Karuti Kanyinga is a research Professor of Development Studies at the Institute for Development Studies (IDS), University of Nairobi.  He is an accomplished development researcher and scholar with extensive national and international experience. He has published extensively and is renowned for his contributions to scholarship and knowledge in governance and development. Karuti’s research and publications include seminal work on ethnicity and development; devolution and development; and electoral politics and development. This is in addition to commissioned studies on governance, justice, law, and order sector reforms. The publications include: Kanyinga, Karuti (2016). Devolution and New Politics of Development in Kenya. African Studies Review, Vol. 59, No. 3, 155-167. Kanyinga, K. 2014.    Read More

Dr Collins Odote holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Law from the University of Nairobi, Postdoctoral Fellowship Community Land Rights in Kenya (Strathmore University), Master of Law (University of Nairobi), Bachelor of Law (University of Nairobi) and Diploma in Law (Kenya School of Law). He is a senior lecturer at the Centre for Advanced Studies in Environmental Law and Policy (CASELAP) and the director of CASELAP, a multidisciplinary and postgraduate unit of the university. He has served at CASELAP since 2010 contributing to its growth by developing its curricula, teaching, and supervising students, coordinating its seminars and colloquia, and establishing collaboration and partnerships. He has over forty articles published to his name, in refereed journals, book chapters, books and monographs. Furthermore, he is a weekly columnist in The Business Daily and has written over 300 columns on diverse topics ranging from the environment, land, elections, education, the Constitution, COVID-19, regional integration, and extractives. He has also attended, spoken at, and written papers for numerous international, regional, national, and local level workshops.    Read More