Professor Maria Nzomo holds the distinction of being the first Kenyan woman to attain a PhD in political science, which she earned in 1981 from Dalhousie University in Canada.
She has over 30 years of teaching experience at the University of Nairobi, starting out as a Tutorial Fellow in 1979 and rising up the ranks to become an associate professor of political economy and international studies in 1995.
Well known locally and abroad as an astute professor of political science and international studies, Prof Nzomo has also established herself as a national ambassador of repute.
Between October 2003 and January 2009, she held a number of ambassadorial posts in southern Africa (Lesotho, Mozambique, Swaziland and Zimbabwe) and at the United Nations.
In 2006, she was appointed the Kenyan ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, a position she holds to date.
Maria Nzomo is also well known as an ardent promoter of gender and human rights and has published several articles on these subjects in peer-reviewed journals as well as newspapers and magazines.
Last week's Sunday on Standard profiled Prof Maria Nzomo in an article titled, "I'm a committed believer in equality and justice" by Hellen Miseda. Read the article here.
2 comments:
Respected Prof. Maria Nzomo,
You are contributing in the area of equality and justice. It is expected that You will play a significant role in this direction in future with a missionary zeal.Good Luck for Bright future...!!!
This is great. I was just browsing through the interet for some Kenyan women who can serve as models for our students in science related fields for my thesis and I found you!!Wish you well in this appointment. From Kenya.
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