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Dr. Stephen Kimotho

Human Systems & PEA Advisor

Human Systems & PEA Advisor

Assistant Professor of Strategic Public Health & Development Communication | Human Systems & PEA Expert

15+ Years Experience
USIU-Africa
PhD, Daystar Univ.
U.S. Dept of State Grantee

✦ Executive Biography

Dr. Stephen Gichuhi Kimotho is a leading expert in Human Systems Diagnostics, Political Economy Analysis (PEA), and Strategic Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC), bringing over 15 years of interdisciplinary experience. He serves as an Assistant Professor of Strategic Public Health & Development Communication at USIU-Africa.

He regularly advises governments, Development Finance Institutions (DFIs), UN agencies, and international multilateral partners, including WRI, UNEP, AU-IBAR, Ecobank Ghana, Development Bank of Rwanda, and the Royal Danish Embassy.

✦ Selected Recent Consultancies (2025)

GCF / WRI

Clean Cooking Catalysts

Regional initiative covering Kenya, Rwanda & Ghana.

National Treasury / WRI

Climate Financing Strategies

Country-led climate finance framework development.

State Dept. / WRI / Danish Embassy

Green Industrialization Dialogue

Strategic engagement for the cement sector.

UNEP

Hospital Waste Assessment

Comprehensive waste management review in Nairobi.

Danish Embassy / WRI

Food Systems Transformation

Facilitating national food system dialogues.

✦ Key Grants & Research Awards

  • U.S. Department of State Grant (2020) — USD 100,000 award recipient.
  • USIU-Africa Research Grants (2018–2019) — USD 12,000+ competitive institutional grants.

🎓 Education

PhD in Communication Studies

Daystar University, Kenya (2013)

MA in Linguistics

Kenyatta University, Kenya (2009)

🔬 Core Expertise

PEA
SBCC
Climate Finance
Carbon Markets
Institutional Reform
AI Qualitative Research
Public Health Comm