Mr. Jared Ichwara Masina succesfully defends his PhD

Mr. Jared Ichwara Masina successfully defended his PhD in Economics on Friday 12th July 2024.

The thesis is titled “Gender Differences in Household Poverty and in the Impact of Cash Transfers on Human Capital Development in Kenya”

Mr. Ichwara has published two articles in two high impact and peer reviewed journals.

1.       lchwara, Jared Masini, Tabitha W. Kiriti-Ng'ang'a, and Anthony Wambugu (2023). "changes in gender differences in household poverty in Kenya." cogent Economics & Finance. Vol 11, no. 1:2191455. hft ps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdfi 1 0. 1 080/23322039,2023. 21 I 1 455

2.        lchwara, Jared Masini, Tabitha W. Kiriti-Ng'ang'a, and Anthony Wambugu (forthcoming- see attached letter of acceptance). "lmpact of Cash Transfers on Child Health Status by Gender in Kenya". Ghanaian Journal of Economics. https://i ou rn als. co. zali ou rnal/q h aieco

Mr. Ichwara’s supervisors for the PhD are Prof. Tabitha W. Kiriti-Ng’ang’a and Prof. Anthony Wambugu.

The Department of Economics and Development studies congratulates Mr. Jared Ichwara Masina for  this scholarly milestone and wishes him well in his future academic pursuits.