Mallion K. Onyambu pursued her undergraduate studies in the early 1990s at Kenyatta University, Kenya where she graduated with Bachelor of Education, Arts Degree. After many years of teaching in Kenyan high schools, she enrolled and completed her Master’s Degree in History from Moi University in 2013. She is currently pursuing PhD studies in History at the same institution. Her research interests are in areas of economic history, gender studies, land use policy and planning, and African history.