# Laban Ayiro > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Laban_Ayiro > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Laban_Ayiro.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laban_Ayiro > Source revision: 1354442595 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Kenyan academic (born 1957)}} {{Use British English|date=March 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}} {{Infobox person | name = Laban Ayiro | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1957}} | birth_place = [Kibera, Nairobi](/source/Kibera%2C_Nairobi), Kenya | death_date = | death_place = | education = {{ubl|[McGill University](/source/McGill_University) ([Bachelor of Education](/source/Bachelor_of_Education))|[United States International University Africa](/source/United_States_International_University_Africa) ([Master of Arts](/source/Master_of_Arts) in [International Relations](/source/International_Relations))|[University of Witwatersrand](/source/University_of_Witwatersrand) ([Master of Education](/source/Master_of_Education))|[Kenyatta University](/source/Kenyatta_University) ([Master of Science](/source/Master_of_Science) in [Entrepreneurship](/source/Entrepreneurship)) ([Doctor of Philosophy](/source/Doctor_of_Philosophy) in [Entrepreneurship Development](/source/Entrepreneurship))}} | occupation = Educator, Academic, Academic Administrator | years_active = 1977–present | networth = | honorific_prefix = Professor | title = [Vice-Chancellor](/source/Chancellor) of [Daystar University](/source/Daystar_University) | spouse = }} Professor '''Laban Ayiro''' is a Kenyan academic, currently serving as the [Vice Chancellor](/source/Vice_Chancellor) of [Daystar University](/source/Daystar_University), a [Christian](/source/Christianity), [liberal arts](/source/liberal_arts) university based in [Nairobi](/source/Nairobi), the capital and largest city of [Kenya](/source/Kenya).{{cite web| url=https://www.nation.co.ke/news/education/Daystar-appoints-Laban-Ayiro-as-VC/2643604-4995000-qsvi89/index.html | title=Daystar University appoints Laban Ayiro as vice chancellor |newspaper=[Daily Nation](/source/Daily_Nation) |date=22 February 2019 |access-date=1 March 2019 |first=Ouma |last=Wanzala | location=Nairobi}}{{cite web |url=https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2019/02/23/laban-ayiro-takes-helm-as-daystar-university-vc_c1899181 |title=Laban Ayiro takes helm as Daystar University VC |newspaper=[The Star (Kenya)](/source/The_Star_(Kenya)) |date=23 February 2019 |access-date=1 March 2019 |first=Emmanuel |last=Wanjala |location=Nairobi |archive-date=1 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301074809/https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2019/02/23/laban-ayiro-takes-helm-as-daystar-university-vc_c1899181 |url-status=dead }} From September 2016 until March 2018, he was in acting capacity, the Vice Chancellor of [Moi University](/source/Moi_University), a [public university](/source/public_university), whose main campus is located in Kesses, [Uasin Gishu County](/source/Uasin_Gishu_County).{{cite web |url=https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2018/03/21/i-have-no-regrets-moi-ex-vc-ayiro-says-at-handover-to-isaac-kosgey_c1734128 |title=I have no regrets, Moi ex-VC Ayiro says at handover to Isaac Kosgey |newspaper=[The Star (Kenya)](/source/The_Star_(Kenya)) |date=21 March 2018 |access-date=1 March 2019 |first=Mathews |last=Ndanyi |location=Nairobi |archive-date=1 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301074758/https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2018/03/21/i-have-no-regrets-moi-ex-vc-ayiro-says-at-handover-to-isaac-kosgey_c1734128 |url-status=dead }} ==Background and education== He was born in the [Kibera](/source/Kibera) slum in Nairobi. His parents were of modest means. His father, a driver, had friends whose economic means were better. One of those friends took in the young Ayiro because (a) Ayiro was a smart student and (b) that friend has a son and Ayiro would keep the son company.{{cite web |title=Moi University Vice Chancellor, Laban Ayiro, says he was a slum dweller |url=https://www.tuko.co.ke/265009-moi-university-vice-chancellor-laban-ayiro-a-slum-dweller.html#265009 |publisher=Tuko.co.ke |date=2018 |access-date=1 March 2019 |author=Tuko.co.ke |location=Nairobi |archive-date=1 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301074659/https://www.tuko.co.ke/265009-moi-university-vice-chancellor-laban-ayiro-a-slum-dweller.html#265009 |url-status=dead }} His first degree, a [Bachelor of Education](/source/Bachelor_of_Education), was awarded by [McGill University](/source/McGill_University), in Canada, in 1984. His second degree, a [Master of Science](/source/Master_of_Science) in [Entrepreneurship](/source/Entrepreneurship), was awarded by [Kenyatta University](/source/Kenyatta_University), one of Kenya's [public universities](/source/public_university). His third degree, a [Master of Arts](/source/Master_of_Arts) in [International Relations](/source/International_Relations), was awarded in 2004 by the [United States International University Africa](/source/United_States_International_University_Africa), based in Nairobi. His fourth degree, a [Doctor of Philosophy](/source/Doctor_of_Philosophy) in [Entrepreneurship Development](/source/Entrepreneurship) was awarded by Kenyatta University in 2008. In 2013, the [University of the Witwatersrand](/source/University_of_the_Witwatersrand), in South Africa, awarded him his fifth degree, a [Master of Education](/source/Master_of_Education), in Education Finance, Economics and Planning.{{cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/laban-ayiro-32621488/?originalSubdomain=ke |title=Laban Ayiro: University Professor |publisher=[LinkedIn](/source/LinkedIn) |author=Laban Ayiro |date=2018 |access-date=1 March 2019}}{{cite web |url=https://www.sfsa.co.za/amo-team/prof-laban-ayiro/ |title=Science Forum, South Africa: Team Members: Prof Laban Ayiro, PhD, MA, MSc, MEd, BEd. |publisher=Sfsa.co.za |author=Science Forum, South Africa |date=December 2018 |access-date=1 March 2019 |location=Johannesburg |archive-date=1 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301080301/https://www.sfsa.co.za/amo-team/prof-laban-ayiro/ |url-status=dead }} ==Career== His teaching career started out as a Chemistry teacher in 1977. After his first degree, he served as a Principal at several Kenyan High Schools including Lubinu boys in Mumias where he is regarded as the best principal the school has ever had. Prof Ayiro Dorm in Lubinu boys is named after him. He was then moved to the headquarters of the Kenyan Ministry of Education, where he served in different capacities, over time, including as (a) Provincial Director of Education, (b) Deputy Director of Staff Training and (c) Senior Deputy Director for Policy and Planning. He has served as a Professor of Research Methods and Statistics at Moi University. He also worked as Director of Quality Assurance and Standards at the same institution. He is a consultant in Research, Organizational Leadership and Performance. ==Other considerations== Professor Ayiro undertook a post-doctoral fellowship at [Texas A&M University](/source/Texas_A%26M_University), in [College Station, Texas](/source/College_Station%2C_Texas), in the United States, on a [Fulbright Scholarship](/source/Fulbright_Scholarship). He has published widely, with over twenty publications in his name. In 2023, Ayiro participated in the [CODESRIA](/source/Council_for_the_Development_of_Social_Science_Research_in_Africa) College of Mentors Doctoral Students Mentorship Institute held in Nairobi, Kenya, where he delivered the keynote address under a pan-African programme, which brought together senior mentors and scholars, including [Abdul Karim Bangura](/source/Abdul_Karim_Bangura), [Josephine Ahikire](/source/Josephine_Ahikire) and [Amy Niang](/source/Amy_Niang), to strengthen doctoral research capacity across African universities.{{cite web |title=2023 CODESRIA College of Mentors Doctoral Students Mentorship Institute – Facilitators and Programme of Activities |url=https://codesria.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023-CCoM-Program_Mentors.pdf |website=CODESRIA |date=23 October 2023 |access-date=24 October 2025}} ==See also== * [Education in Kenya](/source/Education_in_Kenya) * [List of universities in Kenya](/source/List_of_universities_in_Kenya) ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [https://www.slideshare.net/LabanAyiro1/laban-ayiro-resume-2017 The Curriculum Vitae of Laban Ayiro, PhD] As of 2017. {{s-start}} {{succession box|title=Vice Chancellor of Daystar University||before=Prof [James Kombo](/source/James_Kombo)
June 2018 – February 2019|after=[Incumbent](/source/Incumbent)| years='''March 2019 – present'''}} {{s-end}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ayiro, Laban}} Category:1957 births Category:Academic staff of Daystar University Category:Kenyatta University alumni Category:Living people Category:McGill University Faculty of Education alumni Category:Academic staff of Moi University Category:Academics from Nairobi Category:United States International University alumni Category:University of the Witwatersrand alumni Category:21st-century Kenyan people --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Laban Ayiro](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laban_Ayiro) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laban_Ayiro?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.