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Dr. Zedekia Sidha

Position/Designation: Lecturer of Political Science and Public Administration

Contacts

Phone: +254-723987358

     Email: zedekia.sidha@gmail.com

Profile

  1. Biography
  • Academic qualification:

Masters in Political science and public administration (UON)

Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Political Science (CUEA)

  • Work experience:

University level teaching experience

University

Contract

Date from – Date to

Reference

Rongo University

Full-time

2015 to date

shivachitaji@gmail.com

Maseno University

Part-time

2013-2016

fwanyama@hotmail.com

University of Nairobi

Part-time

2014-2015

patrick_asingo@yahoo.com

Catholic University of Eastern Africa

Part-time

2010 -2011

mugiirar@cuea.ed

Career summary

Zedekiah is an evaluation and capacity building expert. He is also an experienced manager of people and projects, with more than 14 years’ experience in international development and 10 years working in monitoring and evaluation. He specializes in monitoring and evaluation; the politics of social movements and accountability; Training; and NGO capacity building and the delivery of basic services, including the role of civil society in these organizations. Some of the success projects include delivery of 16 trainings on M&E and governance for MS-TCDC (ActionAid Denmark), 8 evaluations, 11 baseline surveys and 6 capacity assessments for Strategic Connections Limited Kenya, three multiyear 2.7 million –USD proposals for World Vision, development of M&E system for YYC Nyanza (World Vision project), a baseline survey for Trocaire; a baseline survey for Independent Medical and Legal Unit; desktop scoping exercise for women rights policy paper assigned by ActionAid Kenya (Nyarongi LRP) and a baseline study for VSO Kenya 

  • Honours and awards:
  • Professional affiliation/membership to professional bodies: LinkedIn, ResearchGate, Google Scholar etc.

International Organizational Development Association (IODA)

  1. Research interest:

Monitoring & Evaluation

Organizational development 

Inclusive education 

Policy Analysis

Transformative Violent Extremism 

Women rights 

Politics of mass movements

Legislative effectiveness 

Children rights

  • Ongoing research projects:
  • Power Mapping: Jamii Bila Balaa-Strengthening Family and Community Networks to Prevent Violent Extremism
  • Domestication of climate change Policy for Baringo County
  • Critical mass and substantive representation: A study of the legislative effectiveness of nominated female members of county assemblies in Kenya”
  1. Publications:
  2. Sidha Z. (2018) Bureaucratic Policymaking in A. Farazmand (ed.), Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance; Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature
  3. Sidha Z. (2018) Political Clientelism and Sustainable Development: A Case of Kenyan Forest Policy, IGI Global

https://www.igi-global.com/chapter/political-clientelism-and-sustainable-development/197594

  1. Sidha, Z. (2018) Bureaucratic policy making, book chapter in Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance: Springer Nature
  2. Sidha Z. (2017) None Motorized Transport and Road Safety Policy Implementation in Kenya, J Pol Sci Pub Aff . vol 5
  3. Sidha, Z. (2017) Street Level Bureaucrats as the Ultimate Policy Makers; Z, J Pol Sci Pub Aff . vol 5
  4. Sidha Z & Ntabo M (2016) The moral justification of war: An African case. Merit Research Journal of Education and Review 4(6) 2350-2282
  5. Sidha Z & Ntabo M (2016) Youth and Nation Building in Kenya: Prospects and Challenges. Sidha Z, Ntabo Mabururu M, The International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Invention 3(6) 2292-2301
  6. Housekeeping Chores Or The Quality Education: The Dilemmas Faced By Lectures In Public Universities In Kenya, Http://Www.Lindenwood.Edu/Academics/Beyond-The-Classroom/Publications/Journal-Of-Educational-Leadership-In-Action/All-Issues/Volume-5-Issue-1/Faculty-Articles/Sidha-Magutu