Jesse Mugambi

Jesse N. K. Mūgambi
Born
Jesse Ndwiga Kanyua Mugambi

(1947-02-06) 6 February 1947
Kiangoci, Embu District, Kenya
OccupationsProfessor of philosophy and religious studies
Known forScholar of African Christianity and Phenomenology of Religion
AwardsElder of the Order of the Burning Spear (EBS); Fellow of the Kenya National Academy of Sciences (FKNAS).
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Nairobi
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of Nairobi

Jesse Ndwiga Kanyua Mūgambi (born 6 February 1947) is a full professor of philosophy and religious studies at the University of Nairobi (UON) with professional training in education and philosophy of religion. President Emilio Mwai Kibaki honored Mgambi with the Elder of the Order of the Burning Spear (EBS). In 1992, he founded Acton Publishers, an academic and scholarly press.