Background
Esilaba, Anthony Obutiatia was born on September 26, 1956 in Maseno, Emuhaya, Kenya. Son of Mbeya Esilaba Esikhati Orr and Truphosa Sikuku Mbeya.
Esilaba, Anthony Obutiatia was born on September 26, 1956 in Maseno, Emuhaya, Kenya. Son of Mbeya Esilaba Esikhati Orr and Truphosa Sikuku Mbeya.
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, University Nairobi, Kenya, 1978. Master of Science in Soil Science, University Nairobi, Kenya, 1984. Doctor of Philosophy in Soil Fertility and Agronomy, Nebraska University, 1986.
Senior research officer Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, Nairobi, 1981—2006. Research scientist International Center Maize and Wheat Improvement, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 1995—1998, International Center Tropical Agriculture, Kampala, Uganda, 1999—2002. Program officer, land and water management researcher Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, Nairobi, since 2007.
Member of World Association Soil and Water Conservation, Soil and Water Management Network, African Network for Soil Biology and Fertility, Agriculture Research and Extension Network, Soil Science Society East Africa (associate).
Married Rosemary Nyambura Ngotho, December 23, 2000. Children: Ian Mbeya, Andrew Ngotho.