Peter Waweru

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Peter Waweru
Full name Peter Waweru Kamaku
Born (1982-05-27) May 27, 1982 (age 42)
Nairobi, Kenya
Other occupation Lecturer, Academic administrator, Mathematics researcher
Domestic
YearsLeagueRole
2009– Kenyan Premier League Referee
International
YearsLeagueRole
2017– FIFA Listed Referee

Peter Waweru Kamaku (born 27 May 1982) is a Kenyan football referee, academic administrator and researcher. [1] [2] He has been a referee in Kenyan Premier League since 2013 and a FIFA listed referee since 2017. [3] [4] He is also a professor of pure mathematics at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology in Kenya. [5] [6]

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Early life and education

Waweru was born in Nairobi, Kenya. He attended Gatheri Primary School and Alliance High School. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in mathematics & computer science in (2006) and a Master of Science in pure mathematics (2008) both from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology. [4] He attained a Ph.D. in pure mathematics in 2013 from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology. [3] [6] In 2015, Waweru earned a postgraduate diploma in education technology from University of Cape Town.

Career

Referee works

Waweru started to officiate football in the lower leagues of Kenya in 2011. In 2013, he joined Kenyan Premier League and in 2017 he was listed as a FIFA referee. [7] He has officiated in various FIFA tournaments such as AFCON U20 in 2019, AFCON 2019 in Egypt, 2019 U17 World Cup in Brazil, 2021 CHAN where he officiated the 2021 CHAN finals. [8] [9] Since 2017, Waweru has officiated several CAF Champions League games, [10] Confederation Cup matches and FIFA World Cup qualifying matches. [3] Waweru was chosen as one of the referees for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations held in Cameroon from 9 January to 6 February 2022, and the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations held in Cote d'Ivoire from 13 January to 11 February 2024. [11] [2]

Lecturer

Waweru has served in different positions such as an Academic teaching assistant (2007-2009), as a Tutorial Follow (2009-2013), as a Lecturer (2013-2019) and since 2019 he serves as a senior lecturer at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology. [12] Waweru lectures Number theory, Coding theory and Algebra related courses.

Other considerations

He is a member of the 20 pioneer group for CAF/FIFA Professional Referee 2020.

Research reviews

He has published the finding of his research on Abstract Algebra, Coding and Number Theories in Mathematical books [13] and other peer-related publication journals hence cited with an H-Index of 7 with 321 citations in over 120 peer-reviewed journals in Mathematical and Science publications. [14]

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References

  1. ↑ "Kenya - K. Waweru - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  2. 1 2 "CAN 2021: les arbitres du tournoi au Cameroun". Aps.dz. 2022-01-07. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
  3. 1 2 3 "Kenya, Rwanda referees on duty in Afcon". The East African. January 10, 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Kenyan Doctor Kamaku To Officiate Super Eagles/ Sierra Leone AFCON Qualifier". October 27, 2020.
  5. ↑ Siele, Martin (January 11, 2022). "Meet the JKUAT Maths Professor Shining at AFCON - Business Today Kenya". businesstoday.co.ke.
  6. 1 2 "CAN 2021 - Groupe C: Peter Waweru Kamaku aux commandes du match Comores - Gabon | Africa Foot United". africafootunited.com. January 10, 2022.
  7. ↑ Kihaki, Mike. "Kenyan referees among 64 to officiate AFCON in Cameroon". The Standard.
  8. ↑ Chronicle, The. "Caf confirms Bafana's refereeing nemesis for Africa Cup of Nations". The Chronicle.
  9. ↑ "CHAN 2020 : Le kenyan Peter Waweru Kamaku aux manettes pour la finale | Africa Foot United". africafootunited.com. February 7, 2021.
  10. ↑ Communications, F. K. F. (April 11, 2021). "Top Kenyan referees selected for CAF Confederation Cup duty".
  11. ↑ "Peter Kamaku Waweru - Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  12. ↑ Kihaki, Mike. "Two referees to fly Kenyan flag in AFCON-Cameroon". The Standard.
  13. ↑ "Peter KAMAKU | Lecturer | PhD Pure Mathematics | Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Nairobi | JKUAT | Department of Pure and Applied Mathematics".
  14. ↑ "peter waweru kamaku | Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology - Academia.edu". jkuat.academia.edu.
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