Profile

I live in Kiambu and my house is on the fifth floor of the apartment. This gives me a beuatiful view of Nairobi city including landmarks such as KICC, Times Towers  and the Airport;the view becomes more magnificient at night with the beutiful street lights. I love reading inspirational books and books that enhance my knowledge on how to manage my finances.  I also attend similar talks and conferences as well because I believe that knowledge is power. I am also a member of the League of Young Professionals Book Club where we read a book every month and meet to discuss how we can apply the key insights from the books to our daily lives. Over the weekends I love going for nature walks and cycling at Karura Forest and I also love watching action movies at home as I enjoy  a bowl of popcorn and once in a while I watch trending movies at Imax.

I am a member of the the Health Economics Research Unit at KEMRI Wellcome Trust Research Programme in Nairobi. I am doing a project which involves interviewing people with low incomes and finding out their experiences and the challenges they face when getting health services that the government provides for free. I also conduct some research on the challenges that disabled women with low income face when getting health services. In addition to that I also talk to people at the Ministry of Health, NHIF, and hospital managers to find ways in which healthcare can be improved especially for people with low income in Kenya.

When am at the office, a typical day entails analysing interviews that I have conducted for my research work and this involves using certain computer soft wares. After am done with the analysis, I write reports about what I found out from my research  and what can be done to improve health care and these reports are published in international journals and presented at scientific conferences. I also attend seminars, training workshops and scientific conferences. Sometimes I go for fieldwork in various places around the country talking to different people to find out their experiences with health services offered at hospitals and to find out how healthcare in Kenya can be improved.

I am strong advocate of mentorship because it supports young people in identifying their areas of interest in their studies, career and life. I will donate the money to various schools to support similar programmes such as “I am Scientist get me out of here” and forums for engaging with the youth to discuss various career opportunities available to them in the fields of science and research. Mentorship provides the support needed to encourage young people to engage with science and aspire to join a career in research.