developed analytical, writing and presentation skills, auditing, experienced in monitoring and evaluation, baseline survey, behaviour change management, conflict resolution and training of trainers Fully conversant with Microsoft Office packages including MS Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint Consultancy WFP Mid-Term Review of School Meals programme in Kenya s ASALs 2011 KAP Survey on Maternal and New Born Babies Health in Southern Sudan, June 2010 End of term Evaluation of Skillslab in Kenya s Medical Training Colleges (MTCs), October 2009 Assessment of capacity of implementing partners and Development of database to guide project implementation and refining of logframe indicators Kenya (March 2009) Monitoring and Evaluation of Gender and Leadership Project in Meru Kenya (Short-term Consultancy May 2009) Institutional Consultancy for UNICEF on Socio-Economic and Cultural Barriers to schooling in Southern Sudan, June- November 2008 A Historical Analysis of the Relationship Between Poverty, Health and Disease Among Commercial Agricultural Workers in Thika District, Kenya Responsibilities Women Groups and Poverty Alleviation in Kenya, A Research Project for Gender Institute of Egerton University, 2007 Transcending Methodological Dilemmas in Social Research: An Appraisal of Critical Ethnography in Researching HIV/AIDS, (SSRC Council, South Africa, Pretoria, Design and Implementation of a School Environmental Programme for SENVINET NAKURU, (MS Kenya 2002) In-Charge Quality Assurance in History, KU Internal Auditor in the Directorate of Quality Assurance, KU Deputy Co-coordinator Workshops and Seminar, History, KU 3

4 Selected Papers Presented in International Conferences Academic Adviser, History, KU Mentor, Directorate of Mentorship, KU Cash Transfers for the OVCs in Kenya Paper for the 5 th ECAS Conference, Lisbon, Women and Land Rights in Kiambu County Conference on Land Policies in East Africa at Makerere University, Kampala, 3-4 November Delegate to the High Level Panel on UN/AU Engagement in Security Sector Reforms, Gigiri, Nairobi October Strategies for Nation Building in Kenya A Paper presented at the University of Ghana International Symposium, November Kenyan Delegate to the International Congress for the Historical Sciences, Amsterdam August 'The Dynamics of Child Labour in Kenya: A Case Study of Thika District ', A Paper Presented at the Historical Association of Kenya (HAK) Conference at Egerton, June, Methods of Social Science Research A Historical Analysis of the Relationship between Poverty, Health and Disease Among Commercial Agricultural Workers in Thika District, Kenya , Presented at the OSSREA Post-Doctoral Workshop, Addis Ababa, January Towards Reflective Academic Practice Theories and Practices of Making Learning Happen, Kabarak and York St John Universities Project, June 2007 Selected Publications Kinyanjui Felistus, 'Theatre for Development: Localised Ways of Dealing with the HIV/AIDS Pandemic in Rural Thika', in Subero Gustavo (ed), AIDS in Culture London Ashgate Publishers. Kinyanjui Felistus, A Survey of Access to and Equity in Reproductive Health Care Services in Thika District, Kenya, Dakar: CODESRIA 2012 Kinyanjui Felistus, Ethnicity and Nationalism in Independent Kenya, GOETHE Institute, Penda Mbow & Kinyanjui Felistus, Editors, Africa Zamani Journal of African History, vol.17, Kinyanjui Felistus & Parsitau Seleina, The Role of 4

5 Pentecostal and Charismatic Churches in Kenya 2007 General Elections, Ibadan Journal of Religious Studies, XLI, II, Kinyanjui Felistus, Some Reflections on Resilience in African Traditional Healing Systems in Eastern and Southern Africa, Moi University Press, The Missing Link: Interrogating Entry to Kenya s Secondary School System, Chapter in E-Book by National University of Galway, Transcending Methodological Dilemmas in Social Research, Southern Africa Journal of Environmental Education, Vol. 2, 2, Continuing Projects: Traditional Treatment of Mental Illness in Nigeria and Kenya: Its Place, Practice and Strategies Theses Supervised Chepkwony Joyce A History of Kipsigisland Chepkwony Joyce Mwarania Esther A History Child Labour in the Miraa Industry in Meru North District, , Kelel Magdalene Continuity and Change in Indigenous Health Care Systems Among the Maasai of Kajiado District, Kenya, Theses and Projects Currently being supervised at an Advanced Stage Rahoy Hussein, Clannism and Conflict among the Ajuuran, Degodia and Ogaden Pastoral Somali Clans of Wajir County, Kenya Osman Mohammed, A History of Kenya s Election Violence: A Case Study of Nakuru Municipality, Mutto Frederick, Contribution of Gender Roles to Food Crop Production in Mumoni District, Kitui, Kenya Bota Beatrice, The Role of Women in Peacebuilding During Conflicts: The Case of Borabu-Sotik,2007/2008 Conflict Guchu Irene, The Living Conditions of Women and Children in IDP Camps in Gilgil and Vumilia Camps 5

6 Community Activities Capacity building through advocacy, participation and training of the youths, children, women and other subaltern groups, Catholic Women Association (CWA), and related grassroots social capital groups Computing Skills Conversant with MS Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Internet Browsing and Language Proficiency Speaking Reading Writing English Excellent Excellent Excellent French Fair Good Fair Kiswahili Excellent Excellent Excellent Kikuyu Excellent Excellent Excellent Referees 1.Dr. Washington Ndiiri Department of History, Archaeology & Political Studies Kenyatta University P. O. Box 43844, Nairobi. Tel: Professor Reuben Matheka Department of History and Archaeology Egerton University P.O. BOX 536, 2115 Egerton. Tel