A visiting fellow in the Africa Growth Initiative, Mukhisa Kituyi is chief executive of the Kenya Institute of Governance based in Nairobi, which focuses on the interface between academic and policy research and the development of public policy.
Experience
Current Positions
- Chief Executive, Kenya Institute of Governance
Past Positions
- Member of Team of Experts to advise the East African Community on Challenges and Opportunities for advancing East African federation, 2008-2010
- Member of the Kenya Parliament representing Kimilili constituency in Western Kenya, 1992-2007
- Minister for Trade and Industry of the Republic of Kenya, 2002-2007
- Executive Director, Forum for The Restoration of Democracy in Kenya (FORD), 1992
- Programme Director, African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS), 1990-1992
- Programme Officer, Norwegian Agency for International Development (NORAD), 1989-1990
- Researcher, The Christian Michelsens Institute, Norway, 1986-1988
- Member of the Joint Nordic Team of Experts Evaluating Nordic Technical Assistance Personnel in Eastern Africa (TAP STUDY) Researcher, Business and Economic Research Centre, Nairobi, Kenya, 1982-1983.
Education
- University of Nairobi, Political Science and International Relations, 1977
- Makerere University, Political Science and International, 1979
- University of Bergen, Norway, MA of Philosophy, 1984 - 1986
- University of Bergen, Doctoral Studies at the Department of Social Anthropology, 1986-1989.