His name is Professor Moses Langat. He is the research leader in plant chemistry at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, England which is the largest botanical garden in the world, hosting more than 36,000 living plants and over 8 million specimen of plants. He was born and bred in Nakuru County. Langat is one of over 400 at the botanical garden. Their task is mainly researching different types of from the collection and finding out the good uses of the plant. Langat ended up working in the UK after enrolling to do a PhD at the University of Surrey.
He was later employed as a post doctorate fellow and a lecturer upon graduating for the university in 2009.He has lectured at the University of Sarre in Guildford where he is the spectroscopy lecturer and also a visiting lecturer at Royal Holloway University in London.He also co-supervises PhD students from Pen Resource University in Nigeria and University of Douala in Cameroon.
Langat also works with scientists from across the world including DR Congo, Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya. He is also a course supervisor to students at Egerton University and the University of Nairobi. He is also involved in politics and governance having worked closely with presidents Mwai Kibaki, Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto.
by: TheTGMedia