Kennedy Munyua Waweru

PhD

PhD in Finance

Gulu University

2013

Masters

MBA(Finance)

Egerton University

2004

Bachelors

B.Ed (Science)

Kenyatta University

1997

Professional Certification

Certified Investment and Financial Analyst (CIFA) (formerly Certified Securities and Investment Analyst- CSIA )

KASNEB

2014

Short Course

International Training Workshop on Planning, Building and Management of Science Parks and Business Incubators

China's Ministry Education Science and Technology

2011

October 2025 - Present

The Co-operative University of Kenya

Professor of Finance

August 2017 - October 2025

The Co-operative University of Kenya

Associate Professor of Finance

Jan 2015 - July 2017

The Co-operative University of Kenya

Senior Lecturer

March 2014 - December 2014

Karatina University

Senior Lecturer

December 2012 - March 2014

Maasai Mara University

Senior Lecturer

September 2012 - November 2012

Mount Kenya University

Senior Lecturer

September 2009 - August 2012

Mount Kenya University

Lecturer

September 2006 - August 2008

Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia

Lecturer

January 1998 - August 2006

Teachers Service Commission- Posted to:
Rift Valley Institute of Science and Technology, and;
Athinai Secondary School

Graduate Teacher/Instructor

Financial Management and Innovations, Value Chain Finance Capital Markets and Asset Pricing

Green Finance for Kenya

Kenya

EU

2026-2030

Kenya Country Co-operative Research Project Brief- Enabler and inhibitors of Co-operative membership

Kenya

Cooperation Africa

2026

Strengthening Producer organizations in Kenya and Tanzania

Kenya and Tanzania

Hand in Hand International

2026

Tracer study for (KCSE 2022 and 2023 Cohorts) who Qualified but failed to Enroll in Universities - Nairobi Region

Kenya

State Department of Higher education and Research (SDHER)

2025

Eldoret water and Sanitation Company Chebara - Kapsoya transmission mainline expansion feasibility study and funding plan

Kenya

CPF Group

2024

Bioeconomy and Circular Economy Fair Network (BioFairNet) Project

Europe, America & Africa

EU

2024-2028

Kenya Post Drought Disaster Assessment for the (2021-2023) Episode

Kenya

USAID

2024

Catalyzing Women’s Involvement in Post-COVID-19 Recovery Through Agricultural Cooperatives in Kenya

Kenya

IDRC

2022-2024

Gender Inclusive Vaccine Ecosystem :Enhancing Distribution and Delivery Systems for Newcastle Disease (ND) and Contagious Caprine Pleuropneumonia (CCPP) among Smallholder Farmers.

Kenya

IDRC

2019- 2023

Enhancing e-learning using Artificial Intelligence Techniques

Kenya

National Research Fund (NRF)

2018 - 2023

An assessment of the interactions between equity unit trust funds flow and the Nairobi Securities Exchange market return volatility- Student PhD Research Project

Kenya

National Research Fund (NRF)

2017-2019

Mobile Money Research Project

Kenya

The Co-operative University of Kenya

2016

Revenue diversification strategies and resource utilization in Ethiopian public universities

Ethiopia

Bahir Dar University

2007

Eldoret water and Sanitation Company Chebara - Kapsoya transmission mainline expansion feasibility study and funding plan

CPF Financial Services

2024

Corporate Strategy Development

CPF Group

2023

Kenya Rural Transformation Centers Digital Platform

AfDB

2020-2025

Book Chapter Writing Grant

OSSREA

2011-2013

Index Based Livestock Insurance Training Manual Development

ILRI

2011

East African Journal of Science and Technology

Vol. 14, No 2

https://doi.org/10.62103/unilak.eajst.14.2.025

Journal of the Kenya National Commission for UNESCO

Vol. 5(2). July 2025

https://doi.org/10.62049/jkncu.v5i2.296

International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science.

Vol 13(9), 274 –285.

https://doi.org/10.20525/ijrbs.v13i9.3807

PLoS ONE

Vol 19(8): e0308088

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0308088

Review of International Cooperation

107/2023- Special issue on the Cooperative Identity

https://ccr.ica.coop/en/media/library/review-international-cooperation/review-international-cooperation-1072023-special

Plos One.

Vol 18(3): e0283076

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0283076

International Journal of Social Economics

Vol 50 (2) 165-179

https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/IJSE-03-2022-0165/full/html

African Journal of Co-operative Development and Technology

6(2), 73-80

https://journals.cuk.ac.ke/index.php/12/article/view/63/58

African Journal of Co-operative Development and Technology

Vol 6(1), 1-10.

https://journals.cuk.ac.ke/index.php/12/article/view/40

African Journal of Co-operative Development and Technology

Vol 6(1), 18-27.

https://journals.cuk.ac.ke/index.php/12/article/view/42

African Journal of Co-operative Development and Technology

Vol 6(2), 73-80

https://journals.cuk.ac.ke/index.php/12/article/view/38

International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science

Vol 8(5) 156-171

http://www.ssbfnet.com/ojs/index.php/ijrbs/article/view/308/433

International Journal of Finance & Banking Studies

Vol 8 No. 1 pp 21-36

http://www.ssbfnet.com/ojs/index.php/ijfbs/article/view/263/278

International Journal of Finance & Banking Studies

Vol 7 No. 1 pp 13-26

http://www.ssbfnet.com/ojs/index.php/ijfbs/article/view/15/16

International Journal of Finance & Banking Studies

Vol 6 No. 6 pp 1-15

http://www.ssbfnet.com/ojs/index.php/ijfbs/article/view/18/18

International Journal of Finance & Banking Studies

Vol. 6 No. 6 pp 39-50

http://www.ssbfnet.com/ojs/index.php/ijfbs/article/view/18/18

International Journal of Finance & Banking Studies

Vol. 6 No. 3 pp 39 - 50

http://www.ssbfnet.com/ojs/index.php/ijfbs/article/view/26/27

International Journal of Business and Management

Vol. 12 No. 4. pp 178 - 185

http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/ijbm/article/view/66454/36484

Journal of Business Studies Quarterly

Vol. 8, No 3 pp 52-64

http://jbsq.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/March_2017_3.pdf

International Journal of Economics and Finance

Vol. 9, No. 3 pp 257-265

http://ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/ijef/article/view/66323/36090

Journal of Economics and Finance

Vol 7, No. 4 pp 72 – 83

http://www.iosrjournals.org/iosr-jef/papers/Vol7-Issue4/Version-1/H0704017283.pdf

Journal of Finance and Accounting

Vol 4 No 4 pp 225-233

http://article.sciencepublishinggroup.com/pdf/10.11648.j.jfa.20160404.18.pdf

Journal of Business Studies Quarterly

Vol 7, No. 2 pp 2-10

http://jbsq.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/December_2015_1.pdf

Journal of Business Studies Quarterly

Vol 7, No. 2 pp 221 - 230

http://jbsq.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/December_2015_15.pdf

Journal of Modern Accounting and Auditing

Vol. 8(9) pp 1371-1380

www.davidpublisher.org

International Journal of Business and Management

Vol. 7(16) pp 119-124

http://ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/ijbm/article/download/16810/13025

Journal of Business Studies Quarterly

Vol. 3 (4) pp 105 - 118.

http://jbsq.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/JBSQ_june2012_8.pdf

Journal of Emerging Trends in Economics and Management Sciences

Vol. 3(1) pp 7 - 14

https://www.questia.com/read/1P3-3112333321/cross-listing-and-dividend-policy-evidence-from-cross

Journal of Business Studies Quartely

Vol.2 (4) pp.17 - 26

http://jbsq.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Sep-2011-2.pdf

Journal of Research in International Business and Management

Vol. 1(5) pp 119 - 123

http://www.interesjournals.org/full-articles/an-investigation-into-the-cash-balance- management-challenges-in-saving-and-credit-cooperative-societies-saccos-in-nakuru-county-kenya.pdf?view=inline

International Journal of Business and Public Management

Vol. 1 No.1: 44-59

http://journals.mku.ac.ke

Funding Higher education in Sub-Sahara Africa

Palgrave, Macmillan

Damtew Teferra

3rd Co-operative Movement Stakeholders Annual Conference and 8th CUK Annual Scientific

22-24 July 2025

2nd Co-operative Movement Stakeholders Annual Conference

Platform Co-operativism Consortium Conference

6th to 8th November 2024

1st Co-operative Movement Stakeholders Annual Conference

13th to 15th June, 2023

Buttressing Resilience of SACCOs to Shocks.

9th Technical Committee of Africa Ministerial Cooperative Conference (TCAMCCO)

23rd -27th May, 2022

ICIFA 4th Annual Conference

Investment Strategies in the New Normal

7th - 8th October 2021

ICIFA 2nd International Investment Conference

The Future of Investing

22nd - 23rd April 2021

Demutualization, member transactions and financial performance of co-operatives in Kenya.

ICA Cooperative Research Conference

November 28-30, 2021

Effect of measures instituted by SACCOs in response to Covid-19 on member engagement.

5th CUK 2021 annual Conference

27-28 July 2021

Capital adequacy requirements and capital efficiency of deposit taking SACCOs (DTSs)

5th CUK 2021 annual Conference

27-28 July 2021

Relationship between credit risk and loan performance of deposit taking SACCOS in Kenya.

4th CUK 2020 annual Conference

27-28 October

Demutualization, member transactions and financial performance of co-operatives in Kenya.

4th CUK 2020 annual Conference

27-28 October

Does firm size influence the relationship between credit risk and loan performance of deposit taking SACCOS in Kenya.

4th CUK 2020 annual Conference

27-28 October.

Demand Side Energy Management and Customer Behavioral Response in a Rural Islanded Microgrid.

2020 IEEE PES/IAS Power Africa Conference,

25-28 Aug. 2020

2nd ICIFA Annual Conference

romoting a High Savings and Investment Culture in Kenya and the Region

March 27th - 29th, 2019

3rd Annual Co-operative University Conference

Positioning Co-operatives at the Center of Community Development

25th - 26th March 2019

ICIFA Workshop on Derivatives

Derivatives trading in the NSE

28th September 2018

1st ICIFA Conference

The Growing influence of Alternative Investments with focus on cryptocurrencies and FX Online Trading

22nd to 24th May 2018

Mobile money, the symbolism of physical money and emerging dynamics in social relationships among low- income earners in Kenya

2nd Annual Cooperative University of Kenya Conference on Innovation for Sustainable Cooperative Development

26th – 27th March 2018

Writing A Credible Thesis: Methodology and Results.

St. Pauls University Faculty Research Seminar, at St Pauls University, Limuru, Kenya.

2nd March 2017

Users’ Perceptions on the Effectiveness of Enterprise Resource Planning System in Enhancing the Performance of Accounting Information Systems of Public Universities in Kenya

ICABUMPA- iN4iN Conference.

27th - 29th October 2015 at the KICC Nairobi, Kenya.

Revenue Diversification and Resource Utilisation in Ethiopian Universities

Higher Education Conference in organized by Botswana Tertiary Education Commission

March 18-20, 2013 Gabarone, Botswana

Financing of higher education in Africa: A case of Ethiopia public universities cost containment measures

Management University of Africa 3rd Annual International Conference on Industry and Higher Education

28th – 30th September 2011 Nairobi Kenya.

An Investigation into the Cash Balance Management Approaches in Saving and Credit Cooperative Societies (SACCOs) in Nakuru County

Mount Kenya University Nakuru Campus 3rd Academic Conference

16th – 17th June 2011, Rift Valley Sports Club, Nakuru, Kenya.

Financial Management

Working Capital Management
Time Value of Money
Capital Budgeting Decisions
Corporate Financial Decisions
Capital Structure
Mergers and Acquisitions
Financial Distress
Dividends Policies and Theories
Financial Statement Analysis

2004 present

Investment and Portfolio Management

Portfolio risk and return
Portfolio theory
Asset Pricing Theories
Securities Valuation
Industry and company analysis
Portfolio planning and construction
Portfolio performance evaluation

2006 to present

Fixed Income Securities Valuation and Analysis

Fixed-Income Markets: Types of fixed income Securities/instruments Issuance, Trading, and Funding
Risks associated with fixed income securities
Valuation and analysis of straight/plain vanilla bonds
Valuation and analysis of bonds with embedded options
Term structure of interest rates
Interest rate volatility
Fundamentals of Credit Analysis

2006 to present

Finance Seminar

The seminar is focuses on the learner’s ability to research, analyze, synthesize knowledge in various topical areas and present it in a coherent and logical manner. The course exposes learners to the financial management practices and how these relate to finance theory. It also exposes the learner to examination of theoretical and applied models for financial decision making.

2006 to present

Victor M Wambua

The Co-operative University of Kenya

PhD

Social inclusion, legislation and financial performance of agricultural cooperatives in Kenya

2025

Bitange Moraa Teresa.

The Co-operative University of Kenya

Master of Community Development (MCD)

Strategies for addressing barriers to women’s participation in agricultural cooperatives in the post-covid-19 recovery period in Kiambu County

2024

Dorcas Nyambura Ndegwa

The Co-operative University of Kenya

Relationship between credit risk management practices and non-performing loans among deposit taking savings and credit societies in Nairobi County Kenya,

Master of Cooperative Management(MCM)

2024

Munene Cynthia Mukami.

The Co-operative University of Kenya

Master of Cooperative Management (MCM)

The impact of healthcare interventions by agricultural cooperatives on women's socio-economic recovery during the post-covid-19 period in Kajiado County, Kenya.

2024

Peter Ochora Mogaka.,

The Co-operative University of Kenya

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Influence of collective action on access to finance for women smallholder chicken farmers in Makueni County, Kenya.

2023

Monica Chepkirui

The Co-operative University of Kenya

Master of Cooperative Management (MCM)

Relationship between capital adequacy requirements and capital efficiency of Deposit Taking SACCOs in Kenya

2020

Caroline Ndei

Karatina University

PhD

An assessment of the interactions between equity unit trust funds flow and the Nairobi Securities Exchange market return volatility

2021

Victor Wambua

The Co-operative University of Kenya

Master of Cooperative Management (MCM)

Effect of Credit Risk Management on the Loan Repayment Performance for Deposit Taking SACCOs in Kenya

2018-2019

Mary Mbugua

The Co-operative University of Kenya

Master of Cooperative Management (MCM)

Influence of Demutualization on the Relationship between Member Economic Participation and Financial Performance of Co-operatives in Kenya

2018-2019

Jackson Waweru

Karatina University

PhD

The Influence of Alternative Finance and Conduct on the Relationship between Characteristics and Efficiency of Small and Medium Enterprises in Kenya

2015 -2018

Jane Gathigia Muriithi

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT)

PhD

Effect of Financial Risk on Financial Performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya

2014 - 2016

Kaino Bethsy Jepkaintany

Karatina University

Masters of Business Management

Effect of Enterprise Resource Planning System on the Performance of Accounting Information System in Kenyan Public Universities

2016

Kimani Beth Wambui

Karatina University

Masters of Business Management

Re-Engineering Investment in Students’ Accommodation Facilities in Public University Through Public-Private Partnerships in Kenya

2016

Nzioka Mbinda

Mount Kenya University

MBA

A Critical Analysis of Determinants of the Stock Market Performance on Listed Companies

2015

Odhiambo Silas

Mount Kenya University

MBA

Efficacy of Micro Financial Institutions on Growth of Micro and Small Enterprises in Turkana County, Kenya

2013

Okerosi Dickson

Mount Kenya University

MBA

The Contributions of Financial Institutions in Promoting Business Enterprises in Turkana County: A Case Study of Lodwar Town, Kenya

2013

Kariuki H. K.

Mount Kenya University

MBA

The Management of Public Education Funds by Public Day secondary Schools in Mombasa County

2012

Kamau P. K

Mount Kenya University

MBA

Performance of Internet Marketing as a Marketing Strategy in Private Colleges in Mombasa County

2012

Wekesa Evans

Mount Kenya University

MBA

Commercialization of Products for Company Y: A University - Industry Initiative in Kenya

2012

Institute of Certified Investment and Financial Analysts (ICIFA)

Practicing Member

2014 - Present

Chartered Institute of Securities and Investment

Charterd Member

2019- Present

Kenya Association of Fund Raising Professionals

Member

2024- Present

Association of Professional Societies in East Africa

Member, Professional Development and Education Committee

2019- Present

Trustee and Chaiman of Finance and Investment Committee of the Co-operative University Staff Provident Fund

Editor and reviewer of journal articles and conference papers.

External examiner of PhD dissertations for several universities