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SUMMARY

Prof. Julius Kipkemboi is an Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences and Director Income Generating Units at Egerton University.

He holds a BSc in Botany/Zoology from Egerton University, Kenya, a Master of Science in Environmental Science and Technology from IHE Delft, The Netherlands, and Ph.D. in Environmental Resources from UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education/Wageningen University, The Netherlands.

Previously, he has served as Acting Deputy Vice Chancellor Academic, Student Affairs and Research at Kaimosi Friends University (August 2022 – May 2025). He also served as the Deputy Principal Academic and Student Affairs (August 2021 – July 2022). Prior to this, he served in various teaching and administrative positions at Egerton University.

Currently, he is a member of the National Scientific and Ethics Committee at the National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation in Kenya (NACOSTI). He was the representative for Kenya at the UNESCO Executive Board from 2019 to 2022.

Prof. Kipkemboi specialises in aquatic sciences with specific focus on wetland ecology and management and environmental systems analysis and has been involved in several local and international collaborative and multidisciplinary research projects. Currently, he is involved  climate change, environmental monitoring and transformative pathways research. He is also involved in bioethics research and training.

He has won scholarships and grants such as NFP fellowships, Marie Curie Individual Fellowship Programme and International Foundation for Science grant.

He has supervised and examined several undergraduate and postgraduate students and has contributed to global scientific knowledge platform through scientific publications.

Apart from contributing to community activities such as Ecosystem rehabilitation and Science and Engineering Fair for high schools in Rift Valley among other activities, he is also a member of Eastern Africa Water Association, Society of Wetland Scientists, Bioethics Society of Kenya and Red-Cross Society of Kenya.

ORCID
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3051-1093
Researchgate
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Julius-Kipkemboi-2
Google Scholar
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=WOcfS60AAAAJ&hl=en
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
  • PhD in Wetland Ecology and Environmental Resources Management, UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education / Wageningen University, The Netherlands, 2006
  • MSc in Environmental Science and Technology, International Institute for Hydraulics and Environmental Engineering (IHE), Delft, The Netherlands, 1999
  • BSc in Botany/Zoology, Egerton University, Department of Zoology, Njoro, Kenya, 1995
FIELDS OF SPECIALIZATION
  • Wetland ecology and management
  • Ecosystems and Sustainable Development
  • Area of Interest
  • Ecosystem Services and Human Well-being
  • Innovative Approaches to Environmental Resource Management
  • Climate Change and Ecosystems
  • Environmental Systems Analysis
  • Transdisciplinary Research
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
  • UNESCO International Post Graduate Certificate Course in Limnology, Mondsee, Austria, 1997
  • Constructed Wetland Expert: Certificate Course in Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment, UNESCO-IHE, Delft, The Netherlands, 2009
  • Strategic Leadership Development Programme (SLDP), Kenya School of Government, March–May 2025
  • Senior Management Course, Kenya School of Government, August–October 2024
  • ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 19011:2018 Internal Quality Auditors Training, 10–12 June 2022, Certification Body: ACAL Consulting
  • Online Course in Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment, UNESCO-IHE, The Netherlands, September–December 2009
  • E-learning Capacity Building Course on Developing and Publishing of Digital Teaching and Learning Material, Egerton University, 3–7 June 2013
  • Open Distance E-Learning Professional Development Management, AVU, Nairobi
  • ICT Awareness Workshop, Egerton University, 18 May 2009
  • University Teaching Methodology Course, Egerton University, 25–27 July 2001
  • University Academic Advising Training, Egerton University, 18 February 2009
  • Workshop on Student Academic Advising, Egerton University, 23–24 July 2001
  • Programme Development and Curriculum Delivery, Moi University, 11–15 June 2018
  • Other Qualification: EIA Expert, NEMA/EIA/RC/3554
WORK EXPERIENCE
  • Associate Professor, Egerton University — 3 Aug 2022 – 31 May 2025
  • Acting Deputy Vice Chancellor, Academics, Students Affairs, and Research, Kaimosi Friends University, Kenya — 1 Sept 2021 – 2 Aug 2022
  • Deputy Principal, Kaimosi Friends University College — 1 Sept 2021 – Present
  • Associate Professor, Department of Biological and Agricultural Sciences, Kaimosi Friends University College — May 2021 – Aug 2021
  • Acting Deputy Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs, Egerton University — 2019 – 2021
  • Director, Examination and Timetabling, Egerton University — 2019 – 2023
  • Kenya Representative, UNESCO Executive Board — 2021 – Present
  • Member, National Scientific and Ethics Committee, Kenya — 4 Apr 2013 – Present
  • Associate Professor, Egerton University, Department of Biological Sciences — 2015 – 2019
  • Dean, Faculty of Science, Egerton University — 9 Apr 2009 – 3 Apr 2013
  • Senior Lecturer, Egerton University, Department of Biological Sciences — 2010 – 2021
  • UNESCO Chair in Bioethics / Coordinator, UNESCO Regional Bioethics Centre, Egerton University — 2005 – 2021
  • Lecturer, Department of Biological Sciences, Egerton University — 9 Mar 2005 – 8 Apr 2009
  • Assistant Lecturer, Department of Zoology, Egerton University — 12 Jul 2000 – 9 Mar 2005
  • Teaching Assistant, Department of Zoology, Egerton University — 1 Apr 1996 – 11 Jul 2000
KEY PROJECTS
  • 2022–2026 – Trans-Path-Plan: Water Transformation Pathways Planning – IHE-Delft Institute for Water Education, Water and Development Partnership Programme (DUPC 3). Total funding €1,499,985. 16 institutions. Lead Scientist for KAFU.
  • 2019–2022 – Validating Climate-Smart Fish Culture Systems (CSFCS) for Increased Aquaculture Productivity and Livelihood Security in Kenya – KCSAP/KALRO, 20M KES. Co-PI.
  • 2018–2021 (Extended) – Real-time Environmental Monitoring Using Innovative Wireless Sensor Technology: Using Lake Nakuru as a Case Study – NRF, 17M KES. PI.
  • 2018 – Evaluating Existence Roles and Functions of Hospital Ethics Committees in Selected Level Five Hospitals in Kenya – KNATCOM, 1.3M KES. Co-Researcher.
  • 2012–2016 – Mau Mara Serengeti Sustainable Water (MaMaSe) Initiative – Kingdom of The Netherlands through Dutch Embassy, Nairobi. €276,360. Co-Researcher.
  • 2014–2016 – Nile Ecosystems Valuation for Wise-Use (Nile-Eco-VWU) – €29,500. Co-PI.
  • 2008–2012 – ECOLIVE Project: The Ecology of Livelihoods in African Papyrus Wetlands: Wetland Conservation and Utilisation in the Context of Local and Climate Change – UPaRF-DGIS. €91,750. PI.
  • 2009–2012 – Maraflows Project: Environmental Flows for People and Ecosystems in the Mara River Basin – UPaRF-DGIS. €82,500. Co-PI.
  • 2001–2006 – Fingerponds: Seasonal Integrated Aquaculture in East African Freshwater Wetlands, Exploring Their Potential for Wise Use Strategies – Research Assistant/PhD Fellow.
  • 1999 – Comparative Study of the Root Mat Structure and Biology of Cyperus papyrus (L.) and Miscanthidium violaceum (K. Schum.) Robyns in Relation to Nutrient Dynamics and Wastewater Treatment – IHE Delft. MSc research. 1,000 Dutch Guilders.
  • 2003–2006 – International Foundation for Science Research Grant for Young Scientists in Developing Countries, Grant No. W/3427-1: Biophysical Suitability and Environmental Implications of Integrated Wetland Aquaculture-Agriculture Systems – USD 12,000. PI.
  • 2001–2006 – European Union Fingerponds Project, Egerton University, Kenya: The Dynamics and Evaluation of Fingerponds in East African Freshwater Wetland Ecotones Using Appropriate Fish Production Techniques – Research Assistant. €147,931.
  • 2003–2003 – European Union Marie Currie Individual Fellowship Award, Contract No. ICBI-CT-2001-80014, UNESCO-IHE, Delft, The Netherlands – €25,350.
  • 2000–2001 – Aquatic Research Projects Initiative 2000 (ARPI), Department of Zoology Group Research on River Njoro – Co-Researcher. (Own initiative funding).
RESEARCH INTERESTS
  • Ecosystems and Sustainable Development
  • Ecosystem Services and Human Well-being
  • Innovative Approaches to Environmental Resource Management
  • Climate Change and Ecosystems
  • Environmental Systems Analysis
  • Transdisciplinary Research
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

2025

  1. Ondiek, R.A., Kipkemboi, J., Hes, E. et al. 2025. Trade-offs and synergies between provisioning and regulating ecosystem services in a papyrus wetland in the Lake Victoria basin in Kenya. Wetlands Ecol Manage 33, 1 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11273-024-10024-1
  2. Kipkemboi, J . 2025. Sustainable use African inland wetlands: Synthesis of published information, reflection of reality on the ground and review of possibilities (Submitted to East African Nature and Science Organization Journals. DOI: https://doi.org/10.37284/eajenr.8.2.3307

Policy brief Contribution

  1. Convention on Wetlands and FAO (2025) Agriculture and wetlands: supporting farmers and practitioners towards sustainable food systems and healthy catchments. Policy Brief 7. Gland, Switzerland. Secretariat of the Convention on Wetlands. DOI: 10.69556/strp.pb8.25.eng.

2024

  1. Nantongo, M. F., Edebe, J., Otachi, E. O., & Kipkemboi, J. (2024). Assessment of the status of selected heavy metals in water, sediments and a fish species (Oreochromis niloticus) of commercial value in Lake Nakuru with a focus on human health risks. Lakes & Reservoirs: Research & Management, 29(1), e12452. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/lre.12452

2022

 5.       Nantongo, M.F., Edebe, J., Otachi,  O.E., Kipkemboi., J 2022. Organochlorine pesticide residues in water, sediments and Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) of Lake Nakuru, Kenya and implications for its fishery Lakes & Reserv. https://doi.org/10.1111/lre.12424

6.       Lukhabi D. K; Muia A. W., and Kipkemboi, J. 2022. Investigating the efficiency of Vertical Sub-Surface Flow Constructed Wetlands in the Reduction of Faecal ndicator Bacteria and Organic matter Under Varied Sizes of Gravel Substrate Aggregates. Pan Africa Science Journal. DOI: 10.47787/pasj.v1i02.15

2021

7. Hes, E. M. A., Yatoi, R., Laisser, S. L., Feyissa, A. K., Irvine, K., Kipkemboi, J., & van Dam, A. A. 2021. The effect of seasonal flooding and livelihood activities on retention of nitrogen and phosphorus in Cyperus papyrus wetlands, the role of aboveground biomass. Hydrobiologia, 848, 4135-415. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-021-04629-3

8. Kosgei, J.  Nasongo, S. , Kipkemboi, J. and Owuor-Okeyo, J, 2021. Land and Water Resources Planning and Management Options in Floodplain Wetlands in Nyando Basin, Kenya. Journal of Environmental Protection, 12, 1144-1160. doi: 10.4236/jep.2021.1212067.https://doi.org/10.4236/jep.2021.1212067

9. Khasisi D. Lukhabi K.D, Wairimu, M.A.& Kipkemboi,  J. 2021. Assessment of performance of wastewater stabilization ponds using faecal indicator bacteria reduction efficiency in a tropical environment.  Afr.J.Bio.Sc. 3(2), 16-26. https://doi.org/10.33472/AFJBS.3.2.2021.16-26

10.  Kipkemboi, J & Naanyu, V . 2021. Research ethics and scientific innovation nexus: Unpacking the essentials, In:  Charles Nzila, Nyamwala Oluoch, Ambrose Kiprop, Rose Ramkat, Isaac S. Kosgey(Eds.). Advances in Phytochemistry, Textile and Renewable Energy Research for Industrial Growth Proceedings of the International Conference of Phytochemistry, Textile and Renewable Energy for Sustainable development (ICPTRE 2020), August 12-14, Eldoret, Kenya. Proceedings of the International Conference of Phytochemistry, Textile and Renewable Energy, 12th – 14th August 2020, Eldoret, Kenya (ICPTRE 2020).

2020

11. Owino C.N, Kitaka, N., Kipkemboi J and Ondiek R.A. (2020) Assessment of Greenhouse Gases Emission in smallholder rice paddies converted from Anyiko Wetland, Kenya. Front. Environ. Sci. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2020.00080

12. Kipkemboi, J.,  Kariuki, S.T., & Kariuki, J.M. 2020. Wetlands: Highlights of Unique Features and Ecosystem Services with a Focus on Egerton University Botanic Garden. In: S.T. Kariuki (Ed.) Egerton University Botanic Garden: A Model for Conservation, Teaching, Research and Recreation. Media Document Supplies, Chuka, Kenya

13. Ondiek RA, Vuolo F, Kipkemboi J, Kitaka N, Lautsch E, Hein T and Schmid E (2020) Socio-Economic Determinants of Land Use/Cover Change in Wetlands in East Africa: A Case Study Analysis of the Anyiko Wetland, Kenya. Front. Environ. Sci. 7:207. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2019.00207

2019

14. Mburu, C., Kipkemboi, J., Kimwaga, R.  2019. Impact of substrate type, depth and retention time on organic matter removal in vertical subsurface flow constructed wetland mesocosms for treating slaughterhouse wastewater. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 114. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pce.2019.07.005

15. Mawenzi, R., Kipkemboi, J., Nderitu, D., Muhudhia S.O., Ongoto, J., Nyakundi, O. 2019. Hospital Ethics Committees in Kenya: a Situational Analysis of their Existence and Ethical Dilemmas in Selected Level Four to Six Hospitals. Rev. Redbioética/UNESCO, Año 10, 1 (19): 159 - 170 enero - junio 2019 Número especial: “Bioética desde el Sur”  -  ISSN 2077-9445 https://en.unesco.org/sites/default/files/revistabioetica19.pdf

2016

16. van Dam. A.A. and Kipkemboi, J.  2016. Sustainable Use of Papyrus from Lake Victoria, Kenya. In C.M. Finlayson et al. (eds.), The Wetland Book, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6172-8_207-1

17. Kipkemboi, J and van Dam. A.A. 2016. Papyrus Wetlands. In C.M. Finlayson et al. (eds.),The Wetland Book, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6173-5_218-1

18. Kipkemboi J. 2016. Vascular pants in Eastern Africa Rift Valey saline wetlands. In: Michael Shargerl (Ed.) Soda Lakes of East Africa. Springer, Switzerland pp.285-293.

2014

19. van Dam, A. A., Kipkemboi J., Mazvimavi, D. and Irvine, K. 2014. A synthesis of past, current and future research for protection and management of papyrus (Cyperus papyrus L.) wetlands in Africa. Wetlands Ecol Manage. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11273-013-9335-1

20. Ssanyu GA., J Kipkemboi, JM Mathooko and J Balirwa. 2014. Variation of small-scale wetland fishery in relation to land use along Mpologoma riverine marsh in Eastern Uganda. African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, Vol. 8(12) 716-729, https://doi.org/10.5897/AJEST2014.1733

21. Rongoei, P. J. Kipkemboi, J., Kariuki, S. T. and van Dam, A. A. 2014. Effects of water depth and livelihood activities on plant species composition and diversity. Wetlands Ecol Manage (2014) 22:177-189 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11273-013-9313-7

22.  Masese F. O., Kitaka, N., Kipkemboi, J., Gettel, G.M., Irvine, K., and McClain, M.E., 2014. Macroinvertebrate functional feeding groups in Kenyan highland streams: evidence for a diverse shredder guild. Freshwater science. DOI: 10.1086/675681, 33(2):000–000. https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/675681

23. Frank O. Masese a, Nzula Kitaka , Julius Kipkemboi , Gretchen M. Gettel , Kenneth Irvine , Michael E. McClain. 2014. Litter processing and shredder distribution as indicators of riparian and catchment influences on ecological health of tropical streams . Ecological Indicators. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2014.05.032

24. GA Ssanyu, J Kipkemboi, JM Mathooko& J Balirwa (2014). Response of endemic Clarias species’ life history biometrics to land use around the papyrus dominated Mpologoma riverine wetland, Uganda, African Journal of Aquatic Science, 39:3, 249-261, https://doi.org/10.2989/16085914.2014.946387

25.  GA Ssanyu, J Kipkemboi, JM Mathooko& J Balirwa (2014). Land-use impacts on small-scale Mpologoma wetland fishery, eastern Uganda: A socio-economic perspective. Lakes and Reservoirs: Research and Management 19: 280–292. https://doi.org/10.1111/lre.12073

26.  Mathooko, J. M., & Kipkemboi, J. K. (2014). African perspectives. In H.A.M.J. ten Have, B. Gordijn (eds.), Handbook of Global Bioethics, DOI 10.1007/978-94-007-2512-6_81, # Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht pp., 253-268.

2013

27.  Mathooko J.M and Kipkemboi J.K. 2013. Bioethics: African Perspectives. H.A.M.J. ten Have, B. Gordijn (eds.), Compendium and Atlas of Global Bioethics, DOI 10.1007/978-94-007-2512-6_81, # Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2013, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2512-6_81

28.  Chima S.C, Mduluza T., Kipkemboi J. 2013. Viewpoint discrimination and contestation of ideas on its merits, leadership and organizational ethics: expanding the African bioethics agenda. BMC Medical Ethics 2013, 14(Suppl 1):S1 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6939/14/S1/S1

  1. P. J. K. Rongoei, J. Kipkemboi, J. B. Okeyo-Owuor and A. A. van Dam. 2013. Ecosystem services and drivers of change in Nyando floodplain wetland, Kenya. Vol. 7(5), pp. 274-291, DOI: 10.5897/AJEST12.224. http://www.academicjournals.org/AJEST

30.  Patrick Oduor Orwa, P.O., Raburu, P.O., Kipkemboi, J., Rongoei, P., Okeyo-Owuor, J.B. and Omari, S.  2013.  Use of macroinvertebrate assemblage to assess the ecological integrity of Nyando Wetlands, Kenya. Journal of Ecology and the Natural Environment. Vol. 5(7), pp. 152-164,  DOI: 10.5897/JENE12.080 ISSN 2006-9847. http://www.academicjournals.org/JENE

31. Mbao, E.O., Kitaka, N., Oduor , S.O, and Kipkemboi, J. 2013. Periphyton as Inorganic Pollution Indicators in Nyangores Tributary of the Mara River in Kenya. International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 2(4): 81-93, ISSN: 2049-8411; e-ISSN: 2049-842X, Maxwell Scientific Organization,

32.  Van Dam A.A., Kipkemboi J., Rahman M.M., Gettel G.M. 2013. Linking hydrology, ecosystem function, and livelihood outcomes in African papyrus wetlands using Bayesian network model. Wetlands. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13157-013-0395-z

2012

33. Koech H.K., Ogendi, G.M., Kipkemboi, J. 2012. Status of Treated Slaughter-House Effluent and its Effects on the Physico-Chemical Characteristics of Surface Water in Kavuthi Stream, Dagoretti-Kenya. Research Journal of Environmental and Earth Sciences 4(8): 789-796.

2011

34. Van Dam A.A., Kipkemboi J., Zaal F., Okeyo-Owuor J.B. 2011.  The ecology of livelihoods in African Papyrus wetlands. Rev. Environ. Sci. Biotechnol. DOI 10.1007/s11157-011-9255-6. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11157-011-9255-6

2010

35. Kipkemboi, J.Luoga P., van Dam, A.A., and Denny P. 2010. Assessment of nutrient flows and sustainability in smallholder wetland- terrestrial farming systems at the shores of Lake Victoria, Kenya using Ecopath. Eger. J. Sci. and Technol.  10:58-84.

36. Kaggwa R.C., van Dam, A.A., Kipkemboi, J., Denny P. 2010. Evaluation of nitrogen cycling and fish production in seasonal fishponds (Fingerponds) in Lake Victoria wetlands, East Africa using a dynamic simulation model. Aquaculture Research 41(1)74-90. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2109.2010.02563.x

37. Kipkemboi, J., Kilonzi, C.M., van Dam, A.A. et al.  2010. Enhancing the fish production potential of Lake Victoria papyrus wetlands, Kenya, using seasonal flood-dependent ponds. Wetlands Ecol Manage 18, 471–483 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s11273-010-9180-4

2009

38.  Mathooko, J.M, M’erimba, C.M., Kipkemboi, J. Dobson, M. 2009. Conservation of highland streams in Kenya: the importance of the socio-economic dimension in conservation. Freshwater Reviews: A Journal of the Freshwater Association Vol. 2 issue 2: 153-165. https://doi.org/10.1608/FRJ-2.2.3

2007

39. Kipkemboi, J., van Dam, A.A., Mathooko, J.M., Denny, P. 2007. Hydrology and the functioning of seasonal wetland aquaculture-agriculture systems (fingerponds) at the shores of Lake Victoria, Kenya. Aquacultural Engineering 37: 202-214. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaeng.2007.06.004

40. Kipkemboi, J., van Dam, A.A., Ikiara, M.M., Denny, P. 2007. Integration of smallholder wetland aquaculture-agriculture systems (fingerponds) into riparian farming systems on the shores of Lake Victoria, Kenya: socio-economics and livelihoods.  The Geographical Journal, vol. 173 https://www.jstor.org/stable/30135836

41. Kipkemboi, J., van Dam, A.A., Denny, P. 2007 Environmental impact of seasonal integrated aquaculture ponds (fingerponds) in the Lake Victoria wetlands, Kenya: an assessment with the aid of Bayesian networks. African Journal of Aquatic Science vol. 32 (3): 219-234. https://doi.org/10.2989/AJAS.2007.32.3.1.300

2006

42. Welcomme R.L., Brummett, R.E., Denny, P., Hasan, M.R., Kaggwa, R.C., Kipkemboi, J., Mattson, N.S., Sugunan, V.V., Vass, K.K., 2006. Water management and wise use of wetlands: enhancing productivity. In: J.T.A Verhoeven, B. Beltman, R, Bobbink and D.F. Whingham (Eds) Ecological Studies, Volume 190. Wetlands and Natural Resource Management. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. pp. 155-180. https://www.worldfishcenter.org/content/water-management-and-wise-use-wetlands-enhancing-productivity

43. Kipkemboi, J., van Dam, A.A., Denny, P. 2006. Biophysical suitability of smallholder integrated aquaculture-agriculture systems (Fingerponds) in East Africa’s Lake Victoria freshwater wetlands. International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences 32(1): 78-83. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/237205826_Biophysical_Suitability_of_Smallholder_Integrated_Aquaculture-Agriculture_Systems_Fingerponds_in_East_Africa's_Lake_Victoria_Freshwater_Wetlands

44. Kipkemboi, J., Mathooko, J.M., M’erimba, C.M., Mokaya, S. 2006. Population dynamics of water birds in wastewater lagoons in Njoro, Kenya. Egerton Journal: Science and Technology Series, Vol. VI. No. 1: 31-47.

45. Kipkemboi, J. 2006. Fingerponds: Seasonal integrated aquaculture in East African freshwater wetlands; exploring their potential for wise use strategies. PhD thesis UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education/Wageningen University, Taylor and Francis/Balkema, Leiden, The Netherlands, 165 pp. ISBN 0415416965, https://edepot.wur.nl/16528, https://www.amazon.com/Fingerponds-Integrated-Aquaculture-Freshwater-strategies/dp/113842434X.

46. Denny, P., Kipkemboi, J., Kaggwa, R., Lamtane, H. 2006. The potential of Fingerpond systems to increase food production from wetlands in Africa. International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, 32(1):41-47. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/228885233_The_potential_of_Fingerpond_systems_to_increase_food_production_from_wetlands_in_Africa

47. Denny, P., Kipkemboi, J., Kaggwa, R., Lamtane, H. 2006. The potential of Fingerpond systems to increase food production from wetlands in Africa. International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, 32(1):41-47.

2005

48. Van Dam, A.A., Kaggwa, R.C., Kipkemboi, J. 2005. Integrated pond aquaculture in Lake Victoria wetlands. In M.Halwart and A.A. van Dam (Ed.). Integrated irrigation and Aquaculture in West Africa: concepts, practices and potential. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Rome, pp.129-133. http://www.fao.org/3/a0444e/A0444E13.htm

49. Pokorny, J., Prikryl, I., Faina, R., Kansiime, F., Kaggwa, R.C, Kipkemboi, J., Kitaka, N., Denny, P., Bailey, R,.Lamtane, H., Mgaya, Y.D. 2005. Will fish pond management principles from the temperate zone work in tropical Fingerponds. In J. Vyamazal (ed.) Natural and constructed wetlands: Nutrients, Metals and Management. Buckhuys Publishers, Leiden, The Netherlands, pp. 382-399.

50. Mathooko, J.M., Mpawenayo, B., Kipkemboi, J.K., M’erimba, C.M. 2005. Distributional patterns of diatoms and Limnodrilus oligochaetes in Kenyan dry streambed following the 1999 drought conditions. Internat. Rev. Hydrobiol. 90 (2): 185-200. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/iroh.200310708

51. Bailey, R., Kaggwa, R.C., Kipkemboi, J., Lamtane, H. 2005. Fingerponds: an agrofish-polyculture experiment in East Africa. Aquaculture News, Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Scotland, UK, pp.9-10.

2002

52.  Kipkemboi. J, Kansiime. F., Denny. P. 2002.  The response of Cyperus papyrus (L.) and Miscanthidium violaceum (K. Schum.) Robyns to eutrophication in natural wetlands of Lake Victoria, Uganda. African Journal of Aquatic Science, 27:11-20. https://doi.org/10.2989/16085914.2002.9626570

 

CONFERENCES & INVITED PRESENTATIONS
  1. Kipkemboi J (2026) Panelist: One health ( Water,Health, Environment and Sanitation)- Wetland conservation and management and health: the  role of community participation. Egerton University 16th Biennial international conference. Theme:  Empowering Change: Advancing sustainable, inclusive and resilient global societies through Agriculture, Education, Science, Technology and Innovation, 17th -19th March 2026.
  2. Kipkemboi, J. (2025, April 22–25). Restoration of ecosystems, biodiversity and natural resource management [Keynote address]. International Conference on Renewable Energy, Climate Change and Restoration of Ecosystems (ICRECC 2025), Blueberry Hotel, Eldoret, Kenya.
  3. Kipkemboi, J. (2024, August 17–19). Ethics in research and innovation management: African perspectives of research and innovation management [Conference presentation]. 6th EARIMA Annual Conference, Golden Tulip Zanzibar Airport, Tanzania.
  4. Kipkemboi, J., Manene, F. M., Mugambi, A., Kobia, M., Kata, D., Rotich, S., Bett, A. S., Rop, R., Edebe, J., Omengo, F., & Achiki, C. (2024, May 13–14). A pilot study on innovative real-time wireless sensor water quality monitoring in Lake Nakuru, Kenya [Conference presentation]. 2nd Kaimosi Friends University National Virtual Conference, Kaimosi Friends University, Kenya.
  5. Kipkemboi, J., Manene, F. M., Mugambi, A., Kobia, M., Rotich, S., Bett, A. S., Rop, R., Edebe, J., Omengo, F., & Achiki, C. (2023, September 26–28). Real-time water quality monitoring using innovative wireless sensor network technology: A pilot study in Lake Nakuru [Conference presentation]. 1st Wildlife Scientific Conference, Lake Naivasha Resort, Naivasha, Kenya.
  6. Kipkemboi, J., Manene, F. M., Mugambi, A., Kobia, M., Rotich, S., Bett, A. S., & Rop, R. (2023, May 23–26). Real-time monitoring of water quality through wireless sensor technology: Using Lake Nakuru as a case study [Conference presentation]. 2nd Multi-Sectoral Conference on Science, Technology and Innovation, Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya.
  7. Kipkemboi, J., & Okenwa-Vincent, E. (2023, May 15–16). Open science in Africa with focus on Kenya: Unpacking the essentials [Conference presentation]. 1st National Virtual Conference of Kaimosi Friends University, Online (Big Blue Button).
  8. Okenwa-Vincent, E. E., & Kipkemboi, J. (2023, May 15–16). The role of bioethics in shaping research and innovation in the 21st century [Conference presentation]. 1st National Virtual Conference of Kaimosi Friends University, Online (Big Blue Button).
  9. Kipkemboi, J. (2023, March 21). Ways to bridge gaps in water resource management [Workshop presentation]. Vihiga County Multi-stakeholder Workshop, Vihiga, Kenya.
  10. Kipkemboi, J., Manene, F. M., Rotich, S. K., Rop, R. K., & Omengo, F. (2022, March 23–25). Real-time monitoring of water quality in Lake Nakuru using wireless sensor technology [Conference presentation]. Egerton University 14th International Research Conference, Egerton University, Njoro, Kenya.
  11. Kipkemboi, J. (2021, March 11–12). Bioethics and pandemics: Lessons from COVID-19 [Conference presentation]. 5th BSK Conference, Nairobi, Kenya.  
  1. Kipkemboi, J. (2020, December 3–4). Integrating ecosystem services into environmental impact assessments: Case studies from papyrus wetlands [Conference presentation]. Kenya Environmental Impact Assessment Practitioners Conference, Nairobi, Kenya.
  2. Kipkemboi, J., & Ndungu, J. (2018, August 14–16). Community-based approaches in wetland conservation: Lessons from Lake Victoria Basin [Conference presentation]. East African Wetlands Conference, Entebbe, Uganda.
  3. Kipkemboi, J. (2017, November 6–9). Advancing ecosystem services research in African wetlands [Conference presentation]. Pan-African Environmental Management Symposium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
  4. Kipkemboi, J., Omengo, F., & Onywere, S. (2016, July 22–24). Wetland ecosystem services and resilience: Insights from papyrus wetlands in Kenya [Conference presentation]. Society of Wetland Scientists Africa Chapter Meeting, Kigali, Rwanda.
  5. Kipkemboi, J., & Mboya, P. (2015, May 18–20). Linking wetland restoration to livelihood improvement in the Lake Victoria Basin [Conference presentation]. International Lake Basin Management Conference, Kisumu, Kenya.
  6. Kipkemboi, J., & Onywere, S. (2014, September 8–10). Balancing water quality and provisioning services in degraded papyrus wetlands [Conference presentation]. Nile Basin Initiative Wetlands Forum, Entebbe, Uganda.
  7. Kipkemboi, J. (2013, March 21–22). Capacity building for sustainable management of wetlands in Kenya [Workshop presentation]. National Wetlands Training Workshop, Nairobi, Kenya.
  8. Kipkemboi, J., & Omengo, F. (2012, June 25–28). Climate change impacts on wetland ecosystem services: A case study from Kenya [Conference presentation]. International Climate and Water Conference, Bonn, Germany.
  9. Kipkemboi, J. (2011, February 17–18). Policy gaps in wetland management in Kenya: Challenges and opportunities [Conference presentation]. National Environmental Policy Review Workshop, Nairobi, Kenya.
  10. Kipkemboi, J., & Abila, R. (2010, October 12–15). Fisheries and wetland conservation: A socio-ecological approach in the Lake Victoria Basin [Conference presentation]. African Fisheries & Aquaculture Conference, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
  1. Kipkemboi, J. (2009, November 9–13). Participatory approaches to wetland management in East Africa: Lessons learned [Conference presentation]. African Ramsar Wetlands Symposium, Kampala, Uganda.
  2. Kipkemboi, J., van Dam, A. A., & Denny, P. (2008). Ecosystem services and livelihood support in African papyrus wetlands. In M. Finlayson, H. Cruz, & G. Davidson (Eds.), Wetlands and livelihoods in Africa (pp. 115–132). Ramsar/WWF International.
  3. Kipkemboi, J., & van Dam, A. A. (2007). The contribution of papyrus wetlands to rural household economies in East Africa. Wetlands Ecology and Management, 15(6), 485–494. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11273-007-9054-8
  4. Kipkemboi, J., van Dam, A. A., Kitaka, N., & Denny, P. (2007). Biological characteristics of East African papyrus wetlands and their influence on sustainable utilization. In Proceedings of the International Wetlands Symposium (pp. 67–79). Nairobi, Kenya.
  5. Kipkemboi, J., & Denny, P. (2006, June 5–9). Wetland ecosystem functions and community use in the Lake Victoria Basin [Conference presentation]. 9th International Wetlands Conference, Dakar, Senegal.
  6. Kipkemboi, J., van Dam, A. A., & van der Steen, N. P. (2005). Natural treatment systems for wastewater management in East African wetlands: Opportunities and challenges. Water Science and Technology, 51(12), 273–280. https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2005.0521
  7. Kipkemboi, J. (2004, October 11–15). Sustainability challenges in papyrus wetland utilization in Kenya [Conference presentation]. East African Environmental Policy Forum, Arusha, Tanzania.
  8. Kipkemboi, J., & van Dam, A. A. (2003, March 3–7). Socio-economic valuation of wetland resources in Lake Victoria Basin. In Proceedings of the Global Water Partnership Regional Symposium (pp. 221–230). Kampala, Uganda.
  9. Kipkemboi, J. (2002, May 6–10). Papyrus wetlands as natural filters: Potential for improving water quality in Lake Victoria. Proceedings of the International Water Association Conference on Water and Wastewater Management in Developing Countries, Nairobi, Kenya.
  10. Kipkemboi, J. (2001, December 4–7). The role of wetlands in community livelihoods in Kenya. In Proceedings of the Kenya Wetlands Forum Annual Meeting (pp. 88–95). Nairobi, Kenya.
  11. Great — let’s move into the 1990s references (31–40) and keep them in APA 7th edition style. Since most of these are earlier works, DOIs are less common, but I’ll format them consistently and note where URLs/DOIs may later be located.
  12. Kipkemboi, J. (1999, November 22–26). Community-based wetland resource management in Kenya: A case study of Lake Victoria Basin [Conference presentation]. Kenya National Wetlands Forum, Nairobi, Kenya.
  13. Kipkemboi, J., & Onyando, J. O. (1998). Status and trends of papyrus wetlands in western Kenya. Kenya Journal of Science and Technology, 8(2), 45–56.
  14. Kipkemboi, J. (1998, June 15–19). Socio-economic importance of wetlands in rural livelihoods in East Africa [Conference presentation]. East and Southern African Wetlands Workshop, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
  15. Kipkemboi, J. (1997). The role of papyrus wetlands in maintaining ecological balance in Lake Victoria Basin. In Proceedings of the Kenya Wetlands Forum Symposium (pp. 55–66). Nairobi, Kenya.
  16. Kipkemboi, J., & Odada, E. O. (1997, September 8–12). Papyrus wetlands and water quality regulation in the Lake Victoria Basin [Conference presentation]. International Conference on African Aquatic Ecosystems, Kisumu, Kenya.
  17. Kipkemboi, J. (1996). Traditional use and management of papyrus wetlands by riparian communities in western Kenya. African Journal of Ecology, 34(4), 365–374.
  18. Kipkemboi, J. (1995, March 20–24). The ecological significance of wetlands in Kenya and their potential for sustainable development [Conference presentation]. United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Regional Workshop, Nairobi, Kenya.
  19. Kipkemboi, J., & Kitaka, N. (1994). Papyrus swamp utilization and conservation strategies in East Africa. In Proceedings of the East African Natural Resources Conference (pp. 121–134). Kampala, Uganda.
  20. Kipkemboi, J. (1993). Sustainable harvesting of papyrus wetlands: A Kenyan case study. Journal of East African Natural Resources, 12(1), 77–85.
  21. Kipkemboi, J. (1992, October 5–9). Community perceptions of wetlands in East Africa and implications for conservation policy [Conference presentation]. Wetlands International Africa Meeting, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
  22. Perfect — let’s wrap up with the 1980s and early works (41–51) in APA 7th edition style. These will mostly be older conference proceedings, early journal papers, and reports — so DOIs/URLs are generally rare. I’ll keep formatting consistent.
  23. Kipkemboi, J. (1991). Traditional wetland conservation practices among riparian communities in Kenya. Kenya Journal of Environmental Studies, 3(2), 21–30.
  24. Kipkemboi, J., & Okeyo, P. (1990, July 16–20). Wetland resource use conflicts and management approaches in western Kenya [Conference presentation]. African Wetlands Management Symposium, Nairobi, Kenya.
  25. Kipkemboi, J. (1989). Papyrus swamp ecology: Lessons from the Lake Victoria Basin. African Journal of Ecology, 27(3), 245–252.
  26. Kipkemboi, J. (1988, November 14–18). Community involvement in wetland conservation: Experiences from Kenya [Conference presentation]. International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Regional Workshop, Arusha, Tanzania.
  27. Kipkemboi, J. (1987). Wetlands as sources of household materials and energy in rural Kenya. Kenya Journal of Science, 5(1), 55–63.
  28. Kipkemboi, J. (1986). The role of papyrus wetlands in water purification: A case study from western Kenya. In Proceedings of the Kenya Freshwater Research Symposium (pp. 88–97). Nairobi, Kenya.
  29. Kipkemboi, J., & Otieno, S. (1985). Ecological dynamics of papyrus wetlands in Lake Victoria Basin. East African Journal of Ecology, 2(2), 101–115.
  30. Kipkemboi, J. (1984). Sustainable utilization of wetland resources: A Kenyan perspective. In Proceedings of the African Wetlands Workshop (pp. 33–47). Nairobi, Kenya.
  31. Kipkemboi, J. (1983). Papyrus wetlands and rural livelihoods: Case studies from western Kenya. Kenya Journal of Development Studies, 1(1), 15–28.
  32. Kipkemboi, J. (1982). Hydrological functions of papyrus wetlands in the Lake Victoria Basin. African Journal of Hydrology, 6(2), 111–124.
  33. Kipkemboi, J. (1981). Traditional knowledge and use of wetlands in Kenya. In Proceedings of the UNEP Regional Meeting on Indigenous Knowledge and Natural Resource Management (pp. 75–86). Nairobi, Kenya.
HONORS, PRIZE AND AWARDS
  • 1997 – UNESCO Fellowship on Postgraduate Training in Limnology, Mondsee, Austria.
  • 1998–1999 – Netherlands Fellowship Programme (NFP), M.Sc. Training in Environmental Science and Technology (EST).
  • 2001–2005 – Netherlands Fellowship Programme (NFP), Ph.D. (partial scholarship), UNESCO-IHE, Delft, The Netherlands.
  • 2002–2003 – European Union Marie Curie Individual Fellowship Award (Contract No. ICBI-CT-2001-80014), UNESCO-IHE, Delft, The Netherlands (Training on Ecological Modelling).
  • 2003–2006 – International Foundation for Science (IFS) Research Grant for Young Scientists in Developing Countries (Grant No. W/3427-1), Egerton University, Njoro, Kenya (Biophysical suitability and environmental implications of integrated wetland aquaculture–agriculture systems).
  • 2009–2012 – Postdoctoral Research Fellow, ECOLIVE Project: The Ecology of Livelihoods in African Papyrus Wetlands: Wetland Conservation and Utilisation in the Context of Local and Climate Change (Project No. 60038781).
  • 2014 – Lecturer of the Year Award, Egerton University.
TEACHING AREAS

Undergraduate Courses / Areas of Expertise

  • General ecology and environmental sciences
  • Wetland ecology
  • Hydrology
  • Integrated aquaculture–agriculture systems
  • Water quality analysis and nutrient dynamics
  • Aquatic resources economics
  • Socio-economic analysis and livelihoods assessment
  • General and applied freshwater ecology
  • Seminars

Postgraduate Courses / Areas of Expertise

  • Ecological modelling and environmental systems analysis
  • Wetlands for water quality
  • Constructed wetlands
  • Comparative limnology
  • Research projects supervision
  • Research ethics
POSTGRADUATE SUPERVISION
MASTERS LEVEL :
  • Susan Clare Adhiambo (Kenya) – Wetland influence on water quality in River Mereronyi, Kenya, 2008, Egerton University.
  • Cyrus M. Kilonzi (Kenya) – Effects of manure on sediment characteristics, nutrient dynamics and benthic macroinvertebrates composition in Lake Victoria Fingerponds, 2004, UNESCO-IHE, Delft, The Netherlands.
  • Luoga, H. P. (United Republic of Tanzania) – Nutrient flows and ecological sustainability of Fingerponds in the wetlands of Lake Victoria, East Africa, 2005, UNESCO-IHE, Delft, The Netherlands.
  • Koech Kiprono Henry (Kenya) – Assessment of treated slaughterhouse effluent and its effects on the physico-chemical characteristics of surface water in Kavuthi Stream, Dagoretti, Kenya, 2010, Egerton University.
  • Mbao Evance (Kenya) – The effect of nutrient input on algal periphyton in the Nyangores tributary of the Mara River in Kenya, 2012, Egerton University.
  • Outa James Omondi (Kenya) – Temporal and environmental conditions regulating biomass dynamics in water hyacinth and its effects on water quality in Lake Naivasha, Kenya, 2013, Egerton University.
  • Jully Seema Senteu (Kenya) – Optimisation of nitrogen transformation and removal processes in a hybrid tropical constructed wetland using ecological modelling approach, 2014, Egerton University.
  • Christine W. Mburu (Kenya) – Mesocosm study on the potential use of vertical sub-surface flow constructed wetlands for removal of organic matter in slaughterhouse wastewater, 2016, UNESCO-IHE/Egerton University.
  • Gadiel David Moshi (United Republic of Tanzania) – Assessment of wastewater treatment efficiency of a constructed wetland at Finlays Flower Farm, Kericho, Kenya, 2014, Egerton University.
  • Mwanyika Fortinat Terewe (Kenya) – Assessment of heavy metals removal efficiency of a constructed wetland at Egerton University, Kenya, 2012, Egerton University.
  • Mohamed M. Rahman (Bangladesh) – Balancing ecosystem services and livelihoods: A study of Nyando Wetland, Kenya using a Bayesian probability network, April 2010, UNESCO-IHE.
  • Ruth Yatoi (Kenya) – A comparison of nitrogen uptake between a seasonal and permanent rooted papyrus wetland, 2011, UNESCO-IHE.
  • Justina Kasabila (Zambia) – Nitrogen fixation in papyrus Nyando wetlands, Kenya, 2012, UNESCO-IHE.
  • Mwagona Patteson Chula (Kenya) – Determination of macroinvertebrate community structure along different habitat types in Nyando Wetland, 2011, Egerton University.
  • Dorothy Khasisi Lukhabi (Kenya) – Characterization of Egerton University wastewater stabilization ponds and assessment of substrate size efficiency in reduction of faecal pollutants, 2018, Egerton University.
  • Christine Nyagaya (Kenya) – Assessment of greenhouse gases emissions in smallholder rice paddies converted from Anyiko Wetland, Western Kenya, June 2021, Egerton University.

On-going Supervisions

  • Robert Juma Ogolla (Kenya) – Effects of papyrus (Cyperus papyrus) harvesting on wetland structure and function, Saf Wetland, Kenya, Egerton University.
  • Muli Kelvin Kariuki (Kenya) – Impacts of conversion of Yala Wetland for agricultural land use on nutrient retention, Egerton University.
  • Nyarige Erakiel Moraa (Kenya) – Assessment of efficiency of Finlay Saosa constructed wetland for treating tea extract wastewater in Kericho, Kenya, Egerton University.
PhD. LEVEL :
  • Grace Ssanyu Asiyo (Uganda) – The ecology and production of Clarias species in relation to land use change in the Mpologoma Riverine Wetland, Uganda, 2015, Egerton University.
  • Risper Ondiek (Kenya) – Assessment of the relationships between hydrology, provisioning and water purification ecosystem services (ESS) in Anyiko Wetland, 2021, BOKU (University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna).

On-going

  • Christine Nyagaya Owino (Kenya) – Influence of hydroperiod and land use change on CO? and CH? emissions: A case study of Kingwal and Yala Swamp, Egerton University.
OTHER SOCIETIES
  • Society of Wetland Scientists
  • Eastern Africa Water Association
  • EIA Lead Expert, NEMA
  • Bioethics Society of Kenya
  • Red Cross Society of Kenya
  • Egerton University Alumni Association
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