Ratemo Michieka is a former director-general of the
National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) in
Kenya
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; he is also the founding Vice-Chancellor of
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) is a public university that is situated in Juja, 36 kilometres northeast of Nairobi, along the Nairobi-Thika SuperHighway, off Exit 15. .It offers courses in Technology, Engineering, ...
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For a long time, Michieka worked in education and agricultural policy in Eastern Africa. He earned a doctorate in weed science from Rutgers University. He returned to his native Kenya, where he taught and later became chairman of the Department of Crop Science at the
University of Nairobi
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. In 1994, he was named vice chancellor of Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology in
Nairobi
Nairobi ( ) is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The name is derived from the Maasai phrase ''Enkare Nairobi'', which translates to "place of cool waters", a reference to the Nairobi River which flows through the city. The city proper ha ...
, Kenya, a post equivalent to a U.S. university president. He held the post until he was appointed Director General of the National Environmental Management Authority.
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Politics
In 2008 Ratemo Michieka ran for the parliamentary seat of Nyaribari Masaba. He came in third behind Prof. Sam Ongeri
Ambassador Prof. Hon. Samson Kegengo Ongeri, EGH (born 23 February 1938) is a Kenyan politician. He is the former Senator for Kisii County.
Early life
Ongeri was born on 23 February 1938, in Gesusu, Nyaribari Masaba.
Political life
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and Dr. Hezron Manduku.
References
3. Rutgers university hall of distinguished alumn
4. Kyoto protocol compliance committe
Kenyan educators
People from Nairobi
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
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