Director, Planning, Research, Policy & Quality Assurance
Dr. Roba joined the Authority in July 2018 and is responsible for developing effective strategies for economic analysis and policy, research, strategy and quality management system and performance management. He has conducted extensive applied research covering broad areas of interest and therefore brings nearly 15 years of research and policy experience to the Authority.
Prior to joining the Authority, Dr. Roba was a Senior Policy Analyst at the National Treasury’s Fiscal & Economic Affairs Department. He was responsible for formulation of mineral resource revenue use policy and fiscal rules, and development of legislative framework for management of mineral resource revenue. While at the National Treasury, he was also actively involved in several taskforces that developed legislation on climate change, petroleum, minerals, energy and their related policies and regulations. Between 2017 and 2018, Dr. Roba served as a Chairperson to the Steering Committee of the Strathmore University’s Extractives Baraza, formerly the Information Centre for Extractives Sector.
Dr. Roba has also served as a Senior Lecturer in environmental economics at University of Eldoret and Moi University. Dr Roba earned his PhD (cum laude) from the University of Amsterdam (the Netherlands) and an MSc from the University of York (UK). He has a number of monographs, peer reviewed articles and book chapters to him name, and also in collaboration with colleagues.