Our Team
CRDD has been created by scientists originating from Northern Kenya trained in transdisciplinary and social-ecological research with varied specialization ranging from management of natural resources, land governance, value chain issues and local knowledge in Biodiversity.
Dr. Armara Macimilliam Galwab
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Biography Armara Macimilliam Galwab is a drylands researcher and policy practitioner with over 15 years of experience working in pastoralism, natural resource governance, and climate change adaptation in northern Kenya and the wider Horn of Africa. His work focuses on community-based approaches to rangeland management, environmental planning, and strengthening local governance systems in arid and […]
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Biography Darmi Jattani is a policy researcher and public finance specialist with over seven years of experience translating complex economic and fiscal data into actionable policy insights. Her work focuses on gender-responsive budgeting, climate-responsive public finance, social inclusion, and governance reforms in Kenya. She has led and contributed to mixed-methods studies on fiscal equity, gender […]
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Biography Philip Ebei Aemun is a seasoned development and humanitarian leader with more than two decades of experience working in pastoralism, climate change adaptation, governance, food security, and resilience building in northern Kenya and the greater Horn of Africa. His work has spanned local government leadership, international humanitarian agencies, and cross-border programming. He has held […]
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Academic qualification Undergraduate: B Ed (Science) Hons, Kenyatta University, 1977-1980 (Kenya) Graduate: MSc (Range Management), University of Arizona, Tucson, 1983-1985 (USA) Post-graduate: Dr Phil (Range Science), University Oslo, 1993-1996 (Norway) Post-Doctoral: The University of Oslo, 1997-1999 (Norway) Appointments Professor (2004 to 2022), Noragric, Department of International Environment & Development Studies, Norwegian […]
Read full profileRahma Mohamed
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Title: Research Assistant Training Bachelors of arts ( gender and development studies) from Kenyatta University (second class upper division) short course on leadership Careers 2024- to date: CRDD- Intern program Supported navinut project ( enhancing women’s agency in navigating changing food environments to improve child nutrition in African drylands) the project is coordinated by DISTL […]
Read full profileHussein Waqo
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Title: Research Assistant TrainingHussein is currently undertaking his MSc research at the university of Nairobi(UON), Kenya and CRDD, Kenya. He graduated with Second class honours (upper division) in BSc in Range Management from UON in 2022. CareerHussein is a dry land professional with over three years of experience working with county government of Isiolo and […]
Read full profileRaphael Gudere
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Raphael completed his Certificate in Natural Resource Management from The University of Nairobi in 2012. He has attained other certifications from attending short courses, workshops and conferences such as Tropentag, Bonn University (2011), GrassNet Summer School, DITSL (2011), Farmers field school methodology, ILRI & VSFB (2005) among others.
Read full profileHadija Jaldesa
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Hadija holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the International University of Africa, Sudan, completed in 2012. She is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA-K), having completed her certification through the Summit Institute of Professionals (2016–2020). She is a member of institute of Certified Public Account of Kenya (ICPAK) Also she is trained in accounting software, including QuickBooks, Sage, and Pastel Accounting, in 2017.
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Title: Procurement Officer TrainingDegree in Bachelor of commerce-Finance option at Gretsa University (Second class honors-Upper division) Certified Public Accountant- Intermediate level at Alpha institute of accounting Career2020 to 2021-Worked as an attachee at National Hospital Insurance Fund, Nanyuki in various departments which includes, Registration and front office section, Claims and Software Quality Assurance, Compliance, Accounts, […]
Read full profileHaro Dulacha
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Haro started off his career journey as an intern in National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) April- October 2018. Later, proceed to Dryland Learning and Capacity Building Initiative (DLCI) as programme assistant and then joined Ematech Solution Limited based in Muranga county as research assistant in the year 2021. He is currently working with Center for Research and Development in Drylands (CRDD) as Research Assistant under the Australian Center for international Agriculture Research (ACIAR) project.
Read full profileHalkano G. Bonaya
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Halkano started off his career journey as a correspondent for Free Pentecostal fellowship Alliance on the state of religious relation in Isiolo County from Nov- Dec 2021. There after worked with CRDD in Researching on the experiences and challenges different communities within Isiolo and Marsabit County faced in registering Community land (May-July 2022). He is currently working with Center for Research and Development in Drylands as Research Assistant under the InfoRange project.
Read full profileDahabo Guracha
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Training Dahabo finished her degree in Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com) from The University of Nairobi in 2023 and a Diploma in Information Communication Technology (ICT) from Umma University 2023. Attended trainings in promoting emotional wellbeing and self-care within the Africa-led movement to end FGM/C (Feb 2022), Resilience, Peacebuilding, Conflict Transformation and Facilitation (May 2022), Participatory Video and Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation (May 2021). Gender responsive leadership (July 2021),Climate change and sustainability (Feb 2023) Gender equality and women empowerment, Financial management and resource mobilization (Aug 2023)
Read full profilePatricia Kiprono
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Patricia completed her BSc. Foods, Nutrition and Dietetics at Egerton University, Kenya in 2015 and obtained her MSc Nutrition from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel (HUJI) in 2020. Additionally, she pursued a Postgraduate Diploma in Global Health from The University of Manchester (2017-2019) and prior to that was awarded a Postgraduate Certificate in Humanitarian Operations Programs from Oxford Brookes University and Save the Children International (2017). She is currently undertaking her PhD research at DITSL, Germany, and CRDD, Kenya
Read full profileMalit Yusuf Wako
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Malit is a Range conservationist with over 5+ years of experience, knowledgeable of the current issues in Rangeland management. She worked for International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) as a research associate under the One health for Humans, environment, animals, and livelihoods (OH 4 HEAL) project within Isiolo in 2022. She took an active role at ILRI in contributing to integrative One Health activities- activities addressing the health of people, livestock and rangelands together-including collection and communication of monitoring information to HEAL, and distribution and dissemination of monitoring information on the ground.
Read full profileRufo R. Halakhe
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Rufo is a communication and media professional with over six years of experience working with various industries, spanning from NGOs and media. From 2015 to 2021, Rufo played pivotal roles at NRT where she commenced her journey as a Tourism and Beadworks Officer, demonstrating her leadership in fostering tourism development within NRT member conservancies. Her achievements extended to managing a destination marketing and management platform for Northern Kenya and providing communication solutions for NRT Trading through mainstream and social media. She also trained youth and women beaders in entrepreneurship and financial literacy, executed community mobilization for business opportunity mapping, and documented and disseminated success stories.
Read full profileDalle Abraham
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Dalle Abraham holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations and Diplomacy with IT from Maseno University, Kenya (2013). He has undertaken technical certifications, including Oral History of East Africa through the Open Society University Network (2020) and Ground Truthing Mega Infrastructure Environmental and Social Impacts with NAMATI (2018).
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