Dr. Rebecca Wambua

Dr. Rebecca Wambua has a PhD in Distance Education from the University of Nairobi and is a Commonwealth of Learning Consultant. She was a Key Note Speaker during the eLearning Conference organized by the University of Embu which was held from 2nd-23rd November, 2023. She has served in the education sector for over 32 years (17 years at the school level and 15 years in the university). She is the current Chairperson of Distance Open and e-Learning Practitioners’ Association of East Africa and the Chairperson of Distance Open and e-Learning Practitioners’ Association of Kenya which consists of VCs, DVCs and senior faculty members from more than 50 universities in Kenya.  Dr. Wambua is a senior lecturer at Africa Nazarene University and she has played various leadership roles at the university level. She served as the Director of the Institute of Open, Distance and e-Learning in Africa Nazarene University, the Coordinator for Education and Counselling programmes, the School Based Coordinator and as the Head of Distance Education and e-Learning at Kenya Methodist University.  She has keen interest in Distance, Open and e-Learning and has co-authored six peer reviewed articles in this area. She has published 5 books, co-authored 8 instructional manuals (for Kenya Methodist University and Kenya Education Management Institute) and edited 12 instructional manuals for African Virtual University. She serves in the community as a motivational speaker and she is the Head of Counseling Department CITAM Rongai. Rebecca is the current Chairperson of the Board of Management, CITAM Schools, Rongai.