Olubayi Olubayi

Prof. Olubayi Olubayi (born November 11, 1960 in Kenya, raised in Kenya and educated at Rutgers University in the United States. He is the Chief Academic officer at Maarifa Education,[1] he was the Vice Chancellor/President of the International International University of East Africa[2] in Uganda. He is a scientist and an expert on bacteria, education, learning, leadership and social-entrepreneurship.[3] As a scientist and eclectic scholar, Olubayi earned his Ph.D. on bacteria-and-plant cell interactions at Rutgers University,[4] holds a research patent on the flocculation of bacteria and has published several scholarly articles in microbiology, biotechnology and social science. As an educator he taught at Middlesex College and at Rutgers University for 16 years, and has taught critical thinking in the IUEA MBA program. He has been an advisor and consultant to government officials in Kenya and South Africa, and UNDP on matters of literacy, education, biotechnology, sustainable development and global citizenship. He is an external advisor to Ph.D. students in the Oxford University-Kemri/Wellcome Trust Research Program in Kilifi, Kenya. As a social entrepreneur, Olubayi co-founded the nonprofit Kiwimbi International[5] and the widely respected American nonprofit Global Literacy Project which sets up libraries worldwide and provides global service learning opportunities. As a thinker, he is the author of the book “Education for a Better World”[6] and a ground breaking scholarly exploration of the emerging National-Culture of Kenya.[7][8]

Olubayi Olubayi
Professor Olubayi
Born (1960-11-07) November 7, 1960
Education
Board member ofKiwimbi Organisation
ChildrenZuri Apoma Olubayi
Parent(s)Chief Samson Olubayi and Mrs. Christine Apoma Olubayi

Prof. Olubayi is the Chairman of the University Council at Cavendish University Uganda.[9][10] He is a Member of the University Council of KCA University, Kenya.[11] [12] He worked as a consultant for the Ethnic and Race Relations Policy of National Cohesion and Integration Commission of Kenya (NCIC) in 2012 and 2013.[13] He is a widely cited intellectual voice on “the emerging national culture of unity in Kenya” since 2007.[14][15][16] He is also a chairman of Board of Management for St. Thomas Amagoro Girls High School, Busia County, Kenya.

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  2. "Leadership". University of East Africa.
  3. "East Africa Business Times" (PDF). Ipsos Limited.
  4. "Rutgers African-American Alumni Alliance". Rutgers African-American Alumni Alliance.
  5. "Initial Kenyan NGO Board Members". Kiwimbi International.
  6. "Education for a Better World". Amazon.
  7. "The Emerging National Culture of Kenya". Journal of Global Initiatives.
  8. "Sociology of Culture Commons". Digital Commons Network.
  9. "Cavendish University Uganda". www.cavendish.ac.ug. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
  10. "Cavendish University Uganda". www.cavendish.ac.ug. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
  11. "9th Commencement Ceremony". kcauniversity. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
  12. "University Governance". kcauniversity. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
  13. Wairimu, Nderitu, Alice (2018-12-12). Kenya, Bridging Ethnic Divides: A Commissioner's Experience on Cohesion and Integration. Mdahalo Bridging Divides. ISBN 9789966190314.
  14. Blog, Guest (2017-08-25). "One Tribe, One Kenya?". Cultural Rights and Kenya's New Constitution. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
  15. "Kenyan Diaspora Convention Kicks Off". Mshale. 2007-03-23. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
  16. The Emerging National Culture of Kenya: Decolonizing Modernity Journal of Global Initiatives: Policy, Pedagogy, Perspective
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