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Dr Godffery Nyongesa Nato
- Minister of Environment , Waste management and Energy, Mombasa County Government
About Dr Godffery Nyongesa Nato
Hon. Dr. Godffrey Nyongesa Nato is the current County Executive Committee Member for Environment, Waste Management and Energy, a position he has held since November 2017. He is also the Ag. CECM for Health Services, in the County Government of Mombasa. He is accredited for spearheading the development and adoption of the Mombasa County Climate Change Policy, the Mombasa County Solid Waste Management Act 2021, among other legislative documents.
Dr. Nato has a demonstrated history of working in Higher Education Management. He previously served as the Chairman, Department of Social sciences and Dean for the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Technical University of Mombasa. He is a Researcher in the field of Social Ecology and has several publications attributed to him.
He is currently a Co-investigator with Mijibora, a 3-year research project funded by WIOMSA whose objective is to transition Mombasa into a smart and sustainable city in the context of climate change. Dr. Nato holds a master degree in Human Ecology and a PhD in Sociology of Rural Development.
