Purity Ngina is a Kenyan Academician and the Research and Assessment Manager at Zizi Afrique Foundation. Prior to joining Zizi Afrique Foundation Purity was a lecturer at Strathmore University in Nairobi. At age 28,[1] she became Kenyan youngest Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) graduate in Biomathematics from the same University[2]
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 |
She was born in present day Nyeri County in rural Kenya in 1990.[3] Ngina sat for Kenya's elementary examination Kenya Certificate of Primary Education KCPE twice in 2002 and 2003 before proceeding to secondary school and graduating in 2007.[4][5]
In 2009, she was admitted to Egerton University for undergraduate Degree in Education Science and Mathematics, graduating with a First Class Honors in 2013 before pursuing a Master’s degree in Applied Mathematics from the same university and graduating in 2015.[6][7]
Ngina joined Strathmore University as an assistant lecturer in 2016. During which she received funding from The German Academic Exchange Service[8] to enroll for her PhD.[9] In 2018, she made history as Kenya's youngest PhD holder in Biomathematics aged 28 years.[10] Her PhD thesis titled: Mathematical Modelling of In Vivo HIV Optimal Therapy Management, explains the dynamics between HIV and Mathematics.[11]
Ngina is a Manager-Research and Assessment at Zizi Afrique Foundation. Ngina previously worked as a lecturer at Strathmore University. Where she taught students pursuing Financial Engineering, Financial Economics, and Actuarial Science students.[12]
Ngina and her older brother were raised by a single mother who died in 2017.[13] She is married to Germano Mugambi, a university lecturer at Egerton University [14]