Samuel Onyuma has been a faculty member at Egerton University in Kenya for fifteen years where he served as Chair of the Department of Economics and Business Studies. He later joined Laikipia University in 2013, where he teaches and supervises postgraduate students, and conducts research in the vast area of finance and financial markets. Currently, he is serving as the Director for planning and performance management. His research interest is in analyzing securities market efficiency, microstructure, governance structures, regulatory issues and development in emerging economies. Samuel has spoken at conferences on financial development, securities markets integration, regulation and corporate governance issues. He has authored five academic books, and published over fifty peer-reviewed journal articles on African securities markets. He consults widely for regional securities exchanges, financial regulatory agencies and international development organizations, including the World Bank.