Collaborative Research & Consultancies
2022, August – October, 2021: Review of Indigenous Early Warning System (IEWS) in Karamoja, Uganda
Client: Tufts University/USAID
Role:Lead Range Management & Drought Risk Management Expert
2022, August – October, 2021: Design of a Regional Programme for Livestock and Pastoralism for Climate Change Adaptation in Eastern/Horn of Africa
Client: Tufts University/USAID
Role: Range Management & Drought Risk Management Expert
2021, August – October, 2021: Facilitation of Regional Policy Dialogue on Sustainable Use of Rangelands and Cross-Border Natural Grazing Resources
Client: AU-IBAR/IGAD
Role:Lead Consultant, Range Management
2021, February - March: Facilitation of Virtual Online Learning on Scinetific Writing for Africa Climate Leadership Program (AfriCLP) Fellows
Client: Africa Climate Leadership Program (AfriCLP)
Role: Research Scientist
2021, February – March: Review of Desk Study to Understand the Role and Potential of Private Sector in Addressing Acute Malnutrition in Isiolo and Marsabit Counties, Kenya
Client:Submitted to Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) / Nutrition in ASALs Within Integrated Resilient Institutions (NAWIRI) Program
Role: Rangeland Management Specialist
2020, December – January, 2021: Final Program Evaluation of Kenya Resilient Arid Lands Partnership for Integrated Development (Kenya RAPID)
Client:Millennium Development (MWA)
Role: Rangeland Management Specialist
2020, August – December, 2020: Strengthening Resilience Building Capacity through Three-Pronged Approach: Development of National and Urban Integrated Context Analyses (ICA)
Client: World Food Programme
Role: Climate Change and Livelihoods Lead
2019 (January - May): Development of Regional Rangeland Management Strategic Framework for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands in IGAD Region
Client: IGAD/ICPALD
Role: Lead Consultant, Rangeland Managemen
2019 (September– February) 2020: Assessment of Drought Impacts and Use of Early Warning Climate Information for Resilience Building in the IGAD Region
Development of Regional Strategy for Rangeland Management in Arid and Semi-Arid Lands in IGAD Region
Client: IGAD
Role: National Consultant, Drought Risk Management
2019 (January–May): Development of Regional Strategy for Rangeland Management in Arid and Semi-Arid Lands in IGAD Region
Development of Regional Strategy for Rangeland Management in Arid and Semi-Arid Lands in IGAD Region
Client: IGAD/ICPALD
Role: Lead Consultant, Rangeland Management
2018 (February –March): Development of Climate Risk Management Mainstreaming Training Manual for Kenya
Development of Climate Risk Management Mainstreaming Training Manual for Kenya
Client:NDMA/UNDP
Role: Climate Change Adaptation Lead
2017 (October – November): Community Resilience in Kerio River Ecosystem (CORKE) Project in Elgeyo-Marakwet, West Pokot and Baringo Counties, Kenya
Community Resilience in Kerio River Ecosystem (CORKE) Project in Elgeyo-Marakwet, West Pokot and Baringo Counties, Kenya
Client: NCCK
Role: Range Management and Resilience Specialist
2017 (March – May, 2017): Review the IGAD/ICPAC Climate Risk and Food Security Atlas
Review the IGAD/ICPAC Climate Risk and Food Security Atlas
Client: IGAD/ICPAC
Role: Reviewer
2016 (September –December): Baseline study to support the GEF-funded project “Building Resilience for food security and nutrition in Chad’s rural communities”
Baseline study to support the GEF-funded project “Building Resilience for food security and nutrition in Chad’s rural communities”
Client: CAMCO Advisory Services/African Development Bank
Role: Lead consultant on Agro-silvo-pastoral Production Systems in the Drylands
2016 (2015, November -2016, June): Baseline study to support the GEF-funded project “Technical Evalution of Drought Mitigation Related Technologies Under Cash/Food for Assets Programme implemented in the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands of Kenya by World Food Programme in partnership with FAO”
Baseline study to support the GEF-funded project “Technical Evalution of Drought Mitigation Related Technologies Under Cash/Food for Assets Programme implemented in the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands of Kenya by World Food Programme in partnership with FAO”
Client: United Nations World Food Programme and FAO
Role: Lead consultant on Range Management
2015 (November, 2014 –February, 2015): Baseline study to support the GEF-funded project “Assessing Vulnerability of Communities and Livelihood Systems in Turkana and Marsabit Counties”
Baseline study to support the GEF-funded project “Assessing Vulnerability of Communities and Livelihood Systems in Turkana and Marsabit Counties”
Client: GIZ
Role: Co-consultant on Pastoralist Livelihoods in Collaboration with German Institute for Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture (DITSL), Witzenhausen, Germany
2016 (June 5 – August 30): Formulation of Framework for Integrated Climate Risk Management in Kenya
Formulation of Framework for Integrated Climate Risk Management in Kenya
Client: National Drought Management Authority (NDMA/UNDP)
Role: Lead consultant on Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation
2016 (May 30 – June 16): Review of the draft national wildlife and climate change strategy for Kenya.
Review of the draft national wildlife and climate change strategy for Kenya.
Client: African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) & Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS)
Role: Lead consultant on Rangeland Management
2015 (May 5 -27): Lake Victoria Environmental Management Programme (LVEMP II) Watershed Management and Improved Livelihoods Technical Support Mission in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.
Lake Victoria Environmental Management Programme (LVEMP II) Watershed Management and Improved Livelihoods Technical Support Mission in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania.
Client: The World Bank and FAO
Role: Lead consultant on Range Management
2015 (Feb. – March): End of project Evaluation of the Natural Resource Management Facility (Changieni Rasilimali Facility) at Act Change Transform (ACT!)
End of project Evaluation of the Natural Resource Management Facility (Changieni Rasilimali Facility) at Act Change Transform (ACT!)
Client: Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency
Role: Lead consultant on Natural Resource Management and Livelihoods
2014 (Nov.) – 2015 (March): Development of Guidelines and Framework for Drought Resilience Analysis, and Capacity Building of Stakeholders under the framework of the IGAD Drought Disaster Resilience and Sustainability Initiative (IDDRSI), Kenya Country Programming Paper (Drought Risk Management and Ending Drought Emergencies Medium Term Plan for 2013-17.
Development of Guidelines and Framework for Drought Resilience Analysis, and Capacity Building of Stakeholders under the framework of the IGAD Drought Disaster Resilience and Sustainability Initiative (IDDRSI), Kenya Country Programming Paper (Drought Risk Management and Ending Drought Emergencies Medium Term Plan for 2013-17.
Client: Dryland Development Centre, UNDP
Role: Lead consultant on Dryland resilience
2014 (March – Aug): Design and Development of Pastoralist Resilience Partnership (PReP) Project Proposal under DFID’s Component B of BRACED Programme. The project focuses on Resilience Building and Adaptation to Climate Extremes and Disasters in the context of Kenya and Uganda’s Karamoja Cluster.
Design and Development of Pastoralist Resilience Partnership (PReP) Project Proposal under DFID’s Component B of BRACED Programme. The project focuses on Resilience Building and Adaptation to Climate Extremes and Disasters in the context of Kenya and Uganda’s Karamoja Cluster.
Client: PReP consortium comprising Action Against Hunger (ACF) in Kenya and Uganda, Danish Refugee Council (DRC) and Danish Demining Group (DDG) in Kenya and Uganda
Role: Lead consultant on Dryland Ecosystems and Pastoral Livelihoods
2011 (June – August):End-term Evaluation of the Pastoralist Basket Fund programme in Tanzania
End-term Evaluation of the Pastoralist Basket Fund programme in Tanzania
Client: CARE international
Role: Principal researcher
2010 (Oct. – Nov.): Environmental Audit of AMREF’s Pastoral Projects in Kenya
Environmental Audit of AMREF’s Pastoral Projects in Kenya
Client: AMREF Kenya
Role: Lead expert
2011 (June – August): Mid-term Evaluation of the Pastoralist Basket Fund programme in Tanzania
Mid-term Evaluation of the Pastoralist Basket Fund programme in Tanzania
Client: CARE international-Tanzania
Role: Principal researcher
2010 – 2011: “Climate risk management and adaptations options for pastoral and agro-pastoral systems in East and Central Africa. The study was jointly undertaken by ICRISAT and ILRI and funded by ASARECA.
“Climate risk management and adaptations options for pastoral and agro-pastoral systems in East and Central Africa. The study was jointly undertaken by ICRISAT and ILRI and funded by ASARECA.
Client: ILRI
Role: Co-investigator
2009 - 2011: Strengthening the adaptive capacity of rural poor to water scarcity in Kenya’s rangelands
“Strengthening the adaptive capacity of rural poor to water scarcity in Kenya’s rangelands”.
Client: A pilot study for Advancing Capacity to Support Climate Change Adaptation (ACCCA) project funded by UNITAR and START.
Role: Co-investigator
2010: (Aug. 15 - 28): Medicinal plants of Kajiado District: An assessment of species and therapeutic claims of the Maasai community in Kajiado
“Medicinal plants of Kajiado District: An assessment of species and therapeutic claims of the Maasai community in Kajiado”
Client: AMREF Kenya
Role: Lead expert
2008 – 2010: Links between Seasonal Climatic Variability and Poverty: A case Study of Pastoral and Agro-pastoral Communities in Baringo District, Kenya
“Links between Seasonal Climatic Variability and Poverty: A case Study of Pastoral and Agro-pastoral Communities in Baringo District, Kenya”.
Client: RUFORUM funded project
Role: Co-investigator:
2011 (Jan. –April): Feasibility Study and designing of Livestock and Range Management component of Wildlife Conservation Project in Northern Kenya
Feasibility Study and designing of Livestock and Range Management component of Wildlife Conservation Project in Northern Kenya
Client: Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife/French Development Agency
Role: Lead expert for Livestock and Rangeland Management
2010 (Jan – April): Training of Trainers on Pastoralism Dynamics and Policy Options (PPO) in Eastern Africa
Training of Trainers on Pastoralism Dynamics and Policy Options (PPO) in Eastern Africa
Client: IIED/KIMMAGE-UK/MS-Training Centre for Development Cooperation (MS-TCDC), Arusha, Tanzania. The TOT training was funded by CORDAID
Role: Facilitator – Pillar one of the course, which entails dynamics of dryland natural resources and their determinants.
2010: (Aug. 15 - 28): Medicinal plants of Kajiado District: An assessment of species and therapeutic claims of the Maasai community in Kajiado
“Medicinal plants of Kajiado District: An assessment of species and therapeutic claims of the Maasai community in Kajiado”
Client: AMREF Kenya
Role: Lead expert
2007 – 2010: Facilitation of a course on Pastoralism Dynamics and Policy Options in Eastern Africa
Facilitation of a course on Pastoralism Dynamics and Policy Options in Eastern Africa
Client: MS-TCDC, Arusha, Tanzania.
Role: Course facilitator – pillar one of the course, which entails dynamics of dryland natural resources and their determinants
2006: (Sept. – Oct.): A Comparative Study of Commercial Consumptive and Non-Consumptive Utilization Options for Wildlife Conservation Strategies in Kenya
“A Comparative Study of Commercial Consumptive and Non-Consumptive Utilization Options for Wildlife Conservation Strategies in Kenya”.
Client: The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW)
Role: Lead expert
2006 – 2007: Ecological and socio-economic assessment of the use and management of the Lembus Forest
Ecological and socio-economic assessment of the use and management of the Lembus Forest.
Client: World Conservation Union (IUCN) through the Lembus Forests Integrated Conservation and Development Project (ICDP)
Role: Co-investigator
2001 – 2002: Indigenous Techniques of Assessing and Monitoring Range Resources in East Africa
“Indigenous Techniques of Assessing and Monitoring Range Resources in East Africa”.
Client: Regional Land Management Unit (RELMA at World Agroforestry Centre)
Role: Co-investigator
