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Dorothy Wanja Nyingi
Kenyan ichthyologist
Dorothy Wanja Nyingi (born 1974) is a Kenyan ichthyologist and recipient of the Ordre des Palmes académiques (Order of Academic Palms) for her work on Fish Biodiversity and Aquatic Ecology. She is the head of the Ichthyology Department at the National Museums of Kenya. She is the author of the first guide to fresh water fish in Kenya, Guide to the Common Freshwater Fishes of Kenya.[1] She is a Kenyan freshwater ecologist focusing on community driven conservation[2]