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Rev. Fr. Dr. Kizito Muchanga Lusambili

kizitoDepartment of Scocial Science Education
School of Arts and Social Sciences
P.O. Box 190-50100
Kakamega, KENYA
Office no. SPD Block B Room 312
Kakamega-Webuye Road.

Religion : Catholic - Catholic Priest

Chaplain: Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology

Diaconate Ordination: 2004

Priesthood Ordination: 2005

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ResearcherID : ADY-0406-2022

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5430-4558

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Rev. Fr. Dr. Kizito Muchanga Lusambili

Rev. Fr. Dr. Kizito Muchanga Lusambili holds  BEd. Arts, BA philosophy, BA Theology, MA History and two Doctoral degrees: Ph.D in Peace and Conflict Studies  and Ph.D in History . His Specialization is in Church History, indigenous knowledge and Catechetics.  He has majorly contributed to academia by publishing books and over 30 articles in peer reviewed journals. In the larger community he serves as Chairman Board of Governors St. Peters’ High School, Mumias and as Secretary General of Kakamega County Interfaith Forum. He currently seves as a Senior Lecturerer, supervisor and still writing a book on indigenous knowledge of the Isukha and Idakho communities. He has worked as Assistant Priest-St Anns Parish Eshisiru, Formator  and teacher at St. Peters Minor Seminary, Parish Priest at Our Lady of Assumption Mautuma Parish, and Chaplain-MMUST as well as Secretary to interfaith group Kakamega County.

Some of his major publications:

  1. Bildad Mutimba Wangia, Kizito Muchanga Lusambili, Jason Momanyi, Josephat Nairutia Kemei. published on in Social and Economic Influence of Abanyala Clan Politics on Resource Distribution.published on November 15th 2023 in AFRICAN JOURNAL OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH. DOI: https://doi.org/10.51867/ajernet.4.2.115
  2. Gladys Kerubo Ragira, Kizito Muchanga Lusambili,Josephat Nairutia Kemei. The Response of The Seventh-Day Adventist Church on Management of Youth Drop-Out Rate in Nyamira County, Kenya. Published on November 11th 2023 in AFRICAN JOURNAL OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH.DOI: https://doi.org/10.51867/ajernet.4.2.102
  3. Kizito Muchanga Lusambili & Charles Cheneku Simbe. Historicizing the Determinants of the Catholic Evangelization in Western Part of Kenya, 1902-1978. Published on 4th October 2023 in Athens Journal of History. https://doi.org/10.30958/ajhis.9-4-4
  4. Larry Iswekha Chiteyi, Kizito Muchanga Lusambili, Ahaya Luke Ochieng. A History of the Isukha-Idakho Bullfighting in Western Kenya. Published on November 11th 2023. AFRICAN JOURNAL OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH DOI: https://doi.org/10.51867/ajernet.4.2.103
  5. Zipporah Kerubo Momanyi, Ruth N. Simiyu, Kizito Muchanga. The Impact of Resource Utilization Practices on Inter-Ethnic Conflicts in Nakuru County, Kenya. Published on November 11th 2023. AFRICAN JOURNAL OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH. DOI: DOI: https://doi.org/10.51867/ajernet.4.2.94
  6. Adelaide M Lusambili, Robert Nyakundi, Christine Ngaruiya, Kizito L Muchanga, Ahaya L Ochieng, Laurie M Vusolo, Newton Joseph Guni. Published on 25th May 2023 in Gateways and Collections.Resource-use Practices Influencing Inter-Ethnic Conflicts in Nakuru County, Kenya. DOI: https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.132681.1
  7. Adelaide M. Lusambili, Robert Nyakundi, Christine Ngaruiya, Kizito L. Muchanga, Ahaya L. Ochieng, Laurie M. Vusolo, Newton Joseph Guni. Understanding influences on mental health among over 70-year-olds in Kenya using a life course theory. 25th May 2023. https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.132681.1

  8. Josephat Nairutia Kemei, Kizito Muchanga Lusambili & Pontian Godfrey Okoth. History of Community and Indigenous Language Mass Media Evolution in Turkana County. Published 9th June 2023 on in Athens Journal of History. DOI: https://doi.org/10.30958/ajhis.X-Y-Z

  9. Kizito Lusambili Muchanga. The Ecology and Economic Practices of the Isukha and Idakho Communities in Colonial Period 1895-1963. Published on 1 January 2023 in Athens Journal of History.https://www.athensjournals.gr/history/2023-9-1-4-Muchanga.pdf. DOI:https://doi.org/10.30958/ajhis.9-1-4.
  10. Adelaide Lusambili, Sadiq Bhanbhro and Fr. Dr. Kizito Muchanga. Positionality, Access to the Social Space and Place of Research: Narratives from Research in Low Resource SettingsPositionality, Access to the Social Space and Place of Research: Narratives from Research in Low Resource Settings. published: 30 April 2020. Peoples' Place and Policy. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3351/ppp.2020.6344577346
  11. The Catholic Church Contribution to Peace building process in Kakamega County Kenya (PhD Thesis), Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, 2016
  12. Colonial Impact on the Economy of Isukha-Idakho Communities of Western Kenya (M.A.Thesis), Kenyatta University, 1998
  13. Deeper Evangelization: A Challenge to basic Catechesis in Mukumu Parish – Kakamega Diocese (B.A Dissertation in Theology), St. Mbaaga Major Seminary Ggaba, Uganda, 2006
  14. The concept of Evil among the Abakakamega of Western Kenya (B.A Dissertation in Philosophy), St. Mbaaga Major Seminary Ggaba, Uganda, 2002

Books.

  1. Kizito L. Muchanga. Peace Building in Kenya: The Catholic Church’s Contribution. https://utafitifoundation.com/product/peace-building-in-kenya-the-catholic-churchs-contribution/

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