Dr Daniel W. Ichang'i - Chairman, Council of the Association of Professional Societies in East Africa (APSEA)

Dr. Daniel W. Ichang'i born on the 9th of November in 1955, is a Registered Geologist and a Senior Lecturer in Department of Geology, University of Nairobi. Dr. Ichang'i graduated with a B.Sc. (First Class Honours) Degree in Geology and Chemistry in 1979 and a M.Sc. Degree in Economic Geology in 1984 from the University of Nairobi. He then obtained his Ph.D. Degree in the field of Economic Geology in 1991 from McGill University. He is a Fellow of the Geological Society of Kenya (FGSK) and a past Chairman of the Geological Society of Kenya and has served on the Geologists Registration Board (GRB). He was also a member of the Government of Kenya Task Force on Delineation of Kenya's Outer Continental Shelf under the Office of the President, Kenya, representing the University of Nairobi. He is a believer and practicing Christian, and a member of the Presbyterian Church of East Africa (P.C.E.A.). He is married and a father of adult children.

Core Professional, Academic and Research Interests

• Economic Geology, stratigraphy and geochemistry of Archean Cratons with emphasis on the East African (Tanzanian) Craton. Gold, massive sulphide and diamond mineralisation in the Nyanza greenstone belt of western Kenya.
• Geology, geochemistry and economic mineral potential of the Migori segment including the Migori Gold Belt. Potential for similar mineralisation in adjacent regions of the high grade Proterozoic mobile belts surrounding the East African (Tanzanian) Craton with special reference to the Mozambique Mobile Belt.
• Copper-Lead-Zinc-Silver mineralisation in the Palaeozoic sedimentary rocks on the Kenya Coast, in Eastern Kenya and elsewhere in the country.
• Mineralogy, geochemistry and potential of precious, base and "high technology" groups of metals in Tertiary/Neogene rocks and epithermal precipitates of active geothermal areas in Kenya.
• Geology of gemstones, industrial rocks and minerals in Eastern Africa.
• Geology of Kenya Basins and Kenya’s inner and outer continental shelf areas and implications on potential for oil, gas, coal, uranium, geothermal and other energy resources.
• Article 76 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and Delineation of Kenya’s Outer Continental Shelf Area beyond 200 Nautical Miles.
• Hydrogeology and groundwater resources of various geological terranes in Kenya.
• Environmental disaster assessment and management in Kenya with special emphasis on landslides in Central Kenya.

Professional Societies And Working Groups

• Chairman, Association of Professional Societies in East Africa (APSEA) (2007 – Present).
• Chairman, National Land Commission (NLC) Selection Panel (2012).
• Chairman, Professionals’ Sector, National Anti Corruption Plan (NACP) (2009 – Present).
• Member, National Anti Corruption Plan (NACP) Coordinating Committee (2009 – Present).
• Chairman of the Geological Society of Kenya Committee on the Kenyan Stratigraphy and Stratigraphic Nomenclature (1999- Present).
• Member of the Board of Governors, Kenya Development Learning Centre (KDLC), Nairobi, Kenya. (2008 –2012).
• Member of the Natural Sciences Committee of the Kenya National Commission for UNESCO (KNATCOM) (2004 – 2009).
• Member of the Government of Kenya Task Force on the Delineation of Kenya’s Outer Continental Shelf Beyond 200 Nautical Miles under the Cabinet Office, Office of the President, representing the University of Nairobi (2005-2009).
• Chairman, Truth, Justice, Reconciliation Commission (TJRC) Selection Panel (2008).
• Senior Vice-Chairman, Association of Professional Societies in East Africa (APSEA) (2004 – 2007).
• Chairman, Geological Society of Kenya (GSK) (2003 - 2007).
• Member of the Geologists Registration Board (2002 - 2007).
• Member of the Applications Review Sub-Committee of the Geologists Registration Board of Kenya (2002-2007).
• Member of the Geological Society of Kenya Programmes Committee (1999-2007).
• Member of the Geological Society of Kenya Professional Committee (1999-2007).
• Second Vice-Chairman, APSEA (2003 - 2004).
• One of the Representatives of the Association of Professional Societies of East Africa (APSEA) to the National Constitutional Conference at Bomas of Kenya (2002-2003).
• Vice-Chairman of the Geological Society of Kenya (1999 - 2003).
• Executive Committee member of the Kenya-DAAD Scholars Association (KDSA) (1996-2003).
• Past representative Regional Representative for Africa in the Working Group on Ores and Metamorphism (WGOM) of the International Association on the Genesis of Ore Deposits (IAGOD).
• Past Member of the Geological Society of Africa (GSA). (1995).
• Secretary of Scientific and Publication Sub-Committee of the 10th. Conference of the  Geological Society of Africa (GSA'95). Co-Editor, GSA'95 Proceedings Volume.
• Member of the Organizing Committee (1993) of the Second Indian Ocean Regional Seminar on Petroleum Exploration hosted by the National Oil Corporation of Kenya to deliberate on the petroleum resources and potential of the Indian Ocean Basin.
• Past Member of the Mozambique and Related Belts (MRB) IGCP Project 348 and Coordinator, of the Kenya Subgroup on "Mineralization" in the MRB IGCP Project 348.

Scholarships, Grants And Other Awards Given

• 2013:   Scholarship  Granted by the Australian Government through the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) for three week course on Regional Development and Mining run by the International Mining for Development Centre (IM4DC) and hosted by the University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, in partnership with the University of Queensland, Australia.
• 2013:    Travel Grant and sponsorship by the Association of Professional Societies in East Africa (APSEA) to attend the East African Petroleum Conference & Exhibition (EAPCE’13) in Arusha, Tanzania.
• 2008:   Awarded Order of the Grand Warrior (OGW), by His Excellency the then President of the Republic of Kenya, His Excellency Hon. Mwai Kibaki, C.G.H. M.P.
• 1999:     Travel and support grant from UNESCO to attend the Tanzania Geological Society Annual General Conference (Geo-Tech’99) in Arusha, Tanzania.
• 1999:    Travel grant from Anglo American Prospecting Services (Pty) Ltd. to attend the 11th International Conference of the Geological Society of Africa in Cape Town, South Africa.
• 1994:    European Economic Community (EEC) European Development Fund (FED) Grant to support my participation in CLAIM '94; 23rd. Simulated Mineral Exploration Workshop (Computer Assisted Training in Mineral Resources Development) at Ecole Des Mines De Paris, Fontainebleau France.
• 1990:    Reinhardt Summer Studentship Grant from the Department of Geological Sciences, McGill University, Quebec, Canada.
• 1987:    National Council for Science and Technology (N.C.S.T.) Grant No. NCST/5/003/D/29 for fieldwork support in South Nyanza, Kenya, during Ph.D. Studies.
• 1985:    Kenya Government General Training Fund  (G.T.F.)   Canadian International Development Agency (C.I.D.A.) Scholarship for postgraduate Ph.D. Studies in the Department of Geological Sciences (now Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences), McGill University, Quebec, Canada.
• 1980:    James Brown MacMillan Memorial Fund Grant during Postgraduate M.Sc. studies.
• 1979:    German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Scholarship for postgraduate M.Sc. Studies in the Department of Geology, University of Nairobi.

Conferences, Symposia And Workshops Attended

• 2013: Three week course on Regional Development and Mining run by the International Mining for Development Centre (IM4DC) and hosted by the University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, in partnership with the University of Queensland, Australia.
• 2013:    6th  East African Petroleum Conference and Exhibition  (EAPCE’13) held at   the Arusha   International Conference Centre (AICC), Arusha, Tanzania.
• 2011:     5th  East African Petroleum Conference (EAPC’11) held at the Serena Hotel,     Kampala, Uganda.
• 2010:     Association of Professional Societies in East Africa (APSEA) – Ministry of the East African  Community (MEAC) Workshop on the East African Community (EAC) Common Market Protocol and its implications for Professionals, Norfolk Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya.
• 2009:   4th Annual Integrity Review Conference, Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC), Nairobi, Kenya.
• 2009:   Joint Association of Professional Societies in East Africa (APSEA) - Kenya Anti Corruption Commission (KACC) Workshop on Governance and Ethics for the Built and Natural Environment, Kivi Milimani Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya.
• 2009:  The Association of Professional Societies in East Africa (APSEA) – CIAR Africa National Leadership Excellence Forum, Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC), Nairobi, Kenya.
• 2009:   Institution of Surveyors of Kenya (ISK) - Association of Professional Societies in East Africa (APSEA) Professionals Forum on Land Reform: Land Reform in the Context of National Cohesion, Constitutional Review and Vision 2030 Goals, Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya.
• 2009:     4th East African Petroleum Conference (EAPC’09) held at the Sarova White Sands Hotel,  Mombasa, Kenya.
• 2007:   Embassy of Japan, University of Nairobi, JAMSTEC Exchange Seminar on Ocean Science, at the Japanese Embassy, Nairobi, Kenya.
• 2007:  3rd East African Petroleum Conference (EAPC’07) held at the Ngurdoto Mountain Lodge,   Arusha, Tanzania.
• 2008:   3rd Annual Integrity Review Conference, Bomas of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya
• 2006:    Joint Association of Professional Societies in East Africa (APSEA) – Kenya Anti Corruption Commission (KACC) Consultative Workshop on Governance, Ethics and Integrity among Professionals, Kenya School of  Law, Karen, Nairobi, Kenya.
• 2006:  The 11th Workshop of the Geological Society of Kenya held at the Stanley Hotel, Nairobi.
• 2005:  2nd East African Petroleum Conference (EAPC’05) held at the Imperial Resort Beach Hotel, Entebbe, Uganda.
• 2003: The 10th Workshop of the Geological Society of Kenya held at the Intercontinental Hotel, Nairobi.
• 2003:    1st East African Petroleum Conference (EAPC’03) held at the Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya.
• 2000:  The 9th Conference of the Geological Society of Kenya held at the Grand   Regency Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya.
• 1999:   Tanzania Geological Society Annual General Conference (Geo-Tech’99) in Arusha, Tanzania.
• 1999:   East and Southern Africa Regional Workshop in Geomedicine under the auspices of UNESCO and UNEP in Nairobi, Kenya.
• 1999:    Geological Society of Africa 11th International Conference in Cape Town, South Africa.
• 1999: The 8th Conference of the Geological Society of Kenya held at the Intercontinental Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya.
• 1997: The 7th Conference of the Geological Society of Kenya held at the Professional Centre, Nairobi, Kenya.
• 1997: The First Gemstone Miners and Dealers Workshop hosted by the   Geological Society of Kenya held at the Professional Centre, Nairobi, Kenya.
• 1995:  Geological Society of Africa 10th International Conference in Nairobi, Kenya.
• 1994:  CLAIM '94; 23rd Simulated Mineral Exploration Workshop (Computer Assisted Training in Mineral     Resources Development) at Ecole Des Mines De Paris, Fontainebleau, France.
• 1992:    Geological Society of Africa 9 t h International Conference in Accra, Ghana.
• 1989: Geological Association and Mineralogical Association of Canada (GAC   MAC) 1989 Short Course "Mineralization and Shear Zones".
• 1989:   The Geological Association and Mineralogical Association of Canada (GAC - MAC) Annual Meeting in Montreal, Canada.