Godwin Murunga
Godwin Murunga | |
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 Murunga in 2025 at the ECOWAS 50th Anniversary, Abuja | |
| Born | Kenya |
| Other name | Godwin Rapando Murunga |
| Citizenship | Kenyan |
| Education | BA, MA, PhD |
| Alma mater | Kenyatta University; Northwestern University |
| Occupations | Political scientist; Public intellectual; Policy analyst; Executive Secretary of CODESRIA |
Godwin Murunga is a Kenyan historian, political analyst, and public intellectual whose work focuses on higher education in Africa.[1][2] He currently serves as the Executive Secretary of the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA), a pan-African social science research organisation headquartered in Dakar, Senegal.[2][3]
Early life and education
[edit]Murunga was born in Kenya.[4] He earned a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts from Kenyatta University, and a second MA and a PhD in history at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.[1]
Career
[edit]Before his appointment as Executive Secretary of CODESRIA, Murunga held a range of academic, research, and leadership roles across institutions. He taught in the Department of History, Archaeology and Political Studies at Kenyatta University in Nairobi.[5] He also lectured at the Institute of Development Studies of the University of Nairobi and later served as director of the African Leadership Centre, Nairobi.[3][4] In 2017, Murunga was appointed Executive Secretary of CODESRIA, becoming the organisation's seventh executive head since it was founded.[2][6]
Murunga is a regular contributor to Kenya's Daily Nation, writing on governance, security, democracy, and regional politics.[7] He has written an opinion piece for CNN on African politics and security issues.[8] His interviews and commentary have also been featured on platforms including Africa Uncensored and The Elephant, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.[9]
Selected publications
[edit]- Murunga, Godwin R., Ibrahim O. Ogachi, and Jimi Adesina. “Reflections on Social Policy in Africa.” CODESRIA Bulletin, no. 6 (2021): 2.
- Murunga, Godwin R., Ato Kwamena Onoma, and Ibrahim Oanda Ogachi. “CODESRIA’s Meaning-making Research Initiatives (MRI).” Africa Development / Afrique et Développement 45, no. 4 (2020): v–x.
- Murunga, Godwin R. “Moments of anxiety and fear: The Kenyan post-election violence, 2007–2008.” In Kenya after 50: Reconfiguring the Future, edited by Kimani Njogu and John W. Harbeson. Nairobi: Twaweza Communications, 2014.
- Murunga, Godwin R., and Shadrack W. Nasong’o (eds.). Kenya: The Struggle for Democracy. Dakar: Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA), 2007.ISBN 978-1842778579
- Murunga, Godwin R. “The state, civil society and democracy in Kenya.” Review of African Political Economy 36, no. 122 (2009): 156–157.
- Murunga, Godwin R. Spokes of the Wheel: Ethnicity and the Politics of Nationalism in Kenya. Dakar: Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA), 1999.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 "Godwin Rapando Murunga". Amandla Institute. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
- 1 2 3 "New CODESRIA Head". University of Pretoria. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- 1 2 "Kenyan scholar Godwin Murunga lands continental think-tank job". Daily Nation. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
- 1 2 "Godwin Murunga". CODESRIA. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
- ↑ "Dr Godwin R. Murunga" (PDF). Security and Development Programme. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
- ↑ "Godwin Murunga emerges CODESRIA's 7th Executive Secretary". ITRealms. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
- ↑ "Godwin Murunga". Daily Nation. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Murunga, Godwin (24 September 2013). "Kenya's security failures". CNN. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
- ↑ "Dr Godwin Murunga on the COVID-19 pandemic". The Elephant. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
