Dr. Omwenga Eric Omori is a registered Medical Laboratory Technologist (A016479) and a Biomedical Scientist with a bias to Medical Microbiology. He joined Kisii University in 2009 in the School of Health Sciences as an assistant lecturer and he has risen through the ranks, and he is currently a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology. He has served as a Coordinator postgraduate studies in the School of Health Sciences and currently he is the Chairperson of the department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology

Dr Mong’are is a lecturer in the school of medicine, Kisii University focusing on the prevention and control of neglected tropical diseases, infectious diseases, non-communicable diseases and reproductive health. Mong’are’s core competencies include Networking and Training, Facilitation, research, mentorship, supervision and Teaching. He is the founding member of the Kenya National young academy of sciences whose major aim is the promotion of the scholarly application of all aspects of Science, Technology and Innovation for National Development. Some of his recent research activities include; developing excellence in training researchers on prevention of schistosomiasis and soil transmitted helminths in Kenya, Malawi and Egypt, Detection, transmission dynamics and natural and semi-synthetic therapeutic agents of COVI D-19, Motor Cycle Accident Reduction through Education Interventions and Ambulatory Services restructuring in Kisii County, Kenya