Professor

Ezra

MARITIM

Prof Ezra Maritim earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from University of Nairobi in 1973. Upon graduation that year, he was awarded University of Nairobi staff development scholarship under the sponsorship of the Carnegie Foundation of New York for postgraduate studies at Harvard University and subsequently earned Master of Education and Doctor of Education degrees from Harvard University in 1975 and 1979, respectively.

Prof Maritim spent many years at Kenyatta University both as a teacher and administrator. He served as University Secretary and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Finance, Planning, and Development & Administration). Between 1983 and 1990 he was seconded to serve as a Deputy Secretary, Kenya National Examinations Council. Other administrative positions he has held in higher education landscape include being a Deputy Coordinator, World Bank supported University Investment Project; Deputy Secretary, Commission for Higher Education and the Vice-Chancellor, Egerton University. His policy and community participation activities have involved being:

• Chair: Technical Working Committee on the Operationalisation of the Open University of Kenya
• Chair: Commission for Higher Education
• Member: Board of Trustees, International Council for Distance Education, Oslo, Norway
• Member: Board of Trustees, Moi African Institute
• Member: Board of Directors, African Virtual University
• Member: Rift Valley Water Catchment Advisory Committee
• Chair: Rift Valley Water Services Board
• Secretary General: African Council for Distance Education
• Chair: Board of Governors, Rift Valley Institute of Science and Technology
• Member: Kabarak University Council
• Member: National Environmental Tribunal
• Chair: School Board of Governors, Kaplong Boys Secondary School
• Member: Commission for Higher Education
• Discussant: Constitution Review Process

At the regional level, Prof Maritim served as UNESCO and UNDP consultant on the development of Kigali Institute of Education (currently University of Rwanda-Kigali College of Education) in 1998 and 1999 and the development of education programs to be offered through distance learning; taught as a Visiting Professor at the University of South Africa and the Open University of Tanzania and served as the Coordinator of the Southern African Development Community Centre of Specialisation in Open and Distance Learning (Teacher Education), Dar es Salaam.