Dr. Gareth Hysom of African Centre for Cities, University of Cape Town, visited the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies on 9th and 10th April 2019. Gareth is part of the Nourishing Spaces Project team. He met the Nairobi Case Study research team led by Prof. Samuel Owuor and Dr. Teresa Mbatia. The meeting was also attended by Mr. Paul Opiyo, representing another partner – Kisumu Local Interaction Platform. They were welcomed to the Department by the Chair, Dr. Boniface Wambua.

2019 Geography & Environmental Studies Undergrad Field Class

Field class is an annual Senate approved mandatory event for all third year geography and environmental studies students. The 2019 field class took place largely in the Coastal regions of Kenya between 31st March and 6th April 2019. The theme of the field class was “Devolution in a changing environment and sustainable utilization of natural resources”. The field class team comprised Dr. John Nyangaga (Coordinator), Dr. Stella Mukhovi and Prof. Sam Owuor.

Department of Geography & Environmental Studies Students Participate in SLUSE International Field Class, 1st March to 12th March 2019 AT KIBUGU, EMBU COUNTY.