Teresia Mbaika Malokwe
Kenyan environmentalist
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Teresia Mbaika Malokwe (née Teresia Mbaika), is currently the nominated principal secretary of State Department for aviation & aerospace development under ministry of roads and transport.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] Teresia is also an environmentalist and health economist. She also serves as the Secretary of the "National Government-Constituency Development Fund" (NG-CDF) for Kaiti Constituency, in Makueni County, in the former Eastern Province of Kenya.[10]
(Bachelor of Science in Environmental Health)
University of Nairobi
(Master of Science in Health Economics)
Texas A&M University
(Comprehensive Introduction to Nuclear Power)
Teresia Mbaika Malokwe | |
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| Born | 1986 (age 39–40) Kaiti area, in currently Makueni County |
| Citizenship | Kenya |
| Education | Kenyatta University (Bachelor of Science in Environmental Health) University of Nairobi (Master of Science in Health Economics) Texas A&M University (Comprehensive Introduction to Nuclear Power) |
| Occupations | Environmentalist, Health Economist |
| Years active | 2013 — present |
| Known for | Leadership, professional expertise |
Early life and education
She was born in the present-day Kaiti Constituency, Makueni County, approximately 117 kilometres (73 mi), by road, south-east of Nairobi, the capital and largest city of Kenya.[11]
She attended a local primary school and precious blood kilungu( in kaiti constituency, makueni county) where she attained a clean A in all subjects. After high school, she was admitted to Kenyatta University, a public university, whose main campus is in Nairobi County, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Health, in 2011. She followed that with a Master of Science degree in Health Economics, obtained from the University of Nairobi, in 2014. Later in 2016, she received training leading to the award of a certificate in "Comprehensive Introduction to Nuclear Power", at Texas A&M University, in College Station, Texas, United States.[12][unreliable source?]
Career
Other considerations
Ms Teresia Mbaika Malokwe is a member of the eleven-person board of directors at the Kenya Nuclear Electricity Board. While there, she chairs the Finance and General Purpose committee.[12][13]
Since January 2014, she serves as a board member at Beams Construction & Supplies Limited, a Nairobi-based construction company.[12]
In June 2018, the president of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta appointed Teresia Mbaika Malokwe to the board of directors at the National Environment Management Authority of Kenya, for a three-year renewable term.[14][15]
Ms Teresia Mbaika Malokwe (Terry), serves as the Deputy Director for Youth and Gender Affairs at Ukamba Network Vamwe (UNV), a community development non-profit that aims to unite Ukambani communities, in an attempt to improve their standard of living.[16]