Dr. Makathimo is a renown land expert, who hails from Central Imenti, Meru County, and brings a world of experience in leadership. He is passionate about development programmes aimed at improving livelihoods through sustainable land and natural resources management.

He has a wide experience on issues relating to environmental management, policy development, land management and administration, land and urban economics, governance, assets and property valuation, real estate management boundary delimitation and mapping.

Daktari holds a bachelors of Arts degree in Land Economics, a Masters of Arts in Valuation and property Management and a Doctorate in Environmental Policy from the University of Nairobi.