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Martin Wafula

Election Year: 2019

Election Constituency: Kenya

Scholar Status: Scholar in Residence

Rhodes Identifier: Kenya & Oriel 2019

Martin Wafula

Biography

Martin is a happy and social young Kenyan. He has developed great interest in emerging communications technologies and next generation networks. While at Oxford, he aspires to participate in cutting edge research in these areas. He is currently an IT Risk Assurance Associate at Pricewaterhouse Coopers Ltd Kenya and has previously taught diploma students in electrical and telecommunication engineering at Multimedia University of Kenya. The community is at the centre of Martin's heart. They carry out community outreach to empower young people in schools especially the boy child in Kajiado County - Ngong area in Kenya. This program is aimed at fostering innovation, improving education and protecting young boys against drug abuse and school dropouts. Martin loves singing in choirs and reciting Swahili poems. He is also a rotaractor and loves MATLAB.