<p data-uw-styling-context="true"><strong data-uw-styling-context="true">1988:&nbsp;</strong>Kenya Government scholarship to undertake a BSc in Animal Production</p>
<p data-uw-styling-context="true"><strong data-uw-styling-context="true">1992:&nbsp;</strong>Egerton University scholarship to undertake a MSc in Animal Production (Animal breeding and genetics).</p>
<p data-uw-styling-context="true"><strong data-uw-styling-context="true">1993:&nbsp;</strong>ILCA (now ILRI) graduate associate research fellowship.</p>
<p data-uw-styling-context="true"><strong data-uw-styling-context="true">1996:&nbsp;</strong>DAAD scholarship to undertake a PhD degree in Animal breeding and genetics in the University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany</p>
<p data-uw-styling-context="true"><strong data-uw-styling-context="true">1997:&nbsp;</strong>ILRI graduate associate research fellowship.</p>
<p data-uw-styling-context="true"><strong data-uw-styling-context="true">2001:&nbsp;</strong>Peter Doherty award for ILRI's most promising young scientist (prize). Award ceremony held at ILRI&rsquo;s offices in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.</p>
<p data-uw-styling-context="true"><strong data-uw-styling-context="true">2001:&nbsp;</strong>Winner of the 2001 Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)'s Excellence in Science Award in Promising Young Scientist award category (prize).&nbsp;Award ceremony held at the World Bank Headquarters in Washington DC, USA.</p>
<p data-uw-styling-context="true"><strong data-uw-styling-context="true">2002:&nbsp;</strong>Wageningen Institute of Animal Science Fellowship, The Netherlands</p>
<p data-uw-styling-context="true"><strong data-uw-styling-context="true">2002:&nbsp;</strong>University of New England (Australia), Animal Genetics and Breeding Unit (AGBU) research award.</p>
<p data-uw-styling-context="true"><strong data-uw-styling-context="true">2002:&nbsp;</strong>Travel grant from the organisers and AGBU to attend and present papers at the 7<sup data-uw-styling-context="true">th</sup>&nbsp;World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production (WCGALP) held from 19<sup data-uw-styling-context="true">th</sup>&nbsp;to 23<sup data-uw-styling-context="true">rd</sup>August 2002 in Montpellier, France</p>
<p data-uw-styling-context="true"><strong data-uw-styling-context="true">2004:&nbsp;</strong>Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) research fellowship tenable at Kyoto University, Japan [<strong data-uw-styling-context="true">&yen;</strong><strong data-uw-styling-context="true">11,900,000 ~ US$ 110,000</strong>]</p>
<p data-uw-styling-context="true"><strong data-uw-styling-context="true">2006:&nbsp;</strong>Alexander von Humboldt research fellowship tenable at the University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany</p>
<p data-uw-styling-context="true"><strong data-uw-styling-context="true">2006:&nbsp;</strong>International Foundation of Science (IFS) research award&nbsp;[<strong data-uw-styling-context="true">US$ 12,000</strong>].</p>
<p data-uw-styling-context="true"><strong data-uw-styling-context="true">2006:&nbsp;</strong>World Bank research award within the Kenya Agricultural Productivity Programme (KAPP) [<strong data-uw-styling-context="true">US$ 110,000</strong>]</p>
<p data-uw-styling-context="true"><strong data-uw-styling-context="true">2008:&nbsp;</strong>European Union research award within the EDULINK programme<em>&nbsp;</em>Value chains for poverty reduction in the agri-food sector - problem-based learning in higher education (VALUELEAD) [<strong data-uw-styling-context="true">&euro; 700,000</strong>]</p>
<p data-uw-styling-context="true"><strong data-uw-styling-context="true">2008:&nbsp;</strong>International Foundation of Science (IFS) travel grant to attend the World Conference on Animal Production (WCAP) held from 23<sup data-uw-styling-context="true">rd</sup>&nbsp;to 28<sup data-uw-styling-context="true">th</sup>November 2008 in Cape Town, South Africa.</p>
<p data-uw-styling-context="true"><strong data-uw-styling-context="true">2009:&nbsp;</strong>Funds by Ultravetis East Africa Limitedto formulate&nbsp;mineral supplements for milk production and live-weight gain[<strong data-uw-styling-context="true">KSh 200,000</strong>].</p>
<p data-uw-styling-context="true"><strong data-uw-styling-context="true">2010:&nbsp;</strong>Researcher of the year (2008/2009 academic year) award in two categories &ndash; Publications and Funds attracted.</p>
<p data-uw-styling-context="true"><strong data-uw-styling-context="true">2010:&nbsp;</strong>Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) research BRIDGE fellowship (2 months) tenable at Kyoto University, Japan&nbsp;<strong data-uw-styling-context="true">[&yen; 1,800,000 ~ US$ 20,000</strong>]</p>
<p data-uw-styling-context="true"><strong data-uw-styling-context="true">2010:&nbsp;</strong>Funds from DAAD for CCAA-supported Conference on &ldquo;Pastoralism and Climate Change Adaptation in Africa&rsquo;&rsquo;, 24th &ndash; 28th May 2010, Egerton University, Kenya&nbsp;[<strong data-uw-styling-context="true">KSh 124,000</strong>].</p>
<p data-uw-styling-context="true"><strong data-uw-styling-context="true">2010:&nbsp;</strong>Travel grant to attend and present an invited presentation at the 9<sup data-uw-styling-context="true">th</sup>&nbsp;World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production (WCGALP) to be held from 1<sup data-uw-styling-context="true">st</sup>&nbsp;to 6<sup data-uw-styling-context="true">th</sup>&nbsp;August 2010 in Leipzig, Germany</p>
<p data-uw-styling-context="true"><strong data-uw-styling-context="true">2010:&nbsp;</strong>Funded within the Development Partnerships in Higher Education (DelPHE) programme by the UK government&rsquo;s Department for International Development (DFID) and implemented by the British Council. Value chains for poverty reduction in the dairy sector: Problem based learning in higher education (DAIRYLEARN). Budget&nbsp;<strong data-uw-styling-context="true">UK&pound; 105,000</strong>.</p>
<p data-uw-styling-context="true"><strong data-uw-styling-context="true">2012:&nbsp;</strong>Erasmus Mundus Fellowship in Animal Breeding and Genetics, Wageningen University, The Netherlands&nbsp;<strong data-uw-styling-context="true">&euro; 14,400</strong>.</p>
<p data-uw-styling-context="true"><strong data-uw-styling-context="true">2012:&nbsp;</strong>Funded by the&nbsp;Netherlands Initiative for Capacity Development in Higher Education (NUFFIC).&nbsp;Building capacity to deliver competent graduates for enhanced competitiveness in the dairy value chain&nbsp;(DAIRYTRAIN).&nbsp;Budget&nbsp;&ndash;&nbsp;<strong data-uw-styling-context="true">&euro;&nbsp;</strong><strong data-uw-styling-context="true">1,293,760</strong></p>
<p data-uw-styling-context="true"><strong data-uw-styling-context="true">2012:&nbsp;</strong>Funded by The European Union through to the African Union Commission Improving indigenous chicken productivity for enhanced livelihood and food security in sub-Saharan Africa (INCIP). Budget &ndash;&nbsp;<strong data-uw-styling-context="true">&euro; 1,041,578.</strong></p>
<p data-uw-styling-context="true"><strong data-uw-styling-context="true">2012:&nbsp;</strong>Funded by United States Department of Agriculture (USDA/USAID). Trilateral partnership for food security.&nbsp;Budget&nbsp;-&nbsp;<strong data-uw-styling-context="true">$800,000</strong>.</p>
<p data-uw-styling-context="true"><strong data-uw-styling-context="true">2012:&nbsp;</strong>Travel grant to attend and present an invited presentation at the XI International Conference on Goats (IGA) to be held from 23<sup data-uw-styling-context="true">rd</sup>&nbsp;to 28<sup data-uw-styling-context="true">th</sup>September 2012 in Gran Canaria, Spain. 9<sup data-uw-styling-context="true">th</sup>&nbsp;World Congress on Genetics&nbsp;</p>
<p data-uw-styling-context="true"><strong data-uw-styling-context="true">2013:&nbsp;</strong>Funded by The European Union within the EDULINK II.&nbsp;Strengthening capacity of higher education institutions in Eastern and Western Africa to enhance efficiency in the dairy value chain (DAIRYCHAIN)&nbsp;Budget&nbsp;<strong data-uw-styling-context="true">&euro; 693,767</strong>.</p>
<p data-uw-styling-context="true"><strong data-uw-styling-context="true">2014:&nbsp;</strong>Funded by the European Union through the ACP-EU Co-operation Programme in Science and Technology (S&amp;T II. Strengthening capacity for participatory management of indigenous livestock to foster agricultural innovation in Eastern, Southern and Western Africa (ILINOVA)&nbsp;<strong data-uw-styling-context="true">&euro; 1,234,805</strong>.</p>
<p data-uw-styling-context="true"><strong data-uw-styling-context="true">2016:&nbsp;</strong>Funded by the United States Department of Agriculture. Sustainable Genetic Improvement via Simplified Artificial Insemination for Sheep and Goat Producers&ndash;<strong data-uw-styling-context="true">USD 40,000</strong>.</p>
<p data-uw-styling-context="true"><strong data-uw-styling-context="true">2016:</strong>Funded by&nbsp;the NetherlandsOrganization&nbsp;for&nbsp;InternationalCooperation&nbsp;in&nbsp;Higher&nbsp;Education(NUFFIC).&nbsp;Capacity Building for Strengthening the Livestock Value Chain -&nbsp;<strong data-uw-styling-context="true">&euro; 1.3 million</strong></p>
<p data-uw-styling-context="true"><strong data-uw-styling-context="true">2017:&nbsp;</strong>Funded by the Dutch Embassy in Kenya<strong data-uw-styling-context="true">.&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong>Resilient, Robust and Reliable &ndash; from Aid to Trade (3R).&nbsp;<strong data-uw-styling-context="true">&euro; 3.5 million</strong>.</p>
<p data-uw-styling-context="true"><strong data-uw-styling-context="true">2018:&nbsp;</strong>Sustainable Genetic Improvement via Simplified Artificial Insemination for Sheep and Goat Producers [funded by the United States Department of Agriculture,&ndash;&nbsp;<strong data-uw-styling-context="true">USD 40,000</strong></p>
<p data-uw-styling-context="true"><strong data-uw-styling-context="true">2019:&nbsp;</strong>Youth Economic Empowerment through Agribusiness in Kenya (funded by CTA &ndash;&nbsp;<strong data-uw-styling-context="true">USD 25,000</strong>]</p>
<p data-uw-styling-context="true"><strong data-uw-styling-context="true">2019:&nbsp;</strong>Strengthening teacher training programmes to improve the delivery of Technical and Vocational Training and Education in the agricultural sector of Kenya in collaboration with the private sector&nbsp;[funded by&nbsp;the Netherlands&nbsp;Organization&nbsp;forInternational&nbsp;Cooperation&nbsp;in&nbsp;HigherEducation&nbsp;(NUFFIC<em data-uw-styling-context="true">)&nbsp;. -&nbsp;</em><strong><em data-uw-styling-context="true">&euro; 1.3 million</em></strong><strong data-uw-styling-context="true">]</strong></p>
<p data-uw-styling-context="true"><strong data-uw-styling-context="true">2019:&nbsp;</strong>Strengthening skills and training capacity in the horticulture sector in Kenya&nbsp;[funded by&nbsp;the NetherlandsOrganization&nbsp;for&nbsp;InternationalCooperation&nbsp;in&nbsp;Higher&nbsp;Education(NUFFIC). -&nbsp;<strong data-uw-styling-context="true">&euro; 0.80 million</strong></p>
<p data-uw-styling-context="true"><strong data-uw-styling-context="true">2020:&nbsp;</strong>New horizons for food security and agri-education in South Sudan&nbsp;[funded by&nbsp;the NetherlandsOrganization&nbsp;for&nbsp;InternationalCooperation&nbsp;in&nbsp;Higher&nbsp;Education(NUFFIC)&nbsp;&nbsp;-&nbsp;<strong data-uw-styling-context="true">&euro; 1.3 million]</strong></p>
<p data-uw-styling-context="true"><strong data-uw-styling-context="true">2021:&nbsp;</strong>Boosting rural youth employment opportunities through integrated agribusiness hubs in Cameroon, Kenya and Mozambique.&nbsp;[funded by the International Fund for Agricultural Development&nbsp;(IFAD)&nbsp;. &ndash;&nbsp;USD 3 million]</p>