Kenneth K. Waithiru

Kenneth Waithiru, B.A., B.Phil., Econ., obtained both of his degrees in economics from the University of Nairobi. He first worked in a commercial bank before joining the government of Kenya as an economist in 1993. Since then, Mr. Waithiru has worked in the National Council of Population and Development as a Population Planning Officer, in the Human Resources Social Services Department as a Senior Economist, and now works with the Ministry of Finance serving as the European Union Desk Officer coordinating, on behalf of the Government of Kenya and the EU, the following programmes among others: Tourism Trust Fund, Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, Kenya Tourism Board, Kenya Wildlife Society, The Elephant Conservation Project and the Biodiversity Conservation Programme.