What fascinated me is that only 5% of microorganisms are harmful, and the rest are beneficiary.

I found my niche, and I have not looked back.

In the challenging socio-economic context of developing countries, knowledge should serve to solve the varied problems faced by our societies.

I intend to disperse my achieved knowledge as one of the leading researchers in my country in the domain of microbial biotechnology, to support sustainable and prosperous agriculture.

I owe ‘what’, ‘who’ and ‘where’ I am in my career and professional practice today to OWSD because without the PHD Fellowship, all my achievements today would have been nothing but bleak.

What has surprised me is the way technology is emerging and affecting the current state of research. We are encountering a fourth industrial revolution that entails advances in computing power, quantum computing and artificial intelligence, which has already been shown to alter the way we conduct research.

Biomedicine represents the future of healthcare, aiming to intercept diseases before they arise and tailoring solutions to each individual's unique needs. It's not just about treating illnesses; it's about preventing them before they take root.

" I can boldly declare that OWSD rewarded my brilliance thus giving me recognition and confidence in my professional arena and placed me in national and international scientific communities.”

I’ve been working on reptile and amphibian biodiversity for 10 years, and I know that there are still new species that need to be described.

I want to be in the boardroom. I want to be part of the policy mechanism. I want my influence to go higher than the classroom.

I have to think of something that can help us, that we can use based on resources that we have. The lack of things is the biggest inspiration in my life. I want to help my country.

The OWSD award helped me not only to become the researcher I am today, but also to become a leader in research.

My dear girls in science: be strong, inquisitive, curious, assertive, resilient, and focused. Go for gold!

When you are following your passion, people will always see what you are doing. People will see that you are doing something different, and they will help you.

“Ten to fifteen years from now, people, not only in Kenya but in the African continent, will switch to magnetic refrigeration”

I wanted to do applied physics, not theoretical physics… I really wanted to use all of the knowledge that I acquired at university to explain our environment.

I wanted to show women that it was possible that when you do agricultural sciences, you can go on and do more for your career development.

Winning this award opened many doors for me. It has led to success in acquiring local funding.

OWSD fellowship represents a real empowering difference in my life and career

We’re waiting to get new opportunities for our future…We stay in our country, we try our best.