Dr. Muita is a Kenyan Citizen and Professional Meteorologist working at the Kenya Meteorological Department (KMD). He is also the current Chair of the Kenya Meteorological Society (KMS). Dr. Muita has over 20 years of experience in operational forecasting, weather and climate services, training and capacity-building, weather and climate research, and project implementation. He received his PhD degree from the University Of Sydney-Australia), his Master’s degree from the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and his BSc in Meteorology from the University of Nairobi (UON). Dr. Muita completed a Global Challenges Research (GCRF) Fund Postdoctoral Fellowship, as well.
Dr. Muita’s professional interests focus on weather and climate forecasting and related services, where he applies statistical methods in operational forecasting and research work. Over the last few decades, he has produced weather and climate predictions at the short, medium, and seasonal timescales and provided weather and climate services to many end-users and stakeholders in Kenya andthe Greater Horn of Africa Countries. Specifically, Dr. Muita has participated in and contributed immensely to the Greater Horn of Africa Climate Outlook Forums since 2002 both in capacity-building and development of seasonal forecasts. He has also conducted capacity building and training of meteorological personnel and stakeholders from Africa at the Institute for Meteorological Training and Research (WMO Regional Training Centre) in Kenya. Dr. Muita received a Public Service Excellence Award in 2018.
Dr. Muita’s research interests include the study of weather and climate in Africa and globally, weather and climate services focusing on forecasting, end-users and stakeholder engagement, co-production, communication and dissemination of weather information, weather and climate impacts, and multi-disciplinary research related to climate. His passion for research has led me to develop project proposals, fundraise and implement projects, including projects that focus on investigating the impact of indoor (household) and outdoor (vehicular) pollution on the health of women and children in the Global South.
