Chartered Water and Environmental Manager, Nairobi, Kenya.

Prof. Dr. Mwinyikione Mwinyihija received his PhD in Environmental Science (Ecotoxicology and remediation of tanning industry effluents) University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK. Later undertook a Post-Doc leading to DSc (Waste management of leather processing) at the Atlantic University, USA. To enrich his leadership and managerial skills he pursued a doctorate degree in management which lead to D.Mngt. from SMC-University, Switzerland with a dissertation ‘Conceptualization of opportunity management towards value addition strategy for the leather sector in Kenya’. He is awarded also a Doctorate in Philosophy in Management from Universidad Central de Nicaragua (UCN-Nicaragua). In addition, to the ascribed qualification he holds Chartered Fellowship with professional institutions of high esteem e.g. Council of Science, Institute of Biology (UK), Chartered Institute of Water and Environment, Society of the environmental, Association for the Advancement of Biodiversity Science, World Certification Institute (Associate Fellow) and Chartered Manager (Chartered Management Institute). He has published several papers and a reviewer, in various prestigious peer reviewed journals. He is well travelled and attends several international fora such as the International Council of Tanners, British Society of Soil Science, Institute of Biology, United Nations forum on climate change, Institute of environmental audit and management etc. He maintains a strong research passion in areas of value creation, opportunity management and environmental management of the leather subsector in the realms of socio-economic development.