Peter was born and brought up in Nyeri, located on the beautiful slopes of Mt. Kenya. He had his early education in Nyeri Kenya. He graduated from Kenyatta University in Nairobi, Kenya. Upon graduation, Peter taught Social Studies courses for several years in various schools in Kenya. He also served for several years as the Chair of the Kenya Geography Teachers’ Association. His last posting was St. Mary’s School Nairobi where he served as a dean of students for 12 years. In 1997, he was hired as an expatriate international teacher at Atlanta International School. Before immigrating to Fort Myers Florida where he has lived ever since. He was initially hired as the first black teacher (after 40 years) in a high-cost private institution called Canterbury School of Fort Myers.
Peter attained his doctorate in 2013 at Florida Gulf Coast University where he teaches today. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the same university’s College of Education. He serves as the Coordinator of the Child and Youth Studies (CYS) Program. He teaches courses in International Comparative Education, Youth and Community Leadership, Youth and Community Resilience, Informal Learning Environments, CYS Seminar, Intro to Diversity for Educators and Environmental Sustainability. He also serves in various university service roles. He is a member of the FGCU Faculty Senate and serves as the Chair of the FGCU College of Education Diversity & Inclusion Committee and advisor to the African Students Association. His research focuses on Internationalization of Education, community engagement, immigration matters, diversity and inclusion, and different aspects of leadership.
A strong believer of the globalization of education, Peter has played a significant role in the creation of Aramid, a global students’ conference together with Jeanette Dials of Mariano Marcos State University in Batac, Philippines, KU Executive Dean Dr. Samson Ondigi, faculty member Dr. Lucy Mbirianjau, Dr. and many more. Today, this international consortium has grown to include 10 universities from four continents.
At the national and international levels, Peter serves as the Executive Director of the Global One Voice Consortium. He is also one of the leaders of the African Diaspora for Good Governance (ADGG) in Florida. He is a board member of the International Council of Educational Professionals (ICEP). He is also a member of the editorial board of The Geography Teacher Journal.
In the local SW Florida community, he is a member of the Lee County School District Equity and Diversity Advisory Committee (EDAC). He is the founding chair of the City of Fort Myers Mayor’s Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Committee. He is also a board member of the Lee County Bar Association Diversity Committee. He is the founder of the SW Florida Socrates Café.
Peter has won many awards. These include the Lighthouse Award (for the top teacher in the region), World Harmony Run Award, Educator of the Year, the Human Rights Champion Award and many more. In January 2021, he received the Keeper of the Dream Award. This last award is given to people who have lived the dream expounded on by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early this year, Peter was recognized as the FGCU Student Success Champion. This year, he also took part in this year’s SDG Action Weekend (part of UN General Assembly in New York) to discuss what Transformative Education should entail.
In Kenya, Peter is the patron of Mathakwa-ini Primary School where he has helped setting up a whole computer lab. In 2015, he was appointed as the honorary ambassador of Nyeri County. He was reappointed to the same position by Governor Mutahi Kahiga of Nyeri in January this year. He has used this position to develop a leadership academy in Nyeri (www.ndlai.org). He uses this academy to provide tuition and other support more than 30 high school students from low socioeconomic status. Through this project, Peter won the Global Impact Award in the ICEP Fall 2023 conference. Peter, his wife Priscilla (a Nurse Practitioner with Lee Physicians group) and entire family live in Fort Myers, Florida.