Dr. Wycliffe Wanzala, PhD CV
CURRICULUM VITAE
Personal Details Name: Wanzala Wycliffe
Date of birth: 24th
August 1969
Place of birth: Mumias-western Kenya
Sex: Male
Nationality: Kenyan
Languages: Write and fluently speak English, Kiswahili and Native Luhya Languages
Hobbies: Research in the laboratory & field, leadership roles, reading, teaching &
watching nature & keeping records of African heritage (ethnomedicine).
Contact address: Postal - P.O. Box 12087-Tom Mboya-00400, Nairobi, Kenya.
Cell Phone: +254 724 396 358/+254 736 597 826/+254 775 317 818
/ +254 733 258331.
Fax: +254 02 8632001/2.
E-mails: [email protected] OR [email protected]
Appointments Starting With the Most Recent
December, 2013 - current National Biosafety Authority
Biosafety expert reviewer: Evaluation
of proposals & research
programmes for recommendation
Nairobi , Kenya
March 2011 - current South Eastern Kenya University
School of Pure and Applied Sciences
Kitui , Kenya
Senior Lecturer: Immunology,
Biochemistry, Physiology, Genetics,
Parasitology, Entomology,
Evolutionary Biology, History and
Philosophy of Science co-ordinator,
Ethnomedicines, Biostatistics.
October, 2009-March 2011 University of Nairobi, School of
Biological Sciences
Nairobi , Kenya
Lecturer: Immunology, Parasitology,
Entomology.
August, 2006 – April, 2008
St. Mary's University of Minnesota,
USA., Nairobi Campus
Nairobi , Kenya
Part-Time Lecturer
Teaching: Biostatistics, Health Sciences for Education, Animal Physiology,
Plant Taxonomy.
April, 2004 – April, 2013 The Catholic University of Eastern
Africa (CUEA)
Nairobi , Kenya
Part-Time Lecturer
Teaching and supervising students' research projects: Parasitology, History and
Philosophy of Biology, Genetics, Medical Immunology, Developmental Biology,
Biostatistics, Ethnobotany and Phytochemistry, Ethnomedicines.
March, 2005 – May, 2007 University of Nairobi Nairobi , Kenya
Honorary Lecturer/Research Scientist
Teaching and supervising students' research projects: Research projects, Medical
Helminthology & Protozoology, Vector Biology.
Principal Investigator (PI) of Ethnoveterinary Project Funded by International
Foundation for Science, Sweden
June, 2000 – August, 2008 International Centre of Insect
Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE)
Nairobi , Kenya
Apprenticeship/ Research Scientist/Doctoral studentship
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Internship research and later Doctoral research studies at the International Center for
Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), Nairobi, Kenya on: Application of local
communities’ ethnoknowledge on developing integrated approaches in livestock
tick control and management in rural areas of Bungoma District, western
Kenya.
Apr 2004 - current Matungu Rural Herbal and
Research Centre (MRH&RC)
Mumias/Bungoma , Kenya
Director/Research Associate
Up to now l am still a Research Associate of Matungu Rural Herbal and
Research Centre in the role of African Traditional Medicine in Primary Health
Care delivery Systems in western Kenya and community development.
Empowering the entrepreneurship of the rural ethnopractitioners for rural
economic development as a poverty eradication strategy in developing
countries is my mission and vision and the base of my research/position
School Academic Background
Period Institution and location Level of study Certificate awarded
1988 - 1989 Nakuru High School - Nakuru, Kenya Higher Education Kenya Advanced Certificate of Education – KACE.
1983 - 1987 Lubinu Secondary School – Mumias, Kenya
Secondary Education
Kenya Certificate of Education – KCE.
1977 - 1983 Namamba Primary School – Mumias, Kenya
Primary Education
Certificate of Primary Education – CPE.
1975 - 1976 Namamba Nursery/Pre-Unit Education- Mumias (Matungu), Kenya
Nursery Education
Nursery/Pre-Unit School Education
Professional Academic Background
Period Institution and location Field of study and research Certificate
2005-2009 Wageningen University and Research Centre, The Netherlands
Production Ecology and Resource Conservation in Applied Parasitology/Entomology (Harnessing Indigenous Knowledge Resources for socio-economic development for PhD Thesis).
PhD
1995 - 1999 The University of Nairobi, Zoology Department, Kenya
Medical Parasitology – Human and Veterinary Parasite, Immunology (immunodiagnosis) and Biology/ Epidemiology of bovine cysticercosis in Kenya for MSc. Thesis.
M.Sc
1990 - 1994 The University of Nairobi, Kenya Biological Sciences- Zoology, Botany and Meteorology (Zoology major in Applied Agricultural/Medical Entomology for BSc Dissertation).
B.Sc (Hons.) 2nd class
Honours Upper Division
Other Advanced Professional Training 1. Analysis and Prevention of Health Risks in the Tropics - Wageningen University &
Research Centre, The Netherlands
2. Communication, Planning and Research in Sociology - Wageningen University &Research
Centre, The Netherlands
3. Ecological Aspects of Bio-interactions in life- Wageningen University & Research Centre,
The Netherlands
4. Basic and Advanced Biostatistics/Modelling - Wageningen University & Research Centre,
The Netherlands
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5. Chemical Communication; from gene to ecosystem- Spring School- Wageningen
University & Research Centre, The Netherlands.
6. Epidemiology, biostatistics/statistical analysis and desktop publishing- Freie Universität
Berlin, Germany at the Department of International Animal Health.
7. Team and Capacity building in Agricultural Research: Entebbe, Uganda, Regional
Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM).
Interpersonal Skills and Competencies: Obtained Through Work
Experience and Professional Training 1 Computer literacy-Microsoftword/powerpoint/internet; SPSS; SAS; desktop publishing;
posters, etc;
2 Working knowledge of policy analysis and development as well as project management,
implementation and monitoring;
3 Ability to work independently and in teamwork;
4 Working knowledge of policy analysis and development as well as project management,
implementation and monitoring;
5 Planning skills and Management ability to organize and motivate others;
6 Communication skills as well as ability to work in a multi-cultural environment;
7 Ability to prioritise tasks and capacity to work and meet deadlines under pressure;
8 Listening keenly and attention to details;
9 Personal initiative;
10 Negotiating skills;
11 Sound judgment, visionary, transformative and results oriented;
12 Interpersonal, organizational and communicational skills;
13 Questionnaire development, administration and evaluation;
14 Mentoring, Coaching, team player and self-driven skills;
15 Drafting and reporting skills.
Some Past Occupations and their Nature
1991/92/93: *Science teacher at Kimugui Secondary School, The BOG, P.O. Box 945, Bungoma
*Science teacher and Head of Chemistry Division at Bisunu Secondary School, The
BOG, P.O. Box 768, Bungoma
*Mwanzala Enterprises limited. As a Sales Agent/representative and later as a Clerk of
the Enterprise.
1993/95: Laboratory Technician in Zoology Department, University of Nairobi, Kenya.
1995/97: Research assistant/Co-ordinator (in Applied Entomology) in the Faculty of Science,
University of Nairobi, Kenya.
2000/2001: Postgraduate trainee/Internship research studies in Applied Biology for a PhD
program preparation at the International Center for Insect Physiology and Ecology
(ICIPE) in the application of tick-host relationship behaviors and ethnobotanicals in tick
and tick borne diseases control programmes.
2001: Research fellow/ Visiting Scientist at Freie Universität Berlin, Germany at the
Department of International Animal Health, studying epidemiology,
biostatistics/statistical analysis and ethnoveterinary medicine with special focus on
anti-tick plants and other traditional methods used to control tick and tick-borne diseases
in Livestock.
2001-2008: Apprenticeship/ Research Scientist/Doctoral studentship at the International Center
for Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), Nairobi, Kenya on the application of local
communities’ ethnoknowledge on developing integrated approaches in livestock tick
control and management in rural areas of Bungoma District, Kenya.
Professional Membership
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1. The Kenya Society of Ethnoecology (KSE) at the National Museums of Kenya.
2. World Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology (WAAVP)
3. African Acarology Society (AAS)
4. The University of Nairobi Alumni Community
5. Kenya DAAD Scholars Association
6. Kenya Immunological Society
7. Federation of African Immunological Societies.
8. Berlin Alumni Network – BAN, Freie University, Berlin, Germany.
9. Kenya Aids Intervention/Prevention Project Group (KAIPPG)
10. Intermediate Technology Development Group-East Africa Resource Centre
11. The Entomological Society of Kenya (ESK)
12. Network on Medicinal Plants and Traditional Medicine (Eastern Africa)
13. Kenya National Archives and Documentation Service
14. The Scholarship Network Centre Inc. (SNC)
15. Matungu Rural Herbal and Research Centre (MRH&RC)
16. Kenyan Society for Cell and Molecular Biology (KESCAMB)
17. A member of the Council of Elders of the Wanga community in Mumias and Matungu
Districts, where issues pertaining to Wanga cultural property, heritage, expressions and
policies are comprehensively discussed and addressed during an annual meeting.
Proprietor of 1. Roses Daycare Centre, a community-based Kindergarten Centre in Bungoma County
focused on offering quality and relevant Early Childhood Education. Out of 167 children
enrolled, 50 are orphans and from very poor families, hence offered scholarship for 3 years of
learning.
2. Scholarship Network Centre (SNC), focused on supporting and helping graduate students in
Kenya access information on scholarships, grants & loans, which can be able to support their
education and research activities related to Thesis write up & production. We are publishing a
resource book with sources of information on scholarships, grants & loans in Africa.
3. Mother Way Education Centre in Nairobi County as Non-formal school in Mathare North
Area 3, located along Mathare N. Road in Mathare Area 3: School started in 2011 and has an
enrolment of 80 students with 22 students as form iv candidates for this year, 2013 Mother
Way Education Centre in Nairobi County as Non-formal school in Mathare North Area 3,
located along Mathare N. Road in Mathare Area 3: School started in 2011 and has an
enrolment of 80 students with 22 students as form iv candidates for this year, 2013.
4. Matungu Rural Herbal and Research Centre, to provide a platform for identifying and
empowering ethnopractitioners and information sharing and exchange amongst the
ethnopractitioners as one way of promoting intercultural dialogue. Socio-cultural approaches
to HIV/AIDS prevention and care. Matungu Rural Herbal and Research Centre was also
developed to protect ethnopractitioners’ Intellectual Property Rights and uphold Ethics
and Bioethics of Indigenous Knowledge Ownership, Research, Use, Patent and
Commercialization at both community and individual levels. 5. A cultural house in Matungu to preserve and/or conserve the cultural practices of the
Bakolwe clan of the Wanga people, thus contributing to the World Heritage. I focus mainly
on Wanga cultural heritage, which includes tangible culture (such as buildings, books, works
of art, and artifacts), intangible culture (such as folklore, traditions, language, and
knowledge), and natural heritage (including culturally significant biodiversity).
6. Matungu Harambee Boda-Boda Society (MHBS) – Registered with the Registrar of
Societies in Nairobi for the youth empowerment and help harness their potential, consolidate
their monetary resources with a view to building a formidable Savings And Credit Co-
operative (SACCO) Society.
7. A Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), Shirikisho Rural Empowerment Programmes
in Kenya, we registered last year, 2012 with a focus on:- social transformation of our local
communities in specific areas such as human rights, women rights, poverty eradication
strategies, fight against racism and discrimination, gender equality, youth empowerment
and capacity building.
8. Maisha Welfare SACCO. This is a community based Savings And Credit Co-operative
(SACCO) Society in Matungu.
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Volunteer Jobs
1. Online Volunteer Assignment with United Nations as a Research Assistant.
2. A volunteer with Kenya Aids Intervention/Prevention Project Group (KAIPPG), under Special
Projects Proposal Development and Writing.
Research Proposal Writing and Development
Previous Research Proposals Involved
1. In collaboration with scientists from International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology
(ICIPE) l wrote a proposal on:- Traditional Management of Livestock Ticks by Smallholder
Local Farmers in Bungoma District and the neighbourhood, a project was under the sponsorship
of International Foundation for Science (IFS) in Sweden.
2. KAIPPG proposal on:- Survey, Evaluation and Promotion of Rural Traditional Medicine in
alleviation of constraints posed by Primary Healthcare Delivery Systems.", for ISID in USA.
3. The role of microbes in guiding ticks to respective feeding sites on bovid host. This is under
development and consultations at ICIPE.
4. Proposal for Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research Alliance on: “Community-driven
multisectoral approaches to HIV/AIDS and malaria management, prevention and control for
sustainable health, education and economic development in Suba District, Kenya”
5. A proposal for East Africa Artemisia Limited. “A pilot project on commercial utilization of
Artemisia annua: toward meeting world demand for antimalarial drug, Artemisinin”. Yet to be
submitted to WHO.
6. Proposal for FARM Africa on, “A farmer participatory approach to development of tick-free
pasture technology in smallholder livestock management systems in Nyanza province, Kenya”
7. Rockfeller Foundation Proposal on: “Development and Implementation of Sustainable Habitat
Management Technologies for Improving Crop-Livestock Production Systems among Resource
Poor Farmers in Western Kenya.”
Research Proposals currently under development and/or revision
1. Proposal for MATUNGU RURAL HERBAL AND RESEARCH CENTRE
(MRHRC)/SEKU in Matungu District, western Kenya. Matungu Ex-Situ Conservation and Sustainable Utilization of Herbal and Timber Resources
for Economic Development Programme: Toward Re-generating the Lost Biodiversity in
Arable Farming Systems.” By MATUNGU RURAL HERBAL AND RESEARCH CENTRE
(MRHRC) P.O Box 66-50109, BULIMBO VIA MUMIAS, KENYA, EAST AFRICA.
2. Project Title: Exploration of semiochemicals for sustainable pest control and management
strategies in cashew industry in eastern Africa. Being developed in collaboration with Pwani University College-Kenya, Kenyatta University-Kenya, Sokoine University, Tanzania and Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria to be submitted To African Union.
3. Proposal for UoN/CUEA/SEKU/Nation Media Group: Assessing the level of HIV/AIDS
knowledge and its impact on the population seeking partners.
4. DAAD Expert Alumni proposal: Restoration, conservation and sustainable utilization of natural resources for development of agriculture, tourism and health industries with a view
to promoting and improving the wellbeing of the affected livelihoods.
5. Institutional proposal: Enhancing institutional capacity development for safe use and
management of chemicals in research, hospital, commercial hospitals and academic
institutions in Kenya. Being developed in collaboration with National museums of Kenya, Maseno University and South Eastern Kenya University.
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Research Proposals currently under consideration by donors
1. Project Title for GlaxoSmithKline, Nairobi, Kenya
Developing an ethnopharmaceutical product for inducing labour amongst pregnant women.
2. Project Title for International Foundation for Science (IFS), Sweden
A study of the composition of repellent essential oils from Tagetes minuta and Tithonia
diversifolia against Rhipicephalus appendiculatus in Kenya.
Research Proposals currently funded and on-going
1. Project Title: Mapping the existing, emerging and re-emerging vector-borne
pathogens and diseases in Kenya for healthcare preparedness. Developed in collaboration with Pwani University, South Eastern Kenya University, Kenya Agricultural Research Institute and Kenya Medical Research Institute. Has been funded by the Kenya National Council for Science and Technology. The grant amounts to 7 million Kenya Shillings.
2. Project Title: Socio-cultural context of reproductive health amongst women in
western Kenya: Applying ethnographic methods to public health inquiry and
identification of useful plant –based ethnopharmaceutical agents. The project is self-
sponsored.
International/Local Training Workshops
1. GTZ- sponsored lnternational Training Workshop for Technicians and Scientists in natural
chemicals from plants for lntegrated Pest Management held in Zoology Department of the
University of Nairobi, Kenya in September 1995.
Roles:-.*Speaker on:- ‘The potential of botanicals in protecting grains while in storage against
insect pests-current advances’
*Trainee.
2. World Health Organization (WHO)-Sponsored lnternational Training workshop on Clinical and
Applied lmmunology of Tropical Parasitic Infections for young scientists, held at the Conference
Center, Yaounde, Cameroon-February 12-14, 2000.
Role: - Trainee.
3 GTZ/USAID - sponsored lnternational Training Workshop on ‘‘Animal Recording Systems and
Data Analysis of Large and Small-Scale Farms’’, held at the Department of Animal science,
Bunda College of Agriculture, Malawi National University, Malawi - 2 to 4 November, 2000.
Role: - Trainee.
4 ICIPE, Post-graduate Training Workshop, March, 2002
Role: - Presented a poster paper.
8. International Foundation for Science (IFS) Training Workshop at KEFRI Headquaters on:-
Preparing and Writing Competitive and Winning Research Proposals. May 18th
to 23rd
, 2003
Role: - Trainee.
10. Spring School: Chemical Communication, from gene to ecosystem. 19th
to 23rd
March, 2005.
FRONTIS and the Graduate School PE&RC and EPS, Wageningen University and Research
Centre, The Netherlands.
Role: - Trainee.
11. Science workshop for teaching science subjects at a university level, The Catholic University of
Eastern Africa, Nairobi, Kenya (2006)
Role: - Trainee.
12. Workshop for Need Assessment in the Faculty of Science and Education. The Catholic University
of Eastern Africa, Nairobi, Kenya (2010).
Role: - Trainee.
13. Teaching methodologies at University level Workshop: The Catholic University of Eastern Africa,
Nairobi, Kenya (2010).
Role: - Trainee.
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14. E-resources training workshop on Research4Life and TEEAL Programmes. University of Nairobi,
Kebete Campus, Nairobi, Kenya (2011).
Role: - Trainee.
15. The Kenya Chemical Society Workshop held on 27th
April, 2013 at The Technical University of
Kenya, Nairobi on Research, industrial incubation and development, Research proposal writing for
funding, Chemistry and Industrial application, Chemistry and Bitumen, and Academic research
and presentations.
Role: - Trainee.
16. The Kenya Chemical Society Workshop held on 31st August, 2013 at The Multimedia University,
Nairobi on: Chemical Safety, Security and Waste Management.
Role: - Trainee.
17. European Union – African, Caribbean and Pacific (EU-ACP) training course workshop Training
course on Food systems: from agronomy to human health with focus on neglected and
underutilized species of plants on 2nd to 6th December 2013 at Entebbe, Uganda organized by
Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM).
Role: - Trainee
18. The Kenya Chemical Society Workshop held on Saturday, 22nd February, 2014 at the School of
Physical Sciences, College of Biological and Physical Sciences, Chiromo Campus, University of
Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya. Some current trends in research of chemical scinces.
Role: - Trainee.
19. Water Use Conflicts – Integrated Watershed Management for the sustainable utilisation of natural
resources for conservation, agriculture and tourism” Athi River Basin/ Tsavo West National Park,
Kenya. The conference was held between May 11th, 2014 and May 22nd, 2014 at Voi Wildlife
Lodge, Voi and Severin Safari Camp, Tsavo West National Park.
Role: - Trainee.
Congresses/Symposium/Debates and Discussions Attended
1. Fourth lnternational Conference of African lmmunological Societies, at Yaounde, Cameroon. 14-
18, February, 2000
Roles: *l was appointed by the Scientific committee as a reporter during the presentation session
of papers put under Cellular lmmunology and Tumour infections.
*Presented a paper
2. Twenty-first International African Health Sciences Congress, Kenya Medical Research Institute
Headquarters, Mbagathi Road, Nairobi,Kenya, 24th
to 28th
April, 2000.
Role: *Presented a paper
3. lnternational Conference on ‘‘Sustainable Animal Agriculture and Crisis Mitigation in Livestock
Dependent Systems in Southern Africa – 30th
. October to 1st November 2000.
Role: *Presented a paper
4. The 18th
International Conference of the World Association for the Advancement of Veterinary
Parasitology: Promoting Advancement, Preserving Tradition. 26-30th
August 2001, Stresa, Italy.
Role: *Presented a paper.
5. 2nd
African Acarology Symposium: Novel Approaches to Tick and Mite Management in the New
Millenium.3-7 December 2001.
6. 10th
International Conference of the Association of Institute of Tropical Veterinary Medicine.
Denmark, Copenhagen, 20-23 August, 2001
Role: * Presented a paper.
7. Eastern and Southern African Symposium on Young Women and HIV/AIDS. Kenya, Nairobi, 26th
to 30th
November 2002. Theme: HIV/AIDS. Education and Youth Survival: Perspectives and
Priorities.
Role: * Presented a paper.
8. Fifth lnternational Conference of African lmmunological Societies, at Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe,
27th April to 2nd
May 2003.
Role: *Presented a paper.
9. International Conference on Medicinal Herbs and Herbal Products: Livelihoods and Trade Options.
26th
- 27th
March 2004, India, Habitat Centre, New Delhi.
Role: *Presented a paper.
10. Symposium: Perenial ryegrass for dairy cows; 27th
April, 2005, Wageningen University and
Research Centre, The Netherlands
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11. Debate and Discussion: How to manage Changes in Rural areas; 18th
April, 2005, Wageningen
University and Research Centre, The Netherlands.
12. 5th
International Conference on Ticks and Tick-borne pathogens. Universite de Neuchatel,
Switzerland, 29th
August – 2nd
September, 2005.
Role: *Presented a paper.
13. IFS and OPCW International workshop: “Chemistry in nature- natural resources: chemical,
biological and environmental aspects”; Nairobi, Kenya (2006)
Role: *A key note address.
14. AAS-icipe -TWAS-ROSSA Conference on “Climate Change and Food Security: The Road for
Africa” (10th -12th November, 2011) at AAS HEADQUARTERS, KAREN, NAIROBI, KENYA.
Role: *Presented a poster paper: The potential of anti-tick ethnoknowledge in livestock industry
and revolution: A case study of Bukusu community in western Kenya.
15. National Council for Science and Technology Conference: National science, technology and
innovation week: Innovation systems and knowledge-based economy for national development, 7 -
11 may 2012, held at Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC), Nairobi, Kenya
Role: *Presented an oral paper: A study of plants and plant products traditionally used in livestock
health management in Buuri district, Meru county, Kenya.
16. 5th Interdisciplinary Session 2013: “Science and Technology:- An investment for sustainable
development.” The Interdisciplinary workshop was held between 21st 22
nd February 2013 at
Lang’ata Campus, Jubilee Auditorium, Faculty of Science, The Catholic university of Eastern
Africa, AMECEA, Nairobi, Kenya
17. Medic East Africa: Healthcare Management Conference and exhibition, held between 23rd and
25th September, 2014 at Visa Oshwal Centre, Nairobi, Kenya.
18. Seminar: Thermo Fisher Scientific: The use of procalcitonin (PCT) as a surrogate biomarker is an
approach to more tailored management of systemic infections and guidance of antibiotic therapy.
Speaker: Dr. Zsolt Becze. Held between 23rd and 25th September, 2014 at Visa Oshwal Centre,
Nairobi, Kenya.
19. Seminar: LIV Hospital Ulus: A New Destination Rising. Speaker: Hasan Arslanyuregi. Held
between 23rd and 25th September, 2014 at Visa Oshwal Centre, Nairobi, Kenya.
20. Seminar: Philips: Healthcare Innovations. Speakers: Poovasen Chetty, Jacqueline Karachi and
Danson Taracha. Held between 23rd and 25th September, 2014 at Visa Oshwal Centre, Nairobi,
Kenya.
21. Seminar: Global Centre of Healthcare Expertise: Active Medical Platform - AMP- a new
efficient way in Healthcare. Speaker: John Oloo. Held between 23rd and 25th September, 2014 at
Visa Oshwal Centre, Nairobi, Kenya.
National and International Awards/Grants/Fellowships
1988 First prize award during a World Food Day in Kenya.
1990 BSc. Study grant/loan by Ministry of Education, Government of Kenya
1995 MSc. Scholarship award from German Academic Exchange Services (DAAD) at the
University of Nairobi, Kenya.
March, 2001 Research Fellowship award in Germany by Germany Academic Exchange Service
(DAAD) at Free University in Berlin, Germany.
August, 2001-Scholarship award by WAAVP African Foundation in South Africa for an International
Conference at Stresa in Italy.
January, 2002- Research Grant award by International Foundation for Science (IFS) in Sweden.
March, 2003-Scholarship awarded from the Graduate School of the University of Utrecht, The
Netherlands, for attendance and presentation of a paper at the FAIS International Conference
at Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe in April/May, 2003.
March, 2003-Scholarship award by WAAVP African Foundation in South Africa for WAAVP
International Conference in USA-New Orleans in August 2003.
March, 2004 – Supplementary Research Grant award by International Foundation for Science (IFS) in
Sweden.
June, 2004 - Awarded Sandwich Research Fellowship by the executive Board of Wageningen University &
Research Centre, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
June, 2005- Fellowship awarded by Wageningen University & Research Centre, Wageningen, The
Netherlands.
June, 2005- Fellowship awarded by LEB Fund, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
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July, 2005, Under the Behavioural and Chemical Ecology Department (BCED) of the International Centre
of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), ICIPE offered me a postgraduate research training
fellowship grant under the African Regional Postgraduate Programme in Insect Science (ARPPIS)
in Nairobi, Kenya.
January, 2006- Research Grant award by International Foundation for Science (IFS) in Sweden.
February, 2008- Awarded second Sandwich Research Fellowship by the executive Board of Wageningen
University & Research Centre, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
February, 2009. Aawarded a grant by the executive Board of Wageningen University & Research Centre,
Wageningen, The Netherlands, toward publishing PhD thesis.
February, 2009 Awarded a grant by the executive Board of Judith Zwartz Foundation , Wageningen, The
Netherlands, toward publishing PhD Thesis.
March, 2011, Scholarship award by United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization and World
Health Organization in partnership with Cornell University’s Albert R. Mann Library and
Information Training and Outreach Centre for Africa (ITOCA) for e-resources training
workshop on Research4Life and TEEAL Programmes at the University of Nairobi, Kebete
Campus, Nairobi, Kenya.
November, 2011. Scholarship award by TWAS-Regional Office for Sub-Saharan Africa (TWAS-
ROSSA) for participation in an international conference at AAS Headquarters, Karen,
Nairobi, Kenya.
November, 2012. Mapping the existing, emerging and re-emerging tick-borne pathogens in Kenya for healthcare preparedness. Developed in collaboration with Pwani University College, South Eastern University College, Kenya Agricultural Institute and Kenya Medical Research Institute, has been funded by the Kenya National Council for Science and Technology.
November/December, 2013: Awarded a grant to attend a Training course on Food systems: from
agronomy to human health with focus on neglected and underutilized species of plants on 2-6
December 2013, Entebbe, Uganda organized by Regional Universities Forum for Capacity
Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) Website: www.ruforum.org; Blog:
http://ruforum.org/ruforumblog/
May, 2014: Scholarship for DAAD Expert Alumni Seminar held between May 11, 2014 –
May 22, 2014 at Voi, Taita Taveta University College and Severin Safari Camp- Tsavo West
National Park for Water Use Conflicts – Integrated Watershed Management for the
sustainable utilisation of natural resources for conservation, agriculture and tourism” Athi
River Basin/ Tsavo West National Park, Kenya.
June, 2014: NACOSTI Workshop. Programme for the sensitization of Policy makers on Peaceful use of
Nuclear Science and Technology on Friday, 20th
2014, held at the Laico Regency Hotel,
Nairobi, Kenya. An initiative of the National Commission for Science, Technology and
Innovation (NACOSTI) for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Africa Regional
Agreement (AFRA) Project Coordinators.
Leadership Experience
1996/97 Chairman, Post-Graduate students, Main Campus, University of Nairobi.
2003-10 Regional Coordinator of Veterinary Immunology Division in Eastern Region of African
lmmunological Societies (FAIS).
2003 Patron, Musamba Youth Excelling Group.
2004 Research Associate and Patron, Matungu Rural Herbal and Research Centre (MRHRC)
2004 National Vice Chairman, Kenyan Society for Cell and Molecular Biology (KESCAMB)
2004-9 Director, The Scholarship Network Centre, Nairobi.
2006 Patron, Matungu Harambee Boda-Boda Society, Matungu Constituency, Kakamega County,
Kenya.
2011 Director General: Roses Daycare Centre, Kabula, Bungoma County, Kenya.
2011 CEO, Maisha Welfare Association (MWASSOC).
2012 Secretary-General of a Non-Governmental Organization, Shirikisho Rural Empowerment
Programmes in Kenya.
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Supervision of Students
Year Student Degree/Certificate and Research topic Role Status
2006 Ogoma S.
Barasa
BSc: Repellency of mosquitoes using
essential oils of Tagetes minuta
Main supervisor Completed at UoN,
School of Biological
Sciences
2007 Alwala J.
Olukusis
HND: Characterization and repellent
effect evaluation of essential oil of
Mangifera indica L. leaves from Kenya.
Main supervisor Completed at the
Kenya Polytechnic
University college
2010 Masakhwe
A. Clement
BSc: Effect of cannibalism on fitness
among larvae of Aedes aegypti L.
Main supervisor Completed at UoN,
School of Biological
Sciences
2010 Makokha
K.
Jacquelyne
BSc: Ethnobotanical survey of
Endangered medicinal plants used by
Luhya community.
Designed
proposal and
survey studies
Completed at
JKUAT, Botany
Department
2011 Yegon
Peter
BED (Science): Factors that affect the
academic performance in schools for the
deaf in Kenya: A case study of St. Kizito
school for the deaf in Bureti district,
Kericho County.
Main supervisor Completed at
Catholic University
of Eastern Africa,
Education
Department.
2010 Loise Njeri
Maina
BCom: Growth and performance
indicators of the small businesses in
Kenya.
One of the main
supervisor
Completed at St.
Pauls University
Limuru, Kenya
2011 Murekatete
Berline
BSc: Prevalence of Influenza C in a
sentinel surveillance in Kiambu District,
central Kenya.
Main supervisor Completed
dissertation at
Catholic University
of Eastern Africa.
2011 Martin
Muthee
Gakuubi
BSc: A study of ethnobotanicals used in
livestock health management in Buuri
District, Meru County, Kenya.
Main supervisor Completed:
Dissertation at
Catholic University
of Eastern Africa.
2014 Muriuki
Kevin
Mafrick
BSc. Evaluation of bioactivity of some
traditionally used plants against oral
microorganisms in Kenya.
Main supervisor Completed:
Dissertation at South
Eastern Kenya
University.
2009-
2012
Benard
Omache
Makang’a
MSc: Repellency and composition of
essential oil of Tagetes minuta growing
in different agro-ecological zones in
kenya against brown ear tick
(Rhipicephalus appendiculatus)
One of the main
supervisor
Completed:
Department of
Chemistry, Kenyatta
University
2012-
current
Keneth
Kipchumba
Kogo
MSc. Genetic profiling of microbes that
produce attractive volatiles to brown ear
ticks, Rhipicephalus appendiculatus.
Advisor on the
management of
the project
Department of
Chemistry, Kenyatta
University
2013-
current
Lydia
Mochere
MSc. Molecular analysis of vector-borne
arboviruses of mosquitoes, ticks and tse
tse flies in Kilifi, Lamu and Kwale
Counties.
One of the main
supervisor
Kenyatta University
Current Joseck
Olukusi
Alwala
MSc. Development of a mouth wash
product from Nicotiana tabaccum leaf
extracts and other related plants locally
used as mswaki.
One of the main
supervisor
Department of
Chemistry,
MasenoUniversity
Current Martin
Muthee
Gikubi
MSc. Development of antidandruff
shampoo for human hair and foot rot
from Tagetes minuta essential oils.
One of the main
supervisor
Mwenge University
- Moshi. Tanzania
2005-
2010
Gachoka
Kennedy
Kirira
PhD: Electrophysiology and behavioural
responses of Amblyomma cajennese to
different odours.
Wrote the PhD
proposal with
designed
experiments
Completed at Centro
de Parasitologia
Veterinária da
Universidade
Federal de Goiás in
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Brazil
Other academic/administration responsibilities in institutions of
higher learning l have served in different capacities
1. The Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA)
(a), Development of the University Herbarium for teaching and research.
(b), Preparation of teaching modules for regular and school-focused students.
(c), Moderation of Examination questions and supervision of examination.
(d), Appointed External Examiner by Natural Sciences Dept. at Catholic University, Kenya
2. St. Mary's University of Minnesota, USA., Nairobi Campus
(a), Establishment of biology laboratory and Herbarium for teaching and research
(b), Revision of science courses in the Faculty of Science to meet the needs and demands of
the job market for graduating students.
(c), Supervision of students’ Projects and Term papers.
3. University of Nairobi
(a), Co-ordination of MSc. Field course in Entomology.
(b), Revision of academic programmes of undergraduate and postgraduate in the School of
Biological Sciences, College of Biological and Physical Sciences.
(c), Member of Board of Examiners of MSc. Thesis in the School of Biological Sciences.
4. South Eastern Kenya University (SEKU)
(a), Acting Head of Department: Department of Biological Sciences, South Eastern
Kenya University.
(b), Revision and Development of new academic programmes in the Department of
Biological Sciences and school of Health Sciences. The following are the programmes l
am developing for the South Eastern Kenya University.
Curriculum co-development of the following academic programmes between the
USA-based counterpart and staff members at our institution to be implemented here
in Kenya over time.
i) Master of Science Degree Programmes
1. MSc. in Tropical Vector Biology.
2. MSc. in Economics of Science, Technology and Innovation.
3. MSc. in Biosafety and Biotechnology of GMO.
4. MSc. in Industrial Waste Management.
5. MSc. in Ethnoknowledge and Ill-health Management.
6. MSc. in Industrial Biotechnology.
7. MSc. in Production Ecology and Resource Conservation.
8. MSc Programme in Biotechnology of Genetically Modified Organisms and
Substances.
ii) Doctoral Degrees Programmes
The seven (7) PhD programmes will be developed alongside the above seven (7) MSc
programmes envisaged to be developed and implemented here in Kenya. The MSc
programmes will provide a clearly formulated comprehensive foundation of successfully
building the PhD programmes. The PhD Programme in “Ethnomedicinal Knowledge Systems and Ill-health Management”., has already been developed, bending implementation by the university.
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(c) Chairing Committee for the Development of the University Centre of Traditional
Medicines and Socio-Cultural Studies.
(d) Member of the Committee on Policy Training of the South Eastern Kenya
University.
(e) Member of AD-HOC Committee on development of code of conduct and ethics for
the members of staff of South Eastern Kenya University.
(f) Chairperson, South Eastern Kenya University Website Committee.
(g) Member of AD-HOC Committee to develop Academic Programmes in the School
of Health Sciences, South Eastern Kenya University.
RESEARCH COLLABORATION AND SCIENTIFIC LINKAGES Some current scientific programmes underway and/or in preparation under
my responsibilities and/or shared (some 20 research collaborations)
Field of
Science
Research Programme (Status)
Host/ collaborating
institutions and contact
persons where possible
Level
Purpose
Basic and
Applied
Sciences
Mapping the existing, emerging and re-
emerging vectors and vector-borne
pathogens for disease surveillance and
sustainable healthcare preparedness in
Kenya. (on-going-In an initial stage at south Coast)
SEKU: Dr. W. Wanzala and
Prof. Cornelius Wanjala
KARI: Dr. Elizabeth
Muthiani Pwani Uni: Dr. M.D. Mburu
KEMRI: Dr. Charles
Mbogo
Industrial
development
Research
community
Capacity building
Policy making
Publication
Evaluation of antioxidants in some
vegetables commonly used in western
Kenya. (on-going-manuscript submitted)
SEKU: Dr. W. Wanzala
Maseno University:
Mr. Joseck Olukusi Alwala
MSc training
Industrial
development
Research
community
Capacity building
Policy making
Publication
Tagetes (Tagetes minuta L. 1753,
Asteraceae) Essential Oil. Essential Oils
in Food Production, Preservation,
Flavour and Safety: Part 2: Essential
Oils. (on-going-manuscript submitted)
King's College London,
School of Biomedical and
Health Sciences, London,
UK: Prof. Victor R. Preedy
SEKU: Dr. W. Wanzala and
Prof. Cornelius Wanjala
Industrial
development
Research
community
Policy making
Capacity building
Book Publication
General Genetics of the 21st Century.
(on-going)
Garissa University College
Prof. G. A. Mwayuli
SEKU: Dr. W. Wanzala
Industrial
development
Research
community
Capacity building
Book Publication
The potential of ethnobotanicals in
integrated arthropod control in livestock
production systems with focus on (acari)
ticks in Africa. (on-going)
KU: Prof. Ahmed Hassanali
SEKU: Dr. W. Wanzala
UoN: Prof. RW. Mukabana
WURC: Prof. W. Takken
Industrial
development
Research
community
Policy making
Book Publication
Push-Pull project for the management of
livestock ticks. (Proposal development on-going for submission at NACOSTI University Agro Tech Chair)
KU: Prof. Ahmed Hassanali
SEKU: Dr. W. Wanzala
Livestock
industry
Capacity building
Policy making
Survey and evaluation of neglected
medicinal plants in western Kenya. (on-going)
SEKU: Dr. W. Wanzala
Maseno University:
Mr. Joseck Olukusi Alwala
Health
industry
Capacity building
Policy making
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Development of a mouth wash product
from Nicotiana tabaccum leaf extracts
and other related plants locally used as
mswaki. (on-going at SEKU and Maseno University)
SEKU: Dr. W. Wanzala,
Dr. J. N. Kimatu and Mr.
Muriuki Mafrick
Maseno University:
Mr. Joseck Olukusi Alwala
BSc & MSc
training
Industrial
development
of product
Research
community
Capacity building,
Developmental
Research
A survey of plant nomenclature by the
Wanga people of Mumias district,
Kakamega county, Kenya. (Manuscript ready for submission)
CUEA: Dr. Bethwel
Onyango Awuor SEKU: Dr. W. Wanzala
BSc. Project
Industrial
development
of product.
Capacity building,
Developmental
Research Policy making
Publication
Development of antidandruff shampoo
for human hair and foot rot from Tagetes
minuta essential oils. (Yet to start)
SEKU: Dr. W. Wanzala
MSc training
Industrial
development
of product
Capacity building,
Developmental
Research
Developing an ethnopharmaceutical
product for inducing labour amongst
pregnant women. (Going on in
Bungoma under: Matungu Rural
Herbal and Research Centre)
SEKU: Dr. W. Wanzala
Matungu Rural Herbal and
Research Centre (MRHRC)
Dr. W. Wanzala
Industrial
development
of products
Knowledge
sharing.
Developmental
Research
Exploration of semiochemicals for
sustainable pest control and management
strategies in cashew industry in eastern
Africa. (Proposal developed to be
submitted to African Union in the
next call of proposals)
Sokoine University,
Tanzania: Dr. Mamiro
Ahmadu Bello University,
Nigeria: Dr. A. Yusuf
SEKU: Dr. W. Wanzala
KU: Prof. A. Hassanali
Pwani Uni: Dr. D.M. Mburu
Agricultural
industry –
IPM for Food
Security.
PhD/MSc
training
Research,
Capacity building,
Publication,
Developmental
Research
HIV/AIDS
Assessing the level of HIV/AIDS
knowledge and its impact on the
population seeking partners. (Yet to
start as partners are consulting)
CUEA: Dr. B. Mulemi
SEKU: Dr. W. Wanzala
Nation Media Group
MA Training
Capacity building,
Policy making
Education
(Science)
Discipline trends in secondary schools in
Kenya: A case study of Lamu County.
(Completed, a manuscript being
prepared)
Mwenge University - Moshi.
Tanzania
Martin Muthee Gakuubi
BED training
Individual
knowledge
development.
Capacity building
Knowledge
acquisition/
Generation.
Earth
Sciences
Review article on the Application of
soils as ethnomedicines in local
communities. (On-going)
SEKU
Prof. Cornelius Wanjala
SEKU: Dr. W. Wanzala
Individual
knowledge
development.
Knowledge
acquisition/
Generation.
Ecological/
Environment
al Sciences
Biodiversity of invasive plant species in
Nairobi county. (Yet to start)
SEKU MSc training Capacity building.
Policy making
Matungu Ex-Situ Conservation and
Sustainable Utilization of Herbal and
Timber Resources for Economic
Development: Toward Re-generating
Lost Biodiversity in Arable Farming
Systems. (At preliminary stage)
Matungu Rural Herbal and
Research Centre (MRHRC):
Dr. W. Wanzala
SEKU: Dr. W. Wanzala
Industrial
development
Research
community
Conservation
MSc training
Policy making
Community
Development
Programme,
Capacity building.
Biodiversity in Dryland and Wetland:
Challenges and Opportunities in the 21st
Century. (under technical
considerations)
SEKU: Dr. W. Wanzala
Pwani Uni: Dr. D.M. Mburu
International
conference
Capacity building,
knowledge
sharing &
generation.
Book Publication.
Applied
science
Development and application of natural
products (ethnobotanicals) in the
sustainable prevention, control and
management of vectors (mosquitoes, tse
tse flies, ticks etc), pathogens and
vector-borne diseases in Kenya.
SEKU: Dr. W. Wanzala
University of Florida: Dr.
Okech, Bernard Achero
Quinnipiac University:
Carnegie African Diaspora
Fellowship Program.
Enhancing
international
collaboration
and linkages
for
development
Research.
Curriculum co-
development,
Research
collaboration
and/or
Graduate student
mentoring and
training.
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for Science
and
Technological
Institutions
Local networking: 9 National
Academic, Science and Technological
Institutions
SEKU/KU/KEMRI/KARI
/MasenoUniversity/Pwani
University/Garissa
University college/ CUEA/
UoN/National Museums of
Kenya
Collaboration
Research,
Capacity building,
Publication,
Knowledge
generation &
sharing.
International networking: 8 Institutions
of Academic, Science and Technology
Sokoine University,
Tanzania. Mwenge
University-Moshi, Tanzania,
WURC , The Netherlands,
Ahmadu Bello University,
Nigeria; S.V. University,
Tirupati,India; Kings
College, London.
University of Florida, USA
Institute of International
Education (IIE), Quinnipiac
University.
KEY SEKU-South Eastern Kenya University; KU – Kenyatta University; CUEA- Catholic
University of Eastern Africa; KEMRI - Kenya Medical Research Institute; WURC-
Wageningen University and Research Centre; KARI – Kenya Agricultural Research
Institute; UoN - University of Nairobi; BED – Bachelor of Education Degree; BSc. -
Bachelor of Science Degree; MSc. – Master of Science Degree; MA - Master of Arts
Degree; PhD – Doctor of Philosophy Degree.
International Contributions/Participation
1. Editorial Board Member of the Journal of Physiology and Pathophysiology; Academic
Journals, Open Access Journals.
2. Editorial Board Member of the Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, for Science
Publishing Group, USA.
3. Editorial Board Member of the Journal of Cell Biology, for Science Publishing Group,
USA.
4. Editorial Board Member of the Journal of Applied Cell Biology for Trade Science Inc,
Media for Rapid Publication, India.
5. Editorial Board Member of the Journal of Coastal Life Medicine.
6. Editorial Board Member of the Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine (APJTB),
Elsevier.
7. Editorial Board Member of the Global Research Journal of Public Health
and Epidemiology (GRJPHE), Spring Journals.
8. Advisory Editorial Member of the International Journal of Pharmacy and
Pharmaceutical Sciences.
9. Peer reviewer: International Journal of Immunology, for Science Publishing Group,
USA.
10. Peer reviewer: BMC Veterinary Research, an open access, peer-reviewed journal
published by BioMed Central copyright and license agreement.
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11. Peer reviewer: Cell Biology, for Science Publishing Group, USA.
12. Peer reviewer: African Journal of Agricultural Research, Academic Journals, Open
Access Journals.
13. Review of Manuscripts for Publication in various International Journals.
Manuscripts Reviewed for Publication in various International Journals
The code number and title of the manuscript Name of Journal Month,
Year Manuscript Number: MRJMMS-14-044: Gender differences
in pain perception and coping strategies among patients with
knee and or hip osteoarthritis.
Merit Research Journal of
Medicine and Medical
Sciences
April, 2014
Manuscript Number: 2014_ARRB_9642: Chemical Compositions of Essential Oils of Flower, Leaf, Stem and Root of Phlomis cancellata Bunge. from Mazandaran, Iran
Annual Research and Review
in Biology
March,
2014
Manuscript Number: AJAR-31.01.14-8571: Decontamination
of certain pesticide residues in okra. African Journal of Agricultural
Research. March,
2014
Manuscript Number: SOJPPS-14-RA-110: Comparative
evaluation microbiological qualities of Ashwagandha
formulations marketed in Yavatmal district of India.
Symbiosis Online Journal of
Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical
Sciences
February,
2014
Manuscript Number: AJAR-27.01.14-8561: Effect of Summer
Heat Stress on biochemical Characteristics of Cervico-vaginal
Mucus in relation to Conception in Murrah buffaloes.
African Journal of Agricultural
Research.
February,
2014
Manuscript Number: AJAR/26.09.13/7978: Effect of Inorganic
fertilizers and organic manures on growth, quality and yield of
ashwagandha (Withania somnifera Dunal) cv. Jawahar
Ashwagandha-20.
African Journal of Agricultural
Research.
February,
2014
Manuscript Number: IJAPR-14-025: Cassava processing
among small-holder farmers in Cameroon: Opportunities and
Challenges.
International Journal of
Agricultural Policy and
Research
February,
2014
Manuscript No: AMPR-2013-036: Phytochemical Screening
of Ten Nigerian Medicinal Plants.
Advancement in Medicinal
Plant Research
December,
2013
Manuscript No: MRI-2013-026: Seroprevalence of Newcastle
Disease in Local Chickens in Mezam Division of North-West
Cameroon.
Microbiology Research
International
December,
2013
Manuscript Number: ISJ-13-835: Enhancing Zinc
concentration in wheat (Triticum aestivum) by selecting Zn
efficient genotypes
International Scholars
Journals (ISJ)
December,
2013
Manuscript Number: ISJ-13-834: Medicinal Plants as
Immunostimulants for Health Management in Indian Cat fish
(Mystus montanus) Fingerlings.
International Scholars
Journals (ISJ).
December,
2013
Manuscript: Occurrence of tick and tick-borne diseases of
livestock in Zambezi region: A review
Journal of Agricultural Science November,
2013
Manuscript: Ethnoveterinary medicinal plants knowledge and
practices in Dabo Hana District, West Ethiopia
Journal of Ethnobiology and
Ethnomedicine
August,
2013
Manuscript: No: 2013_AJEA_4637: Indigenous Soil
Knowledge and Cultural Practices in Yam Production among the
Gbagyis of Paiko Area of Niger State, Nigeria.
American Journal of
Experimental Agriculture
May, 2013
Manuscript: Participatory study of medicinal plants used in the
control of gastrointestinal nematodes of donkeys in Ethiopia
BMC Veterinary Research March,
2013
Manuscript: JMPR-12-895: Comparative evaluation of the
antioxidant potential of selected medicinal plant seeds native to
Pakistan.
Journal of Medicinal Plants
Research
March,
2013
Manuscript: JBFSR-13-010: Protection levels of New castle
disease vaccine in indigenous poultry in a semi-arid region of
Meru county of Kenya
Journal of Biological and Food
Science Research
January,
2013
Manuscript: AJAR-12-1757: Insecticide effect of wild plant
powders on the bean weevil (Zabrotes subfasciatus Boheman;
Coleoptera: Bruchidae) in vitro.
African Journal of Agricultural
Research.
January,
2013
Manuscript: AJAR-12-2041: Evaluation of livestock- crop
enterprise diversity associated with shift from pastoral to agro-
African Journal of Agricultural
Research.
December,
2012
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pastoral farming systems in Transmara west district of Narok
county- Kenya.
Manuscript: JBMCA-12-054: Factors Affecting Operational
Productivity in Oil Marketing Firms in Kenya.
Journal of Business
Management and Corporate
Affairs
November,
2012
Manuscript: JMPR-12-1121: Documentation and quantitative
analysis of the local knowledge on Ethnoveterinary medicine
among traditional healers of Western Uttar Pradesh Province of
India.
Journal of Medicinal Plants
Research
September,
2012
Manuscript: amhsr_208_12: Community based study on health
problems in elderly in a rural area of Puducherry, south India:
Need for comprehensive health care services.
Annals of Medical and Health
Sciences Research
August,
2012
Manuscript: JMPR-09-372: Propagation of indigenous
medicinal plants for ethnoveterinary and ethnomedical practices
in Tanzania: a review.
Journal of Medicinal Plants
Research
July,2012
Manuscript: JCAB-11-066: Traditional and Modern Practices
in the Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention of Animal Diseases
in South Kordofan State,Sudan.
Journal of Cell and Animal
Biology
July, 2012
Manuscript:AJB-12-909: Chemical Profile of an Anti-malarial
Concoction “Udu” used in Umunchi Autonomous Community in
Isiala Mbano L.G.A of Imo State, Nigeria.
African Journal of
Biotechnology
June, 2012
Manuscript: JPAP-11-034: Matrix metalloproteinases 2 and 9
reduce epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) activity at pleural
mesothelium.
The Journal of Physiology and
Pathophysiology
March,
2012
Manuscript: JPAP-11-035: The study of post treatment effects
of the aqueous extract of Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) on
model of ischemic- reperfusion in rat kidney.
The Journal of Physiology and
Pathophysiology.
February,
2012
Manuscript: IRJM-11-084: Studies on the microfilaria,
antigenamia and clinical signs of bancroftian filariasis in Epie
creek communities, Niger Delta, Nigeria.
International Research Journal
of Microbiology
August,
2011
Manuscript: 1941664863520357: Ethnomedicinal study of plants
used in villages around Kimboza forest reserve in Morogoro,
Tanzania.
Journal of Ethnobiology and
Ethnomedicine
November,
2011
Manuscript: B/395: Factors influencing mosquito net
acquisition, treatment and use among caregivers of under fives
in Makueni district, Kenya
Kenya National Academy of
Sciences Journal (Biological
Sciences Series).
May, 2010
Manuscript: B/398: An assessment of economic shocks
associated with the occurrence of HIV and chronic illness and
coping mechanisms among rural households in Suba district,
Kenya.
Kenya National Academy of
Sciences Journal (Biological
Sciences Series).
May, 2010
Manuscript: ID ZPH-Oct-07-170: Bovine Cysticercosis in
Cattle Slaughtered at Awassa Municipal Abattoir, Ethiopia:
Prevalence, Cyst Viability, Distribution and its Public Health
Implication.
Journal of Zoonoses and Public
Health.
August,
2007
Media coverage 1. “Experts warn of new diseases and return of highland malaria in Kenya.” Standard Media
Group: Digital News on Health and Science. Reported by Gatonye Gathura: Updated
Tuesday, April 1st 2014 at 00:00 GMT +3.
http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/mobile/?articleID=2000108354&story_title=
experts-warn-of-new-diseases-and-return-of-highland-malaria-in-kenya
Book editing and approval for publication 1. eBook Entitled: “Thyroid Toxicity,’’ Bentham Science Publishers.
www.benthamscience.com.
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Research Work and Publications
Thesis/Dissertation Publications
Wanzala, W. (1994) Toxicological Studies of Melia volkensii (GURKE) Standard Extract on
Developmental Stages of Dysdercus fasciatus (SIGN.) (Hemiptera: Pyrrhocoridae) and
Periplaneta americana(LINN.) (Dictyoptera:Blattidae). BSc. Dissertation. Zoology
Department, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya.
Wanzala, W. (1999) Reliability of an antigen-ELISA in the diagnosis of bovine cysticercosis. MSc
thesis, The Department of Zoology, The University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya.
Wanzala, W. (2009) Ethnobotanicals for management of the brown ear ticks, Rhipicephalus
appendiculatus in western Kenya. Wageningen University and Research Centre, Wageningen,
The Netherlands.
Books/Book Chapters and Sections
1. Wanzala, W. (2011). Traditional methods. Unsticking the tick. Insects and Africa’s health: 40
years of Science in Africa. International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) –
(African Insect Science for Food and Health).
http://www.icipe.org/images/stories/pdf/publications/insect_and_africa_health_40_years_of_i
cipe.pdf. ISBN 92 9064 222 X. Kul Graphics Ltd, Nairobi, Kenya. pp 8-11.
2. Wanzala, W. (2009) Ethnobotanicals for management of the brown ear ticks, Rhipicephalus
appendiculatus in western Kenya. Wageningen University and Research Centre,
Wageningen, ISBN: 9085853176 (9789085853176), Printed by Ponsen & Looijen,
Wageningen, The Netherlands. pp. 231.
3. Wanzala, W. (2008) Helping the Bukusu reclaim their ‘hoofed’ banks. In: Nurturing
African Talents for Leadership in Insect Science: 25 years of the ARPPIS Experience.
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), Silver Jubilee: 1983-2008.
ISBN: 92 9064 204 1. ICIPE Science Press, Nairobi, Kenya, pp. 73-76.
4. Wanzala, W., Saini, K.R. and Hassanali, A., (2006-2007) International Centre of Insect
Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) Biennual Scientific Report: 2006-2007. Animal Health
Research: Ticks Group. ISBN: 92 9064 206 8. ICIPE Science Press, Nairobi, Kenya, pp. 82-
93.
5. Wanzala, Mukabana, W.R., Takken, W., van Lenteren, J.C. and Hassanali, A., (2004-
2005), Repellency of Essential Oils of Some Plants from Bungoma District, Western Kenya
Against Rhipicephalus appendiculatus Neumann 1901(Acarina: Ixodidae). International
Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), Biennual Scientific Report: 2004-2005.
Animal Health: Ticks. ISBN: 92 9064 180 X. ICIPE Science Press, Nairobi, Kenya, pp.152-
154.
6. Wanzala, W., (2002-2003), Evaluation and Application of Anti-Tick Natural Products Used
by the Bukusu in Livestock Health Management in Bungoma District, Kenya. International
Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) Annual Scientific Report: 2002-2003.
Animal Health Research: Ticks. ISBN: 92 9064 165 7. ICIPE Science Press, Nairobi,
Kenya, pp.113-115.
Educational Books Under Development for Publication as
International Textbooks (Currently these books are being used as University teaching modules at The Catholic University
of Eastern Africa, St. Mary's University of Minnesota, USA, Nairobi Campus and the University
of Nairobi, Kenya).
1. Wanzala, W. (SEKU), Osundwa, B.W. (Kenya – Teachers Service Commission, Kenya),
Ochuodho, D. Otieno (Maseeno University, Kenya), Mukabana, R.W. (University of Nairobi).
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"Landmarks in Biological Sciences for Secondary Schools and Colleges." The main
author and initiator: - Wanzala, W.
2. Wanzala, W. (Kenya) and Judith Killen (USA). Encyclopedia for Resource Information and
Funding in Africa. 3. Wanzala, W. Basic immunology: Immunology made simple in the 21
st Century. Vol. I.
4. Wanzala, W. Applied immunology: Immunology made simple in the 21st Century. Vol. II.
5. Wanzala, W. and Mwayuli, G. A., General Genetics of the 21st Century.
6. Wanzala, W. Ideology and Practice of Ethnomedicine and Primary Healthcare Delivery
Services in African Context
7. Wanzala, W., Hassanali, A., Mukabana, R.W., Takken, W., The potential of ethnobotanicals in
integrated arthropod control in livestock production systems with focus on (acari) ticks in
Africa.
Peer-reviewed Publications
Kyule, M.N., Zessin, K.H., Baumann, M.P.O., Wanzala, W., Sakwa, D. P. (2001) Survival analysis of
the infective haemonchus contortus larvae (l3) on pasture in central highlands in Kenya. In:
Livestock Community and Environment. Proceedings of the 10th Conference of the Association
of Institutions for Tropical Veterinary Medicine, Copenhagen, Denmark.
http://www.aitvm.kvl.dk/E_periurban/E5Kyule.htm
Wanzala, W., Zessin, K.H., Kyule, M.N., Hassanali, A. and Mathias, E. (2001) The potential of
traditional tick control practices used in livestock production. In: Newsletter, Berlin Alumni
Network-BAN. Department of the International Animal Health, Freie University (FU), Berlin,
Germany.
Wanzala, W., Onyango-Abuje, J.A, Kang'ethe, E.K., Ochanda, H., Harrison, L.J.S. (2002)
Serodiagnosis of bovine cysticercosis by detecting live Cysticercus bovis using a monoclonal
antibody-based antigen-ELISA. Journal of the South African Veterinary Association 74: 201-
206.
Wanzala W., Saini, K.R., Hassanali, A., Ochanda, H.. Kabaru, J.M. (2002-2003) Evaluation and
application of anti-tick natural products used by the Bukusu in livestock health management in
Bungoma District. Animal Health, Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, Highlights of 2002-2003
activities. International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) Science Press, Nairobi,
Kenya. http://www.icipe. org/ home/62?task=view
Wanzala, W., Onyango-Abuje, J.A., Kang’ethe, E.K., Ochanda, H. and Harrison L.J.S. (2003) A
comparison of meat inspection method and an Antigen-ELISA test in the diagnosis of bovine
cysticercosis in Kenyan cattle. Journal of the Cameroon Academy of Sciences. 2: 265–277.
Wanzala, W., Zessin, K.H., Kyule, M.N., Baumann, M.P.O. Onyango-Abuje, J.A., Kang’ethe, E.K.,
Ochanda, H. and Harrison L.J.S. (2003) Analysis of post-mortem diagnosis of bovine
cysticercosis in Kenyan cattle. Online Journal of Veterinary Research 1: 1-9.
Wanzala, W., Onyango-Abuje, J.A., Kang'ethe, E.K., Zessin, K.H., Kyule, N.M., Baumann, M.P.O.,
Ochanda, H. and Harrison, L.J.S. (2003) Control of Zoonotic parasite, Taenia saginata by post-
mortem diagnosis of carcasses. Journal of African Health Sciences 3: 68–76.
Wanzala, W., Sika, K.F.N., Gule, S. and Hassanali, A. (2004) Attractive and repellent host odours
guide ticks to their respective feeding sites. Chemoecology 14: 229-232.
Wanzala, W., Zessin, K.H, Kyule, N.M, Baumann, M.P.O, Mathias, E. and Hassanali, A., (2005)
Ethnoveterinary medicine: a critical review of its evolution, perception, understanding and the
way forward. Livestock Research for Rural Development. Volume 17, Article #119. As
retrieved August 27, 2005 from http://www.cipav. org.co/lrrd/lrrd17/11/wanz17119.htm
Wanzala, W. Onyango-Abuje, J.A., Kang’ethe, E.K., Ochanda, H. and Harrison L.J.S. (2005)
Distribution of Cysticercus bovis in bovine carcasses of naturally and artificially infected
Kenyan cattle and its implication for routine meat inspection method. Online Journal of
Veterinary Research 9: 66-73.
Wanzala, W. and Okanga, S. (2006) Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) Associated with Wildlife and Vegetation
of Haller Park along the Kenyan Coastline. Journal of Medical Entomology 43: 789-794.
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Wanzala, W. Onyango-Abuje, J.A., Kang'ethe, E.K., K. H. Zessin, N. M. Kyule, M.P.O. Baumann,
Ochanda, H., Harrison, L.J.S. (2007) Evaluation of an antigen-ELISA in the diagnosis of bovine
cysticercosis in Kenyan cattle. Parasitology Research 100: 539-548.
Alwala, O. J., Wanzala, W. and Ndiege, I. O., 2010. Characterization and repellent effect evaluation of
essential oil of Mangifera indica L. leaves from Kenya. Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants,
volume 13 Number 1. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/0972060X.2010.10643795..
Wanzala, W., Takken, W., Pala, A.O., Mukabana, R.W., Hassanali, A., (2012). Ethnoknowledge of
Bukusu community on livestock tick prevention and control in Bungoma district, western Kenya.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology. (2012 Vol. 140 (2), 298-324.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/03788741?oldURL=y
Wanzala W., (2012). A survey of the management of livestock ticks and other aspects of animal ethno
health in Bukusu community, western Kenya. Livestock Research for Rural Development.
Volume 24, Article #173. Retrieved October 3, 2012, from
http://www.lrrd.org/lrrd24/10/wanz24173.htm
Martin Muthee Gikubi and Wycliffe Wanzala (2012). A survey study of plants and plant products
traditionally used in livestock health management in Buuri district, Meru county, Kenya. Journal
of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 8: 39. doi:10.1186/1746-4269-8-39.
http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/pdf/1746-4269-8-39.pdf
Wanzala W., (2012). Comparative analysis of dual and no-choice repellency bioassays of Tagetes
minuta essential oil against Rhipicephalus appendiculatus climbing response behaviour. Life
sciences Leaflets 11:14-32,2012. ISSN 0976 – 1098(Online) and ISSN 2277 - 4297(Print).
http://api.ning.com/files/VJOIPzgtieesPru5SGkrZMacfJTf9BBsb6brY0V0t*D3HkAcxrg*4CKx
vvEYtO94m4SE8TsHaWANnIhh*dap8ezl9tSlVLka/3.
Wanzala Wycliffe. (2013). Quest for Quality and Relevant Higher Education, Training and Learning
in Kenya: an Overview, Education Journal. Vol. 2, No. 2, 2013, pp. 36-49. doi:
10.11648/j.edu.20130202.13. Science Publishing Group, USA.
http://article.sciencepublishinggroup.com/pdf/10.11648.j.edu.20130202.13.pdf
Wanzala Wycliffe and Sheila B. Ogoma (2013). Chemical composition and mosquito repellency of
essential oil of Tagetes minuta from the southern slopes of Mount Elgon in western Kenya
(DOI: 10.1080/0972060X.2013.793975). Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants; Volume: 16,
Issue 02, Pages 216 - 232. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/0972060X.2013.793975
Wanzala, W. and Ondiaka, N. S. (2013). Tick–borne lymphadenopathy–like condition in an African
woman in Kenyan. Journal of Research in Medical Sciences. 18: 918-921.
http://journals.mui.ac.ir/jrms/article/view/9554.
Alwala, O. J., Kiema, N. F. and Wanzala, W., (2014). Determination of tannins in African indigenous
vegetables, grains and cassava roots from Emuhaya district, western Kenya. American Journal of
Nutrition and Food Science. 1(1): 1-8.
http://manuscript.sciknow.org/uploads/ajnfs/pub/ajnfs_1381752432.pdf#page=1&zoom=auto,0,
800. DOI: 10.12966/ajnfs.01.01.2014
Wanzala, W., Hassanali, A., Mukabana, R.W., Takken, W., (2014). Repellent activities of essential
oils of some plants used traditionally to control the brown ear tick, Rhipicephalus
appendiculatus. Journal of Parasitology Research, Hindawi Publishing Corporation. Volume
2014 (2014), Article ID 434506, 10 pages. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/434506.
http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jpr/2014/434506/
Wanzala, W. (2014). Chemical composition of essential oil of Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl.) A. Gray
from the southern slopes of Mount Elgon in western Kenya. Journal of Essential Oil Bearing
Plants. ID: 884748: DOI: 10.1080/0972060X.2014.884748.
http://cats.informa.com/PTS/Login.doi
Ali A.; Okeyo B.; Tewodros T.; Handa C.; Wanzala W; Gerd F; Rugger W; Jane, N., and Neema M.,
(2014). Water use conflicts in East Africa: Lessons Learnt from International DAAD Alumni
Expert Seminars on Integrated Water Resources Management within Tsavo River Catchment.
Science* Policy* Africa*. Newsletter of The African Academy of Science. ISSN: 1015-4957.
Volume 18, number 2, pp 10. http://www.aasciences.org/index.php/publications-and-
resources/spa
Submitted Papers Wanjala W. Cornelius and Wanzala Wycliffe (2014) (Book Chapter) Tagetes (Tagetes minuta L.
1753, Asteraceae) Essential Oil. Essential Oils in Food Production, Preservation, Flavour and
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Safety: Part 2: Essential Oils. Edited by Prof. Victor R. Preedy. King's College London, School
of Biomedical and Health Sciences, London, UK. (in press).
Ndondolo, S., Owuor, B.O., Gikubi, M.M. and Wycliffe Wanzala, (2014). A survey of plant
nomenclature by the Wanga people of Mumias district, Kakamega county, Kenya. Journal of
Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine.
Papers completed ready for submission
Wanzala, W., Takken, W., Mukabana, R.W., Van Lenteren, J.C. and Hassanali, A., The effect of the
essential oils of Tagetes minuta and Tithonia diversifolia on on–host behaviour of the brown ear
tick Rhipicephalus appendiculatus.
Wanzala, W., Mukabana, R.W., Hassanali, A. and Takken, W. Essential oils of Tagetes minuta and
Tithonia diversifolia affect the orientation behaviour of the tick, Rhipicephalus appendiculatus,
on cattle.
Wanzala, W., Takken, W., Mukabana, R.W. and Hassanali, A. Essential oils of indigenous plants
protect livestock from infestations with Rhipicephalus appendiculatus and other tick species in
herds grazing in natural pastures in Kenya.
Papers under preparation
Wanzala Wycliffe and Wanjala W. Cornelius (2013) The unique potential therapeautic properties of
soils.
Wanzala W., Owuor, B.O. and Kokwaro J.O., Herbal remedies for livestock in western Kenya.
Akunda, W.M.E, Wanzala, W. and Owuor, B.O. Plant resources yet to be put on sustainable use for
economic developments: lower forms of plants, the case of Bryophytes.
Wanzala W., Mwangi, D.M., Karanja M.R., Maina P.G. and Ndhine E.A.O., The impact of HIV/AIDS
scourge awareness and teaching a round the globe on partners and spouse seekers.
Papers presented at conferences/workshops
Midiwo, J.O., Mang'uro, A.L., Wanzala, W., Kiprono, P.C. and Kraus, W (1997) Anti-feedant
principles from the Myrsinaceae and Polygonum senegalense. Workshop on funding of
Agricultural Research: Experiences and Future Perspectives. Kenya Agricultural Research
Institute, Headquarters, Nairobi, Kenya.
Onyango-Abuje, J.A., Wanzala, W. and Lumumba P. (1997) Evaluation of an Antigen-ELISA for the
diagnosis of bovine cysticercosis. National Veterinary Research Centre, Annual Scientific
Seminar, Muguga, KARI, Kenya, 27th-28th, November, 1997.
Wanzala, W. Onyango-Abuje, J.A., Kang’ethe, E.K., Ochanda, H. and Harrison L.J.S. (2000) A
comparison of meat inspection method and an Antigen-ELISA test in the diagnosis of bovine
cysticercosis in Kenyan cattle. 4th International Conference of the Federation of African
Immunological Societies, Yaounde, Cameroon, 14th-18th February 2000.
Wanzala, W. Onyango-Abuje, J.A., Kang’ethe, E.K., Ochanda, H. and Harrison L.J.S. (2000)
Distribution of Cysticercus bovis in bovine carcasses of naturally and artificially infected
Kenyan cattle and its implication for routine meat inspection method. 21st African Health
Sciences Congress Kenya Medical Research Institute Headquarters, Mbagathi Road, Nairobi,
Kenya, 24th to 28th April 2000.
Wanzala, W. Onyango-Abuje, J.A., Kang’ethe, E.K., Ochanda, H. and Harrison L.J.S. (2000)
Distribution of Cysticercus bovis in bovine carcasses of naturally and artificially infected
Kenyan cattle and its implication for routine meat inspection method. lnternational Conference
on: Sustainable Animal Agriculture and Crisis Mitigation in Livestock Dependent Systems in
Southern Africa–Lilongwe, Malawi on 30th. October to 1st November 2000.
Wanzala, W., Onyango-Abuje, J.A, Kang'ethe, E.K., Ochanda, H., Harrison, L.J.S. (2001)
Serological diagnosis of bovine cysticercosis by detecting live Cysticercus bovis using a
monoclonal antibody-based antigen-ELISA. Poster paper presentation at the International
Conference in Italy in August, 2001-scholarship awarded for it from WAAVP African
Foundation in South Africa.
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Wanzala W., Gule S. and Hassanali A. (2002) Attractive and Repellent host odours guide ticks to
their respective feeding sites. International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE),
Scholars Workshop, Annual Governing Council General Meeting, International Centre of
Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) Headquarters, Nairobi, Kenya.
Wanzala W., Hassanali, A., Ochanda, H. and Kabaru, J. M. (2002) African ethnopractitioners and
HIV/AIDS in rural areas- an experience from western province, Kenya. Presented in the
conference on: Young Women and HIV/AIDS in Eastern and Southern Africa, November,
2002.
Wanzala, W., Onyango-Abuje, J.A, Kang'ethe, E.K., Ochanda, H., Harrison, L.J.S. (2003) Serological
diagnosis of bovine cysticercosis by detecting live Cysticercus bovis using a monoclonal
antibody-based antigen-ELISA. Paper presented during the Fifth lnternational Conference of
African lmmunological Societies at Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, 27th April to 2nd May 2003.
Wanzala W., Hassanali, A., Ochanda, H. and Kabaru, J. M. (2004) Anti-tick ethnoknowledge:
unutilized resource of the rural poor livestock farmers. Scholars Workshop, International Centre
of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), Annual Governing Council General Meeting, ICIPE
Headquarters, Nairobi, Kenya.
Wanzala W., Hassanali, A., Ochanda, H. and Kabaru, J. M. (2004) Anti-tick ethnoknowledge: a
potential resource to revolutionize the rural livestock industry in tick-prone areas. A paper
presented at the International Conference on:-Medicinal Herbs and Herbal Products-Livelihood
and Trade Options India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, India, 26th-27th March 2004.
Wanzala W., Hassanali, A., Ochanda, H. and Kabaru, J. M. (2005) The traditional knowledge for tick
control and management in the Bukusu community, western Kenya. Scholars Workshop,
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), Annual Governing Council
General Meeting, ICIPE Headquarters, Nairobi, Kenya.
Wanzala, W., Hassanali, A., Mukabana, R.W., Takken, W., van Lenteren, J.C. (2005). Attractive and
Repellent host odours guide ticks to their respective feeding sites. Spring School: Chemical
Communication, from gene to ecosystem. 19th
to 23rd
March, 2005. FRONTIS and the Graduate
School PE&RC and EPS, Wageningen University and Research Centre, The Netherlands.
Wanzala, W., Hassanali, A., Mukabana, R.W., Takken, W., van Lenteren, J.C. (2006) The anti-tick
ethnoknowledge in Bukusu community in western Kenya. IFS and OPCW International
workshop: “Chemistry in nature- natural resources: chemical, biological and environmental
aspects”; Held 10th
to 14th
December, 2006, Hilton Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya.
Wanzala, W., Hassanali, A., Mukabana, R.W., Takken, W., van Lenteren, J.C. (2008). Anti-tick
ethnoveterinary knowledge in Bungoma District, western Kenya. International Seminar on:
Medicinal Plants and Herbal Products. Held 7th to 9th March, 2008. Sri Venkateswara
University, Tirupati, A.P, India. http://ismphpabstracts.blogspot. com/2008/04/oral-
papers_22.html
Wanzala, W., (2008). Accessing Ethnoveterinary knowledge in rural Africa offers challenges to
achieving millennium development goals. 1st National Conference and Exhibition for
Dissemination of Research Results and Review of Innovations Conference and Exhibition
Theme: Promotion of acquisition and utilization of research results. Ministry of Higher
Education, Science and Technology. Held between Monday 28th and Wednesday 30th April
2008 at Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC), Nairobi, Kenya.
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0001.pdf
Wanzala, W., Hassanali, A., Mukabana, R.W., Takken, W., (2011). Anti-tick ethnoveterinary
knowledge in livestock industry and revolution: a case study of Bukusu community, western
Kenya. AAS-icipe -TWAS-ROSSA Conference on “Climate Change and Food Security: The
Road for Africa” (10th -12th November, 2011) at AAS HEADQUARTERS, KAREN,
NAIROBI, KENYA.
Martin Muthee Gakuubi and Wycliffe Wanzala, (2012). A study of plants and plant products
traditionally used in livestock health management in Buuri district, Meru county, Kenya.
National Council for Science and Technology Conference: National science, technology and
innovation week: Innovation systems and knowledge-based economy for national development,
7th – 11th May 2012, held at Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC), Nairobi,
Kenya.
Wanzala, W., Mukabana, R.W., Takken, W. and Hassanali, A., (2012). A comparative analysis of dual
and no-choice repellency bioassays of essential oil of Tagetes minuta against climbing response
behavior of Rhipicephalus appendiculatus. PPooiinntt--ooff--ccaarree DDiiaaggnnoossttiicc WWoorrkksshhoopp:: Bringing
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Diagnostic Prototypes to the Point-of-care, 25th-29th, June 2012, held at National Museums of
Kenya and Institute of Primate Research, Nairobi, Kenya.
Alwala, O. J. and Wanzala, W., (2012). Characterization and repellent effect evaluation of essential oil
of Mangifera indica L. leaves from Kenya. The 7th International Conference of the Kenya
Chemical Society: Chemical Sciences as a vehicle for achieving Kenya’s Vision 2030, held
between 15th and 18th October, 2012 at Botanic Garden, Maseno University, Kisumu, Kenya.
Alwala. J.O. and Wanzala, W., (2013). Characterization and repellent effect evaluation of essential oil
of Mangifera indica L. leaves from Kenya. 5th International Conference on Drug discovery
and Therapy. February, 18th – 21st, 2013, Dubai, United Arabs Emirate.
Wanzala, W., (2013). Tagetes minuta L. 1753: a new world multipurpose crop. EU-ACP training
course workshop on Food systems: from agronomy to human health; 2-6 December, 2013,
Entebbe, Uganda.
REFEREES
1. Prof. Dr. Cornelius C. W. Wanjala (+254 722309706)
South Eastern Kenya University
School of Pure and Applied Sciences,
Department of Chemistry,
P.O. Box 170-90200 Kitui, Kenya.
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.seku.ac.ke
2. Dr. Edwardina Ndhine Atieno Aloo, PhD (Wireless phone: +254 20 2164701 or
none wireless phone: 0727964046)
Senior Scientist
Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology, Nairobi, Kenya,
National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation
Utalii House, Uhuru Highway, Nairobi, Kenya,
P. O. Box 30623, Nairobi, Kenya.
Tel: +254-020-310571; Fax: +254-213215
E-mail: [email protected]
3. Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Richard Mukabana, PhD (Mobile phone: 0733 825228)
University of Nairobi,
College of Physical and Biological Sciences,
School of Biological Sciences,
Riverside Drive, Off Waiyaki Way, Nairobi, Kenya,
P. O. Box 30197-00100 GPO, Nairobi, Kenya.
Tel: 254-02-4445763, Fax: 254-02-4445763
E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected]
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