Wilber Khasilwa Ottichilo Profile

Wilber Ottichilo was born on 23rd September 1952 in Emanyinya village, Emusire sublocation, central Bunyore,

Wilber Ottichilo Education Background

1. 1960 → 1968 – Emanyinya Primary School
2. 1968 → 1971 – Emusire Secondary School
3. 1972 → 1974 – Kagumo High School
4. 1974 → 1977 – Makerere University, Uganda
5. 1981 → 1982 – International Institute for Aerial Survey and Earth Sciences, (ICT), Enschede, the Netherlands
6. 1981 → 1983 – (M.Sc. in Biological Sciences (Hons.), Biology of Conservation and Ecology) in University of Nairobi
7. 1983 → 1984 – (Diploma, Resource Planning and Management, Certificate, Ecosystem Management,Certificate, Agricultural Project Analysis for Developing Economies) in Colorado State University
8. 1985 – (Certificate, Systems Administration) of Prime Computers Education Centre, California, USA
9. 1985 – (Certificate, Geographic Information Systems (GIS)) of Environmental Systems Research Institute, Redlands, California, USA
10. (Doctorate in Natural Resource Management and Space Science) of University of Wageningen and International Institute for Earth Observation and Geoinformation, The Netherlands

Wilber Ottichilo Life/Job History

Wilber was the MP for Emuhaya Constituency before becoming the Governor of Vihiga County

1. Member of Departmental Committee on Education, Research And Technology and member Committee on Environment & Natural Resources in Kenya National Assembly
2. Director General of Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD)
3. Chairman of Environmental Information System – Africa (EIS-Africa)
4. Member of UN-ECA Working Group on Development of Goe-information ISO Standards for Africa
5. Chairman of Vision Africa
6. Chairman of Bunyore Investment Cooperative Society
7. Chairman of Centre for Self-Empowerment
8. Former Treasurer of African Association of Remote Sensing of the Environment (AARSE)
9. Former Chairman of International Cartographic Association Working Group on Early Warning for Disaster Reduction
10. 2000 → 2008 – Director General of Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD)
11. 1994 → 1997 – Deputy Director of Kenya wildlife Services
12. 1991 → 1997 – Remote sensing expert/ project manager of FAO/IGAD
13. 1982 → 1991 – Deputy Director of the Department of Resource Surveys and Remote Sensing of Kenyan Ministry of Planning and National Development Kenya
14. 1979 → 1984 – Ecologist of Ministry of Environment, Water and Natural Resource
15. 1977 → 1978 – Research Officer of Ministry of Agriculture
16. Member of Global Spatial Data Infrastructure (GSDI)
17. Chairman of Africa Geodetic Reference Frame (AFREF)

Wilber Khasilwa Ottichilo Networth

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