Purity Ngina Explained

Honorific Prefix: Dr.
Purity Ngina
Birth Place:Nyeri County
Nationality:Kenyan
Occupation:Academician
Known For:being the youngest P.H.D holders in Kenya
Dr.
Spouse:Germano Richter Mugambi
Children:Richter Mugambi; Giannis Mugambi
Parents:Lydia Ngina
Education:
  • Strathmore University, Doctor of Philosophy in Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology
  • Egerton University, Master's degree in Applied Mathematics
  • Egerton University, Bachelor's degree in Mathematics and Chemistry
Thesis Title:Mathematical Modelling of In Vivo HIV Optimal Therapy Management
Thesis Url:https://www.hindawi.com/journals/cmmm/2018/9385080/
Thesis Year:2018
Discipline: Mathematician
Workplaces: Strathmore University

Purity Ngina is a Kenyan academician and the CEO of the National Gender and Equality Commission. She previously worked at Zizi Afrique Foundation and was a lecturer at Strathmore University in Nairobi from 2016 to 2020. At age 28, she became Kenya's youngest PhD graduate in biomathematics.[1] [2]

Early life

Purity Ngina was born in Nyeri County, a rural area of Kenya, in 1990.[3] She and her older brother were raised by a single mother.[4] Ngina sat for the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education twice in 2002 and 2003 before proceeding to secondary school and graduating in 2007.[5] [6]

Education and career

In 2009, she was admitted to Egerton University, where she graduated with first class honors in 2013 with undergraduate degrees in education science and mathematics. In 2015 she graduated with a master's degree in applied mathematics from the same university.[7] [8]

Ngina joined Strathmore University as an assistant lecturer in 2016 teaching finance, economics, and actuarial science students.[9] She received funding for a PhD from The German Academic Exchange Service.[10] [11] In 2018, age 28, she became Kenya's youngest PhD holder in biomathematics. Her thesis focused on the mathematics of HIV.[12] [13]

She is married to Germano Mugambi, a university lecturer at Egerton University.[14]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020-01-21. Meet 29-year-old Purity Ngina, Kenya's youngest Ph.D. holder in biomathematics. 2020-06-18. Face2Face Africa. en.
  2. Web site: 2018-07-10 . PhD at 28: Second chance that changed Dr Purity Ngina's life . 2020-06-18 . Business Today Kenya . en-US.
  3. Web site: Dr Purity Ngina: Everything to Know About Youngest PhD Holder in Biometrics. 2020-06-18. en-US.
  4. Web site: Evewoman : Inspiring story of Purity Ngina: Failed KCPE but now a Biometrics PhD holder at only 28 years . 2020-06-18 . www.standardmedia.co.ke.
  5. Web site: Meet Kenya's youngest PhD holder. 2020-06-18. Daily Nation. en.
  6. Web site: Meet Purity Ngina, the youngest PhD holder in Biomathematics. 2020-06-18. Strathmore University. en-US.
  7. Web site: Reporter. Standard. Meet Kenya's youngest PhD holder in Biomathematics. 2020-06-18. The Standard. en.
  8. Web site: Meet Kenya's youngest PhD holder. 2020-06-18. Daily Nation. en.
  9. Web site: Evewoman : Inspiring story of Purity Ngina: Failed KCPE but now a Biometrics PhD holder at only 28 years . 2020-06-18 . www.standardmedia.co.ke.
  10. Web site: Meet Purity Ngina, the youngest PhD holder in Biomathematics. 2020-06-18. Strathmore University. en-US.
  11. Web site: German Academic Exchange Service - DAAD . 2020-06-18 . www.daad.de . en.
  12. Web site: Reporter. Standard. Meet Kenya's youngest PhD holder in Biomathematics. 2020-06-18. The Standard. en.
  13. Web site: Evewoman : Inspiring story of Purity Ngina: Failed KCPE but now a Biometrics PhD holder at only 28 years . 2020-06-18 . www.standardmedia.co.ke.
  14. Web site: Jared . Too . Kenya's youngest PhD holder wedded in a Sh40,000 gown . 2020-06-18 . Standard Digital News.

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