Richard Kyalo Mutuku

Prides at least eight years of experience working as a research consultant/policy analyst, helping clients conduct baseline studies, develop policy briefs, and make recommendations based on scientific studies. Possesses extensive experience developing survey designs, creating data collection tools, conducting field surveys, creating databases for data management, sorting, coding, analyzing data, and disseminating results. Have demonstrable proficiency in research design, sampling, developing interview schedules, conducting telephone, face-to-face, and focus-group interviews, and adherence to best practice ethical standards for human research. Have a thorough knowledge of conducting literature reviews, source evaluation, report writing, presentation, and visualization of research findings. Pride extensive experience in policy analysis, problem diagnosis, identification, agenda-setting, policy formulation, legitimization, implementation and monitoring and evaluation of outcomes. Can conduct original research independently and carry out both qualitative and quantitative studies for social science studies. Exceptional team leadership skills, ability to manage research projects through task scheduling, solve-problems, budgeting, and result controls. Have a history of publishing peer-reviewed scholarly articles in reputable and refereed journals. Possess team-working skills, competent interpersonal communication skills, strong relationship-building skills, and organizational skills. Proficient in using analytic data software for predictive analysis, such as R, Python, SPSS, JASP, Dedoose, Tableau, Jira, and Atlassian. Have demonstrable proficiency in using Microsoft Office Suite such as MS. Excel, MS. Projects, MS. Word, Ms. PowerPoint, MS Visio, and Adobe Creative Suite. Innovative Researcher adept at developing probing questions, designing experiments and generating meaningful results. Experienced at identifying and using new technologies and resources. Works effectively and collaboratively with teams and individuals.

• Africa's 4th Industrial Revolution Post Covid-19: A Tale of Shenzhen's Enviable Successes, East African Journal of Arts and Social Sciences, 5, 1, 1-12, 2022, https://doi.org/10.37284/eajass.5.1.535
• Africa Rising: A Pathway of Three Frontiers-Internet of Things, Population Growth and Free Trade Area, The African Review, 47, 1, 141-160, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1163/1821889X-12340012
• Modernizing the Kenyan Electoral System through Polkadot Blockchain Network, East African Journal of Information Technology, 6, 1, 77-90, 2023, https://doi.org/10.37284/eajit.6.1.1199
• Relative Advantage, Perceived Usefulness, and Social Influence are the main precursors that drive the adoption of e-government among the Youth in Kenya, International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Studies, 5, 2, 94-121, 2019, doi:10.29032/ijhsss.v5.i2.2019.94-121
• The Nexus Between Weak Social Contracts and Citizen Quiescence in Kenya, East African Journal of Arts and Social Sciences, 6, 1, 414-430, 2023, https://doi.org/10.37284/eajass.6.1.1298
• The Concatenating Relationship between Political Clientelism and Citizen Quiescence in Kenya, The African Review, 5, 2, 1-25, 2023

• Presented a Research Paper at the 5th AfricaLics International Research Conference hosted by the University of Yaoundé II, Cameroon, and Pan-African University, Institute for Governance, Humanities and Social Sciences (PAUGHSS) titled Modernizing the Kenyan Electoral System through Polkadot Blockchain Network
• Presented a Research Paper Titled the Use of Blockchain Technology for Tracking and Verifying Carbon Credits in Carbon Offsetting Schemes at the YSI/Globelics Conference 2023 Held at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India from 11-14 October, 2023.