Dr Kamau Wairuri
| Biography | Dr Kamau Wairuri is a researcher, educator and policy consultant with expertise in the politics of policing, violence and criminal justice in Africa. He holds a PhD in African Studies from the University of Edinburgh, an MSc in African Studies from the University of Oxford and a Bachelor of Arts degree (Political Science and Sociology) from the University of Nairobi. Presently, he is a lecturer in criminology at Edinburgh Napier University (Edinburgh, United Kingdom) and a Research Fellow at the Institute of Public Policy and Governance at the Strathmore University Business School (Nairobi, Kenya). With a geographical focus on Africa (especially Kenya), his research takes an intersectional and interdisciplinary approach to the study of state-society relations in Kenya through the study of: (1) Policing and Crime control, (2) Social Movements and Solidarities, (3) Politics and Governance in Kenya, (4) Political Economy of Development and (5) Politics of Policy Making. His work has been published in academic journals, including African Affairs and Africa, and books (such as the Routledge Handbook for the Horn of Africa). He has also published for popular audiences in Kenyan newspapers including Daily Nation, The Standard (previously a contracted columnist) and The East African as well as in respected online publications such as African Arguments, The Elephant and The Conversation. He is the host of The Kenyanist, a podcast that explores the social and political issues that Kenyans face. Kamau is an experienced and accredited educator in the Higher Education sector both in the United Kingdom and in Kenya. He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (UK). Presently, he is a Lecturer in Criminology at the Edinburgh Napier University where he teaches undergraduate and postgraduate students on policing and transnational crimes. He has delivered university level teaching (Lectures, Seminars & Tutorials) in various universities in the UK (Edinburgh Napier University, University of Edinburgh, University of Strathclyde Glasgow and Kenya (Strathmore University). His teaching has covered topics including Policing and Crime Control, African politics, Research in Africa, Transnational crimes (human trafficking and modern slavery, drug trafficking), Gender and Development, Sustainable Development Goals and the Political Economy of Global Development, and Politics of Policy Making. He is experienced in designing, delivering and evaluating training programs including youth leadership programs and executive education. He has also delivered Seminars and Talks at various universities including the University of Oxford (UK), the University of Cambridge (UK) and for various organisations including the British Institute for Eastern Africa (BIEA). As a research, policy and strategy expert, Kamau has been trusted by senior leaders in the public, private and development sectors in Africa to advise them on issues relating to economic development, trade facilitation, safety and security, gender and human rights mainstreaming, youth empowerment, women empowerment. Over the last 10 years, he has led numerous consultancy projects sectors in areas of social and political research, public policy analysis, political economy analysis, strategy and program design, monitoring and evaluation, capacity building, stakeholder analysis, knowledge management and advocacy. He has advised leaders from across sectors on research, policy and strategy matters including Uber, Safaricom, Poultry Breeders Association of Kenya (PBAK), Ogilvy, Research Triangle International (RTI), HIAS, Unclaimed Financial Assets Authority (UFAA), National Gender and Equality Commission (NGEC), the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), Youth Enterprise Development Fund (YEDF), Trademark Africa (TMA), the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO), Forum-CIV, DIGNITY, and Forum-Civ. Previously, he was a Consultant at McKinsey & Company where he advised senior government leaders in Kenya, Ethiopia and Sierra Leone on crucial national development projects. |
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| PhD Supervision Availability | Yes |
| PhD Topics | I am keen to supervise research projects in the following areas: State police and policing including: Police abuse / Police brutality, Police reforms and Police accountability Policing of marginalised and/or criminalised groups in societies including: poor. Young men, sex workers, street vendors, queer people, drug users etc. Management of interpersonal disputes Victims and the criminal justice system Violence: Violent crime, Political violence |