CURRICULUM VITAE : PGDE (Curriculum Development and Evaluation, Kenyatta University).

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1 CURRICULUM VITAE PERSONAL DETAILS SUR NAME: Chomba M. Wa Munyi OTHER NAMES: ADDRESS: ADDRESS: Murithi Joel Nairobi, Kenya EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND 2008: Doctor of Education (Special needs Education), Marylebone University, UK 1997: Management Consultancy Certificate, Kenya Institute of Management (KIM) : PGDE (Curriculum Development and Evaluation, Kenyatta University) : M.A Degree, (Special Education) Michigan State University, U.S.A : B.Ed. Degree, University of Nairobi. Education courses pursued in this degree include:- EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONS History of education; Philosophical foundations of education; Sociology of education & contemporary issues; Comparative education EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY Introduction to educational psychology; Human growth and development; Guidance and counseling; and Educational test and measurements. TEACHING STRATEGIES AND TECHNOLOGY General teaching methods; Educational technology and media; and

2 Teaching practice. CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION Curriculum planning and development; Educational administration and planning; and History and sociology. At the post-graduate level, major courses pursued include:- Educational research methods; Child development; Curriculum development and evaluation; Educational psychology; Teaching strategies; Educational administration and; Special needs education. POSITIONS HELD to DATE: Lecturer, Kenyatta University - Part-time/short-term, Special Needs Education Department 2005 to DATE: National Chairman, Kenya Union of the Blind (K U B) : Education and training manager (Capacity Building) Kenya Union of the Blind (K U B) : Executive Director, African Union of the Blind (AFUB). Key Responsibilities Administration of the AFUB Headquarters; Advise African Governments on the education and rehabilitation of the visually impaired; Capacity Building for Organizations of the visually impaired in Africa; and Establish Organizations of the visually impaired in Africa : National Chairman United Disabled Persons of Kenya (UDPK) : Chief Executive Officer, Kenya Union of the Blind, Secretary General, African Union of the Blind. Key Responsibilities Lead the senior management team and national programme managers effectively, building a team culture and collegiate ways of working; Ensure that KUB develops the resources (human, material and financial) it needs to operate effectively - now and into the future;

3 Develop and maintain HR policies and procedures that are consistent with KUB mission and values. Ensure KUB has the right people in the right roles, maximizes their potential, and manages their performance effectively; Ensure KUB discharges its constitutional and legal obligations to high standards, having regard to relevant good practice; Building on the recent organizational review, lead KUB into the next phase of its development in consultation with the Board, staff and key partners; Help KUB evolve and adapt to new circumstances, ensuring that its role and structure remain relevant and appropriate; Report clearly and effectively to the Board, ensuring it receives appropriate advice and information on all matters relevant to the discharge of its governance responsibilities; Develop policy proposals for Board discussion to enable informed decisions to be taken; and Support the Chair in ensuring the continued engagement and involvement of all members of the Board in the effective governance of the organization : National Chairman, Kenya Union of the Blind : Senior Lecturer, Kenya Institute of Education (Curriculum Developer - Education of the visually impaired) Key Responsibilities Serve as secretary to the subject-panel; Develop curriculum and prepare support material for special schools and colleges; Conduct research and evaluation in special schools for curriculum development purposes; and Organize seminars and workshops for subject panel members and teachers to evaluate draft curriculum materials : Teacher, Lenana High School (Appointment by the Teachers Service Commission) PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES These include:- Teaching; Curriculum development and planning; Administration; Leadership; and

4 Training CURRENT LEADERSHIP POSITIONS IN THE DISABILITY SECTOR 2003 to Date: National Chairman, Disabled Voters of Kenya Alliance (DVA) 2005 to Date: National Chairman, Kenya Union of the Blind (KUB) to 2010: Chairman, United Disability Empowerment of Kenya (UDEK) to Date: Chairman, Kenya Sports for the Visually Handicapped. (KSVH) APPOINTED MEMBER National Council for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) ( ). Kenya Institute of Special Education (KISE) Council ( ). Kenya Institute for the Blind (KIB) Board of Governors (2006 to date). SYNOPSIS OF ACHIEVEMENTS Institutional Development Over the last (20) years, I have developed special skills and competences and played a leading role in providing Institutional Development services to NGOs. These services include:- i. A participatory review, analysis and development of appropriate and properly ii. iii. iv. focused mission statements; Facilitating over thirty {30} organizations in development of sound strategies to help them to effectively manage turbulent changes, improve effectiveness and sustainability of their programmes; Ably facilitated various organizations in preparing policy manuals in such areas as personnel and Administration programmes; Facilitated governing boards in acquiring skills for policy review and approval; v. Facilitated many organizations in their restructuring process and in undertaking job analysis in order to prepare job descriptions, job specification, as well as designing appropriate Performance Appraisal Schemes;

5 vi. Assisted DPO s in mainstreaming disability in various development programs in Africa and the MDG s. Research activities undertaken I have been involved in various research activities as follows:- Conducted PGDE research on Headteachers attitudes towards integration of children with disabilities in regular schools. This was done in Embu district, 1986; Conducted Doctoral research for my Dissertation entitled: Opinions of primary school teachers towards inclusive education in Central Kenya (2008); Published four articles on: (A) The state of human rights of persons with visual impairment Disability Studies Quarterly (DSQ) 2012 Vol. 33, No. 2 (B) Past and present perceptions towards disability: A historical perspective Disability Studies Quarterly (DSQ) 2012 Vol. 32, No. 2; (C) Literacy of the Blind in Kenya World Blind Magazine published by the World Blind Union; and (D) Disabled But not Unable United Nation Centre for Human settlements, 1998, Vol. 4, No. 4; Participated in the National task force appointed by the PS, ministry of education, to appraise the current status of special needs education in Kenya (2003); 2006; Participated as a team leader in the Disability Human Rights research in Kenya, Conducted various research and evaluation exercises in special schools for curriculum development purposes between 1982 and 1986 Conferences and workshops attended I have attended and made presentations at many National and international conferences and workshops which include but are not limited to the following:- World Blind Union General assemblies and conferences after every four years since 1984; African Union of the Blind seminars, workshops, general assemblies and conferences, in my capacity as secretary general and executive director of this organization from 1987 to 1997; African Forum for organizations of the visually impaired Nairobi, ( May 2007);

6 MDG conference Nairobi, (September 2008). Empowerment of students with visual impairment with ICT planning workshops in Nairobi, Germany and Ethiopia (October, 2010 January, October 8 th, 2010 Assistive technology seminar for persons with visual impairment: planned and organized by Georgia tech University; inable research team. December 2 nd 4 th, 2013; CBR International Conference on: Disability participation in the society at Pwani University Kenya. October 26 th 28 th, consultative forum on empowerment of persons with visual impairment through ICT at Kenyatta University (Pre-Edu link) November 25 th 28 th Pre EDULINK workshop on technology for persons with visual impairment, Karlsruhe University, Germany (presented a paper on at the workshop on education of persons with visual impairment in Kenya) January 24 th 28th Edulink; grant proposal writing workshop in Ethiopia January 31 st and 3 rd February, Kenya Institute of Education staff seminar: facilitated two seminar sessions and presented a paper entitled: Disability mainstreaming in KIE and its activities During the last four years I have also participated in the following disability-related workshops:- Disability policy workshops; Special needs education policy workshops; KUB strategic planning workshops; KISE strategic planning workshops; and Disability council strategic planning workshops During the last six years I have also participated in the following disability-related workshops:- Disability policy workshops; Special needs education policy workshops; KUB strategic planning workshops; KISE strategic planning workshops; and Disability council strategic planning workshops.

7 Training experience I have played a strategic role in the provision and innovative training courses such as:- Teacher training in Special Needs Education at the university level; Needs assessment; Strategic Planning; Team Building; Local Fund-raising; and Training of Governance and Management Boards; Proposal writing for Donor Funding; and Financial Management for Non-Financial Managers managing small Enterprises and Credit Programmes.