• 26 – 30 June 2019. Made a Conference presentation to the American Friend’s Service Committee’s Dialogue and Exchange Program (DEP) Conference under the theme "Counter Terrorism and Civil Society". The title of the presentation was: “The Impact of Counter-Terrorism Policies and Laws on Civil Society: Kenya Case Study." The Conference was held at the Greenfield’s Guest House, Alberante, Alberton in Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa.
  • 26 – 29 May 2019. Made a Conference presentation to the Canadian Evaluation Society's 2019 Conference under the theme "Bridges". The title of the presentation was: “Sustaining and Using Bridges: Sharing Global Experiences from Mentoring Young and Emerging Evaluators." The Conference was held at the Westin Nova Scotian Hotel, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • 26 – 29 May 2019. Made a Conference presentation to the Canadian Evaluation Society's 2019 Conference under the theme "Bridges". The title of the presentation was: “Captain’s View of the Bridge: Evaluating Education Access and Performance with a Gender-responsive and Equity-focused Lens." The Conference was held at the Westin Nova Scotian Hotel, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. 
  • 26 – 29 May 2019. Made a Poster presentation to the Canadian Evaluation Society's 2019 Conference under the theme "Bridges". The title of the presentation was: “Crossing the Bridges: Using Outcome Harvesting to Engage Stakeholders in Evaluation and Improving Connectivity." The Conference will be held at the Westin Nova Scotian Hotel, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • 14 March 2019: Made a Conference presentation entitled: “The Tragedy of Personalisation of Voluntary Organisations for Professional Evaluations (VOPEs) and Elite Capture” at the 9th. African Evaluation Association (AfrEA) International Conference, under the theme, “Accelerating Africa’s Development: Strengthening National Evaluation Ecosystems”. The Conference was held at the Sofitel Abidjan Hotel Ivoire, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.
  • 14 March 2019: Made a Conference presentation entitled: “Sharing Global Experiences from Mentoring Young and Emerging Evaluators in Facilitating Professional Pathways for Young and Emerging Evaluators” at the 9th. African Evaluation Association (AfrEA) International Conference. The Conference was held at the Sofitel Abidjan Hotel Ivoire, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. 
  • 11 March 2019: Made a Workshop presentation entitled: “Strengthening the National Evaluation Ecosystem: Sharing Experiences from Kenya” for the Global Parliamentarians Forum on Development Evaluation Workshop during the 9th. African Evaluation Association (AfrEA) International Conference. The Workshop was held at the African Development Bank Headquarters, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.
  • 11 – 15 March 2019: Attended the 9th. African Evaluation Association (AfrEA) International Conference, under the theme, “Accelerating Africa’s Development: Strengthening National Evaluation Ecosystems”. The Conference was held at the Sofitel Abidjan Hotel Ivoire, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. 
  • 8 – 19 October 2018: Attended the 2018 Evaluation Capacity Development (ECD) Seminar at the Institute of Development Policy (IOB), the University of Antwerp in Antwerp, Belgium. 
  • 6 – 7 August 2018: Made a Seminar presentation entitled: ‘African Urban Futures and Food Security: Interrogating the Confluence of Gender and Sustainable Food Security in Kenya, during a Writing Workshop on “African Urban Futures” organised by the British Institute in Eastern Africa (BIEA), Nairobi, Kenya.
  • 29 March 2018: Made a Seminar presentation entitled: ‘Political Ideology as Illusion in Kenya’s Political Economy: Re-Configuring Kenya‘s Ideological Orientation and the Future of Politics in Kenya.’ The Seminar was organised by the Kipchumba Foundation International and held at the British Institute in Eastern Africa (BIEA), Nairobi, Kenya.
  • 4 December 2017 – 8 December 2017: Made a Conference presentation to the Joint Conference of IDEAS – ReLAC - REDLACME 2017, and delivered a Paper presentation titled: “Equity-Focus and Innovation in Approaches to Evaluating Education Access and Performance – How Gender –Responsive are the Evaluation Methodologies?” The Conference was held at La Universidad de Guanajuato, in the City of Guanajuato, Mexico.
  • 4 December 2017 – 8 December 2017: Chaired a Conference Panel Session at the Joint Conference of IDEAS – ReLAC - REDLACME 2017, under the theme: “Evaluating the SDGs with a Gender-responsive and Equity-focused lens leaving no one behind.” The Conference was held at La Universidad de Guanajuato, in the City of Guanajuato, Mexico.
  • 6 November 2017 – 11 November 2017: Made a Conference presentation to the American Evaluation Association (AEA) Conference 2017, and delivered a Paper presentation titled: “Igniting the Professional Spark in Young and Emerging Evaluators in Africa,”under the Panel Session theme: “Learning Together: Thinking Globally, Acting Locally to Build Evaluator and Evaluation Capacity.” The Conference was held at the Washington Marriot Hotel, Wardman Park in Washington, DC, United States of America (USA).
  • 12 September 2017 – 16 September 2017: Attended the Global Evidence Summit 2017, organised by Cochrane, Campbell Collaboration, Guidelines International Network, International Society for Evidence-based Health Care, and Joanna Briggs Institute, under the theme: “Using Evidence. Improving Lives”, held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) in Cape Town, Republic of South Africa.
  • 30 April 2017 – 3 May 2017. Made a Conference presentation to the Canadian Evaluation Society's 2017 Conference under the theme "Facing Forward: Innovation, Action, and Reflection". The title of the presentation was: “Innovative Approaches to Evaluating Education Access and Performance with a Gender-responsive and Equity-focused Lens." The Conference was held at the Westin Bayshore Hotel, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
  • 25 April 2017 – 28 April 2017. Attended the Third EvalPartners International Global Evaluation Forum, under the theme: “Transforming our world through evaluation: engagement and partnerships for the better world we want.” The Conference was held at the Damas International Hotel in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
  • 3 – 5 November 2016. Made a presentation to the Evaluation Professionals of Rwanda on “Formation of the Monitoring and Evaluation Society of Rwanda: Process and Functionality” during the Offical Launch of the Rwanda Monitoring and Evaluation Society (RMES). The Conference was held at the Lemigo Hotel, in Kigali, Rwanda.
  • 26 – 30 September 2016. Made a Poster presentation on “Mentoring Young and Emerging Evaluators” at the 12th European Evaluation Society (EES) Biennial Conference, under the theme: “Evaluation Futures in Europe and Beyond: Connectivity, Innovation and Use”. The Conference was held at the Maastricht Exhibition and Congress Centre (MECC) in Maastricht, The Netherlands.
  • 15 – 17 June 2016. Made a Conference Presentation to the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders on “Youth and Sustainable Development in Africa” at the East African Regional Conference organised jointly by the State Department, USA, USAID, United States African Development Foundation, IREX and VSO. The Conference was held at the Safari Park Hotel and Conference Centre, Nairobi, Kenya.
  • 6 May 2016. Facilitated a Workshop for the Youth of Siaya County on “Empowering the Youth for Sustainable Development in Africa.” The Workshop was organised jointly by the African Policy Centre (APC) and ACE Africa. The Conference was held at the Kowiny Guest Resort in Siaya, Kenya.
  • 4 May 2016. Facilitated a Workshop for the Youth of Bungoma County on “Empowering the Youth for Sustainable Development in Africa.” The Workshop was organised jointly by the African Policy Centre (APC) and ACE Africa. The Conference was held at the Peter Storrs Conference Hall, ACE Africa Headquarters in Bungoma, Kenya.
  • 16 – 18 March 2016. Chaired a Panel Session on “Migration in Chinese and South Asian Development”, during the 10th Anniversary Conference of the ESRC—DFID Joint Fund for Poverty Alleviation Research titled: “Lessons from a Decade’s Research on Poverty: Innovation, Engagement and Impact”. The Conference was organised by the Impact Initiative in partnership with ESRC and DFID. The Conference was held at the Faircity Roodevallei Hotel in Pretoria, Republic of South Africa.
 
  • 1 – 3 March 2016. Attended a Regional Workshop on, “Strengthening Monitoring and Evaluation Education and Training in Anglophone Eastern and Southern Africa”. The Workshop was organised by the Centre for Learning and Results, Anglophone Africa (CLEAR-AA), in partnership with the Kenya School of Government (KSG). The Workshop was held at the Kenya School of Government in Nairobi, Kenya.
 
  • 19 January 2016. Made a Presentation to Rwanda Evaluation Professionals titled “From Evaluation Professionals to Professional Evaluators: Midwifing the Rwanda Evaluation Community of Practice.” The meeting was organised jointly by the National Capacity Building Secretariat (NCBS) of Rwanda and the African Policy Centre (APC). The meeting was held at the National Capacity Building Secretariat in Kigali, Rwanda.
 
  • 15 – 16 January 2016. Attended the South African Monitoring and Evaluation Association (SAMEA) Strategic Planning Meeting as a Board Member. The meeting was held at the Birchwood Hotel in Johannesburg, South Africa.
  • 23 – 27 November 2015. Attended the Global Evaluation Forum for the launch of the Global Evaluation Agenda 2016 – 2020 at the Parliament of Nepal in Kathmandu. Also a core member of the EvalGender+ Team. The Global Evaluation Forum was organised by EvalPartners in partnership with the Community of Evaluators – South Asia (CoE-SA). The Conference held at the Hotel Yak and Yeti, Kathmandu, Nepal.

  • 23 – 27 November 2015. Attended the Evaluation Conclave of the Community of Evaluators – South Asia (CoE-SA) under the theme: “Building Bridges: Use of evaluation for decision-making and policy influence”. The Evaluation Conclave was organised by the Community of Evaluators – South Asia (CoE-SA). The Conclave held at the Hotel Yak and Yeti, Kathmandu, Nepal.

  • 26 – 30 October 2015. Attended the International Development Evaluation Association (IDEAS) Global Assembly under the theme: “Evaluating Sustainable Development”. The Global Assembly was organised by IDEAS in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) 4th. National Evaluation Capacities (NEC) Conference. The Conference held at the Millennium Hilton Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand.

  • 29 October 2015. Chaired a Special Session at the International Development Evaluation Association (IDEAS) Global Assembly on: “Special Session on Gender and Equity”. The Global Assembly was organised by IDEAS. Conference held at the Millennium Hilton Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand.

  • 28 October 2015. Made a presentation at a Special Panel Session at the 4th. National Evaluation Capacities (NEC) Conference on: “Addressing Gender Equity and Human Rights in Evaluations of Public Policies and Programmes: Building National Evaluation Capacities”. The National Evaluation Capacities Conference was organised by UNDP. Conference held at the Millennium Hilton Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand.

  • 28 October 2015. Chaired a Special Panel Discussion at the International Development Evaluation Association (IDEAS) Global Assembly under the theme: “Emerging Evaluators and Mentoring”. The Session was organised by IDEAS. Conference held at the Millennium Hilton Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand.

  • 7 – 8 September 2015. Attended the Fourth Regional Annual Meeting by CUTS International, Geneva, and CUTS Africa Resource Centre Nairobi, in collaboration with other country partners of the PACT EAC project in the East African Community, titled “Promoting Agriculture-Trade-Climate Linkages in the East African Community (PACT EAC)” with funding support from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida). Meeting held at the Hilton Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya.

  • 19 August 2015. Attended a Forum on: “Youth Economic Dialogues.” The forum organised by the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), Kenya and Alternatives. Forum held at the Sarova Stanley Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya.

  • 12 – 13 August 2015. Attended an: “Outcome Mapping Training Workshop.” A workshop jointly organised by the Evaluation Society of Kenya (ESK), the Monitoring and Evaluation Department (MED) of the Ministry of Devolution and Planning, Government of the Republic of Kenya and Right Track Africa. Workshop held at the MED Boardroom, Nairobi, Kenya.

  • 8 June – 3 July 2015: Attended the “International Programme in Development Evaluation Training (IPDET)” jointly sponsored by the World Bank and Carleton University. Training offered at the Faculty of Public Affairs, Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada.

  • 13 – 14 May 2015. Made a Poster presentation on “Mentoring Emerging Evaluators – Sharing Workshop Findings” at the UKES 2015 Annual Evaluation Conference under the theme: “Evaluation and Influence: Innovation, Inclusion and Impact.” Conference held at the Holiday Inn Regents’ Park Hotel, London.

  • 16 – 20 March 2015. As Regional Expert 2 (Uganda, South Sudan, Ethiopia and Zambia) for Galway Development Services International (GDSI), attended Training on “Outcome Harvesting”. Training conducted by Southern Hemisphere LLC, South Africa at the Premier Consult LLC Offices in Lusaka, Zambia.

  • 9 – 12 February 2015. Attended a Research Uptake (ResUp MeetUp) Symposium and Training Exchange on “Research Uptake: Why Policymakers and Researchers should forge New Frontiers”, organised by the African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP) and the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) UK. Symposium and Training held at the Southern Sun, Mayfair Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya.

  • 17 – 20 November 2014. Facilitated a Workshop titled “Youth and Evaluation: Mentoring Emerging Evaluators” at the Third Annual Monitoring and Evaluation Week under the theme: ‘A Framework for Developing an Effective M&E System: Key Considerations for Sharing Development Results by the Public Sector at both the National and County Levels.’ A Conference organised by the Monitoring and Evaluation Department (MED) of the Presidency and Ministry of Devolution and Planning in Kenya. The Workshop was held at the Laico Regency Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya.

  • 11 September 2014. Attended the Sixth Meeting of the Kenya National Reference Group on ‘Sustaining Improvements in Climate, Food, Trade Policy Coherence’ a PACT – EAC Project coordinated by CUTS International and TRAPCA. Training held at the Hilton Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya.

  • 8 – 10 September 2014. Attended training on Promoting Agriculture-Climate-Trade linkages in the East African Community’ a PACT – EAC Project coordinated by CUTS International and TRAPCA. Training held at the La Mada Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya.

  • 4 – 5 September 2014. Attended and Chaired a Session on ‘Education in Africa’ at an Impact Evaluation Conference on ‘Making Impact Evaluation Matter – Better Evidence for Effective Policies and Programmes’ held at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Headquarters in Manila, Philippines.

  • 1 – 3 September 2014. Attended a Workshop on Impact Evaluation on the theme ‘Making Impact Evaluation Matter – Better Evidence for Effective Policies and Programmes’. Workshop held at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Headquarters in Manila, Philippines.

  • 7 – 9 July 2014. Attended the 6th Annual Research Ethics Conference (ANREC) on ‘Strengthening Research Ethics in Uganda’ held at the Kampala Serena Hotel, Kampala, Uganda.

  • 3 – 7 March 2014. Attended the 7th AfrEA International Conference on ‘Evaluation for Development: From Analysis to Impact’ held at the Yaoundé Hilton Hotel from 3 – 4 March 2014; and at the Palais des Congrès de Yaoundé, Cameroun from 5 – 7 March 2014.

  • 14 – 15 November 2013. Presented a Paper on ‘Students Trials and Tribulations in a Turbulent Political Ocean: The Transformation of SONU as a Social Movement over the years’ at a Seminar on (Re)Thinking Social Movements in Kenya, organised by the Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi and funded by the Ford Foundation. Seminar held at the Nairobi Safari Club, Lillian Towers in Nairobi, Kenya.

  • 11 – 15 November 2013. Attended the National Monitoring and Evaluation Week dubbed “Kenya at 50: Best Practices in Shaping the Future Towards Vision 2030”. Meetings held at the Laico Regency Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya.

  • 27 – 31 August 2013. Attended a Strategic Plan Development Committee meeting to develop “The Strategic Plan 2013 – 2018 for the Think Tank Network in the Eastern Africa Region (TTN-EA) titled – Networking Think Tanks for Sustainable Regional Integration in Eastern Africa.” Meeting facilitated by the African Research and Resource Forum (ARRF) on behalf of TTN-EA and funded by the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF). Meeting held at the Windsor Golf Hotel and Country Club, Kiambu, Kenya.

  • 26 – 28 June 2013. Attended an international meeting on ‘Setting the Policy Agenda in the Eastern Africa Region – The Role of Think Tanks in Sustaining Regional Integration’ organised by the African Research and Resource Forum (ARRF) and the Think Tank Network in Eastern Africa (TTN-EA). Meeting held at the Roca Golf Hotel in Bujumbura, Burundi.

  • 27 March 2013. Attended a seminar on ‘Development Studies – A discipline or an Inter-discipline?’ by Laura Hammond and Dr Justin Parkhurst at the London International Development Centre (LIDC), London, England.

  • 19 March 2013. Attended a seminar on 'Getting Research into Policy – Politics and Institutions' by Dr Justin Parkhurst and Dr Kirsty Newman at the John Snow Hall, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), London, England.

  • 20 February 2013. Attended a seminar on ‘The Routes of Evidence: Communication and Getting Evidence into Policy’ by Phil Davies at the John Snow Hall, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), London, England.

  • 6 February 2013. Attended a seminar on 'Understanding Development – Politics, Political Economy and International Development’ by Prof. Chris Cramer and Dr. David Styan at the London International Development Centre (LIDC), London, England.

  • 24 January 2013. Attended an Inaugural Lecture on ‘Reflections on Researching Women’s Empowerment: Journeys, Maps and Signposts’ by Prof. Naila Kabeer at the Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London, England.

  • 26 – 28 November 2012. Attended an international conference on ‘Harnessing Policy Research for Sustainable Regional Integration in the East African Community’ organised by the African Research and Resource Forum (ARRF) and the Think Tank Network in the East African Community (TTN-EAC). Conference held at the Kibo Palace Hotel in Arusha, Tanzania.

  • 23 November 2012. Presented a Paper on ‘Students Trials and Tribulations in a Turbulent Political Ocean: The Transformation of SONU as a Social Movement over the years’ at a Seminar on (Re)Thinking Social Movements in Kenya, organised by the Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi and funded by the Ford Foundation. Seminar held at the Confucius Institute of the University of Nairobi in Nairobi, Kenya.

  • 13 – 15 November 2012. Attended an international conference on ‘Evaluation Society of Kenya: Making Monitoring and Evaluation Count in Development Practice’ organised by the Evaluation Society of Kenya (ESK) in collaboration with UNICEF and the Embassy of Sweden. Conference held at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre, Nairobi, Kenya.

  • 13 – 14 November 2012. Attended an international conference on ‘Save the Earth: Building Resilience Against Climate Risks’ organised by the Kenya Meteorological Society (KMS) in collaboration with UNDP, ICIPE, University of Nairobi and AfricaAdapt. Conference held at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre, Nairobi, Kenya.

  • 26 – 27 July 2012. Attended an international conference on ‘Elections and Transition to Democracy in Africa’ organised by the African Research and Resource Forum (ARRF) in collaboration with the Economic and Social Research Foundation (ESRF), Tanzania. Conference held at the Coral Beach Hotel, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania.

  • 12 – 13 July 2012. Attended an international conference ‘Pan African CSO Conference on Post Busan Partnership for Development Effectiveness’ organised by the Reality of Aid Africa, Better Aid, Open Forum for CSO Development Effectiveness and the Uganda NGO Council. Conference held at the Nairobi Safari Club, Lillian Towers in Nairobi, Kenya.

  • 21 – 22 May 2012. Attended an international policy forum on ‘Towards an East African Monetary Integration: Challenges and Opportunities for Partner States’ organised by the African Research and Resource Forum (ARRF). Conference held at the Kibo Palace Hotel in Arusha, Tanzania.

  • 2 – 3 May 2012. Attended an international conference on ‘Sustaining the Network Initiative for Policy Influence’ organised by the African Research and Resource Forum (ARRF) and the East African Community (EAC) Think Tank Network. Conference held at the Imperial Botanical Beach Hotel in Entebbe, Uganda.

  • 16 – 17 November 2011. Presented a Paper on ‘Integrating Indigenous Knowledge for Food Security: Perspectives from the Millennium Village Project at Bar-Sauri in Nyanza Province in Kenya’,  at a Regional Policy Forum on Enhancing Food Security in the Eastern and Horn of Africa regions, organized by the African Research and Resource Forum (ARRF) and the Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC), Uganda. Forum held at the Imperial Royale Hotel in Kampala, Uganda on 16 – 17 November 2011.

  • 27 – 28 October 2011. Attended an international conference on ‘Networking for Effective Research and Policy Impact in the Eastern and Horn of Africa Region.’ A meeting between the East African Community (EAC) and the Regional Think Tanks organised by the African Research and Resource Forum (ARRF) and the East African Community (EAC) Secretariat. Conference held at the East African Hotel in Arusha, Tanzania.

  • 26 – 28 June 2011. Attended a Validation Workshop on ‘Situation Analysis on Children, Women and Young People’ organised by UNICEF Kenya and the National Council for Children Services (NCCS) at the Maseno University, Kisumu Hotel, Kenya.
  • 15 – 17 June 2011. Attended an international conference on ‘Mind the Gap: From Evidence to Policy Impact’ organised by the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie) at the National Institute of Public Health – Instuituto Nacional de Salud Pública (INSP) in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.
  • 2 November 2010. Presented a Paper on the Sasakawa Fellowship Study Abroad Experience at the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex titled ‘International Scholarships for Sustainable Development in the Developing Countries.’ This presentation was made to the Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship Fund (SYLFF) Administrators and Sponsors attending a meeting at the Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University in Beppu City, Oita Prefecture, Japan.

  • 23 October 2009. Presented research findings which was part of the Master of Arts Degree Dissertation on ‘Indigenous Knowledge and Sustainable Crop Production: A Study of the Millennium Village Project at Bar-Sauri in Nyanza Province.’ Presentation held at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) at the University of Sussex in Brighton, England.

  • 10 October 2009. Attended the Robert Chambers Workshop on ‘Power, Participation and Social Change’ facilitated by the legendary Prof. Robert Chambers at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) at the University of Sussex in Brighton, England.

  • 24 September 2009. Attended the STEPS Centre Symposium 2009 as one of the delegates representing Kenya. The Symposium was on ‘Innovation, Sustainability, and Development: Emerging Themes, Challenges and Opportunities’. The symposium formed part of the STEPS Centre project “Innovation, Sustainability, Development: A New Manifesto” at The Freeman Centre, University of Sussex in Brighton, England.

  • Participated in a series of Workshops organized by The Youth Agenda (YA), Citizens Coalition on Constitutional Change (4Cs) and the Friedrich Ebert Stiftüng (FES) on ‘Changing the Political Leadership Culture in Kenya’.

  • Participated in a series of Workshops organized by Citizens Against Violence (CAVi) and the Friedrich Ebert Stiftüng (FES) on ‘Conflict Resolution and Management’ at the Garden Hotel Machakos, Kenya.

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