Dr. Tom Wafula Profile

   Name of Staff: Dr. Wafula Tom Mukhongo

   Designation/Rank: Lecturer

   Department: Department of Economics

   School: School of Business and Economics

   Email: twafula@laikipia.ac.ke

PERSONAL DETAILS

A   Educational Background/Qualification:

1. PhD in Economics, Maseno University, Kenya (2021)
2. Master of Arts in Economics, Kenyatta University, Kenya (2013)
3. Postgraduate Diploma in Education, Maseno University, Kenya (2001)
4. Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Mathematics, Egerton University, Kenya (1996)

B    Brief Auto-biography

Dr. Wafula is a devoted lecturer with over 10 years of teaching experience at the university level. He is zealous about assisting students realize their full potential through learner-centered teaching approach. Wafula is also an accomplished researcher and has published a number of papers in respected peer-reviewed academic journals.

C    Areas of Specialization

1. Macroeconomics 
2. Development Finance

D   Research Interest

1. Domestic savings and capital formation.
2. Foreign aid and capital formation.
3. Foreign debt and capital formation.
4. Foreign direct investment and capital formation.
5. Diaspora remittance and capital formation.
6. Monetary policy and inflation management.
7. Blue economy and food security.
8. The role of state-owned enterprises and private-owned enterprises in economic development.

E   All Publications

1. Determinants of rural household savings in Bungoma County. https://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/bitstream/handle/123456789/9236/Determinants%20of%20Rural%20Household%20Savings%20in%20Bungoma%20County%20Kenya.pdf;jsessionid=4194CC3EBCA21692C89033A808E2AA05?sequence=4
2. Effect of domestic saving on capital formation in Kenya. DOI: 10.7176/JESD/10-16-17
3. Effect of foreign multilateral aid and foreign bilateral aid on capital formation in Kenya. DOI: 10.15640/jeds.v7n3a1

F   Project/Dissertation/Thesis Supervision

1. Effect of oil prices volatility, trade openness and tax rate on foreign direct investment in Kenya by Amos Otieno Owino, Maseno University.
2. Impact of foreign debt on economic growth and development in Kenya by Erick Oduor Odhiambo, Maseno University.

G   Scholarly Presentations at Conferences/Workshops/Seminars

1. Impact of education on rural household savings in Bungoma County, (24^th – 27^th May, 2016 International Conference Proceedings, Laikipia University, Kenya.
2. Econometric investigation of current account balance-foreign debt nexus (2^nd – 4^th November, 2016 International Conference Proceedings, Dedan Kimathi University, Kenya.

H   Consultancies

1. April 2013 to January 2014, research consultant with Best Education Practice (BEP) Africa.
2. 13^th June 2014 to September, Resource Person, BSc (Economics & Statistics) curriculum development, Kabarak University, Kenya.

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