Dr. Purity Ngina | |
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| Born | |
| Nationality | Kenyan |
| Occupation | Academician |
| Known for | being the youngest P.H.D holders in Kenya |
| Title | Dr. |
| Spouse | Germano Richter Mugambi |
| Children | Richter Mugambi; Giannis Mugambi |
| Parent | Lydia Ngina |
| Academic background | |
| Education |
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| Thesis | Mathematical Modelling of In Vivo HIV Optimal Therapy Management (2018) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Mathematician |
| Institutions | Strathmore University |
Purity Ngina is a Kenyan academician and the CEO of the National Gender and Equality Commission. She previously worked at Zizi Afrique Foundation and was a lecturer at Strathmore University in Nairobi from 2016 to 2020. At age 28,she became Kenya's youngest PhD graduate in biomathematics. [1] [2]
Purity Ngina was born in Nyeri County,a rural area of Kenya,in 1990. [3] She and her older brother were raised by a single mother. [4] Ngina sat for the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education twice in 2002 and 2003 before proceeding to secondary school and graduating in 2007. [5] [6]
In 2009,she was admitted to Egerton University,where she graduated with first class honors in 2013 with undergraduate degrees in education science and mathematics. In 2015 she graduated with a master's degree in applied mathematics from the same university. [7] [8]
Ngina joined Strathmore University as an assistant lecturer in 2016 teaching finance,economics,and actuarial science students. [9] She received funding for a PhD from The German Academic Exchange Service. [10] [11] In 2018,age 28,she became Kenya's youngest PhD holder in biomathematics. Her thesis focused on the mathematics of HIV. [12] [13]
She is married to Germano Mugambi,a university lecturer at Egerton University. [14]