Gakio Wanyoike

Background

Wanyoike, Gakio was born on July 4, 1960 in Nairobi, Kenya. Son of James Wanyoike Gachuhi and Priscilla Waithera (Gitahi) Wanyoike.

Education

Higher diploma, Kenya Polytechnic, Nairobi, 1984. Master of Engineering, Iwate University, Morioka, Japan, 1993. Doctor of Philosophy, Shizuoka (Japan) University, 1996.

Career

Assistant lecturer, Jomo Kenyatta College, Juja, Kenya, 1984-1990; teaching assistant, Jomo Kenyatta College, Juja, Kenya, 1990-1993; assistant lecturer, Jomo Kenyatta College, Juja, Kenya, 1993-1996; lecturer, Jomo Kenyatta College, Juja, Kenya, since 1996. Managing director Imatech International Company Ltd., Nairobi, since 1996. Director Imats Consulting Engineers, Nairobi, since 1996.

Achievements

• Gakio Wanyoike has been listed as a noteworthy science educator, consulting engineer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Party activist Democratic Party Kenya, since 1992. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York Academy of Sciences.

Interests

• Avocations: badminton, chess, political debates, movies, reading.

Connections

Father:

James Wanyoike Gachuhi Wanyoike

Mother:

Priscilla Waithera (Gitahi) Wanyoike