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Dr. Samuel Karagu Muthoga

Lecturer, Department of Economic Theory

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Dr. Samuel Karagu Muthoga

Lecturer, Department of Economic Theory

Administrative Position
5th March, 2017 to 6th March 2021: Chairperson of Department; Department of Economic Theory, Kenyatta University.; 7th May, 2021 – to date: Vice-Chairman, School Board of Graduate Studies, School of Economics, Kenyatta University; 2016 – to date Chairperson of the Program Reviews Committee, Department of Applied Economics, Kenyatta University; 2010 to date: Student Mentor in the Kenyatta University Student Mentorship Program; 2009 to date: Career Adviser to students in the School of Economics, Kenyatta; 2010 to 2016: Open Learning Virtual Coordinator; School of Economics, Kenyatta University; Nov 2016-2021, Appointed as a member of school of Economics management committee at Kenyatta; 2014 – 2017: Chairperson of the Program Reviews Committee, Department of Economic Theory, Kenyatta University; 2015: Appointed as a Member of the School Board of Graduate studies; January 2020: Appointed as a member of the taskforce on high failure rate of undergraduate students in the school of Economics; 2021 to date: Appointed as Assistant Chairman of the School of Economic Board of graduate studies; 2024: Appointment to coordinate Review of Academic Programmes in the department of Economic theory; 2024 to date: appointed as the Program leader of the Masters of Regional Integration offered in collaboration with COMESA; June 2023 to date: Appointment as a Programme Coordinator of Masters of Regional Integration(MRI) Programme; 2024 to date: Appointment in the following departmental committees; Programmes and Curriculum Review committee, Quality Management System (QMS) committee, Postgraduate studies research and innovation committee

Refereed Journal Articles

  1. Wairimu, , Cheboi, J., Muthoga, S. Determinants of credit losses for commercial banks in Kenya. International Journal of Economics, commerce and Management Vol. VI, Issue 7, 2018. Year of publication 2018.
  2. Muthoga, , Obere, A., Mburu, T.K. Regional Financial integration and economic growth in East African Community. International Journal of Economics and Management Sciences. Vol. 2, No. 9, 2013, pp. 64-76. Year of publication 2013.
  3. Muthoga, , Obere, A., Mburu, T.K. Financial integration, Trade and economic growth in East African Community. A book published in May 2013 by Lap Lambert Academic Publishing. Year of publication 2013.
  4. Muthoga, , Obere, A., Mburu, T.K. Financial integration, and intraregional Trade in East African Community. Journal of Emerging Issues in Economics, Finance and Banking. (ISSN: 2306-367X) Volume: 2 No.6 December 2013, Year of publication 2013.
  5. NG’IMOR, , Muthoga, S. The Impact of Financial Development on Income Velocity of Money in Kenya. International Journal of Development research, (ISSN: 2330-9926) Volume: 5 No.2 February 2015, Year of publication 2015.
  6. J Mbugua, PM Gachanja, JM Muli, SK Muthoga . Determinants of choice of mobile money transfer service providers in Nairobi County, International Journal of Development and Sustainability (ISSN: 2186-8662) Volume 7 Number 11 (2018): Pages 2743-2757 ISDS Article ID: IJDS18100101
  7. Dikir, E., Lagat, C., Muthoga, S. Social Economics Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment in International Journal of Business Management & Finance 1(2):18-35 April 2017.
  8. Mutua, ,Muniu, J., Muthoga, S . Capital Mobility and Investment in the East African Community for the period 1999 – 2012, an oncoming publication.
  9. Maina J. Wangui, & Muthoga Samuel. (2023). NEXUS BETWEEN EDUCATION EXPENDITURE AND SCHOOL ENROLLMENT RATES IN KENYA. International Journal of Recent Research in Commerce Economics and Management (IJRRCEM) ISSN 2349-7807 Vol. 10, Issue 3, July 2023 - September 2023 Page No: 156-177
  10. Avonde Anne, & Muthoga Samuel. (2024). Effects of Selected Macroeconomic Variables on Market Capitalization of Nairobi, Kenya . The International Journal of Humanities & Social Studies , 12 (3). Retrieved from https://www.internationaljournalcorner.com/index.php/theijhss/article/view/173557
  11. Otieno A. Anne, and Samuel Muthoga. 2024. “Public Debt and Financial Performance of Companies Listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange”. International Journal of Social Science and Economic Research, vol 09 issue (02), DOI: 10.46609/IJSSER.2024.v09i02.002 URL: https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2024.v09i02.002 .
  12. Rotich, Samson, and Samuel Muthoga. 2023. “The Nexus Between the Changes in Oil Output in the United Arab Emirates and the Volatility of Petrol Prices in Kenya”. African Tax and Customs Review 7 (1), 13. https://atcr.kra.go.ke/index.php/atcr/article/view/114 .
  13. Macharia, W. M., & Muthoga, S. (2023). Effect of Interest Rates on Economic Growth in Kenya. International Journal of Recent Research in Commerce Economics and Management (IJRRCEM), 10(1), 22-28. Retrieved from paperpublications.org
  14. Bako, W., Muthoga, S., & Maingi, J. (2023). Effect of Part-time Employment on Labour Productivity in Nigeria. International Journal of Economics & Development Policy, 6(1), 135A.
  15. Kirimi, Elijah Thuranira, Samuel Muthoga, and James Njatha Maingi. “Dynamic Response of Stock Prices to Changes in Foreign Exchange Rate”. Journal of Economics 8, no. 1 (June 1, 2024): 73–93. Accessed November 6, 2024. https://stratfordjournals.org/journals/index.php/journal-of-economics/article/view/2232 .

Books

Muthoga, , Obere, A., Mburu, T.K. Financial integration, Trade and economic growth in East African Community. A book published in May 2013 by Lap Lambert Academic Publishing. Year of publication 2013.

Conference Papers

  1. 2007: Participated in a seminar/Workshop on pedagogical training in Kenya School of Professional Studies
  2. July 2012 –Attended an Econometrics Modeling Workshop, Department of econometrics & Statistics, Kenyatta University
  3. November 2012- Presented a Ph.d Thesis Findings during the 25th Kenyatta University Postgraduate seminar
  4. Feb 2013-attended a seminar on thesis supervision and presentation in the Kenyatta university school of postgraduate studies
  5. May 2013- Presented a paper on The Effect of Regional Financial Integration on intraregional trade in the East African Community on regional integration conference that was held in catholic university of East Africa
  6. Between 28th May and 14th Nov 2013: Successfully attended teaching methodology conference involving Teaching methodology, Setting of Examinations, Administration of Examinations, Marking and Analysis of Scores.
  7. August 2014- Attended an open and virtual learning workshop in Kenyatta university
  8. Appointed as a moderator to the 6 th International Business Research Industrial Conference 2024
  9. Appointed as a fundraising and resource raising committee member to the 5 th International Business Research Industrial Conference 2023
  10. Involved as a committee member in Provision of Consultancy Services to develop guidelines and framework for teacher Professional Development Programmes in Rwanda, where I prepared the financial proposal in
  11. Appointed as a lead person in a stakeholders meeting for curriculum development in Cooperative University of Kenya in November 2015
  12. December 4 2019, attended the Afro Barometer Survey Results Dissemination Workshop in The University of Nairobi institute of Development Studies.
  13. Did consultancy on Financial Management Training and advisory for AMREF Kenya in 2017.
  14. Conducted a desktop revival Survey for the Somalia Airline, 2017-
  15. Did a Remuneration Survey, for AFRICAOIL Corp in
  16. Involved in the Preparations of a strategic plan NGCDF (National Government Constituency Development Fund) Gatundu North Constituency, 2018 -2022.
  17. Involved in the Preparations of a strategic plan NGCDF (National Government Constituency Development Fund) Ndia Constituency, 2018 -2022.

Awards & Honours

  • 24 th August 2017: Received a Vice-chancellors Appreciation for the role I played for distributing food donations for drought affected families in Garissa county community
  • 17 th august 2018: Received an appreciation for the dean, school of Economics for the preparation for the site visit inspection of the school of Economics and Kenyatta University by the commission for University Education (CUE) Programme Panel
  • June 2017: Received appreciation from the Vice chancellor upon successful service to the university as DSVOL School Coordinator, School of Economics
  • August 2013: Received appreciation from the Director Open, Distance and e-Learning for the role I played in the school as an online facilitator in the School of Economics
  • 4 th Dec 2013: Appointed as a Chief Invigilator for Embu Centre Odel end of Semester Examinations that was held between 9 th to 14 th December 2013

Professional Affiliations

  • Member Kenya Accountant and Secretaries national Examination Board