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Dr DAVIS WEKESA BARASA

Lecturer, DEPARTMENT OF HOSPITALITY AND HUMAN ECOLOGY (DHHE)

Applied Sciences and Technology HEALTH AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology

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Official email

davis.barasa@tukenya.ac.ke

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Consultation hours

8.00Am - 5.00Pm

About

Dr DAVIS WEKESA BARASA is a Lecturer, DEPARTMENT OF HOSPITALITY AND HUMAN ECOLOGY (DHHE) at the Technical University of Kenya, specialising in Economic (major) & Management Studies (minor), Human Ecology, Tourism And Poverty Reduction, European Integration And Development. Dr DAVIS WEKESA BARASA holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and is based in the Faculty of Applied Sciences and Technology. Member of: INSTITUTE FOR TOURISM RESEARCH OF THE UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE.

Level	Qualification Name	Institution	Year
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	TOURISM AND POVERTY REDUCTION	UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE(United Kingdom)	2010
Master	EUROPEAN INTEGRATION AND DEVELOPMENT	VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL(Belgium)	2003
Masters of Science (M.Sc.)	HUMAN ECOLOGY	VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL(Belgium)	2003
Bachelor of Arts (BA)	ECONOMIC (MAJOR) & MANAGEMENT STUDIES (MINOR)	MOI UNIVERSITY(Kenya)	1992
A Level/Equivalent	KENYA ADVANCED CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION	CHESAMISI HIGH SCHOOL(Kenya)	1987
O level/Equivalent	KENYA CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION	BUNGOMA HIGH SCHOOL(Kenya)	1985
KCPE/Equivalent	CERTIFICATE OF PRIMARY EDUCATION	MATILI R.C PRIMARY SCHOOL(Kenya)	1981

Period	Institution	Position
October 2010 - May 2012	MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY	VISITING TOURISM LECTURER
June 2007 - May 2010	University of Bedfordshire	Assistant Lecturer on PhD studentship
Dec 2000 - May 2001	MINISTRY OF TOURISM IN KENYA	TOURISM OFFICER 1
May 2010 - February 2012	UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE	VISITING LECTURER
2006 - Feb 2011	MINISTRY OF TOURISM IN KENYA	CHIEF TOURISM OFFICER
FEBRUARY 2012 - DECEMBER 2012	COMMONWEALTH SECRETARIAT, LONDON	TRADE/TOURISM ADVISOR
Janaury 2013 - August 2014	UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI	PART-TIME LECTURER
Jan 2004 - 2006	MINISTRY OF TOURISM IN KENYA	SENIOR TOURIST OFFICER
1994 - 1997	MINISTRY OF TOURISM IN KENYA	TOURISM OFFICER II
1994 - 1995	MOTHER OF APOSTLES HIGH SCHOOL	HEAD OF DEPARTMENT/ TEACHER
2013 - -	STRATHMORE UNIVERSITY	PART-TIME LECTURER

TOURISM, POVERTY AND POVERTY REDUCTION IN KENYA

Title	Link to publication	Year
1.Barasa,D.W.(2007) INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA Case study on Kenyain Emmanuel K.Boon, andLuc Hens (Eds). 2.Barasa,D.W.(2012) CONSERVATION and Management of Wildlife in National Parks in Africa: A Participatory Approach, in Emmanuel K.Boon, and Luc Hens and Gonzalo Oviedo(Eds).	View online
3. Rotich, L.K.; Makopondo, R.O.B.; Kiprutto, N.K.; & Barasa, D.W. (2019). Climate change effects on natural resources availability and tourism sustainability in Maasai Mara National Game Reserve, Kenya. In: African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, Volume 8 (5) - (2019) ISSN: 2223-814X	View online
4. Rotich, L.K.; Makopondo, R.O.B.; Kiprutto, N.K.; & Barasa, D.W. (2020). Perceived Effects of Climate Change on Tourism Sustainability in Maasai Mara National Game Reserve, Kenya: In: International Tourism and Hospitality Journal 3(2): 1-17 (2020) Print ISSN: 2616-518X Online ISSN: 2616-4701	View online
Kwenga Japhet, Fwaya Erick, Davis Barasa(2022). Assessment of Seasonality on Performance of Star-Rated Beach Resorts in the Coastal Region of Kenya, International Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Management. 6 (2), 31-35. DOI: 10.11648/	View online

Name	Project Title	Period
Dr Laban Kipkemoi Rotich	Effects of Climate Change on Natural Resources and Tourism Sustainability in Maasai Mara Reserve, Kenya	2016 to 2022

Title	Institution
MEMBER	INSTITUTE FOR TOURISM RESEARCH OF THE UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE

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