Our Team

Dr. Lilian Waiboci is the appointed Vick Agricare Manager. She has a background in Biochemistry, Microbiology and Cell Science coupled with years of experience in managing diverse scientific teams. She provides oversight for all operations within the company, on both the management and technical front. Dr. Waiboci is admired for her tenacity and zeal to drive the company’s strategic growth, while ensuring that customer satisfaction is attained.

Gidraf Onduru Okeyo has a BSc. and an MSc. in Crop Protection from the University of Nairobi. He is currently enrolled at Egerton University as a Crop Protection PhD student. Girdraf’s role in Vick Agricare is to provide technical assistance and guidance in the company’s different efficacy trials, to review protocols and efficacy trial reports and to provide any other technical assistance as required by the institution with the aim of further enhancing its scientific capacity.

Edna Gitonga is a highly motivated agricultural scientist offering expertise in conducting field trials on pesticides, with two years’ experience. She has experience in conducting field trials, data collection, data analysis and report writing. Her academic qualification is BSc. in Agribusiness Management from Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University.

Edna is an Agricultural Assistant with Vick Agricare Limited, where she assists to ensure field trials are conducted following strict test guidelines.

Zipporah Githinji is a highly motivated and determined agricultural professional with strong ambition for success and good communication and leadership skills. She is a team player with the proven ability to interact with colleagues at all levels. She has experience in rose production and in carrying out efficacy trials on new pesticides and Bio Fertilizers on vegetables and roses. She graduated from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology with a BSc. degree in Agriculture (2017). Prior to joining the Vick Agricare Ltd. team, Zipporah was an intern with Kenfloraa Ltd., a flower farm in Kiambu.

Zipporah is an Agricultural Assistant intern with Vick Agricare Ltd. She is responsible for conducting efficacy trials in the Kagio site in Kirinyaga county, collecting, entering and analyzing the collected data and drafting trial reports to assist in the registration of new pesticides and biofertilizers through PCPB (Pest Control Products Board) and KEPHIS (Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service) respectively.

Gitau James is an agricultural professional who seeks to engage in opportunities in the changing agricultural world that are in line with his career growth, while assisting the organization to achieve its goals and objectives. He has an agricultural background from the University of Nairobi, where he attained a BSc. in Agriculture (Crop Science Major). Gitau was previously an attaché at the Kenya Pest Control Products Board, where he was involved in reviewing of local bio-efficacy reports of pest control products for registration processes, evaluating pesticide labels for compliance to set specifications, laboratory pesticide formulation analysis for quality control and reviewing efficacy trial protocols for pest control products.

Gitau is currently an intern with Vick Agricare, where he is involved in conducting various efficacy trials to support the Pest Control Products Board’s registration process of pest control products.

Minneh Gakuru is a reliable and dedicated individual, whose role cuts across the whole company. She is responsible for the day-to-day upkeep of the office, ensuring that all required office resources are readily available and provides all the required administration support for the company. Minneh also liaises with PCPB on behalf of Vick Agricare, making sure that all trial permits and products are collected in a timely manner.

Gabriel Gathua is an experienced driver who supports the transport division of the company. He ensures that the Vick Agricare team is able to get to the respective sites safely and in good time, and that all company vehicles are in good condition at all times. In addition to this, Gathua also provides backstopping for the company’s IT related needs.

Tim Mjete has vast experience on handling research data. He provides support on the various components of data within the company to ensure accuracy and validity.