Join us for the first keynote address of King's Africa Week 2020.

An influential thought leader and scholar and the Executive Secretary of the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa, Dr Murunga's lecture offers an ideal opportunity to engage with debates on the place of Knowledge Production, Decoloniality and Higher Education in Africa and beyond at this pertinent time. This will set the tone for the serious discussions that must take place within and beyond the academy and help to ensure that public attention remains firmly focused on these vital concerns.

Dr Murunga is a historian and political analyst of Kenyan origin. Prior to joining CODESRIA as the Executive Secretary he was lecturing at the Institute of Development Studies of the University of Nairobi. He is the immediate past director of the Africa Leadership Centre in Nairobi, and was a member of the Executive Committee of CODESRIA for two consecutive terms (2005-2011). He also has valuable teaching and management experience and a deep knowledge of the higher education landscape in Africa. He was visiting professor in the Global Institutes at King’s College London from 2013 to 2016. Dr. Murunga has a track record of robust scholarship and exemplary leadership and has served on the Boards of several research and civil society organisations including Kenya Human Rights Commission and AROCSA (Association for Research on Civil Society in Africa). He was recently appointed to serve on the Board of the Geneva-based United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD).