Assoc. Prof. Dr. Charles
Kakuhikire

Senor Lecturer

Contacts:+256 782 353 775

Email: ctwesigye@kyu.ac.ug

          twesigyeck@yahoo.com

          https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5051-7644

Biography

Dr Charles Kakuhikire Twesigye is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Biological sciences, Faculty of Science, Kyambogo University.

He possesses a PhD with a specialisation in Molecular Biology and Natural Resources from Makerere University, Uganda.
My specialisation is in the use of genetics and genomics tools in assessing genetic diversity of natural and introduced populations of plant and animal species. The use of genetics and genomics tools is critical in the sustainable management of natural resources and has great potential in modern plant and animal breeding for crop and animal improvement.
During the last 31 years of service at Kyambogo University, I have supervised a number of both graduate and undergraduate student’s research to completion. I have also participated in the development of Masters and PhD programs in the Department of Biological Sciences. I am the coordinator of the PhD program in Biological Sciences and Faculty of Science Representative on the Kyambogo University STI Task Force Committee.

Area of Speciality:
Environment and Natural Resources; Conservation Science, Agricultural Biotechnology, Social-Ecological Water Resources, Genetics, Genomics and Molecular Biology.

Research Interests:
Biodiversity Conservation: Social-Ecological Water Resources Management; Freshwater Biodiversity Conservation ; Genetic Resources, Natural Resources Conservation and Management; Aquaculture production and management, and Quaternary Science.

Current projects:

  1. Effects of Oil Exploration on Large Mammals in Murchison-Semliki
    Landscape[ Funded by KyU]
  2. Social-Ecological Water Resources Management in the Lake Victoria Basin [Funded by Appear]

Publications

  1. Charles K. Twesigye and Richard Raja (2024).Genetic structure of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus, L.  1758) in protected and unprotected freshwater lakes in East Africa. Journal of Biology, Agriculture   and Healthcare www.iiste.org ISSN 2224-3208 (Paper) ISSN 2225-093X.
  2. Charles K.Twesigye, Kennedy Igunga and Ritah Nakaying. Effect of Land Use Activities on Water Quality and Vegetation Cover Change in Nsooba – Lubigi Wetland System, Kampala City.East Afr. J. Biophys. Comput. Sci. (2024), Vol. 5, Issue. 2, 13-28.
  3. Charles K.Twesigye, Francis W. Nsubuga, Richard Raja, Paul Kato (2024). Genetic diversity of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus, L. 1758) in protected and introduced populations in East Africa. Journal of Wildlife and Biodiversity.Volume 8(3):296-312(2024).

  4. Twesigye et al (2024) Effects of Oil   Exploration on Wildlife Resources in Murchison-Semliki Landscape. Journal of Environment and Earth Science, ISSN (Paper)2224-3216 ISSN    (Online)2225-0948.

  5. Twesigye et al (2024) Evaluation of Effects of Wetland Conversion on Quantitative Soil  Properties and   Water  Quality in Namutumba District, Uganda. Journal of Natural   Sciences Research, ISSN (Paper)2224-3186 ISSN (Online)2225-0921.

  6. Kobusinge, J.; Gabiri, G.; Kagezi, G.H.; Sseremba, G.; Nakitende, A.; Arinaitwe, G.;  Twesigye, C.K(2023). Potential of moisture conservation practices to improve soil properties and nutrient status of Robusta coffee plant. Agronomy 2023, 13,
  7. Katswera, J, Mutekanga, MN and  Twesigye, CK (2022) Community Perceptions and Attitudes towards Conservation of Wildlife in Uganda. Journal of Wildlife and  Biodiversity, Vol. 6.
  8. Katswera,J,Mutekanga, MN and  Twesigye, CK (2020). Biodiversity    Conservation and Threat Reduction in Kibale and Queen Elizabeth Conservation Areas, Uganda. East Afr. J. Biophys. Comput. Sci. 1(1), 1-2.
  9. Katswera,J,Mutekanga, MN and  Twesigye, CK (2022). Community-Based    Tourism and Biodiversity Conservation in Kibale and Queen Elizabeth Conservation Areas in Uganda. African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, June 2022,     Vol. 7, No. 1.

  10. Hindrah Akisiimire, William Tinzaara, Keneth Tumwebaze and Charles  K.Twesigye(2022. Assessment of vegetation in Murchison Falls National Park five years after the completion of oil and gas exploration. East Afr. J. Biophys.  Comput. Sci.  (2022), Vol. 3, No. 1, 43-57.

  11. Hindrah Akisiimire, William Tinzaara, Keneth Tumwebaze and Charles K.Twesigye(2022) Mammals’ Population Abundance and Distribution Post Oil and Gas Exploration In Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda. African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, June 2022, Vol. 7, No. 2.

  12. Twesigye et al (2024) Effects of Oil   Exploration on Wildlife Resources in Murchison-Semliki  Landscape. Journal of Environment and Earth Science, ISSN (Paper)2224-3216.
  13. Twesigye et al (2024) Evaluation of Effects of Wetland Conversion on Quantitative Soil Properties and   Water  Quality in Namutumba District, Uganda. Journal of Natural Sciences Research, ISSN (Paper)2224-3186.
  14. Okpodu, C.M.; Holmes, B.J.; Williams, M.N.V.; Waldron-Moore, P.; Tyson, P.; Twesigye, C.K.(2022) Climate Conversations: A One Day Virtual Symposium on the Impact That Climate Change Has on the African Diaspora. Environ. Sci. Proc. 2022, 20, 2. https://doi.org/10.3390/ environsciproc2022020002.
  15. Katswera,J,Mutekanga, MN and  Twesigye, CK (2022). The Influence of Long-Term Wildlife Monitoring on Policy Development to Conserve Biodiversity in      Uganda. Journal of Natural Sciences Research Vol.13, No. 10, 2022.
  16. Katswera, J, Mutekanga, MN and  Twesigye, CK (2022) Community-Based Conservation and   Ecological Integrity: An Assessment of Kibale and Queen Elizabeth Conservation Areas in Uganda, Journal of Environment and Earth Science. Vol. 1, No. 04.
  17. Kiwewa, B., Nalwanga, R., Twesigye, C.K(2021)The Performance of Small and Large Leaf   Plants in Aquaponics. J Aqua Res Dev, Vol.12 Iss.5 No:1000636.
  18. Katswera, J, Mutekanga, MN and  Twesigye, CK (2022) Wildlife Corridors and Regional Biodiversity Conservation around Selected Wildlife  Protected Areas in Uganda. Journal of Resources Development and Management     Vol.87.
  19. Twesigye,C.K, Kenneth Ssekatawa , K, Kiggundu ,A Tushemereirwe , W,Matovu  E,and Karamura E (2018) Corm damage caused by banana weevils Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar) collected from diferent banana growing regions in Uganda Agric & Food Secur (2018) 7:73.
  20. Twesigye, C.K, Kenneth Ssekatawa , K, Kiggundu ,A Tushemereirwe , W,Matovu  E,and   Karamura E (2018), Variation among banana weevil  Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar) populations in Uganda as revealed by AFLP markers and corm damage diferences Agric & Food Secur (2018) 7:76.
  21. Twesigye C.K. S. Onywere, Z. Getenga, S. Mwakalila, J.Nakiranda (2011) The Impact       of  Land Use Activities on Vegetation Cover and Water Quality in the Lake    Victoria Watershed. The Open Environmental Engineering Journal ISSN 1874-Volume 4(1-12).

  22. Onywere, S.M. Zachary M. Getenga, Shadrack S. Mwakalila, Charles K. Twesigye,  Josephine K. Nakiranda(2011) Assessing the Challenge of Settlement in Budalangi and  Yala Swamp Area in Western Kenya Using Landsat Satellite Imagery. The Open   Engineering and Environmental Journal, ISSN 1874-8295 Volume 4.

  23. Tinzaara W &Twesigye C.K (2009) Protecting a Poor People’s Crop: Management of the Banana Weevil with Infochemicals. The Uganda Journal, Vol.52, 1-12, ISSN: 0041- 574X

  24. Tinzaara W &Twesigye C.K (2009) Protecting a Poor People’s Crop: Management of the    Banana Weevil with Infochemicals. The Uganda Journal, Vol.52, 1-12, ISSN: 0041- 574X.

  25. Kagoro, A,. Onywere, S.M,.Nakiranda, J.K, Mwakalila, S Geteng, Z. M, Twesigye- omwe, M. N, Odutu F & Twesigye C.K(2009) The Impact of Disturbance  associated with  forms of land use and Land Tenure Systems on Plant Species Diversity in Kampala Wetlands, Uganda. The Uganda Journal, Vol. 52, 43-54, ISSN: 0041-574X

  26. Twesigye  C.K, S. Onywere,Z. Getenga, S. Mwakalila ,J.Nakiranda (2007) The      Potential of  Satellite Imagery and Policy Framework in Addressing Sustainable Management of Watershed Resources of the Lake Victoria Basin. The Uganda Journal 51, 74- 85 , ISSN 0041-574X.

  27. Onywere SM, Getenga ZM, Baraza W, Twesigye CK, Mwakalila SS, Nakiranda JK (2007)  Intensifi cation of agriculture as the driving force in the degradation of  Nzoia River Basin: the challenges of watershed management. Catchment and Lake  Research, LARS, 86–99.

  28. Twesigye C.K., C.B. Mugisha, & A.T.Tagulwa (2006). Genetics: Students’ Learning  Difficulties and Attitudes in Uganda (Educamate Vol.2).

  29. Twesigye C.K (2004) The Potential of Promoting Biotechnology Education in Africa:  Vital Tool in a Global World. Uganda Journal. Vol.50. 117-127, ISSN 0041-574X

  30. Twesigye C.K. (2003) A multidisciplinary approach for the management of Lake Victoria  Wetlands Within the Framework of Cultural and Natural Heritage. The  Uganda Journal. Vol. 49, 66 – 78, ISSN 0041-574X 

  31. Twesigye C.K. (2002) Genetic relationships of the Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus, in three East African Lakes. The Uganda Journal. V. 48. 81-86, ISSN 0041-574X

  32. Twesigye C.K. (2002) The Use of DNA in Conserving Wildlife Diversity in Uganda The Teacher Educator Vol. IV. 57-65

  33. Twesigye C.K. (2000) Reflections: Wildlife, Genetics and Biodiversity. The Uganda Journal.  Vol. 46, 79 – 83. ISSN 0041-574X

  34. Twesigye C.K.(1994) A Method for Simulating Mendelian inheritance Using Paper cards. Uganda Science Educational Bulletin. Vol. 1 No. 1 April, 1-6.

PUBLISHED BOOKS AND BOOK CHAPTERS

  1. Twesigye, C.K (2010) Application of Remote Sensing Technologies and Geographical  Information Systems in Monitoring Environmental Degradation in the Lake Victoria  Watershed, East Africa, in: Tagelsir Mohamed Gasmelseid, eds: Handbook of Research on Hydroinformatics: Technologies, Theories and Applications, 431-455. ISBN 978-1-61520-907.

  2. Twesigye C K (2009) Bioenergy through Sustainable Management of Biotechnology and  39.Biodiversity, In: Technologies and Management for Sustainable Biosystems ISBN: 978-1-60876- 104-3 Editors: J. Nair, C. Furedy, Nova Science Publishers, Inc.

  3. Onywere,S., Twesigye C.K, Z. Getenga, S. Mwakalila ,J.Nakiranda (2009) Potential of Satellite Imagery and Policy Framework in Addressing Sustainable Management of  Watershed Resources of the Lake Victoria Basin. VicRes Pollution Cluster Publication  ISSN 2078-5933.

  4. Carder N, Tindimubona L, & Twesigye C.K (2004).Butterflies of Uganda. The Uganda Society, Kampala. ISBN 9970 60 107 5.

  5. Twesigye C.K (2007) Cell Biology and Genetics. AVU Publications, Nairobi

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

  1. Onywere, S. M., Z. M. Getenga., W. Baraza, S. S. Mwakalila, C. K. Twesigye, and J. Nakiranda, (2007), Intensification of Agriculture as the Driving Force in the    Degradation of  Nzoia River Basin: the Challenges of Watershed Management. A Paper presented at the Lake Abaya Research Symposium 2007 (LARS 2007) on Catchment and Lakes  Research 7th – 11th May 2007, Arba Minch University,  Ethiopia.

  2. Onywere, S. M., Z. M. Getenga, S. S. Mwakalila, C. K. Twesigye and J. K. Nakiranda (2010), The potential of satellite imagery, policy and institutional frameworks in addressing sustainable utilization and management of watershed resources in Lake Victoria basin. Proceedings of a VicRes pollution cluster workshop on “Integrated risk assessment and management of pollutants in Lake Victoria Drainage Basin” 2nd – 4th April 2009, Bujumbura, Burundi.

  3. Onywere S, Z. Getenga, S. Mwakalila, C.K.Twesigye, J. Nakiranda, I. Kirui, S. Letema (2005): The Challenges of Rural Poverty Reduction in the River Nzoia Basin, Kenya: The Role of Research for Development in Achieving The Millennium Development Goals: Proceedings of the Regional Conference on the Role of African Universities in the Attainment of Millennium Development Goals. 14th – 18th November 2005, Kenya School of Monetary Studies, Nairobi, Kenya.

  4. Twesigye C.K, S. Onywere,Z. Getenga, S. Mwakalila J.Nakiranda (2006). The Impact of Forest Policy, Land use Systems and Climate Change on Forest Cover Dynamics in the Lake Victoria Basin. Proceedings of 2006 JKUAT Scientific, Technological and Industrialisation Conference, 26th -27th October, Nairobi, Kenya, pp 581-599, ISBN 9966-923-28-4.

  5. Twesigye C.K, S. Onywere,Z. Getenga, S. Mwakalila ,J.Nakiranda. (2006) Environmental Degradation Crisis in the Lake Victoria Basin Water-shed: Evidence From Satellite Imagery and Geographical Information Systems (GIS)Analysis. Proceedings of the Nile Basin Development Forum (NBDF), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, November 30- December 2, 2006 pp 138-155.

  6. Twesigye C.K (2002)The Uganda Society STI Conference proceedisings 2002
  7. Twesigye C.K(2013)The Uganda Society @90 Conference Preceedings  2013
  8. Twesigye C.K(2023)The Uganda Society @100 Conference Proceedings 2023