Dr. James Muita Kinyua

EDUCATION
2019- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Animal Nutrition. Thesis Title “Performance of Lactating Alpine and Toggernburg Fed Sweet Potato Vines Fortified with Processed Soybean Meal”
2013- Master of Science (MSc) in Animal Nutrition, Egerton University. Thesis Title “Assessment of Sweet potato Cultivars as Protein and Energy Feed Supplement in Kenyan Highlands”
2004- Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Animal Sciences, Egerton University
Dissertation Title “Effects of Culturing Raw milk using Informal Procedures on Quality, Consumer Preference and Gross Margin in Nakuru County, Kenya”
1989- Diploma (Dip) in Range Sciences, Egerton University

Dr. James Kinyua, PhD is lecturer in Chuka University in the Department of Animal Sciences under the Faculty of Agriculture where he teaches post graduate students both at PhD and MSc levels besides undergraduate students. He also mentors post graduate students both at PhD and MSc levels and have supervised one (1) PhD and three (3) MSc students to graduation. In the Department he is in charge of student career development in addition to students’ field and industrial attachment. In research, Dr. Kinyua worked for Kenyan Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) for 20 year before joining Chuka University, he has implementation several research projects. He has won competitive research grants and published many research articles. He has a wide knowledge in consultancy and outreach programs. Currently he is working on two funded research projects i) Assessment of Commercial Dairy feeds in Meru and Tharaka Nithi counties by AICS ii) Universities Promoting Linkages for Impactful Training, Innovation and Technology Transfer (UPLIFT) in Agriculture funded by EU. He holds a PhD (Chuka University) and MSc (Egerton University) in Animal Nutrition besides a BSc in Animal Science (Egerton University).