Dr. Karori Mbuthia is a Lecturer in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Egerton University. He has vast research and teaching experience in Biochemistry and particularly on Plant Biochemistry/Phytochemistry.
Dr. Karori has participated in implementing a donor financed programme to enhance market access and competitiveness of animal and plant-based products, participated in the development of high value Tea products and validation of their potential health benefits, provided extension services for Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) in the Sorghum and Cassava Value Chain and promoted of sorghum for industrial and domestic uses for economic empowerment of smallholder farmers He has also published widely in peer refereed journals, books, manuals, conference/workshop papers, working and policy documents, and many other publications.
Additionally, Dr. Karori has also participated in diverse activities locally and internationally including on matters of food standards; Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS)- Tea Technical Committee, KEBS Committee for Safeguarding Impartiality, National Steering Committee (NSC) to the Swedish Standard Institute-SIS KEBS, Standard Market Access Program (SMAP), International Standards Organization (ISO) Technical Committee 34/SC 8, East African Community (EAC) Technical Committee 002. As a Chair of the National Technical Committee on Tea, Dr. Karori has reviewed and developed national standards that integrate food safety aspects through adoption of relevant international standards and improved regulation. He has skills in project proposal development, implementation, report writing and communication.