Family name: Other names: OPIYO Romanus Otieno CURRICULUM VITAE 2013 Professional background: Social Scientist and Urban Planner and Researcher-Statistician Date of Birth: October 03, 1973 Marital Status Nationality: Married Kenyan Contact address: P.O. Box 9160-00200 NAIROBI KENYA E-mail: romanop2000@gmail.com or ropiyo@mail.uonbi.ac.ke Telephone (Mobile): +254-722-718096 EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING 2008 - To date University of Nairobi (Department of Urban Planning) Registered PhD Student in Planning 2009- May-June Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology Certificate in Environmental Impact Assessment and Env. Audit 2002-2004 University of Nairobi (Department of Urban Planning) Master of Arts (MA in Urban and Regional Planning) 1994-1998 Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) Bachelor of Arts Social Sciences (Upper Second Class Honours). BRIEF PROFILE I have over ten years experience in consultancy and research work with a number of them focussing on Environmental and Social Impact Analysis, Transportation and general Land use planning, Institutional Governance and livelihoods. I have also done studies and consultancies for Government Departments and various international organizations in the area of environmental impact assessment, Social Impact Assessment and way leave acquisition studies as a lead expert and under other lead experts. I also have Eight (8) years university lecturing and project supervision experience. TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES SPSS, statistical packages for quantitative data processing and analysis. Use of Participatory tools in data collection, analysis and in project implementation, monitoring and evaluation Microsoft packages (Windows, Excel, and PowerPoint). Proposal and planning briefs writing, data collection, data analysis and report writing. Environmental and Social Impact Assessment and Analysis 1
Languages Spoken and Written: English, Swahili and Dholuo (Kenyan local dialect). EMPLOYMENT PROFILE Period: August 2005 to-date Organisation: University of Nairobi Position: Assistant Lecturer (Department of Urban and Regional Planning) Department of Urban Planning is mandated to train urban planners and was established in 1972, during which it used to train planners within East, Southern and Central Africa. It currently has both undergraduate and post-graduate programmes. Period: October 2004- August 2005 Organization: University of Nairobi Position: Part Time Lecturer (Department of Urban and Regional Planning) As a part time lecturer my duties were almost similar to my current ones, though my work was limited to undergraduate students, where I was a studio master for Bachelor students second year Rural Studio. Period: May 2005-August 2005 Organization: UN-HABITAT Position: Statistics Consultant My principal functions as Statistics Consultant included the following: Compilation of Demographic Household Survey (DHS) data for various countries in Africa, Latin America and Asia Development of countries trend analysis and forecast in as far as Millennium Development Goals targets and indicators are concern. Key competencies 1. Research Skills and Selected Consultancies 1998-2006, 1.1. I have served in various organizations as a research assistant, research coordinator and consultant. I worked as a Sociologist at ITDG in their Integrated Urban Housing Project programme. This project identified facets of housing development needs in developing an applicable and sustainable housing development framework among slum dwellers. I was involved in identification, carrying out of baseline survey and mobilization of the various Community Based Organizations (CBOs) based in Nakuru Kaptembwo, Kwa-Rhonda, Mwariki and Bondeni informal settlements. 1.2. 2006: EIA for Tenant Purchase Housing for Civil Servants, in Kileleshwa Nairobi, under registered lead expert- Helen Nzainga 2
1.3. June 2008-August 2008: Environmental Planning Consultant for Umande trust in their Integrated Solid Waste Management Programme in Kisumu. 1.4. December 2008-April 2009- Socio-economic Consultant for Germany s KFW Conducting a socio-economic baseline survey on the impact of Mai Mahiu-Narok road on the livelihoods of the residents. 1.5. February 2009- June 2009- Consultant for Worldbike- Conducting NMT Market Survey in Nairobi and carrying out Baseline survey on Solid waste Management in Kibera Soweto East. 1.5. May- June 2009. Environmental Audit for Dagoretti Slaughterhouse (Academic) under Mr. Maasai of Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology 1.6. June 2009-October 2009- Consultant for Climate XL- Instruments development, training of enumerators, field work coordination, data analysis and report writing of Non Motorised safety and NMT facilities investment project 1.7. June 2009-June 2011- Project team Member of Volkswagen funded team (U-CARE) conducting research on Urban Violence in Sub-Saharan Africa. The project study sites are: Nairobi, Douala and Johannesburg. 1.8. Jan 2010 To date: Project team Member of African Centre of Excellence for Studies in Public and Non-Motorised Transport (ACET) researchers working on Planning and Development of Infrastructure for NMT in Nairobi, Dar-salaam and Cape Town. The research is funded by the Volvo Research and Educational Foundations (VREF). 1.9. October 2010- November 2010: Environmental Impact Assessment for Embakasi Catholic Church Hall Construction in Nairobi under Helen Nzainga as the lead expert. 1.10. February 2012- June 2012: Social Impact Assessment and Way Leave Acquisition Expert for National Irrigation Board s Lower Sio Irrigation Development Project in Busia County. 2. Selected Publications 2.1. Opiyo, R. O. & Owiti, A.K. (2006) ICTs Application in the Informal Sector: The Case of Kariokor Market Cluster in Nairobi, Kenya (Urban Forum, Vol. 17,No.3, July-September 2006). 2.2. Henson, S., W. Mitullah & Opiyo, R.O. (2004) Kenyan Exports of Nile Perch Impact of Food Safety Standards on an Export-Oriented Supply Chain, Policy Research Working Paper No. 3349, World Bank: Washington DC, USA. 2.3. Opiyo, R. O. & Oyugi, M.O. (2010) The Dialectics of Sustainable Neighbourhood Development for Nairobi s Kibera Informal Settlement (The Icfai University Journal of Architecture, Vol. II No.1, February 2010). 2.4. Mbeya, J., Opiyo, R. &Odhiambo, M. (2011) Participatory Planning in Kenya s Local Authorities: A Study of the Budget Day. Centre for Law and Research International (CLARION). 2.5. Shah, P., Speranza, C., Opiyo, R. & Ngaina, J. (2012) Options for Improving the Communication of Seasonal Rainfall Forecasts to Smallholder Farmers The Case of Kenya. Policy Brief No 17/2012. Published by German Development Institute (DIE). Website: http://www.die-gdi.de/cms- Homepage/openwebcms3.nsf/%28ynDK_contentByKey%29/ANES-935CGM/$FILE/BP%2017.2012.pdf). 3.0. Selected Abstracts and Conference contributions I have written the following abstracts that have been accepted for presentation at international conferences. 3
a) Opiyo R.O.(2005) Role of ICTs in Social Work Service Provision (Social Work Conference Paper-Nairobi). b) Opiyo R.O. (2006) Planning for Sustainable Human Settlement: Shelter and Improved Urban Livelihood (Conference Paper-WCAEBE-Birmingham). c) Opiyo R.O. (April 28 th -30th 2008) Placing Livelihood Framework At the Heart of Slum Upgrading (1 st National Conference by Kenya Ministry of Science and Technology KICC-Nairobi). d) Opiyo R.O. (May 4 th -8th 2009) Education System and Vision 2030: Critical Analysis of Kenya Education System in Meeting Vision 2030 targets (2 nd National Conference by Kenya Ministry of Science and Technology KICC-Nairobi). e) Opiyo R.O. (June 28 th -30 th 2009) Nairobi Metropolitan Planning and Climate Change: How Much room to Manouvre? (5 th Urban Research Symposium in Marseille, France). f) Opiyo R.O. (February 17 th -22 nd 2010) Community Crime Prevention Challenges in Sub-Saharan Cities: Lessons from Nairobi, Kenya (Volkswagen Foundation Grantees Symposium of the Funding Initiative Knowledge for Tomorrow Cooperative Research in Sub-Saharan Africa, Bayreuth, Germany). g) Opiyo R.O. (March 22 nd -26 th 2010) Bridging the Education-Community Divide: Analysis of Urban Planning Education and approaches in Kenya: (5 th Session of the World Urban Forum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). h)ndegwa E and Opiyo R.O. (August 22 nd -30 th 2010) Integration of Actors in Water Governance in Nairobi City: Challenges and Adaptation to Climate Change (IDRC Sponsored-Climate Change Adaptation Workshop in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo,, Brazil). i) Opiyo R.O. (August 20th -24 th 2011) Accommodating Africa s Youth in Development Agenda: Analysis of Reforms in Sports and Entertainment Sector: (Paris 2011 World Cup in Paris, France). j) Opiyo R.O. (September 30 th 2011) Cities and Climate Change: Examination of City Planning Opportunities: (Sensitization Speech in Preparation for 2011 World Habitat Day in Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Nairobi). k) Mitullah, W.V. & Opiyo, R.O. (July 9 th -12 th 2012) Mainstreaming Non-Motorised Transport (NMT) in Policy and Planning in Nairobi: Institutional issues and challenges. (The Southern Africa Transport Conference, CSIR, Pretoria, South Africa). 4.0. Training and materials development 4.1. February 1-4 2007: Exercise and Demonstration Facilitator in the United Nations Center for Regional Development (UNCRD) 12 th Africa Training Course held in African Institute for Capacity Development (AICAD). I served s part of a team of experts involved in developing the capacity of planners drawn from the African continent. 4.2. September 20-24 2010: Facilitator in the United Nations Center for Regional Development (UNCRD) 3 rd Africa Training Course held in University of Botswana, Gaborone. I served as a trainer in the following units, Data Collection Methods and Techniques, Data Analysis and Management and Training of Trainers (TOT). 4.3. November 28th-4 th December 2011: Facilitator in the United Nations Center for Regional Development (UNCRD) 4 th Africa Training Course held in University of Botswana, Gaborone. I served as a trainer in the following units, Data Collection Methods and Techniques, Data Analysis and Management and Training of Trainers (TOT). 4
5.0 Voluntary Services 5.1. Committee member New Donholm Small Christian Catholic Community 5.2. Technical Committee member of Safer Nairobi Coalition (SANA) 5.3. Governor, St. Joseph s Nyang oma Technical Training Institute 6.0 REFEREES Professor. Peter Ngau Associate Professor Department of Urban and Regional Planning University of Nairobi P.O. Box 30197-00100 Nairobi E-mail: pngau@uonbi.ac.ke Cell phone: +254-722-658781 Dr. Samuel Obiero Chairman Department of Urban and Regional Planning University of Nairobi Email: durp@uonbi.ac.ke Professor. Winnie Mitullah Associate Research Professor, Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, Email: wvmitullah@swiftkenya.com Tel: +254-2-247968; 0722-499706 Fax: +254-2-222036 5