Dr. David Otwoma is the first President of the Nuclear Society of Kenya and the former Chief Research Analyst at the National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation. He is a founder member and past Chairman of the Eastern Africa Association for Radiation Protection.
Dr. Otwoma holds a PhD in Radiation Physics, an MSc in Nuclear Science and a BSc in Physics. Currently he is an Adjunct Lecturer at the Department of Physics of the University of Nairobi.He was Secretary (Nuclear) in the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum seconded to the Nuclear Electricity Project (2011-2013), he served as the Chief Science Secretary at the National Council for Science and Technology (2007-2011) and was a Nuclear Safeguards Inspector at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna Austria (1999-2006). Between 1988-1998 he was Senior Radiation Protection Officer at the Radiation Protection Board (RPB).
Dr. Otwoma impressive portfolio of awards, includes Nobel Prize for peace for the year 2005 as IAEA Staff shared with the IAEA Director General Dr. M. Albaradei, and the Kenya National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation award in 2013 in recognition for research contributions on both national and international levels to the R&D in Radiation Protection Dosimetry. His paper titled “Challenges and opportunities as Kenya grapples with how to introduce a nuclear regulator “published in ESI Africa’s Power Journal, formed part of the discussion in the August 2015 Eastern Africa Power Industry Convention.
In 2016 Dr. Otwoma was appointed the National Coordinator for Regional Networking of African National Nuclear Institutions. In 2019 he was appointed a Board member of the Radiation Protection Board which has transformed to the Nuclear Regulatory Authority in January 2020. He serves a Chairman of the Technical Committee on Dosimetry, Radiometry and Non Destructive Testing of Kenya Bureau of Standards.