Dr. Martha Nyang'au

Abridged CV for Dr. Martha Kemunto Nyang'au

PERSONAL INFORMATION

NAME: Dr. Martha Kemunto Nyang’au

DATE OF BIRTH: 13th March 1964

MARITAL STATUS: Married

ADDRESS: P. O. Box 2841 - 40200

MOBILE: +254-0722818857

E-MAIL: marthakemunto64@gmail.com; mkemunto@kisiiuniversity.ac.ke

LANGUAGES: Kisii , Kiswahili and English

CITIZENSHIP: Kenyan

GENDER: Female

PLACE OF BIRTH: Kisii

QUALIFICATIONS

·         PhD:  Agricultural Education & Extension — Kisii University, Kenya (2021)

·         MSc:  Agricultural Education — Egerton University, Kenya (2011)

·         BSc:  Agricultural Education & Extension — Egerton University, Kenya (2002)

·         Diploma:  Agricultural Education — Egerton University, Kenya (1989)

Dr. Martha Kemunto Nyang'au is a Lecturer at Kisii University in Kenya. Currently she is the Chairperson of the Department of Agricultural Education and Extension (2025 to date), a position she had served for 7years (2013 -2019). As a chair person of the deparment, she oversees academic administration, curriculum alignment, course allocations, work plans, PCs and departmental strategic growth. Dr. Martha Nyang’au is currently the secretary to the Academic Quality Assurance Committee of the school of agriculture and Natural Resources Management (2023–Present). She is Member of the Agritech Expo and Conferences of the school of agriculture (2024 to date). Her scholarly work centers on agricultural education, agricultural extension, youth participation in decision-making, and methods of teaching agriculture. She has published numerous research articles and authored a book on Agriculture Projects Implemented by Form Four Agriculture Students for Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education.

Dr. Martha Nyang’au lectures in the department of Agricultural Education and Extension of Kisii University. She has supervised one PhD and two MSc students to student to completion. Currently she is supervising one PhD and two MSc students. Dr. Martha Nyang’au has also examined one PhD and three MSc theses. She has a long teaching experience of 36 years (22) in High school where she served as a deputy principal for 2 years and 14 years in University (2012 to date),  She has participated in the revision of the curriculum of Agricultural Education and Extension to align it with (CBE) in 2024. She is registered with the Soil Science Society of East Africa, the Teachers Service Commission  (TSC) and a licensed TVET trainer

REFEREES

1.      Professor Evans Basweti Abenga

2.      Dr. Judith Odhiambo