BACKGROUND
Name:                 Bosco Kidake Kisambo    
Date of Birth:        13th May, 1984
Sex:                    Male
Marital status:       Single
Religion:               Christian
Employer:             Kenya Agricultural Research Institute
Designation:          Research Officer II

EDUCATION
2003- 2007         Egerton University, Njoro, Kenya
Bachelor of Science (Natural Resource Management)
1998-2001        Nyang’ori High School (KCSE)

PROFESSIONAL AND WORK EXPERIENCE 
Feb 2008-Oct 2008:    Vocational employment at KARI Kiboko. Attached to Range Resource Management and Ecology section

October 2008 to Date:    Employed by KARI and Posted to KA|RI Kiboko as a Research Officer. Currently deployed to the Ecology section addressing issues of Pasture management and improvement, Range rehabilitation and generally challenges facing rangeland productivity      

CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS ATTENDED

• 18th -20th August 2009- Centre Research Advisory Committee meeting held at the Conference Hall, KARI KIBOKO, Makindu, Kenya
• 23rd – 30th May 2009 – Facilitator, Training of trainers’ workshop on KASAL Community based range forage seed system for the northern rangelands held at Munadir  Guest House, Mandera town, Kenya.
• 16th – 21st May 2009 – Training of trainers’ workshop on KASAL community based range forage seed system for the southern rangelands held at Catholic Church at Wote. Attended as a facilitator.
• 28th -30th October 2008 – Centre Research Advisory Committee meeting held at the Conference Hall, KARI KIBOKO, Makindu, Kenya
• 2nd – 15th August 2007 - Participatory Rural appraisal training at Egerton University, Njoro

CENTRE/INSTITUTE PRIORITY SETTING REPORTS

• Kidake B. K, Kimitei R, Odanga A and W N Mnene. KARI Kiboko Annual Report, 2009 
• Kimitei R, Kubasu D, Kidake B and W N Mnene. Proceedings of Centre Research Advisory Committee (CRAC) Meeting held on 28th to 30th June 2008 at KARI Kiboko
• Kimitei R, Kubasu D, Kidake B and W N Mnene. Proceedings of Centre Research Advisory Committee (CRAC) Meeting held on 18th to 20th August 2009 at KARI Kiboko

SOCIETY/ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP
•    Currently – Member KARI Kiboko Staff Welfare Association (KAKISWA).
•    Currently – Member KARI Savings and Credit Cooperative Society