Dr. Mwinyikione Mwinyihija, Executive Director of COMESA/LLPI, graduated from the Swiss Management Center University in Malta with doctorate in management (D.Mngt.), on October 2, 2014, in the presence of H.E. Dr. Joseph Muscat, the Prime Minister of Malta graced the graduation ceremony. Dr. Mwinyihija’s Doctoral work entitled “Conceptualization of Opportunity Management towards Value Addition Strategy for the Leather Sector in Kenya will have a wider application in the region for promoting value addition, productivity, competitiveness and trade integration. Dr Mwinihija has already published 8 articles from his doctoral work on peer reviewed reputable journals.
This Doctoral Degree is the third award for Dr. Mwinhijia as he is holder of two other PhD degrees from his previous studies in Environmental Science (Ecotoxicology and Bioremediation related
to the Tanning Industry) from University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK and Post doctorate (Remediation and Tannery Waste Management) form the Atlantic International University, Hawaii, USA in the same fields and discipline.
All COMESA-Leather and Leather Products Institute’s Staff are proud of Dr. Mwinyihija’s accomplishments and confident that he will continue with even more successes. Congratulations!!!!