Staff Profiles

Dr. Issah Wabuyabo Kweyu

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Department of Health Promotion & Sports Science

School of Public Health, Biomedical Science & Technology (MMUST)

P.O. Box 190-50100

Kakamega, KENYA

Office no. ABA Room 409A

Kakamega-Webuye Road

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ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9823-2859

ResearcherID:  AAY-2292-2021

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Dr. Issah Wabuyabo Kweyu

Dr. Issah Wabuyabo Kweyu holds a doctorate degree in Sports Science specializing in Sociology of Sport. He Holds MSc. Exercise, Recreation & Sports Science and a B. Ed Arts from Kenyatta University. He a Wilderness Medical Associate (First Responder) and ISO Certified 9001: 2015 Internal Quality Auditor. An expert in Team building and Life Skills Training. Areas of academic and research interest are in Sociology of Sport, Fitness Health & Wellness, Outdoor Pursuits and Competence Based Education Training (CEBET). His major scholarly contribution was Social Construction of Talents among Kenyan Middle and long distance runners. He currently serves as the Coordinator Extension Services and Outreach.

Some of his key published works include: -

  1. Issah K. Wabuyabo1*, Edwin K. Wamukoya2 and Hannington M. Bulinda3 ((2015). Influence of Islam on gender participation in sports among Muslim students in Kenyan universities.(DOI: 10.5897/JPESM2015. 0240 )
  2. Wabuyabo, I., Bukhala, P., Benoit, G. (2017) Social-Cultural Determinants of Athletic Abilities among Kenyan Elite and Sub Elite and Long Distance Runners. IRD Editions, 2017.
  3. Edinah Sabiri*, Oloo Micky Olutende, Issah K. Wabuyabo, Vurigwa Esther (2018). Knowledge of Prenatal Exercise among Expectant Women from Selected Health Facilities, Kakamega County, Kenya. (DOI: 10.12691/jpar-3-1-9)
  4. Micky Olutende1, Prof. Edwin Kadima Wamukoya1, Dr. Maximilla Wanzala2, Issah Kweyu Wabuyabo1 (2021)“Predictors of Occupational Health and Safety Management practices in the Building Construction Industry, Kakamega Kenya” IOSR Journal of Nursing and Health Science (IOSR-JNHS), 10(2), 2021, pp. 43-57.
  1. Olutende, M.,Kweyui, I.W., Wanzala, M. and Mse, E.(2022) Risk Factors for Work-Related Mus-culoskeletal Disorders among Nurses in Kakamega County Kenya. Open Access Library Journal, 9: e8564.https://doi.org/10.4236/oalib.1108564

 

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