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Prof. Elishiba N. Kimani

Professor, Department of Sociology, Gender & Development Studies

Home School of Law, Arts & Social Sciences Department of Sociology, Gender & Development Studies Prof. Elishiba N. Kimani

Prof. Elishiba N. Kimani

Professor, Department of Sociology, Gender & Development Studies

Academic Qualifications

Gender training and Facilitation
Development Studies
Education
Gender, education and development
Gender, policy and planning
Gender and health
Gender and reproductive health
Gender and human rights
Gender, security and governance
Participatory approach and citizen engagement
Strategic management and gender
Gender and governance
Gender, planning and policy
Gender based violence
Gender and HIV/AIDS (preventive and management)
Gender and policy development
Rural and community development
Gender, agriculture and development
Gender, environmental conservation, management and sustainable development
Women empowerment in social-economic development
Gender analysis and mainstreaming
Institutional management and development
Project planning, monitoring and evaluation
Community mobilization for participatory development
Gender, media and journalism
Drugs and substance abuse
Gender responsive social research and report writing
Theories in gender and development studies
Social research methodology
Gender mainstreaming, empowerment and analysis
Gender mainstreaming and policies

Refereed Journal Articles

  1. David Minja, Elishiba Kimani, Felistus Makhamara, Edna Moi, Jackson Mdoe, Paul Gachanja, James Oringo, James Onditi, J. Kirima, (2023). Table Banking and Women Economic Empowerment in Nakuru County, Kenya: American Journal of Youth and Women Empowerment (AJYWE) ISSN: 2835-3250 (ONLINE), Volume 2 Issue 2. https://journals.e-palli.com/home/index.php/ajywe https://journals.ku.ac.ke/index.php/KUWEE/issue/current
  2. Elishiba Kimani, Hilda Makhamara (2023). Utilization of Mobile Telephones by Women in Support of Informal Business in Rural and Urban Markets in Kiambu County, Kenya. Kenyatta University Women’s Economic Empowerment (KU-WEE) Journal- Volume 1 No. 1 (2023)
  3. Mwangi, W., Kimani, E., Okong’o, G., & Majale, C. (2021). Domestic solid waste management practices in an informal settlement: A gendered perspective. International Journal of Research and Scholarly Communication , 4 (2). Retrieved from https://royalliteglobal.com/ijoras/article/view/667
  4. Mwangi, W., Kimani, E., Okong’o, G., & Majale, C. (2021). Domestic solid waste management practices in an informal settlement: A gendered perspective. International Journal of Research and Scholarly Communication, 4(2). Retrieved from https://royalliteglobal.com/ijoras/article/view/667
  5. Mwangi JW, Kimani EN , Masiga CO. (2020) The Influence of Gendered Access/ Control of Land and Dairy Products on Household Welfare in Murang’a County, Kenya. Journal of Advanced Research in Humanities and Social Science Volume 7, Issue 2 - 2020, Pg. No. 20-26. advancedresearchpublications.com
  6. Judy Wambui Mwangi, Elishiba Njambi Kimani and Casper Operee Masiga (2020) Strategies to promote equal access and control of land and dairy products for improved household welfare in Murang’a County, Kenya. In International Journal of Research in Economics and Social Sciences(IJRESS) Vol. 10 Issue 8, August- 2020. ISSN(o): 2249-7382. http://euroasiapub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IJRESS5-Aug20-7719-1.pdf
  7. Judy Wambui Mwangi, Elishiba Njambi Kimani and Casper Operee Masiga (2020) Perceptions of Men and Women on Gendered Access and Control Of Land And Dairy Products In Murang’a County, Kenya. In Global scientific Journal (GSJ): Volume 8, Issue 7, July 2020, Online: ISSN 2320-9186 http://www.globalscientificjournal.com/journal_volume8_issue7_july_2020_edition_p4.html
  8. Judy Wambui Mwangi, Elishiba Njambi Kimani and Casper Operee Masiga (2020). The Status of Gendered Access and Control of Land and Dairy Products And Their Influence On Household Welfare In Murang’a County. In Addaiyan Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Volume-2: Issue-6 (June-July, 2020) https://aipublisher.org/ajahss-volume-2-issue-6-june-july-2020/
  9. Sarah Fedha Barasa, Elishiba Njambi Kimani and Dr. Pacificah Okemwa (2018). Factors Influencing Men’s Involvement in the Prevention of Violence against Women in Nairobi City County, Kenya. In International Journal of Gender and Women’s Studies . https://doi.org/10.15640/ijgws.v6n2p7
  10. Paul Kizito, Elishiba Kimani and Mildred Lodiaga (April, 2017). Ventures Within Fisheries Value Chain that Men and Women Participate in Nairobi City County, Kenya. In Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal – Vol.4, No.8 http://scholarpublishing.org/index.php/ASSRJ/issue/view/145
  11. Paul Kizito, Elishiba Kimani and Mildred Lodiaga (2017). Socio-economic determinants of men and women’s participation in fisheries value chain in Nairobi City County, Kenya. In IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science (IOSR-JHSS) Volume 19, Issue 1, Ver. X (Feb. 2014), PP 75-85. org/iosr-jhss/papers/Vol19-issue1.
  12. Gorreti Wangari, Elishiba Kimani , and Dr. Geofrey Wango (2017). Challenges faced by women football players who participate in football leagues. In Journal of Developing Country Studies ISSN 2520-5307 (Online) Vol.2, Issue 1 No.2, pp 13 -35, 2017 https://profiles.uonbi.ac.ke/gwango/files/challenges_faced_by_women_football_players_who_participate_in_football_leagues.pdf
  13. Gorreti Wangari, Elishiba Kimani and Dr. Geofrey Wango (2017). Factors influencing the participation of women in the local football leagues. In International Journal of Gender Studies. https://www.iprjb.org/journals/index.php/IJGS/article/view/470
  14. Joan Kabaria Muriithi, Lucy W. Ngige and Elishiba N. Kimani (March, 2017). Forms and Prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence Experienced by Women Survivors in Shelter Homes in Kenya. In International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Vol. 7, No. 3; March 2017. http://www.ijhssnet.com/journals/Vol_7_No_3_March_2017/19.pdf
  15. Elishiba Kimani (February 2015). Women’s Knowledge and Food Security. In Pathways to African Feminism and Development, Filling Granary. In Journal of African Women Studies Center. University of Nairobi. Nairobi. Kenya. (Online) Link: j uonbi.ac.ke/index.php/awsc
  16. Judy Mwangi and Elishiba Kimani. ( January, 2015). Factors Influencing Participation of men and women in Informal Finance Groups in Gachagi Informal Settlement in Thika Sub-County, Kenya. In t he International Journal of Humanities & Social Studies. ISSN 2321-9203) Volume 3. Issue 1. theijhss.com
  17. Judy Mwangi and Elishiba Kimani (January, 2015) . Challenges Experienced by Men and Women in Informal Finance Groups in Gachagi Informal Settlement in Thika Sub-County, Kenya. In the International Journal of Innovative Research and Development. ISSN 2278. Volume 4. Issue 1. (Online) . http://www.ijird.com/index.php/ijird/article/view/57630/44981
  18. Judy Mwangi and Elishiba Kimani (May 2015). Operations of Informal Finance Groups in Gachagi Informal Settlement in Thika Sub-County, Kenya. In the International Journal of physical and social sciences. ISSN 2278. Volume 5. Issue 5. May, 2015 . (Online). http://www.ijmra.us/2015.ijpss-may.php.
  19. Pauline W. Kamau , Elishiba Kimani and Grace Wamue-Ngare, (December, 2014) Challenges in Access to Microfinance Resources among Women in Kiharu Constituency, Murang’a County, in Kenya. In the International Journal of Innovative Social Sciences &Humanities Research 2 (4):68-74, Oct-Dec. 2014. ISSN: 2354-2926.
  20. Esther Kibere, Elishiba Kimani and Mildred Lodiaga. (September, 2014). Gender Dynamics in Access to and Control of Benefits Accrued from Tea Farming in Kiganjo Division, Gatundu District-Kenya. In the International Journal of Farming and Allied Sciences. IJFAS Journal-2014-3-9/956-961/30September,2014. ISSN 2322-4134@2014 IJFAS. http://ijifas.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/956-961.pdf
  21. Elishiba Kimani and Wanjiku Kabira. (September, 2014). Influencing National Policies towards Sustainable Food Security through Gender Mainstreaming. In the Prime Journal of Social Science (PJSS) ISSN: 2315-5051, Vol. 3((), pp. 837-841, September 29 th , 2014. http://primejournal/continents/2014/se.htm
  22. Pauline W. Kamau, Elishiba Kimani and Grace Wamue-Ngare. (September, 2014). Gender Relations in Utilization of Micro Finance Resources among Women in Kiharu Constituency, Murang’a County. In the Merit Research Journals of Art, Social Science and Humanities (ISSN:2350-2258) vol 2(7) pp. 095-100, Setember,2014. http://meritresearchjournals.org/assh/september.htm
  23. Elishiba Njambi Kimani . (September 2014). Challenges in Quality Control for Postgraduate Supervision. In the International Journal of Humanities Social Sciences and Education (IJHSSE). Volume 1, Issue 9, September 2014, PP 63-70. ISSN 2349-0373 (Print) & ISSN 2349-0381 (Online). arcjournals.org . http://www.arcjournals.org/ijhsse/2014_ijhsse_vi-i9.php