Faculty & Staff

She has taught and held educational leadership positions in secondary schools and Tangaza University College.

She has bachelor of education from Kenyatta University, masters from St. Mary’s University Minnesota. She completed her PhD in catholic education from Kenyatta University in 2007.

Her publications are in religion and social issues, catholic education in Kenya, laity in church and higher education. Her current area of research is in psycho-educational accompaniment of emerging adults in Kenya.

Fr. Dr. Josaphat Wanyonyi, IMC is a Kenyan Catholic Religious Missionary Priest, and a member of the Consolata Missionaries Religious Congregation. He is the Dean at the School of Theology in Tangaza University College (TUC) having served as a lecturer in Biblical Studies at the same school since 2009.

He holds a Doctorate in Sacred Theology from the Pontifical Urbaniana University and a Sacred Scripture Licentiate from the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome, Italy. He also holds a Sacred Theology Licentiate and a Bachelor in Sacred Theology from the Pontifical Javeriana University of Bogota, Colombia. He is a graduate of Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from the Consolata Institute of Philosophy in Nairobi, Kenya under a program by the Pontifical Urbaniana University.

Fr. Wanyonyi has served in several committees at Tangaza University College; namely, the Library Committee, the School of Theology Academic Committee, Academic Board, and has led the Bible Department, in the university college. He has also served as the Formator at the Consolata Seminary and the Dean of Students at the Consolata Institute of Philosophy.
The Dean has also been a lecturer in Biblical Studies at the Consolata Institute of Philosophy and at the Pontifical Bolivariana University in Medellin, Colombia. He previously taught formation courses for novices at the Chemi-Chemi ya Uzima AOSK Centre in Nairobi, Kenya.

Dr. Lucy A. Wakiaga is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Arts and Social Sciences (SASS), Tangaza University College. She is currently the Acting Director, Quality Assurance at Tangaza University College (TUC). She earned her Doctorate in Educational Administration and Leadership from Howard University, Washington, DC., her Master’s degree in Educational Administration from Howard University, Washington, DC; and her Bachelor’s in Education (Arts) from Moi University, Eldoret.

Dr. Wakiaga is a seasoned educator with over 25 years of experience, both local and international, across the entire spectrum of education: early childhood, primary school, high school, and higher education. Her focus and areas of interest include educational administration and leadership, research in education, educational governance, school leadership preparation, women in educational leadership, teacher preparation and training, curriculum development, and program evaluation including evaluation of social enterprises (impact investing and gender lens investing) and early childhood programs.

Director of the Institute for Interreligious Dialogue and Islamic Studies (IRDIS)

Rev Fr. Maganya Halerimana Innocent is a member of the Missionaries of Africa, known as White Fathers. He is a Ph.D. student in Social Transformation at Tangaza University College. His areas of specialization are Security and Sustainable Peace. He holds a Licentiate (STL) in Missiology from the Gregorian Pontifical University in Rome. He also holds a Baccalaureate in Sacred Theology (STB) from the Urbaniana Pontifical University in Rome; a BA in Religious Studies from the Catholic University of Eastern Africa and a certificate in the Pedagogy of the Ignatian Spirituality from the Centre de Spiritualité Manrese in Quebec, Canada.

Rev. Fr Maganya has more than 10 years of teaching experience at Tangaza University College. He has been a lecturer and Head of the Mission and Islamic Studies Department. He has also been formator and Rector at the Theology Formation House of the Missionaries of African in Nairobi for 7 years and chair of the Tangaza Formation Council. He is a visiting lecturer at the Faculty of Theology of the Università Pontificia Salesiana (Jerusalem Campus) since 2013. He has participated in the Erasmus Plus exchange of faculty programme with the Catholic University of Lublin (KUL) in Poland. He is also a faculty member of the STUDIUM progarmme at Tangaza University College in collaboration with the Congregation for the Institutes for consecrated life and Societies of Apostolic Life.

Rev Fr. Maganya has a wide experience of Community Engagement. He has been vice-chair of the Zaidi Centre for Ignatian Spirituality. Currently, he is the chair of the International Ecumenical Movement- Kenya Chapter. He is also the founder and chair of KEFABIS, an organization that works for the rehabilitation of ex-convicts. He is a volunteer chaplain with Kenya Prison Services. He is also a member of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops Commission for Interreligious Dialogue and Ecumenism. Fr Maganya sits in different committees at Tangaza University College and he is part of the team that accompanies CAMPSSI (Catholic Members of Parliament Spiritual Support Initiative) In 2020 he was awarded the title of Ambassador for Peace by the Universal Peace Federation for his involvement in interreligious dialogue.

Patrick was a student of Tangaza College between August 2002 and March 2006, where he studied Theology. After which he was assigned to the Carmelite Student Formation House, Ibadan, Nigeria. He worked here between March 2006 and September 2011. He was then assigned as an assistant Parish Priest in Christ the King Catholic Church, Kurudu, Abuja between October 2011 and May 2012. Towards the end of May 2012, he left for Rome for his further studies. He studied at Saint Anselm University, Rome. There he obtained both a Licentiate and Doctorate in Sacred Liturgy, and a Master in Liturgical Music. Having completed his studies in Rome, he was assigned to work in the Institute of Spirituality and Religious Formation (ISRF) in Tangaza University College, Nairobi, Kenya. He reported to the University College during the First Semester of the academic year, 2019-2020. On 1^st July 2020, he took over the directorship of the Institute. He is thus the present Director of the Institute of Spirituality and Religious Formation.

He has been involved in university teaching and administration of academic programme for over ten years. He is interested in action research and social entrepreneurship for social transformation.

He has diploma in philosophy and Franciscan studies, bachelors of Arts in religious studies and MBA in entrepreneurship.

He completed his PhD in business administration strategic management from Jomo Kenyatta University of agriculture and technology in 2017. His doctoral dissertation was on strategic leadership and organizational performance in nonprofit organizations in Nairobi County.

Jonas Yawovi Dzinekou is from Togo and belongs to the religious congregation of the Comboni Missionaries. He is a holder of the Doctorate in Business Administration in Strategic Management from Catholic University in East Africa. He is the director of the Institute for Social Transformation at Tangaza University College.

He is a lecturer of business strategy and social entrepreneurship and social innovation. His past professional experience was in the leadership of technical schools in Malawi and Zambia. He spent 7 years as deputy principal in Comboni Technical School in Malawi and 5 years as Principal of Chikowa Youth Development Centre in Zambia.

His research interests in social innovation, social entrepreneurship, social transformation, and organization dynamic capabilities.

Fr. Henry Tucholski is a catholic priest and a member of the religious congregation “Salesians of Don Bosco.” He holds PhD in Religious Studies from the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA), MA in African Studies from St. Mary’s University of Minnesota and BA in Theology from Pontifical Urban University. Since 2017 he has been working in Tangaza University College as a full-time lecturer and the Vice-director of the Institute of Youth Studies (IYS). He specializes in qualitative and quantitative research methods in social sciences. From 1^st July 2021, he took up the responsibility of the director of IYS.

Sr. Alice Anzoyo C. Dralu, SSHJ is a member of the congregation of the Sisters of the Sacred Heart Jesus, and currently, the Director of the Centre for Leadership and Management (CLM); Tangaza University College. Sr. Alice’s academic background is in business administration and management, accounting and finance. She joined the Centre for Leadership and Management in January 2010. She holds a BBAM and MBA degrees from Uganda Martyrs University, Uganda, a Postgraduate diploma in teaching in higher education (PGTHE) from the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA), and currently a Ph.D. candidate in Social Transformation with a focus on Organization Management at Tangaza University College. She is a member of the CLM team that facilitates designated trainings on professional leadership development programmes.