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MR. WAKERITO OLEKAIKAI NICHOLAS KIMAIYIO

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PRINCIPAL TECHNOLOGIST II
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Job Category
Non-Teaching
Phone Number
+254735255091
Alternative Phone No.
+254707224361
Division / Faculty
Faculty of Environment and Resources Development
Directorate / Dept
DEPT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES
Section
RANGE MANAGEMENT (RANGE SCIENCE AND RANGE LAND ECOLOGY), NATURAL RESOURCES (WILDLIFE AND FORESTRY BEST PRACTICES)
Address
C/O NARE DEPRATMENT P.O.BOX 536, EGERTON
SUMMARY

I AM MR. NICHOLAS K.W. OLEKAIKAI THE CHIEF TECHNICIAN NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT AND AN ALUMNI OF EGERTON COLLEGE AND EGERTON UNIVERSITY. I AM A MAASAI FROM NAROK COUNTY, TRANS MARA SUB COUNTY. I AM A MARRIED FATHER OF FOUR. FORMERLY WORKING WORKING IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND LIVESTOCK DEVELOPMENT, KENYA.

ACADEMIA
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ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

2008: Msc. Natural Resources Management - Egerton University, Njoro, Kenya

1993: B.Sc Animal Production - Egerton University, Njoro, Kenya

1986: Diploma in Range Management

FIELDS OF SPECIALIZATION

Range Management/Range Science/ Rangeland Ecology, Livestock Production/ Pastoral Production Systems/ Pastoralism. Plant Ecology, Vegetation Description and Analysis, Ecological Surveys and Techniques, Plant Taxonomy and Dendrology (Forestry), Protected Area Planning and Management (PAM), Herbarium Techniques and Preparation, Community Conservation and Wildlife Interfaces

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

2008: Msc. Natural Resources Management - Egerton University, Njoro, Kenya

1993: B.Sc Animal Production - Egerton University, Njoro, Kenya

1986: Diploma in Range Management

WORK EXPERIENCE

1986 -1996: Technical Range Officer, Livestock Production Officer 1- M.O.A.L Dev. G.O.K

1996 To Date: Senior Technologist now Chief Technician, Natural Resource Department - Egerton University, Njoro, Kenya

1992 - 1994: District Range Management Officer, Ministry of Livestock Development, Narok District, Kenya

1994 -1996: District Livestock Marketing Officer, Taita-taveta District, Kenya

KEY PROJECTS

1986 -1992: Technical Officer For T & V Extension Project, NEP Projects Or Livestock Production, Southern Range Lands, Livestock Marketing Projects, Narok District, Kenya

1994 - 1996: Danida – T-Tap Projects Extension Officer For Livestock Production , Taita – Kenya.

2012 to date: Influence of Westernization on Maasai Water Resources Management and Governance in Narok District (Internally Funded Research Project – Egerton University Research Division.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Livestock Production And Pastoral Production Systems, Research on Local Breeds Grazing, Pastoralism and Food Security, CommunityBased Natural Resource Management and Livelihoods, Communal Land Tenure, Common Pool, Research on Bio-diversity and Forestry Resources.

Resources Governance and the Commons Administration, Protected Areas Management Effectiveness and Governance, Documenting Lessons Learnt, Capacity Building, Development of Best Practices and Policy Issues in protected areas Planning and Management.

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS
  1. Resources And Well-being Of Communities In Marigat Division, Kenya Paperback – July 11, 2014 by Nicholas Olekaikai (Author)
  2. Makindi, S. M., Mutinda, M. N., Olekaikai, N. K. W., Olelebo, W. L. & Aboud, A. A. (2014). Human-wildlife Conflicts: Causes and Mitigation Measures in Tsavo Conservation Area, Kenya. International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), 3, (6). Online: 2319-7064).
  3. The Influence of Indigenous Knowledge on Maasai Water Resource Management in Kenya, the case of Narok District (Journal of Environment and Society, Egerton University {JENS})
  4. Ogendi, G.M, Morara, R., Ole Kaikai, N.K. (2012). The Influence Of Westernization on Maasai Water Resources Management in Kenya. UNESCO- HI, BOOK PROJECT, Springer Journal Publication.
CONFERENCES & INVITED PRESENTATIONS
  1. Egerton University Reseach week Conferences pressented in 2008 and around 2013
  2. The INfluence of Resource Condition on the well-being and Food Security of Pastoral Communities in Arid and Semi-arid areas of North Kenya (The case or Marigat, Baringo County) 2008 Research Proceedings
  3. Influence of Westernization on Maasai Water Resources Management and Governance in Narok District (Internally Funded Research Project – Egerton University Research Division(Proceedings for Research Week 2013)

 

TEACHING AREAS

Principles of Range Management and Rangeland Ecology, Grazing Management and Pastoralism, Vegetation Description and Analysis, Ecological Surveys and Techniques, Introduction to East African Flora, Plant Taxonomy and Dendrology, Protected area Planning and Management, Practical Herbarium Techniques and Preparation.

OTHER SOCIETIES

Range Management Society of Kenya

 

REFEREES
  1. Prof Gilbert Onacha O. Obwoyere - LecturerNatural Resources
  2. Dr Bernard K. Kirui, PhD - LecturerNatural Resources
  3. Prof. Elias. K. Maranga - Lecturer Natural Resources
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