• Lecturer
• School of Education and Social Sciences
She is a PHD candidate in Literature, holds Master of Philosophy in Literature and Bachelor of Education (Arts) from Moi University. Currently, she lecturers at Alupe University. She is the Timetable and Examination Coordinator and the Quality Assurance Champion of the School. She initially worked at Mount Kenya University as an assistant lecturer and with the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) as a teacher.
She has published, attended workshops, seminars and made conference paper presentations. She has membership affiliation to Kenya Oral Literature Association (KOLA), KISTRECH Theatre International, Christian Scientific Association of Kenya (CSAK), Language Association of East Africa (LAEA).
Academic qualifications: Master of Philosophy
in Literature
Year of award: 2009
Awarding institution: Moi University
Title of postgraduate thesis:
Power Discorses in Post colonial
writings: A Case of Okot P’Bitek’s Poetry
• Areas of research interest are: African literature, children literature, gender studies, diasporic studies, self-writings and issues on socio-economic and governance.
· Book
i.
(2011)
Power Discourses in Post Colonial Writing.
A focus on Okot P’Bitek’s Poetry.
USA: Lap Lambert Academic Publishing
· Articles in refereed journals:
i.
(2015)
The embodiment of power in the
African(Acoli) and Western Cultural Perspectives as presented in Okot p’Bitek’s
Song of Lawino and Song of Ocol. African Journal of Education, Science and
Technology. Vol 2, No. 4 (2015) Eldoret, Kenya: Utafiti Foundations.
ii.
(2015) Gender Based
Violence: An Examination of its Effects On Women’s Social Economic Status; A
Survey of Langas Estate, Uasin Gishu County. International Journal of
Advanced Research in Management and Social Sciences. Vol 4 Issue 4
iii.
(2015) Assessment Of
Best Practices for Scaling up of CBOs In Embu And Bungoma Counties In Kenya: International
Journal of Advanced Research in Management and Social Sciences. Vol 4 Issue 4
iv.
(2014) The
Political Power Relations in Post-Independent African Society as Portrayed in
Okot P’Bitek’s Song of Prisoner. The Journal of Research on Humanities and
Social Sciences. Vol x No. x.USA
v.
(2013)
Paradoxes of Sexual Power in Song of
Malaya. International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences. Vol 3 No.
15. New York: Center for Promoting Ideas
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Article out of a conference attended:
i.
(2020) A Gendered Nation: A Focus on
Muthoni Likimani’s Autobiography: Fighting Without Ceasing. ESSRAK
ii.
(2016) Writing
For or About Children? The representation of Childhood in David GIan Mailu’s
Children Fiction. Journal of African Research and Development. (JARD)
· Foreward and blurb:
(2012)
Proverbs of Abagusii of Kenya:Meaning & Application. Gems of Wisdom from
the African Continent. Ontario, Canada: Nsemia Inc. Publishers
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LIT 110: Introduction to literature
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LIT 211: East African poetry
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LIT 312: European drama
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LIT 429: Gender issues in literature
• Email: gnyaiburi@gmail.com, gogaro@auc.ac.ke
• Telephone number(s): +254721803609, +254733900451