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Kibui Edwin Rwigi

Kibui Edwin Rwigi

Programme Intern - Adilisha, Learning for Social Justice

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Development Research & Practice | Urban Services & Governance | PhDing at the University of Manchester | North West Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership (NWSSDTP) Awardee

  • Education

    • The University of Manchester

      2023 - 2026
      Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Development Policy and Management

      As a postgraduate researcher at the Global Development Institute, University of Manchester, I am investigating the micro-politics of informal settlements and their influence on co-produced urban services in Nairobi, Kenya.

    • University of Nairobi

      2015 - 2018
      Master of Arts (M.A.) Develpment Studies

      I graduated with a Master of Arts degree in Development Studies at the premiere Institute for Development Studies in University of Nairobi. My research project investigated the manner in which the public is included in the budgeting process, or Participatory Budgeting (PB), in Makueni Sub County and its effect on developmental outcomes such healthcare services. My study sought to examine both Makueni’s PB process and the level of citizen engagement in the said process. I used… Show more I graduated with a Master of Arts degree in Development Studies at the premiere Institute for Development Studies in University of Nairobi. My research project investigated the manner in which the public is included in the budgeting process, or Participatory Budgeting (PB), in Makueni Sub County and its effect on developmental outcomes such healthcare services. My study sought to examine both Makueni’s PB process and the level of citizen engagement in the said process. I used participatory democratic theory and the works of scholars such as Andrea Cornwall (Sussex), John Gaventa (IDS Sussex), Archon Fung (Kennedy School of Government), Marian Barnes (Brighton) and Brian Wampler (Boise State, World Bank) for my theoretical framework. Show less

    • University of Nairobi

      2007 - 2011
      Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Sociology and Philosophy Second Class Honours (Upper) - 2:1

      Activities and Societies: Model United Nations - University of Nairobi Main Campus Chapter Nairobi University Arts Students Association SALT Fellowship Bachelor of Arts (Hon) Sociology and Philosophy majors

  • Experience

    • Fahamu - Networks for Social Justice

      Feb 2013 - Feb 2014
      Programme Intern - Adilisha, Learning for Social Justice

      •Provided logistical assistance in the running of the Fahamu Pan African Fellowship, a programme that seeks to nurture a cadre of young well rounded community organizers for social justice•Conducted field assessments and evaluations of y Activists in the Fahamu Fellowship programme•Data management of Fellowship (FPAF) material•Generation of Fellowship media content on various online platforms•Assisted in Fahamu ICT projects on video coverage and editing of Fahamu events•Contributed and edited articles on Fahamu’s Pambazuka News, an alternative and progressive online news platform that covers Global South concerns•Participated in Fahamu creative processes in the generation of ideas for programmatic development and engagement Show less

    • Fahamu - Networks for Social Justice

      Apr 2014 - Mar 2018

      • Conducted and coordinated a perception study on African Civil Society’s perspective on Emerging Powers (China/India/Brazil/Turkey/South Korea) in Africa (entailed an African online survey and an East African field study)• Designed and wrote the terms of reference of the programme’s research project • Designed and administered data collection tools and conducted programmatic research studies for the project• Co-hosted and co-convened the 4th edition of the biannual Chinese in Africa/Africans in China international conference in Nairobi, August 2016 (this was a collaborative work between Fahamu, the Chinese in Africa/Africans in China (CA/AC) research network, Wits School of Journalism, and the Aga Khan University Graduate School of Media and Communication) Show less Managed the Project’s online presence and content; this included:• Weekly content generation and website management • Compiling and issuance of project's weekly Emerging Powers News Digest • Managing the News Digest subscriber base on Mail Chimp and Google list serves; distributing our digest to over 900 members weekly• Managing the project social media and blog where relevant project work, news and events was regularly shared • Organising and conducting the project’s Civil Society and Journalists workshops and training seminars • Writing and designing project courses/workshops and their course outlines• Logistical coordination of travels and meetings of our workshop participants and resource persons• Supervision, editing and publishing of workshop writing projects• Web hosting of online courses that integrated multi-media on Google platforms• Research grants management • Programmatic documentation and archiving system • Proposal writing for various Fahamu initiatives Show less

      • Programme Officer - Tuliwaza Research, Emerging Powers in Africa Project

        Apr 2016 - Mar 2018

      • Programme Associate - Tuliwaza Research, Emerging Powers in Africa Project

        Apr 2014 - Mar 2016

    • British Institute in Eastern Africa

      Apr 2018 - Sept 2019
      Junior Researcher

      I coordinate, develop and supervise the project's community-led ethnography. I work with two teams of community researchers. Each team is composed of 10 community researchers. I guide and supervise the community researchers in conducting auto-ethnographies and community-led ethnographies.

    • Wasafiri

      Feb 2019 - Jun 2019
      Research Consultant

      Consultancy work for Wasafiri on the 'Kenya - NiWajibu Wetu' (NIWETU), a DAI and USAID supported Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (P/CVE) programme, which included:• Participating in the research design process• Carrying out field consultations and interviews in Nairobi• Analysing of research findings• Report writing • Stakeholder engagement and Presentations

    • Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam)

      Oct 2019 - Nov 2019
      Visiting Researcher

      • Managing and analysing the qualitative data set generated by the Community Led Research and Action process• Conducting literature searches and reviews• Participating in the development of publishable academic articles and reports from the Community-Led Research & Action data set • Participating in relevant project workshops and stakeholder and academic conferences in the Netherlands

    • PASGR

      Jan 2020 - Mar 2023
      Programme Officer (Higher Education Programme)

      • Support programme development and implementation• Promote partnerships for project collaborations• Organize consultation activities by commissioning consultants, planning meetings, and monitoring and evaluating inputs into key outputs• Support Higher Education communications and training activities

    • Freelance

      Apr 2023 - now
      Research & Programmes Consultant

    • Global Development Institute

      Sept 2023 - now
      Postgraduate Researcher

    • African Cities Research Consortium

      Apr 2024 - now
      Research Assistant

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Python Data Structures

      Coursera
      Oct 2017

    • Getting Started with Data Visualization in R

      Coursera
      Aug 2022
      View certificate certificate

    • Data Visualization in R with ggplot2

      Coursera
      Sept 2022
      View certificate certificate

    • Advanced Research Design for Policy Oriented Research

      PASGR
      Sept 2019

    • Programming for Everybody (Getting Started with Python)

      Coursera

    • Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (PMEAL)

      Strathmore Business School (SBS)
      May 2021

    • Impact Evaluation

      PASGR
      Sept 2019

    • Advanced Research Methods

      British Institute in Eastern Africa
      Jul 2017

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Kibui Edwin Rwigi
      Asian Forum on Global Governance Alumnus Observer Research Foundation - New Delhi, India Oct 2016 • Participated as an African delegate in the 2016 edition of the Asian Forum on Global Governance convened by India’s leading Think Tank, Observer Research Foundation. The theme was “Navigating the New Normal: Making Multilateralism Work with Multipolarity.”
    • Awarded to Kibui Edwin Rwigi
      Leading in Public Life – Young Africa Leaders Programme Alumnus Graduate School of Development Policy & Practice - University of Cape Town, South Africa Mar 2016 • The programme brought together early- to mid-career participants from across Africa. The theme of this edition of the programme was “Inclusive Governance: Promoting Accountability in Africa.”