Mercyline Kamande is an Senior Lecturer at the Mount Kenya University, In this position, Mercyline teaches Microeconomics and is also involved with policy research on clean production and energy efficiency issues. Before joining the Mount Kenya University, Mercyline worked for the School of Finance and Banking, Kigali, Rwanda.She holds a B.A. degree in Economics from University of Nairobi, an M.A. in Economics from University of Dar es Salaam, and a Ph.D. in Economics from the same university. Her research interests include energy efficiency issues, clean production policies, and environmental issues.