Ratemo Michieka is a former director-general of the National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) in Kenya; he is also the founding Vice-Chancellor of Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology.[1]
Ratemo Michieka | |
|---|---|
| 1st Vice Chancellor of Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology | |
| In office 1989–2003 | |
| Succeeded by | Nick Wanjoi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kisii, Kisii District, Nyanza province, Kenya |
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. In 1994, he was named vice chancellor of Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology in Nairobi, 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.[2]
Politics edit
In 2008 Ratemo Michieka ran for the parliamentary seat of Nyaribari Masaba. He came in third behind Prof. Sam Ongeri and Dr. Hezron Manduku.
References edit
- ^ Kibaki makes appointments Archived 2006-07-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Daily Nation, March 26, 2003: "Cheserem, Eshiwani sacked in major shake-up of govt institutions"
3. Rutgers university hall of distinguished alumni [1]
4. Kyoto protocol compliance committee [2]
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