Staff Profile

Personal Philosophy (Morehouse Renaissance Man)

Dr. Franklin (Morehouse) defined a Renaissance man as “widely, broadly educated”. A Morehouse Renaissance Man is expected to be Well-Read, Well-Spoken, Well-Dressed, Well-Traveled, and Well-Balanced.

Academic Qualifications 

• Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Development Studies (Development Economics)
• Master of Commerce in Economics Degree 
• Master of Science in Agricultural Informatics and Data Analytics 
• Master of Science in Biostatistics and Epidemiology (Pending)
• Post-graduate Diploma in Education (Main focus – Pedagogy) (Pending)
• Post-graduate Diploma in Tertiary Education (Main focus – Andragogy)
• Strengthening Postgraduate Research Supervision (Rhodes University specialisation module for Postgraduate Diploma in Higher Education)
• Bachelor of Science (Special Honours) Degree in Monitoring and Evaluation 2.1
• Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) Degree in Economics 2.1

Specialized Training (Selected)

• UNDP Research Internship [Economics Department] [Trained by Economic Advisor, Ojijo Odhiambo & National Economist, Ethel Bangwayo]
• Cooperatives Law Summer School [Trained by Prof. Henry Hagen (PhD. University of Helsinki) & Prof. Sonja Novkovic (PhD. McGill University)], 2023. In-person @ J. Dobrila University, Pula, Croatia.
• International Training on Empowering Women for Development, 2019 [Trained by NIRD &PR]. In-person @ National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (NIRD & PR), India.
• Training with field exposure on activities done by India’s Self-Help Groups, 2019 [Trained by Bala Vikasa]. In-person @ Bala Vikasa, People Development Training Centre (PDTC), India.
• Strengthening Postgraduate Research Supervision [Trained by Rhodes University, South Africa]. In-person in SA.
• ICH GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE E6 (R2) Certificate (Passed by 100%), GLOBAL HEALTH TRAINING CENTRE.
• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) & Institute of New Economic Thinking (INET) Summers School on Globalization and Development Strategies. Hosted from Geneva, Switzerland.
• Co-operative Governance. Executive Professional Development Certificate. (In person in Washington D.C. USA) [Trained by St Mary’s University, Canada]
• Hand-To-Hand Combat [Trainer: Zimbabwe JKA Chief Instructor Phebion Mudzenda, 6th Dan]

Research interests (21 research publications to date): 

• Social and Solidarity Economy
• Cooperative Law & Cooperative Entreprenurship
• Financial Inclusion & Entrepreneurship
• Development Economics/Finance
• Agriculture & Rural Development
• Research Methods & Econometrics
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Informatics & Analytics
• Theology

World Wonders, Historical and Educational Visits Conducted

1. Colossus of Rhodes, Greece.
2. Great Pyramid of Giza, Egypt.
3. Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Iraq.
4. The Lighthouse of Alexandria, Egypt.
5. Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, Turkey.
6. Statue of Zeus at Olympia, Greece.
7. Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, Turkey.
8. Great Wall of China, China.
9. Christ the Redeemer Statue, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
10. Roman Colosseum, Italy.
11. Taj Mahal, India.
12. Petra, Greece.
13. Grand Canyon, USA.
14. Harbor at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
15. Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.
16. Mt Kilimanjaro, Tanzania.
17. Library of Congress, USA.
18. Lincoln Memorial, USA.
19. White House, USA.
20. USA Capitol, USA.
21. Medina of Marrakech, Morocco.