I have a B.A., M.A., and PhD (Linguistics) earned from the University of Nairobi. I teaching at the University of Nairobi in 1982 as a Tutorial Fellow and rose through the academic ladder to become a Professor of Linguistics and languages. Over the years, I have done research in Linguistics and the Swahili language, attended and presented papers in numerous international conferences, and published many articles in peer-reviewed academic journals. I have supervised students at both M.A and PhD levels. Besides teaching and doing research at the University of Nairobi, I have also taught at the Virginia State University, U.S.A. (as a Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence), University of Warsaw ( as a Modern European University Visiting Professor), and Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (as a Exchange Programme Visiting Professor). I have given leadership at the University of Nairobi including chairing the Department of Linguistics for many years and organising conferences.
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