SAMUEL KIIRU

My career objective is to contribute (directly or indirectly) to the development of humanity both through the discovery, dissemination, and application of knowledge in an inclusive and diverse manner without any form of discrimination. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

• 2004 - present, Institutional Junior Researcher and Project Assistant, IDS
• 2009 - 2011, Assistant Researcher, University of Nairobi
• 2009 - 2012, Researcher and Institutional Liaison, University of Nairobi
• 2008 - 2010, Researcher, Ketebul Music project
• 2005 - 2008, Project Assistant, IDS Drum-Net Project
• 2003 - 2004, Project Assistant, IDS
• Jan - March, 2003, Research Assistant, IDS/CCK policy-based project
• August - Nov, 2002, Principle Researcher, Transparency International project
• April-July, 2002, Senior Research Assistant/Field Coordinator, IDS study
• April-May, 2002, Field Coordinator, IDS study
• July - September 1995, Research Assistant, Department of Economics, University of Nairobi

• The Myths and realities in Development Trusteeship with respect to Participation: An assessment of the UNDP projects in Kenya. M.A. project paper (June 2003); Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi
• The United Nations and Kenya: Fifty Years of Development Partnership, IDS Occasional Paper 72, Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi
• A Survey of Tertiary Institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa: Articulation and Differentiation between Polytechnic Institutions and the Universities in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda, on behalf of the Association of African Universities (AAU) and ADEA, 2005. Fieldwork was done in South Africa, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, Cameroon, (Forthcoming) publication by the AAU and the World Bank.
• Review of Initiatives for Enhancing Women’s Participation in Higher Education: The case of the University of Nairobi. A study submitted to the Association for the Advancement of Higher Education and Development (AHEAD), Kampala Uganda and sponsored by the Ford Foundation Office for Eastern Africa.
• The Universities in Africa and Democratic Citizenship: Hothouse or Training Ground? Higher Education Research and Advocacy Network in Africa (HERANA) and the Centre for Higher Education Transformation (CHET), Cape Town, South Africa.
• Reviewed Book Chapters
• IDS Working Paper on: Rethinking the Role of University Chancellors: A review of the literature
• IDS Working Paper on: Rethinking the Role of Council Chairs in University Governance: A review of the literature

• Date of Birth: 02/15/70
• Nationality: Kenyan
• Marital Status: Married

• Professor Liviu Matei, Current PhD Supervisor, Kings College London, liviu.matei@kcl.ac.uk
• Professor Njuguna Ng’ethe, Former (MA) Supervisor and immediate colleague, Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi (now retired), nngethe95@gmail.com

Travelling, making new friends, reading, writing