WYCLIFF MARIGA OMBUKI SUCCESSFULLY DEFENDS HIS THESIS IN PHD IN ECONOMICS

Mr. Wyclife Mariga edged closer to the finish line of his PhD journey when he successfully defended his thesis in PhD in Economics on Monday August 5, 2024.  The thesis is titled ‘’ Foreign Direct Investment Spillovers in Kenya's Manufacturing Sector: An Empirical Analysis.”

Mariga  has published two articles in high impact and peer reviewed  Journals.

1. Ombuki, W. M., Kinuthia, B. K., & Abala, D. O. (2023). Export Spillovers from Foreign

Direct Investment in Kenya's Manufacturing Sector: A Double Hurdle Approach. The Journal of Developing Areas. Summer, Vol. 57, No.3

2. Ombuki, W. M., Kinuthia, B. K., & Abala, D. O. (2023). Wage Spillovers from Foreign

Direct Investment in Kenya's Manufacturing Sector. Journal of Sustainable

Development. September, Vol. 16, No. 5

Mr. Wyclife Mariga has made this great achievement under the guidance of his supervisors namely Dr. Bethuel Kinyanjui Kinuthia and Prof. Daniel Okado Abala.

The Department of Economics and Development Studies congratulates Wyclife Mariga for his scholarly Achievement  and wishes him well in all his future academic pursuits.