Phylis Jepkemoi Bartoo

Bartoo headed Egerton University's faculty of arts and social sciences. She furthered her education at the Kenyatta University where she acquired a B.EdArts Degree, and a master's degree in Medical Physiology. She also attended Egerton University Kenya, where she acquired MA Degree in Language and Linguistics. She also studied in South Africa's University of Witwatersrand where she obtained a Ph.D. in linguistics. Prior to becoming a Senior Professor in Linguistics, she was the Chair of the Department of Literature, Language, and Linguistics. She has been a professor at Egerton University for the past fifteen years.[2] Throughout this period, she has published numerous articles in scholarly journals on her own and with others, as well as supervised a number of postgraduate students. Also, she serves on the boards of the Institute of Women and Gender, Egerton University Radio, Nakuru Town Campus, and CODESRIA.[3]