Wairimu

Title/Designation :Dr
Position :Lecturer
Department :Geography
Contact Address: Kenyatta University P. O. Box 43844-00100,NAIROBI
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Area of Specialization: Urban and Regional Planning, Urban studies

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Publications

Books and Books Chapters

  • Women Street Vendors in Nairobi, Kenya A Situational and Policy Analysis Within a Human Rights Framework. 2010 Organisation for Social Science Research in Eastern and Southern Africa. Printed in Ethiopia. ISBN: 978-99944-55-46-1
  • Muiruri P.W. Changing Dynamics in Urbanization of Poverty and the Emerging  Governance Challenges in Poverty Reduction in Kenya. 2014. Beyond State Building: Confronting Africa’s Governance and Socio-economic Challenges in the 21st century. Edited by Samuel Kale Ewusi and Jean Bosco Butera. UPEACE Africa Programme
  • Muiruri P.W. Linking Informal Social Arrangements, Social Protection and Poverty Reduction in Urban Slums: Case of Mathare Informal Settlement, Nairobi, Kenya. 2011. OSSREA Publication.
  • Muiruri, P.W. ‘Finding Sustainable Policy Options for Informal Street Traders in Nairobi, Kenya: A Human-Right Based Approach’. 2008. UNESCO Small Grants Programme on Poverty Eradication Building national capacities for research and policy analysis. Published by the United Nations Educational , Scientific and Cultural Organization 7, place de Fontenoy 75352 Paris 07 SP France. ISBN: 9-789231-040764

Student Co-authored Publications

  • An Investigation of Coping Strategies Adopted by Small-Scale Sugarcane Growers in Bungoma County, Kenya . Protas Fwamba Khaemba, Dr. Philomena Muiruri1 & Dr. Thomas Kibutu.  East African Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, Volume 3, Issue 1, 2021 Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.37284/eajis.3.1.310
  • An evaluation of grid-based rural electrification adoption dynamics in Meru-South sub-county. Charity Kageni Mbaka, Philomena Muiruri, Kennedy Obiero and Masika Oscar Kisaka International Journal of Energy and StatisticsVol. 04, No. 02, 1650010 (2016)
  • Levels and Performance Outcomes of Participation in Community-Based Tourism Projects in the Coastal Region of Kenya . Authors: David A.M. Osebe, P.W. Muiruri, and George, L. Makokha International Journal of Liberal Arts and Social Science. Volume 3, Issue 1, 2020 ISSN: 2307-924X
  • Park user’s characteristics that influence satisfaction in urban parks in Kisumu County, Kenya. Judith Ochengo, Philomena Muiruri, Thomas Kibutu. International Journal of Innovative Research and advanced studies. Voulmen 5 Issue 11, November 2018

Funded Projects

  • Research grant from UN Habitat to undertake a project entitled “Identifying Risks and Strategies on Disaster Risk Reduction in the City of Nairobi”. 2014
  • The African Career Award, Rockefeller Foundation. 2006. Project Title: Participation of Women in the Planning, Implementation and Management of Low-income Housing Projects.
  • Organisation of Social Sciences Research for Eastern and Southern Africa (OSSREA). 2008. Project Title: A Situational Analysis on Responses to HIV/AIDS Challenges in the Manufacturing of Food, Beverages and Tobacco Sector in Nairobi City, Kenya.
  • National Council of Science and Technology Grant Program. 2005-2006. Project Title: A Situational Analysis of HIV/AIDS in the Hospitality Industry in Kenya: The Need for a Workplace Policy
  • United Nations Education and Scientific Organization (UNESCO): Small Grants Programme on Poverty Eradication and Human Rights. 2006-2007. Project Title: Finding Sustainable Policy Options for Informal Street Traders in Nairobi, Kenya: A Human-Right Based Approach.
  • Organisation of Social Sciences Research for Eastern and Southern Africa (OSSREA). Research Grant under the Senior Scholars Research Grant Award. 2007-2008. Project Title: Towards New Policy Measures to Govern Women Street Vendors from a Human Rights Based Approach in the City of Nairobi, Kenya.
  • Kenyatta University Vice Chancellors Research Grant. 2008-2009. Project Title: Enhancing Community Participation in Pro-poor Tourism Projects in the Coastal Region of Kenya

Conferenced/Workshops/Seminars Attended

  • Preparation of 9th edition of the Pan African summit of Local and Regional governments (Africities) 2021.  Held at on 4th and 5th February at Crowne Plaza Hotel, Nairobi
  • The inequality of climate change on the ‘water poor’ in Nairobi’s informal settlements, Kenya.  13th KMS International Conference on Meteorological research, applications and services. 13-15th November 2017 in Eldoret, Kenya
  • Exploring the challenges and opportunities of ageing in the City of Nairobi in achieving           the Post 2030 Agenda. Fourth Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA-IV) October 8 – 10, 2016, Marrakesh, Morocco
  • “Challenging the Dominant Knowledge Base: The Need for a Gendered Approach in Monitoring the Impacts of Globalization on Women in Kenya” paper presented during the International Conference on International Aid, Trade and Development in Africa: The Search for a Paradigm. Held on 21st -23rd  November, 2014, Hilton Hotel, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
  • “Linking Informal Social Arrangements, Social Protection and Poverty Reduction in Urban Slums: Case of Mathare Informal Settlement, Nairobi, Kenya”. Regional Conference on Informal and Formal Social Protection Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa. 16-20th September 2012. Lenana Mount Hotel, Nairobi. 
  • ‘Effects of and Coping Strategies to Climate Variability in the Informal Settlements of Nairobi City.” The 10th Kenya Meteorological Society International Conference. 20-24th September 2011. Mombasa Beach Hotel.
  • “Challenges in Natural Resource Conservation of Sacred Sites: Case of Kaya Kinondo Forest Mombasa, Kenya”. LARS-2011 Lake and Catchment Research Symposium water sanitation and energy for Sustainable Livelihoods. KUCC 14-18TH March 2011
  • “Emerging Youthful Cities in Africa: Challenges and Opportunities Facing the Urban Youth” paper presented during the Africa in the 21st Century: Setting the Agenda  Congress held on 17th-19th December, 2008 at the Villa Via Gordon Bay Hotel in Cape Town, South Africa.

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