Name: Muna Wilson Kamau Title/Qualifications:PhD Department/Unit/Section:Public Policy and administration Contact Address: PO Box 43844-00100 Nairobi Email address:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.;This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Position:lecturer Google Scholar ORCID ID Download Cv

Publications

Refereed Journals

• Njau, L. K., & Muna, W. (2021). Public Bureaucracy and Processing Of Commercial Construction Permits in Kiambu County, Kenya. Journal of International Business, Innovation and Strategic Management,5(2), 31-57.
• Musunza, K., & Muna, W. (2021). An Assessment of the Effect of Mass Media Platforms and County Assembly Initiatives on Public Participation in Kitui County. International Journal of Current Aspects, 5(2), 50-55.
• Burudi, Z. M., & Muna, W. (2021). Security Management and Private Security Companies in Kenya: A Case Study of Kamukunji in Nairobi City County, Kenya. African Journal of Emerging Issues,3(3), 33-63.
• Linturi, T. M., & Muna, W. (2021). Security Reporting System and Performance among Police Officers in Lamu County, Kenya. Journal of Public Policy & Governance, 5(1), 57-65.
• Chimba, N. D., & Muna, W. (2021). Effects of Community Policing On Local Security Management Practices in Kwale County, Kenya: A Case Study of Kinango. International Research Journal of Social Sciences, Education and Humanities, 2(2).
• Mutegi, R. M., & Muna, W. (2021). Community Policing and Crime Control in Machakos County, Kenya. Journal of Public Policy & Governance, 5(1), 25-34.
• Mutegi, R. M., & Muna, W. (2021). Effect of Security Meetings on Crime Control in Machakos County, Kenya. Journal of Public Policy and Governance, 1(1), 18-25.
• Mutegi, R. M., & Muna, W. (2021). Effect of Peace Barazas on Crime Control in Machakos County, Kenya. Journal of Public Policy and Governance, 1(1), 36-43.
• Mutegi, R. M., & Muna, W. (2021). Effect of Intelligence Gathering on Crime Control in Machakos County, Kenya. Journal of Public Policy and Governance, 1(1), 10-17.
• Linturi, T. M., & Muna, W. (2021). Command Restructuring and Performance among Police Officers in Lamu County, Kenya. African Journal of Emerging Issues, 3(1), 129-148.
• Gatitu, E. G., & Muna, W. (2021). Determinants of Implementation of County Bursary Regulations in Kirinyaga County, Kenya. International Journal of Current Aspects, 5(1), 1-19.
• Linturi, T. M., & Muna, W. (2021). Coordination of Security Activities and Performance among Police Officers in Lamu County, Kenya. Journal of Public Policy and Governance, 1(1), 1-9.
• Nicholas, K. M, & Muna, W. (2021). Information Sharing as a Determinant of Implementation of Nyumba Kumi Community Policing Initiative in Kericho County, Kenya East African Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, 3(1), 162-171. https://doi.org/10.37284/eajis.3.1.382.
• Muna, W., Babamaragana L. A.,& Lawan, A. (2020). Globalization and Protectionists Economic Public Policy Measures in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic: The Limits of Interdependence Theory. Yobe Journal of Economics, 6(2), 112-136.
• Kitavi, C. E., & Muna, W. (2020). Evidence Informed Decision Making and Its Effects on Policy Formulation in Kitui County Assembly; Kenya. Journal of Public Policy & Governance, 4(1), 72-87.
• Makau, M. M., & Muna, W. (2020). Effects of internal organizational policies on performance of government owned commercial banks in Kenya. International Academic Journal of Law and Society, 1(3), 1-27.
• Muna, W., & Otieno, J. M. D. (2020). Voting with the Shilling: The ‘Money Talks Factor” in Kenya’s Public Policy and Electoral Democracy. Journal of African Elections.
• Muriuki P. K., & Muna, W. (2020). Effects of policy regulation on alcohol trade in Kirinyaga County, Kenya. International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 4. No. 8.
• Karuri, J. G., & Muna, W. (2019). Effects of community policing on crime prevention in Kakamega County, Kenya. International Academic Journal of Law and Society, 1(2), 312-327.
• Logiel L. S. & Muna, (2019). Women participation in policy decision making in Turkana County, Kenya: prospects and challenges. International Journal of Arts and Commerce.
• Njiru, F., & Muna, W. (2019). Analysis of the implementation of devolved health infrastructure projects in Kenya. International Journal of Arts and Commerce. Vol. 8 No. 9.
• Onkangi, E., & Muna, W. (2019). Networks and their role in management of healthcare systems in Kenya. International Journal of Arts and Commerce. 8 No. 10.
• Kahin, I. Y., & Muna, W. (2019). Effect of administrative decentralization on livestock production in Garissa County, Kenya. International Journal of Arts and Commerce. 8 (10).
• Kivandi, K., & Muna, W. Information Disclosure and Implementation of County Public Communication Framework in Nakuru County, Kenya. International Journal of Arts and Commerce, 9(10), 49 - 65.
• Muna, W. (2016). The Cost of Terrorism in Kenya. The Journal of Social, Political, and Economic Studies, 42(3/4), 289-306.
• Muna, W. K., Stanton, A., & Mwau, D. M. (2014). Deconstructing intergenerational politics between ‘Young Turks’ and ‘Old Guards’ in Africa: an exploration of the perceptions on leadership and governance in Kenya. Journal of Youth Studies (Taylor and Francis), 17(10), 1378-1394.
• Muna, W. K., Shulika, L. S., & Mutula, S. (2014). Monetary clout and electoral politics in Kenya-the 1992 to 2013 presidential elections in focus. Journal of African Elections, 13(2), 196-215.
• Muna, W. K., Koma, G. P., & Mutua, S. (2013). Leadership and Political Corruption in Kenya: Analysis of the 2010 Constitutional Provisions on the Presidency. Journal of Social, Political, and Economic Studies, 38(3), 263-286.

Refereed Journals with Students

• Logiel L. S. & Muna, W. (2019). Women participation in policy decision making in Turkana County, Kenya: prospects and challenges. International Journal of Arts and Commerce.
• Otieno, J. M. D., & Muna, W. (2018). Dynamics and Complexities of Forming the Executive Office: Analysis of Kenya’s Cabinet 1963–2018. American Journal of Public Policy and Administration, 3(1).
• Gichohi, J. M., & Muna, W. (2018). Consumer Protection Measures and Road Safety in Nyeri County, Kenya. American Journal of Public Policy and Administration, 3(1).
• Richard, J. S., & Muna, W. (2018). Effects of county budgeting forums on service delivery in Kenya: the case of Kajiado County. American Journal of Public Policy and Administration, 3(1).

Book Chapters

• Muna, W., & Babamaragana, L. A. (2021). Governance Without Participation: A Comparative Perspective of the Policies of Nigerian and Kenyan Political Parties. In A Sleeping Giant?(pp. 113-127). Springer, Cham.
• Muna, W. K., & Munene, D. (2018) “Digital Explosion in the 21st Century and the Rise of Youth Radicalization in Higher Education Institutions in Kenya”, Published in “The Changing to Dynamics of Terrorism & Violent Extremism: An Analysis” – Peer reviewed and published by the Horn Institute for Strategic Studies. ISBN: 978-9966-1962-2-4
• Muna, W. K. The “Quiet Diplomacy” of South Africa and its Continental and International Impacts on Peace and Security: A Case Study of Zimbabwe Crisis (Peer reviewed and accepted for publication by Council for the Development of Research in Africa [CODESRIA]).
• Muna, W. & Limo, I., (2015). Challenges of Relationships and Social Identities: The paradox of the consequences of Kenya’s military intervention in Somalia. The New African Civil-Military Relations, 99.

Conferences

• Certificate of Participation: Intellectual Property Rights Workshop (28th September 2016); Venue: Business and Student Services Centre (BSSC); Theme: Industrial Properties in Economic Development
• Conference Speaker – China-IGAD Cooperation for Peace and Security in the Horn of Africa (March 31 – 01 April 2017), Shanghai, China. Hosted by Shanghai Institutes for International Studies, Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Africa Policy Institute, and The Carter Center.
• Seminar Participant – Seminar on Investing In Soft Power Capacity (March 10, 2017), Cohosted by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) and Africa Policy Institute (API).
• Workshop Participant - Themed: On African Terms: Towards a Model for Conflict Resolution and Management (15 Feb – 17 Feb, 2017). Held in Pretoria, South Africa.
• Guest Speaker - International Seminar on China-Africa Industrial Capacity Cooperation (July 4-6, 2016).Hosted by: Embassy of the Peoples’ Republic of China in Tanzania; Ministry of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation of Tanzania; Center for Chinese Studies of University of Dar es Salaam.
• Seminar on Think-Tanks for Anglophone African Countries in 2016 (6 – 30 April 2016), Jinhua, China.
• Guest Speaker – The 5th Meeting of China-Africa Think Tank Forum (14–16 April 2016), Yiwu, China. Hosted by Zhejiang Normal University; Yiwu Municipal Peoples Government; and China Development Bank.
• Second International Interdisciplinary Conference, Kisii University, Eldoret Campus on: Africa Looking East or West (24th -27th June 2015)
• Second Annual International Interdisciplinary Conference on: Challenges of Development in Africa (25 – 30 June 2013). Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Nairobi, Kenya
• First Annual International Interdisciplinary Conference on: Scholarship and Development in Africa on the Occasion of Celebrating Golden Jubilee of Scholarship and Development in Africa (26 – 30 June 2012). Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Nairobi, Kenya
• Democratic and Governance Institute (25 July – 12 August 2011) Dakar, Senegal. Hosted by CODESRIA.
• Gender and Media Symposium (1 – 3 November 2011). Cairo, Egypt. Hosted by CODESRIA.