Prof. Agnes Wakesho Mwangombe is a professor of Plant Pathology, Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences (CAVS) where she served as principal from May 2005 to September 2015. As a researcher and a policy maker, she is actively engaged in agricultural activities, policy formulation and implementation. Prof. Mwangombe’ served as project advisor in the Food Security project from 2013-2015 at African Women Studies Centre. She also served as the first chairperson of Kenya Professional Association of Women in Agriculture and Environment (KEPAWAE) from 1995 to 2001 where she initiated a girlchild scholarship program and mentorship for the same girls. As an eminent scholar her research is published in peer reviewed journals.