International Conference Presentations And In Attendance

• 2019
• September, Warsaw, Poland “Masters of Backpedalling: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Denials of Own Statements by Kenyan”. Co-authored paper presented at the RC 25 ISA 2019 – “Language and Society” conference
• September, Warsaw, Poland “Shifting Language Loyalties among Kenyan Youth: A Sign of Dynamism or a Harbinger of Language Death? Co-authored paper presented at the RC 25 ISA 2019 – “Language and Society” conference.
• August, Kampala, Uganda “Teacher’s and Parents’ Preparedness for the Competence-based Curriculum in Kenya: Are the Midwives Ready to Delivery the Baby?. Co-authored paper presented at the PALFA conference.
• August, Eldoret, Kenya “The Role of Textbooks in Mother Tongue Education: An Obstacle or an Aid to Learning? Co-authored paper presented at the LAEA conference.
• July, Blomfontein, South Africa “ An Examination of the Prolonged Laboour in the Formation of Compound Words in Gikuyu” . Paper presented at the ALASA conference.
• July, Blomfontein, South Africa “ Neoliberal Discourse and Language Question in Africa: Challenges and Possibilities”” . Co-authored paper presented at the ALASA conference.
• 2018
• July, Toronto, Canada “Talking about Disability: Gains and Challenges in an African Context”. Co-authored paper presented at the ISA World Congress of Sociology.
• July, Toronto, Canada “Hate Speech on Social Media: Uncovering the Crevices where Hate Mongers Hide”. Co-authored paper presented at the ISA World Congress of Sociology.
• July, Cape Town, South Africa “Metafunctional Analysis of Gikuyu Clause Complexes of Expansion”. Co-authored paper presented at the ICL20 Conference.
• June, Tarragona, Spain  “Language and Witchcraft as a Trade:  Insights from Machakos County, Kenya”. Co-      authored paper presented at: Language at the Work Place Conference.
• June, Tarragona, Spain “Communication Skills in the Workplace: The Kenyan Graduates’ Achilles Heel?” Co-authored paper presented at: Language at the Work  Place Conference.
• April, Machakos University, Kenya “A Comparison of Descriptive English Compositions of Visually Impaired and Sighted Students in Kenyan Secondary Schools”. Co-authored paper presented at the 1^st Annual International Conference.
• 2017
• August, Abuja, Nigeria “The Role of Edutainment in Acquiring Early Literacy Skills: Evidence from Kenya”. Co-authored paper presented at the 10^th Pan African Literacy for All conference.
• August, Abuja, Nigeria “When Basic Words Become Spelling Demons for some Kenyan Pupils: Literacy Sacrificed at the Altar of Dysgraphia”. Co-authored paper presented at the 10^th Pan African Literacy for All 
• August, Abuja, Nigeria “Scaling the Literacy Cliff in an Emergency Context: The Case Learners in the Dadaab Refugee Camp in Kenya”. Co-authored paper presented at the 10^th Pan African Literacy for All conference .
• August, Abuja, Nigeria “Reading and Phonics Teaching: A Success Story from Somaliland.” Co-authored paper presented at the 10^th Pan African Literacy for All conference.
• August, Abuja, Nigeria “Illiteracy is no Defence: A Case for Improving Literacy as a Way of Enhancing Access to Justice in Kenyan Courts.” Co-authored paper presented at the 10^th Pan African Literacy for All  conference .
• July, Porto, Portugal “An Analysis of Metaphors of Incitement and their (In)admissibility in Judicial Proceedings”. Co-authored paper presented at the 13^th Biennial Conference of the International Association of Forensic Linguists.
• July, Porto, Portugal “The Forked Road to justice: Analysis of Metaphors in ICC Discource.” Co-authored paper presented at the 13^th Biennial Conference of the International Association of Forensic Linguists.
• “The Capacity to Assess and Treat Communication Disabilities in Kenya: Field-based Evidence”. Co-authored paper presented at the 6^th East African International conference on communication disability .
• 2016
• November, Nairobi, Kenya “Competence in English as a Gateway to Education in Kenya: An Enabler or a Hindrance for Somali Refugees in Dadaab?” Paper presented at the Asylum Seekers in Kenya Conference .
• August, Accra, Ghana “Adult and Life-long Learning and Development: Lessons from Somaliland. Co-authored paper presented at the INCEDI International Conference.
• August, Accra, Ghana “Bridging the Distance in Distance E-learning: Lessons from Dadaab and Kakuma Refugee Camps in Kenya”. Co-authored paper presented at the INCEDI International Conference.
• May, Nairobi, Kenya :Attended an international conference on English and Communication
• 2015
• October, Brasilia, Brazil “Carving Identity from a Nameless Code: The Case of a Secondary School in Nairobi, Kenya”. Presented at the University of Brazil.
• April, Nairobi, Kenya “The Pot Calling the Kettle Black? Of the Case of Theses Examiners in a Kenyan Public University”. Presented at Strathmore University during the English for Effective Communication Conference.
• February, Kenyatta University, Kenya “The Role of Social Networks in Informal French Language Learning in the Tourism Industry in Mombasa County, Kenya”. Co-authored paper presented at the International Conference on Foreign Languages and Literature in February.
• 2014
• August, Kenyatta university, Kenya “Negotiating Speech Handicap through African languages”. Co-authored paper presented at the International Conference on African Languages and Literatures in the 21^st
• June, Kenyatta University, Kenya “Predicting Transcription: The Role of Pronunciation and Syllabic Stress. Presented at the Linguistics Circle Seminars, Department of English and Linguistics.
• February, Nairobi, Kenya “MOOCs: The Kenyan Experience.” Presented in Nairobi at the Third Pan-Africa Conference on training of Translators, Conference Interpreters and Public Service Interpreters
• 2013
• August, Nairobi, Kenya: “Utilizing Resources in Linguistic Minority Communities to Enhance Acquisition of Literacy Skills among Learners: Evidence from Maasai, Turkana and Nubian Language Groups in Kenya”. Co-authored paper presented at the International Pan Africa Reading for all conference (Colloquium).
• 2012
• September, Cambridge, Britain “Negotiating Language and Cultural Barriers in the Classroom: A Case Study of Migrant Learners in the Daadab Refugee Camp in Kenya, Africa”. Presented the Co-authored paper.
• 2010
• July, Nairobi, Kenya “Exploiting our Linguistic Diversity to Promote Oral Skills”. Presented at the Multilingualism conference held in Kenyatta University.
• 2001
• May, Nairobi, Kenya “Of the Distinction between Inflectional and Derivational Morphemes”. Presented at the Linguistic Circle Seminar (Kenyatta University)
• 1999
• July: Pretoria, South Africa, “The Adjectival Passive in Gikuyu”. Presented at the African Language Association of Southern Africa (ALASA) conference.
• 1998
• July: Johannesburg, South Africa, “The Syntax and Semantics of Morphological Causatives in Central Kenya Bantu Languages”. Presented at the African Language Association of Southern Africa (ALASA) conference.