Born in Kenya and studied for Bachelor of Arts Degree at the University of Nairobi majoring in Geography. Employed by the Ministry of lands as a land administrator 1988 .Moved to the Department of Physical Planning after studying for a Master’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Nairobi. Joined academia in 2003 as a PhD candidate of Maseno University and graduated in 2008 with a PhD in Planning. Has since been extensively involved in multidisciplinary research. Some of the partners in the research teams include ICRAF, ILRI, IWWMI Lake Victoria Basin Commission, Christian Aid, Adaptation Consortium, UK met among others. Has also been a consultant for various organization in the areas of monitoring and evaluation, community engagement, natural resource management, strategic planning, poverty studies, property rights, climate change, and policy analysis Chairman the department of Urban and Regional Planning of Maseno University from 2011 to 2019. Chair of School post graduate committee from 2011 to 2016 and supervised both masters and PhD candidates. Topics of publication include Climate change, property rights, poverty and policy.