Dr. Mathias Mwalo Amata

Lecturer - Tourism

Dr. Amata Mwalo Mathias is currently the head of the Travel Operations Department housed within the Institute of Tourism and Hospitality Management. He has successfully championed Open and Distance E – learning (ODeL) within the Institute, apart from representing the Institute to the Senate Committee on  Research, Publications and Grants. His main research interests include eco – tourism, tourism – local economy linkages, and community development through tourism entrepreneurship.

 

Qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy in Tourism Management ( Maseno University – Kenya)

Master of Science in Entrepreneurship (JKUAT – Kenya)

Post Graduate Diploma in Education (University of Nairobi – Kenya)

Bachelor of Science in Tourism (Moi University – Kenya)

Research Interests

  • Ecotourism and Circularity penetration in Tourism Economy
  •  Community Empowerment and Tourism Entrepreneurship
  • Innovations in micro and small scale Tourism Enterprises
  • Local economy and Tourism Backward linkages

Publications

Amata M. Mathias and Nyongesa N. Destings . (2026) . Factors Influencing the Penetration of Circularity within the Tourism Economy of Western Kisumu – Kenya: A Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling. . JOURNAL OF TOURISM QUARTERLY, [online] Volume 8(3), pp. 163 - 181. Available at: http://htmjournals.com/jtq/index.php/jtq/article/view/117
Nyongesa, Destaings, N.; Amata, Mathias, M. ;and Irungu, Samuel . (2025) . Examination of the Interaction of Tourism Seasonality, Hospitality Enterprise Size, and Patronage Rate in Visitor Flow Dynamics in Kisumu Region, Kenya . ICHRIE Research Report, [online] Volume -10(3). Available at: https://via.library.depaul.edu/ichrie_rr/vol10/iss3/4
M. Murimi, H. Nyamogosa, S. Lopar, & M. Amata . (2024) . An Overview of Tourism Sector in the Post-Covid-19 Period and beyond among East Africa Countries . International Journal of Research in Tourism and Hospitality (IJRTH), [online] Volume 10(1), pp. 20-30. Available at: https://www.arcjournals.org/pdfs/ijrth/v10-i1/3.pdf
M.M. Amata, T. Olielo, D.N. Nyongesa . (2022) . Influence of Local Structural Factors on Tourism Backward Linkages with Local Micro Enterprises within Kisumu County . In: J.K. Gona, L. Atieno, Sustainable Tourism Dialogue in Africa. Berlin - Boston: Du Gruyter, pp. 267 - 296. Available at: https://doi,org/10.1515/9783110702491 - 015
M.M. Amata . (2021) . Pattern of Local Participation in Tourism Business Supply in Kisumu County and its Implication on Tourism Impact on Poversty . INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM STUDIES, [online] Volume 2(1), pp. 42-52. Available at: https://doi.org/10.31559/IJHTS2020.2.1.4
M.M. Amata . (2021) . Comparative Study of Performance of Selected Local Tourism Business Operations in the Economy of Kisumu County-Kenya: A multivariate Analysis of Variance and Discriminant Analysis . JOURNAL OF TOURISM AND MANAGEMENT RESEARCH, [online] Volume 6(1), pp. 842 - 855. Available at: https://ottomanjournal.com/index.html
M.M. Amata, D.N. Nyongesa . (2020) . Determinant of Sale Responce Probability and Tourism Backward Linkage with Local Micro and Small Enterprises in Kisumu County . JOURNAL OF TOURISM MANAGEMENT RESEARCH, 7(2), pp. 122 - 131
M. Amata, T. Olielo, D. Nyongesa . (2020) . Moderating Effects of Tourism Business Networks on Tourism Backward Linkage with Enterprises in Kisumu County – Kenya Local Micro and Small . JOURNAL OF TOURISM MANAGEMENT RESEARCH, 5(1), pp. 618 - 628

Projects

No Projects found.

Supervision

MASTERS RESEARCH SUPERVISION

  1. The Effect of Tourism on Community Empowerment in Buhoma – Kanungu District by TWAKIIRE KENETHTA (2023/A/MTH/4151/W – ONGOING)
  2. Evaluating the importance of Hotsprings on Tourism Growth in Southwestern Uganda by ATURINDA ROBERT(2022/A/MTH/0359/W- ONGOING)
  3. Effect of Operational Staff Training on Restaurant Service Quality in Nyagatare District by MUDAHERANWA EGIDE (2023/A/MTH/4152/W – ONGOING)

Presentations

The  Factors influencing the Penetration of Circularity Practices in the Tourism Economy of Western Kisumu County – Kenya: A Partial Structural Equation Modeling.

A presentation held at the Kabale University Research Dissemination Workshop in August 2024.

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