Prof. Albert Rutere Profile

   Name of Staff: Albert Mugambi Rutere

   Designation/Rank: Professor

   School:  Humanities and Development Studies

   Department: Department of Literary and Communication Studies 

   Email: arutere@laikipia.ac.ke

     

A   Educational Background/Qualification:

  1. PhD in African Literature and Gender Studies, Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA (2009)
  2. Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom (1990)
  3. Bachelor of Education (Arts in English and Literature), Kenyatta University, Kenya (1986)

B    Brief Auto-biography

Prof. Albert Mugambi Rutere is a Professor of Literature at Laikipia University. He is a PhD graduate of Morgan State University (USA), a Master’s degree holder from the University of Edinburgh (UK), and possesses an undergraduate degree from Kenyatta University (Kenya). He has over 30 years of teaching experience at the university level in Kenya, the USA, and Nigeria. He has taught and supervised both undergraduate and postgraduate students. He has authored and co-authored over 50 papers in referred journals, authored one (1) textbook, and co-edited two (2) textbooks. He has been an engaging member of the Senate at Laikipia University and The Catholic University of East Africa. He has also been a member of the Deans Committee and the University Management Board at Laikipia University. He has chaired several ad hoc senate and university management board committees at Laikipia University. Further, he was a director of the board of undergraduate studies and Director of the Nakuru Campus of Laikipia University. In 2022, he was the acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor (administration, finance and planning) at Laikipia University. In 2023, he went on sabbatical leave at Meru University of Science and Technology.

Prof. Rutere is the current Senate Representative of the School of Humanities and Development Studies. He is also an external examiner of Literature Courses at Kenyatta University and Literature, English, and Linguistics courses at Meru University of Science and Technology.

C   Research Interest

  1. African Literature and Gender Studies
  2. Oral Literature, especially the retention of proverbial wisdom in African proverbs
  3. Issues in the Education System in Kenya and beyond
  4. Current and Topical Issues in Health and Environment

D   Areas of Specialization

  1. Literature, Linguistics, and Communication Skills
  2. Gender Studies, English Subject Methods, and Literature Subject Methods.

E    All Publications (Since Last Promotion in 2018)

  1. Mwangi Muhia. Philip, Albert Mugambi Rutere, & Stephen Muthoka Mutie (2024). Ideology and Disabling of Patriarchy in Emecheta’s Joys of Motherhood and Second-Class Citizen. Journal of Social Sciences, Education and Humanities (JSSEH). 1.1: 37-45.  ISSN 2791-190X. Print
  2. Ongere, Firdous Nwanyidinma & Albert Mugambi Rutere (2024). Socio-Cultural Dynamics and Women Identity in Post-Colonial Kenya: An Interrogation of Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye’s Coming to Birth and the Present Moment. East African Journal of Arts and Social Sciences 7.1: 445-456. Print ISSN 2707-4277/OnlineISSN:2707-4285. DOI: https://doi.org/10.37284/2707-4285
  3. Rutere Albert Mugambi & Stephen Mutie (2024). The Allegory of Colonisation:(Re) Theorizing Dehumanization in Achebe’s "Things Fall Apart" LIFT: The Journal of Literature and Performing Arts No. 3: 25-40. https://journals.mu.ac.ke/index.php/lift /issue/view/21
  4. Mutie Stephen & Albert Mugambi Rutere (2024). Narrating Feminine Rebellion, Dynamism and Resilience in Meja Mwangi’s "The Last Plague LIFT: The Journal of Literature and Performing Arts No 3, 85-100.
  5. Mutie Stephen & Albert Rutere (2023). (Un)even Cultural Productions: (Re)theorising Silences in the Kenyan Political Life writing. English Studies in Latin America, A Journal of Cultural and Literary Criticism, No. 25 (July 2023). ISSN: 0719-9139. DOI: https://doi.org/10.7764/ESLA.67603
  6. Karumba, Njeri Julia, Albert Mugambi Rutere & Nicholas Kamau Goro (2023). Subverting Religious Hegemony: A Psycho-Feminist Examination of Nurrudin Farah’s Hiding in Plain. East African Journal of Arts and Social Sciences 6.2: 148-157. Print ISSN 2707-4277/Online ISSN:  2707-4285. DOI:https://dol.org/10.3728/2707-4285.
  7. Gitu, Mukami Pamela, Vicky Khasandi & Albert Rutere (2023). Discursive Strategies Contributing to Stigma towards Involuntary Childless Women in Gikuyu Community. East African Journal of Arts and Social Sciences 6.1, 363-377. Print ISSN 2707-4277/Online ISSN: 2707-4285. DOI:https://dol.org/10.3728/eajass.61.1260.
  8. Gitu, P M, Rutere. A & Khasandi, V. (2023). Non- Verbal Language Contributing to Stigma towards Involuntary Childless Women in the Gikuyu Community, Kenya. European Journal of Theoretical and Applied Sciences 1(4), 702-711. ISSSN 2786-7447. DOI: 10.59324/ejtas.2023.1(4).64.
  9. Murage, Nderitu, Joseph, Albert Mugambi Rutere & Nicholas Kamau Goro (2022). Exercise of Innocuous Power by Female Characters in Selected African Prose Fiction. Mwanga wa Lugha: Jarida la Idara ya Kiswahili na Lugha Nyingine za Kiafrika Chuo Kikuu cha Moi Vol 7.2, 223-233 ISSN 2412-6993
  10. Wang’ondu, Benson Kabui, Albert Mugambi Rutere & Nicholas Kamau Goro (2022). “Us” versus “Them” Discourse in John Updike’s Novel, ‘Terrorist’. Mwanga wa Lugha: Jarida la Idara ya Kiswahili na Lugha Nyingine za Kiafrika Chuo Kikuu cha Moi Vol.  7.2, 29-36 ISSN  2412-6993
  11. Nderitu, M. J., & Rutere, A.M (2022). Ng’ang’a Mbugua’s Different Colours: A Metaphor of Environmental Activism and Deconstruction of Patriarchy. Jarida la Idara ya Kiswahili na Lugha Nyingine za Kiafrika Chuo Kikuu cha Moi Vol. 7.1, 29-36 ISSN 2412-6993
  12. Mutie, S., and Rutere, A.M. (2022). Albinism as a Literary Trope in Goro Kamau’s Ghosts and Fortune Hunters. Journal of Social Sciences, Education and Humanities (JSSEH, 2022) 1(1), 61-68.ISSN  2791-190X
  13. Onkoba, S. O., Rutere, A. M., and Kamau, N. G. (2022). Confluence of Kinship and Divinity in Ola Rotimi’s The Gods Are Not to Blame and Sophocles’ Oedipus the King and Oedipus at Colonus. East African Journal of Education and Social Sciences 3(2),102-109. Doi: https://doi.org/10.46606/eajess2022v03i02.0164.
  14.  S. O., Kamau, N. G., and Rutere, A. M. (2021). Greek and African Notions of Spirituality and Gender in Euripides’ The Bacchae and Wole Soyinka’s The Bacchae of Euripides: A Communion Rite. Research Journal of English Language and Literature 9(3), 145-154. Doi: 10.33329/rjelal.9.3.14
  15.  Karumba, Njeri Julia, Albert Mugambi Rutere & Nicholas Kamau Goro. (2023). Psycho-Feminist Examination of Nurrudin Farah’s Hiding in Plain. East African Journal of Arts and Social Sciences 6.2: 148-157. Print ISSN 2707-4277/Online ISSN: 2707-4285. DOI:https://dol.org/10.3728/2707-4285.
  16. Gitu, Mukami Pamela, Vicky Khasandi & Albert Rutere (2023).  Discursive Strategies Contributing to Stigma towards Involuntary Childless Women in Gikuyu Community. East African Journal of Arts and Social Sciences 6.1: 363-377. Print ISSN 2707-4277/Online ISSN: 2707-4285. DOI:https://dol.org/10.3728/eajass.61.1260.
  17. Murage, Nderitu, Joseph, Albert Mugambi Rutere & Nicholas Kamau Goro. (2022). Exercise of Innocuous Power by Female Characteres in Selected African Prose Fiction. Jarida la Idara ya Kiswahili na Lugha Nyingine za Kiafrika Chuo Kikuu cha Moi Vol 7.2, 223-233  ISSN  2412-6993
  18. Wangondu, Benson Kabui, Albert Mugambi Rutere & Nicholas Kamau Goro.(2022).”Us” versus “Them” Dscourse in John Updike’s Novel, ‘Terrorist’. Jarida la Idara ya Kiswahili na Lugha Nyingine za Kiafrika Chuo Kikuu cha Moi Vol.7.2, 29-36  ISSN  2412-6993
  19. Nderitu, M J & Rutere, A.M (2022). Ng’ang’a Mbugua’s Different Colours: A Metaphor of Environmental Activism and Deconstruction of Patriarchy. Jarida la Idara ya Kiswahili na Lugha Nyingine za Kiafrika Chuo Kikuu cha Moi Vol. 7.1, 29-36  ISSN 2412-6993
  20. Mutie, S., & Rutere, A.M. (2022). Albinism as a Literary Trope in Goro Kamau’s Ghosts and Fortune Hunters. Journal of Social Sciences, Education and Humanities (JSSEH, 2022)  1(1), 61-68.ISSN  2791-190X
  21. Onkoba, S. O., Rutere, A. M., &and Kamau, N. G. (2022). Confluence of Kinship an Divinity in Ola Rotimi’s The Gods Are Not to Blame and Sophocles’ Oedipus the King and Oedipus at Colonus. East African Journal of Education and Social Sciences 3(2),102-109. Doi: https://doi.org/10.46606/eajess2022v03i02.0164.
  22. S. O., Kamau, N. G., & Rutere, A. M. (2021). Greek and African Notions of Spirituality and Gender in Euripides’ The Bacchae and Wole Soyinka’s The Bacchae of Euripides: A Communion Rite. Research Journal of English Language and Literature 9(3), 145-154. Doi: 10.33329/rjelal.9.3.145
  23. Rutere, Albert Mugambi, Mwenzwa, Ezekiel Mbitha & Gatambuki Moses Githigi. (2021). Spotlighting Postgraduate Studies in Kenyan Universities: Strengths, Weaknesses and the Way Forward. In Ed. Motsaathebe, Gilbert.  Education in Africa Perspectives, Opportunities  and Challenges. New York: Nova Science Publishers. : 47-62. LCCN 2020054875 (print) LCCN 2020054876 (ebook) | ISBN 9781536190434 (hardcover) |ISBN 9781536190717 (adobe pdf)
  24. Mwenzwa, Ezekiel Mbitha & Rutere Albert Mugambi (2021). University Education in Kenya: Gender and Social Protection Challenges and the Way Forward. In Ed. Motsaathebe, Gilbert Education in Africa Perspectives, Opportunities and Challenges. New York: Nova Science Publishers: 179-192. LCCN 2020054875 (print) LCCN 2020054876 (ebook) | ISB9781536190434 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781536190717  (adobe pdf)
  25. Kirigia, Joses Muthuri, Rose Nabi, Deborah Karimi Muthuri, Albert Mugambi Rutere & Eliud Kiruji Kirigia. International Health Regulations gaps in Africa: A major challenge for the war against COVID-19? OSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) e-ISSN: 2279-0853, p-ISSN: 2279-0861.Volume 19, Issue 8 Ser.15 (August. 2020), PP 42-46 www.iosrjournals.org. Print.
  26. Rutere, Albert Mugambi, Rose Nabi Deborah Karimi Muthuri, Eliud Kiruji Kirigia, Joses Muthuri Kirigia. “Gaps in coverage of water and sanitation in Africa: challenges for practicing safe hand hygiene to combat spread of COVID-19” In  IOSR Journal of Environmental Science, Toxicology and Food Technology (IOSR-JESTFT) e-ISSN: 2319- 2402, p- ISSN: 2319-2399.Volume 14, Issue 6Ser. IV (June 2020), PP 22-25www.iosrjournals.org. Print.
  27. Kirigia, Eliud Kiruji, Albert Mugambi Rutere, Rose Nabi Deborah Karimi Muthuri Joses Muthuri Kirigia. “Universal health coverage gaps in Africa: A challenge for COVID-19 management” In IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) e-ISSN: 2279-0853, p-ISSN: 2279-0861.Volume 19, Issue 5 Ser.9 (May. 2020), PP 42-44 www.iosrjournals.org. Print.
  28. Namayi, Christine, Rutere, Albert Mugambi, Chemwei, Bernard. “Dramaturgies of Female Representation: A Study of Selected Kenyan Dramas” In African Journal of Education and Social Science. 5 (Feb. 2020): 34-56. ISSN: 2451-0770. Print.
  29. Rutere Albert, Mugambi & Chemwei, Bernard. “Representation(s) of Women in Kenyan Drama: A Study of Selected Kenyan Dramas” In International Journal of English Language, Literature and Humanities 7.10 (Oct. 2019), 30. Online ISSN: 2582-3574. Print ISSN: 2582-4406. Print.
  30. Rutere, Albert Mugambi. “Feminism Ideology and Institution of Patriarchy in African Novel: Analysis of Selected Works of Women Writers and Gynandrists” Mwanga wa Lugha: Jarida la Idara ya Kiswahili na Lugha Nyingine za Kiafrika Chuo Kikuu cha Moi 4.1. (Sept. 2019): 61-70. Moi University Press. Print. ISSN 2412-6991. Print.
  31. Murage, Joseph Nderitu, Rutere. Albert Mugambi and Goro, Nichols Kamau. “Construction of Referent Social Power in Mariama Ba’s Scarlet Song” In Coretrain Journal of Languages, Humanities, Social Science and Education. 2.1 (April 2019):124-143. ISSN 2363-247014.
  32. Rutere, Albert Mugambi, “Women Uphill Victory in Men’s Downward Revolution Against French Colonialism in Sembene Ousmane’s God’s Bits of Wood” Coretrain Journal of Social Sciences, Education and Humanities 1.1 (Dec, 2018):111-123. Kenya, Print. ISSN 2363-2470.
  33. Mugo, Jane Wanjiru, Rutere, Albert Mugambi and Khasandi-Telewa, Vicky. “Retention of Proverbial Wisdom and Gender Relations in Selected Novels of Ngugi Wa Thiong’o” Coretrain Journal of Social Sciences, Education and Humanities 1.1 (Dec, 2018):151-167. Print. ISSN 2363-2470. Print.
  34. Ngugi, Beth Njeri, Rutere, Albert Mugambi and Yieke, Felicia. “Constraint-Based Code-switching During ESL Lessons in a Multilingual Classroom and their Implications to Second Language Development “Coretrain Journal of Social Sciences, Education and Humanities 1.1 (Dec, 2018):424-423. Print. ISSN 2363-2470. Print

F   Project/Dissertation/Thesis Supervision

     Supervision of Master’s Students

  1. Leah Syombua Solomon. Title of the thesis for Master’s Degree;’ “The Effect of Socio-Cultural Male Role in Female Husbands’ Language Use: A Study of Iweto Marriage Among the Akamba in Yatta District, Machakos County, Kenya” Laikipia University. Graduated in December, 2017
  2. Peter Wahome Beru. Title of the thesis for a Master’s Degree; “Gendered Language in Nursery Classroom Discourse in Selected Schools in Nyahururu Town, Kenya” Laikipia University. Graduated in October, 2016
  3. Benedetta Mueni Musyoka. Title of the thesis for Master’s Degree; “The Role of Classroom Input in the Acquisition of Past Tense Morpheme in English Among Form One Students: A Case Study of Kauwi School in Kitui West District, Kenya” Laikipia University. Graduated in October, 2016.
  4. Jane Wanjiru Mugo. Title of the thesis for Master’s Degree; “The Use of Proverbs in Gakaara Wa Njau Gikuyu Written Wa Nduta’s Narratives” Laikipia University. Graduated in November, 20155. Benson Kabue Wang’ondu. Title of the thesis for Master Degree: “Islam and the Terrorist Ideology in Khalid Hosseni’s and Mountains Echoed, The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns” Laikipia University.  Graduated in December, 2018
  5. Firdous Nwanyidima Ongere. Title of the proposal for a Master Degree of Arts in Literature: “Social and Cultural Dynamics in the Construction of Women in Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye’s Coming to Birth and Present Moment” Laikipia University.

  Supervision of PhD Students

  1. Beth Njeri Ngugi. Title of the thesis for Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Linguistics “Code- Switching in English Language Classroom in Kenyan Primary Schools: A Structural Perspective “Laikipia University. Graduated in December, 2017.
  2. Caroline Kagwiria Kinuu. Title of the thesis for Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Linguistics “An Analysis of Pragmatic Errors in L2 English by Kimeru L1 Students in CDF Funded Secondary Schools in Central Imenti Sub County, Meru County, Kenya, Laikipia University. Graduated in December, 2017
  3. Stephen Muthoka Mutie. Title of the thesis for Doctor of Philosophy in Literature: “Nationhood, Ethnicity and Identity Construction: A focus on Kenyan Kings Who Reigned and Never Ruled. Graduated in December, 2018
  4. Jane Wanjiru Mugo. Title of the thesis for Doctor of Philosophy in Literature: “Retention of Proverbial Wisdom and Gender relations in Selected Novels of Ngugi wa Thiong’o” Graduated in December, 2018
  5. Eric Kipkoech Mutai. Title of the thesis for Doctor of Philosophy in Literature: “Unmasking the Paradoxies and Nuances of Global Terror: A Case Study of Nurrudin Farah’s Crossbones, Links, Hiding in Plain, Sight, and Knots. Graduated in December, 20186.
  6. Christine Namayi. Title of the title for Doctor of Philosophy in Literature: “Dramaturgies in Female Representation in Selected Kenya Dramas” Kabarak University. Graduated in December, 2021
  7. Joseph Nderitu Murage. Title of the thesis for Doctor of Philosophy in Literature: “The Paretian Subversion of Power Legitimacy in Selected Prose Fiction Works by North, East and West African Motherists and Gynandrists” Laikipia University. Graduated in July, 2022
  8. Stephen Okari Onkoba. Title of the thesis for Doctor of Philosophy in Literature: “Interface Between Classical Greek and African Drama: A Critical Analysis of Notions of Spirituality and Justice in Selected Plays” Graduated in July, 2022
  9. Njeri Karumba. Title of the proposal for Doctor of Philosophy in Literature: “Patriarchy and its Reversal in Selected Novels of Nurrudin Farah and Yvonne Owuor. At School Level
  10. Leah Syombua Solomon. Title of the proposal for Doctor of Philosophy in Literature: “Language, Culture and Mysticism in Ntheo-Ngasya Rituals Among the Akamba” At Graduate School Level.
  11. Pamela Mukami Gitu. Title of the proposal for Doctor of Philosophy in Gendered Stigmatisation Towards Involuntary Childless Women in the Pronatalist Gikuyu. Submitted first draft for examination.

G   Scholarly Presentations at Conferences/Workshops/Seminars

  1. “Retention of Proverbial Wisdom and Gender Relations in Selected Novels of Ngugi Wa Thiong’o by Jane Wanjiru Mugo and Albert Mugambi Rutere. A paper Presented in CORETRAIN conference in Laikipia University, Kenya on 16th-17th September, 2017
  2. “Women Upward Victory in Men Downhill Revolution Against French Colonialism in Sembene Ousmane‘s Gods Bits of Wood” by Albert Mugambi Rutere. A paper presented in CORETRAIN conference in Laikipia University, Kenya on 16th-17th September, 2017
  3. “Subaltern and Resistance in Kenyan Political Autobiography: A Critical Look at Not Yet Uhuru and the Flame of Freedom” by Stephen Muthoka Mutie, Albert Mugambi Rutere, and Goro Kamau. A paper presented at Egerton University 11th International Conference held on 29th -31st March, 2017
  4. “Kenyan Political Subaltern Autobiography as a Quest for Salvaging Self” by Stephen Muthoka Mutie, Albert Mugambi Rutere and Goro Kamau. A paper presented at the 3rdChuka University International Research Conference held 26th -28th October, 2016
  5. “Double edged role of indigenous languages in national development: a case of the Lower Primary Classroom in Kenyan schools” by Beth Njeri Ngugi, Albert Mugambi Rutere and Felicia Yieke. A paper presented at the 3rd Chuka University International Research Conference held 26th-28th October, 2016
  6. “Phonemic Awareness Instructional Strategies for Elementary Grade Learners in Nyeri County, Kenya: Towards Best Practice” by Moses Gathigia Gatambuki and Albert Mugambi Rutere. A paper presented in 3rd Laikipia University International Conference on 24th –27th May, 2016
  7. “The Effect of the Socio-Cultural Male Role in Female Husbands’’ Language Use: A Study of Maweto Marriages Among the Akamba of Yatta Sub County, Kenya by Leah. S. Solomon, Jacinta Ndambuki& Albert Mugambi Rutere. A paper presented in 3rd Laikipia University International Conference on 24th – 27th May, 2016.
  8. “Spotlighting Post-graduate Studies in Kenya: Strengths, Weakness, and Way Forward” by Moses Gathigia Gatambuki, Ezekiel Mbitha Mwenzwa, and Albert Mugambi Rutere. A paper presented at conference held at Kisii University, Eldoret Campus on 24th-27th June, 2015
  9. “The Pedagogy of English Idioms: Insights from Applied Linguistics” Moses Gathigia Gatambuki and Albert Mugambi Rutere. A paper presented at conference held on 24th- at Kisii University, Eldoret Campus on 24th- 27th June, 2015
  10. “Hawking University Education in Urban Centers in Kenya: Challenges and Way Forward” by Albert Mugambi Rutere, Ezekiel Mbitha Mwenzwa and Moses Gathigia Gatambuki. A paper presented at the 1stChuka University International Research Conference held on 29th –31st October, 2014
  11. “Taming Patriarchy: The Tower of Babel in Feminist Discourse” by Ezekiel Mbitha Mwenzwa and Albert Mugambi Rutere. A paper presented at the 1stChuka University International Research Conference held on 29th -31st October, 2014
  12. “University Examination Cheating Schemes: A Gender Perspective Among Kenyan Students” by Ezekiel Mbitha Mwenzwa, Moses Gatambuki, and Albert Mugambi Rutere. A Paper presented at the 1st National Conference of Faculty of Education and Community Studies of Egerton University on 9th - 10th October, 2014
  13. “The Last Shall become First: Gender Paradigm Shift in the Management of Small Scale Tea Farms in South Imenti District, Kenya” by Moses Gathigia Gatambuki, Eliud Kiruji Kirigia, and Albert Mugambi Rutere.  A paper presented at Laikipia University 2nd International Conference- 20th- 23rd May, 2014
  14. “The Resilience and Dynamism of South Imenti Meru District Women in Business, Farming, Education, and Politics” by Albert Mugambi Rutere, Ezekiel Mbitha Mwenzwa, and Moses Gathigia Gatambuki. A paper presented at Laikipia University 2nd International Conference- 20th- 23rd May, 2014
  15. “Appraisal of Mother Tongue Education in Kenya: A Study Its Execution in South Imenti, Meru” by Eliud Kiruji Kirigia, Raphael Kiogora Kiugu, and Albert Mugambi Rutere. A paper presented at Laikipia University 2nd International Conference- 20th- 23rd May, 2014
  16. “Expansion of University Education in Kenya: Gender & Social Protection Challenges and the Way Forward” by Albert Mugambi Rutere and Ezekiel Mbitha Mwenzwa. A Paper presented at the conference on The Politics of Social Protection in Kenya Fifty Years after Political Independence-Held in IFRA Office in Nairobi, 2014
  17. “The Metamorphic Paradigm of Kenyan’s Education System” by Dr. Raphael Kiogora. Kiugu and Albert Mugambi Rutere. A paper presented at the Second Annual Conference at The Catholic University of Eastern Africa in June, 2013
  18. “The Glaring Deficiency of Logical Connectors in the Writings of Kenyan Secondary School Students” by Albert Mugambi Rutere, Moses Gatambuki, and Susan Mirigi. A paper presented A paper presented at the Second Annual Conference at The Catholic University of Eastern Africa in June, 2013
  19. “The Pedagogy of Literature in Kenya’s Education System: Where the Rains Started Beating Us” by Albert Mugambi Rutere and Moses Gathigia Gatambuki. A paper presented at The Second Annual Conference at The Catholic University of Eastern Africa in June, 2013
  20. “Achebe and Ngugi’s Affirmative Views on Construction of Modern Africa” by Benaiah Oguzie and Albert Mugambi. Rutere. A paper presented at the First Annual Conference at The Catholic University of Eastern Africa in June, 2012
  21. “Selected Meru Adult Conversational Songs: The Hidden Instructional Value in Performers’ Pragmatic Rivalry” by Albert Mugambi Rutere and Eliud Kiruji Kirigia. A paper presented at Laikipia University College in June, 2012
  22. “By any other name a rose in the Meru community of Kenya Does Not smell as Sweet!” by Albert Mugambi Rutere and Eliud Kiruji Kirigia. A paper presented at 2nd International Gender Symposium at Main Campus, Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya on January 25-27, 2012
  23. “Marriage, Child-bearing, Motherhood, and Caste System: The Patriarchal Roadblocks to Women’s Progress in the Selected Novels of Buchi Emecheta.” A paper presented and appearing in the proceedings of Third International Conference on Research and Development at Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana on November 24-25, 2010.
  24. “Gikuyu Female Circumcision and Woman-Woman Marriage in Engaging Patriarchy.” A paper presented and appearing in the proceedings of World Congress on Research and Development organized by International Research and Development Institute at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria on 6th -7th October, 2010
  25. “Ngugi’s Perspective of Women’s Marginalization in Postcolonial Kenya.” A paper presented at World Congress on Research and Development at the Ebitimi Banigo Auditorium, University of Port Harcourt on February 10-11, 2010
  26. “Engaging Patriarchy: Women’s Challenges and Hopes in Ngugi Wa Thiong’o’s Wizard of the Crow.” A paper presented at International Gender Symposium at Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya on January 20-23, 2010
  27. “Women’s Reaction to Patriarchy in Colonial and Postcolonial Anglophone and Francophone Africa.” A paper presented at Second International Conference on Research and Development at Salle Audio Visuelle Universite Nationale du Benin, Abomey-Calavi, Cotonou, Republic of Benin on November 24–27, 2009

G    Scholarly Presentations at Conferences/Workshops/Seminars

  1. Egerton University 11th International Conference held on 24th -26th November, 2020
  2. CORETRAIN conference in Laikipia University, Kenya on 16th-17th September, 2017
  3. Egerton University 11th International Conference held on 29th -31st March, 2017
  4. “The 3rd Chuka University International Research Conference held 26th -28th October, 2016
  5. The 3rd Laikipia University International Conference on 24th –27th May, 2016
  6. The conference held at Kisii University, Eldoret Campus on 24th-27th June, 2015
  7. The 1st Chuka University International Research Conference held on 29th –31st October, 2014
  8. The 1st National Conference of Faculty of Education and Community Studies of Egerton University on 9th - 10th October, 2014
  9. Laikipia University 2nd International Conference- 20th- 23rd May, 2014
  10. The conference on The Politics of Social Protection in Kenya Fifty Years after Political Independence-Held in IFRA Office in Nairobi, 2014
  11. The Second Annual Conference at The Catholic University of Eastern Africa in June, 2013
  12. The First Annual Conference at The Catholic University of Eastern Africa in June, 2012
  13. The International Gender Symposium at Main Campus, Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya on January 25-27, 2012
  14. The Third International Conference on Research and Development at Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana on November 24-25, 2010.
  15. “The International Research and Development Institute at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria on 6th -7th October, 2010
  16. The World Congress on Research and Development at the Ebitimi Banigo Auditorium, University of Port Harcourt on February 10- 11, 2010
  17. The International Gender Symposium at Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya on January 20-23,2010
  18. The International Conference on Research and Development at Salle Audio Visuelle Universite Nationale du Benin, Abomey-Calavi, Cotonou, Republic of Benin on November, 24 –27, 2009

Workshops and Seminars

  1. KEBS training and workshop I Nakuru, 2022
  2. KEBS training and workshop in Mombasa, 2022
  3. KSG training and workshop in Embu, 2022

H   Consultancies

Designing curriculum for Master's and PhD programmes in Literature and Linguistics for Meru University of Science and Technology.

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