Dr. Edwin Kimutai Kanda

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Dr. Edwin Kimutai Kanda

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Department of Civil and Structural Engineering

School of Engineering and Built Environment (MMUST)

P.O. Box 190-50100

Kakamega, KENYA

Office no. LBB Room 304

Kakamega-Webuye Road

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ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5357-1005

ResearcherID: AAG-6429-2021

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Dr Edwin Kanda is a Civil Engineer by profession with over 15 years’ experience in both academia and private practice. He is a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Forgaty Fellow in Global health.  He has worked in the university set up doing research and teaching in the area of Water and Environmental Engineering, construction engineering and Management and Technical Education and Training. He has participated in various seminars, workshops and conferences nationally and internationally in the area of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), climate change, agricultural water management and climate smart agriculture among others. In addition, he has provided consultancy services in Civil and Environmental Engineering, monitoring and evaluation (M&E), contract administration and Project Management. He has designed and supervised civil engineering projects throughout the country and in particular in arid and semi-arid parts of Kenya and in resource conflict areas such as Elgeyo-Marakwet, Baringo, Meru and Laikipia. His research interests are on water and environmental engineering with special focus on climate change, water-related health research, project M & E, Water – energy – food (WEF) nexus, emerging contaminants such as pharmaceuticals and personal care products. He is a registered member of the Institution of Engineers of Kenya (IEK), the Engineers’ Board of Kenya (EBK) and International Association of Hydrological Sciences.   

  1. Willis Awandu, Edwin Kimutai Kanda & Susan Namaemba Kimokoti.The Water-Energy-Food Nexus in Kenya: Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Strategies—A Review Published in The Water, Climate, and Food Nexus on 29th Feb 2024. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-50962-9_4
  2. Edwin Kimutai Kanda, Minyade K. Avulala, Emmy Olendo, Micah M. Mukolwe, Willis Awandu, Valery O. Lutta, Basil Ong'or (T), Alex W. Khaemba. Assessment of groundwater quality in Vihiga County, Kenya. published on 17th March 2023 in Progress in Sustainable Development. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-99207-7.00010-5
  3. Elizabeth Lusweti; Edwin Kimutai Kanda; Joy Obando; Mary Makokha. Effects of oil exploration on surface water quality- a review. AUGUST 27 2022. Water Practice and Technology wpt2022104. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wpt.2022.104
  4. Edwin Kimutai Kanda,Valery Osimbo Lutta. The status and challenges of a modern irrigation system in Kenya: A systematic review. First published: 14 March 2022. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ird.2700
  5. Kevin O. Odhiambo, Basil T. Iro Ong'or, Edwin K. Kanda. Assessment of rainwater harvesting potential of Rachuonyo North Sub-Catchment in Kenya using the Australian water balance model. Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology-Aqua jws2022153. JANUARY 29 2022. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/aqua.2022.153
  6. Edwin Kimutai Kanda,AidanSenzanje,Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi. Calibration and validation of the AquaCrop model for full and deficit irrigated cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp).Physics and Chemistry of the Earth. published on  December 2021. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pce.2020.102941
  7. Ali Asadi, Alireza Moghaddam Nia, Bahram Bakhtiari Enayat, Hossein Alilou, Ebrahim Ahmadisharaf, Edwin Kimutai Kanda & Emmanuel Chessum Kipkorir. An integrated approach for prioritization of river water quality sampling points using modified Sanders, analytic network process, and hydrodynamic modeling.Published: 09 July 2021.Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-021-09272-y
  8. Tinashe Lindel Dirwai ,Edwin Kimutai Kanda,Aidan Senzanje,Toyin Isiaka Busari. Water resource management: IWRM strategies for improved water management. A systematic review of case studies of East, West and Southern Africa.Published: May 25, 2021. PLOS ONE. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0236903
  9. Kevin O. Odhiambo; Basil T. Iro Ong'or; Edwin K. Kanda. Optimization of rainwater harvesting system design for smallholder irrigation farmers in Kenya: a review.Published in APRIL 15 2021. Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology-Aqua (2021) 70 (4): 483–492. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/aqua.2021.08
  10. T.L. Dirwai, T. Mabhaudhi, E.K. Kanda and A. Senzanje (2021). Moistube irrigation technology development, adoption and future prospects: A systematic scoping review. Heliyon 7.DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06213
  11. Edwin Kimutai Kanda, Aidan Senzanje and Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi (2020). Modelling soil water distribution under Moistube irrigation for cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) Crop. Irrigation and Drainage 69(5): 1116-1132. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ird.2505
  12.  Edwin Kimutai Kanda, Aidan Senzanje, Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi and Shadrack Chisenga Mubanga (2020). Nutritional yield and nutritional water productivity of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp) under varying irrigation water regimes. Water SA 46(3): 410-418.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.17159/wsa/2020.v46.i3.8651
  13. Edwin Kimutai Kanda, Wenquan Niu, Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi and Aidan Senzanje (2020). Moistube Irrigation Technology: A Review. Agricultural Research 9 (2): 139-147. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40003-019-00448-0
  14.  Edwin Kimutai Kanda, Aidan Senzanje and Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi (2020). Effect of moistube and subsurface drip irrigation on cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp) production in South Africa. Water SA 46(2): 197-204.DOI: https://doi.org/10.17159/wsa/2020.v46.i2.8234
  15.  Edwin Kimutai Kanda, Aidan Senzanje and Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi (2020). Soil water dynamics under moistube irrigation. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth 115: 1-8. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pce.2020.102836
  16.  Edwin Kimutai Kanda, Aidan Senzanje and Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi (2020). Calibration and validation of the AquaCrop model for full and deficit irrigated cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp). Physics and Chemistry of the Earth (in Press).DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pce.2020.102941
  17. Edwin Kimutai Kanda, Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi and Aidan Senzanje (2018). Hydraulic and clogging characteristics of Moistube irrigation as influenced by water quality. Journal of Water Supply: Research and technology – AQUA, 67(5): 438 – 446.DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/aqua.2018.166
  18. Edwin K. Kanda, Emmanuel C. Kipkorir and Job R. Kosgei (2017). Modelling of nitrates in River Nzoia using MIKE 11. Water Practice & Technology, Vol 12 No 1, 217 – 223. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wpt.2017.026
  19. Edwin K. Kanda, Job R. Kosgei and Emmanuel C. Kipkorir (2015). Simulation of organic carbon loading using MIKE 11 model: a case of River Nzoia, Kenya. Water Practice & Technology, Vol 10 No 2, 298 – 304. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wpt.2015.035

Project Research and Innovation Projects

  1. Auto-sanitizing taps and handles for reducing Covid -19 transamission.

  2. Using The Water Poverty Index To Better Plan For Community Water Service Provision In Kakamega County

  3. Assessment of Operations and Functions in Masinde Muliro University towards Carbon Management and Transformation into a Green and Sustainable University

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