Professor Thuo is a consummate scholar, academician and administrator with over 20 years work experience at University levels. Prior to joining Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology, he served on appointment by the University Council as acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration, Finance and Planning) and  have also on various times served as acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic, Research and Student Affairs) at Maasai Mara University. He had also served in as a Dean for more than five years.

He has served as an Associate Professor at the Department of Spatial and Environmental Planning, Kenyatta University. He served Maasai Mara University as an Associate Professor in Urban and Regional Programme.  In addition, he was a Senior Lecturer at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Department of Land Resources Planning and Management.  Beginning his academic career, he taught as a Lecturer and Assistant Lecturer at the Department of Environmental Planning and Management, Kenyatta. Between January 2017 to December 2018- he served as an Honorary Professor, Western University, London, Canada.

Professor holds a PhD in Environmental Planning from The University of Waikato, New Zealand;  Master of Environmental Planning and Management (Kenyatta University); Executive MBA from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology; MSc in Urban Planning from Sangai International University; and Bachelor of Environmental Studies (Planning and Management)  from Kenyatta University.

He has also undergone a number of professional trainings in Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, China, Netherlands, Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya.

 At the Universities where he has worked, he have had served as a member in various University committees, Chairperson of various University committees. He has raised research and development funds for the Universities. He has supervised PhD and Masters Students to completion. He is widely published in local and international refereed Journals.  He has initiated a number of subsisting collaborations with national and international organisations at the universities.

Other than University experience, he has also served as a Chairman, County Land Management Board-  an appointment by the National Land Commission, Kenya.

He is a Corporate Member of Kenya Institute of Planners, and also a National Environment Management Authority (Kenya) Lead Expert/ Auditor.