Management

Institute Director

Dr. Chrispine Ogutu Omondi is the Institute Director of Industrial Crops Research Institute located in Mtwapa in Kilifi County. He holds a PhD degree in Plant Breeding from the University of Nairobi, MSc degree in Crop Science and BSc degree in Agriculture from the same University. Dr Omondi served as the Director/CEO at the former Kenya Sugar Research Foundation (KESREF). He also served as Biotechnology Specialist at United States Agency for International Development in Kenya (USAID-Kenya). Prior to these appointments, he served as Head of Plant Breeding Department and also as Deputy Director of Research at the former Coffee Research Foundation (CRF).

Dr Omondi has trained in Strategic Leadership, Corporate Governance, Change Management, Project Design and Management, Financial and Contractual Procedures of the European Development Fund (EDF) and Programming Foreign Assistance for USAID projects among others. He was awarded a Certificate of Excellence in Public Service Innovation in the 2011 Edition by the government of Kenya.