Collins wanderi

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Captain Collins Wanderi Munyiri was born in May 1972 at Igana, Giathugu Location in Mukurwe-ini Division of Nyeri District. His parents are Mr. Joseph Munyiri Mathenge and Mrs. Lucy Gathoni Munyiri. He had his early education at Giathugu Primary School between 1979 and 1986. Collins was position 35 (thirty five) nationally in the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) in 1986. He was the 5th best in Nyeri District and the 1st in Mukurwe-ini Division. He was honoured by H.E. Mwai Kibaki, the then Vice- President of the Republic of Kenya for this achievement. He attended Mang'u High School, Thika, between 1987 and 1990 for his secondary education. He was among the best 10 (ten) students among the candidates who sat for the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) at Mang'u in 1990.[1] In 1992 Collins was admitted to the University of Nairobi to study Law. He graduated in December 1996 with a 2nd Class Honours (Upper Division) Bachelor’s Degree in Law. He later proceeded to the Kenya School of Law where he was admitted in August 1996. In September 1997 he was awarded a Diploma in Law and Practice.[2] He was admitted to the Bar as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya in March 1998. In June 2001 Collins was enlisted as a professional officer in the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kenya. He received his military training at the Kenya Armed Forces Training College, Lanet and commissioned as an officer in the rank of Lieutenant in November 2001. In December 2001 he was promoted to the rank Captain and appointed the Staff Officer in charge of Legal Services at Headquarters Kenya Air Force. He was enrolled as Certified Public Secretary in February 2002.Collins returned to the University of Nairobi in November 2003. He graduated with a Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resources Management (PG Dip.HRM]) in March 2005. Collins started working in July 1996 at the firm of K. Mwaura and Company Advocates where he was a Graduate Assistant till October 1997. In November 1997 he joined the Refugee Referral and Information Centre (RRIC) [a joint project of the UNHCR and Jesuit Refugee Services] as an Assistant Protection Officer. In January 1999 he left RRIC was appointed an Eligibility Officer for the UNHCR's Eligibility Centre, Nairobi. He was promoted to the position of Senior Eligibility Officer in October 2000. He left the UNHCR in April 2001.[3] After a short stint as a private law practitioner, he was enlisted into the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kenya. He served as the Chief Staff Officer in Charge of Legal Services for the Kenya Air Force until July 2005 when he left to join the Kenya Anti- Corruption Commission as a Crime Reading Officer.[4] In 2006 he was appointed the Manager, Forensic and Litigation Service for KPMG, Kenya. [5] In February 2007 he was appointed a Deputy Commissioner and Head of Internal Affairs at the Kenya Revenue Authority. Collins is a member of the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) and the Institute of Certified Public Secretaries (ICPSK). He has been a Member of the Board of Governors, Giathugu Secondary School since 1998 and was appointed as a Member of the Board of Governors, Mweru High School in May 2006. He was subsequently elected as the Chairman of the Board of Governors Mweru High School in August 2006.[6] During his days at the University, Collins was an active member of the Faculty of Law and participated in many activities aimed at promoting legal literacy in Kenya. He also acted on TV programs to promote legal awareness. Collins has also published several articles touching on governance, political systems,[7], regional integration [8] the rights of women and forced migration.