Dr. Susan Waiyego Mwangi

Title/Qualification: Dr. /PhD Department: History, Archaeology, & Political Studies Designation/Position: Lecturer Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Contact Address: HAPS; +254 2-8710901/17-19, Ext. 4164; Area of Specialization: Political History,Gender History,Franco-African Relations,Peace & Justice,Memorialization Research Interests:Security and Governance,Electoral justice,Transitional Peace and Justice,Diplomacy and International Relations,Environmental governance Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=qS0XiL4AAAAJ&hl=en ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3877-7988 Download CV

Dr. Susan Waiyego Mwangi is a senior academic and established researcher at Kenyatta University in the Department of History, Archaeology, and Political Studies. She holds a PhD in Political History from the University of Pau, France; a Master’s degree in Gender History, and a Bachelor of Education in Arts from Kenyatta University. With more than two decades of teaching, research, and consultancy, Dr. Mwangi has established herself as a distinguished scholar and expert in political history, gender, security and governance. She has authored and co-authored numerous refereed journal articles, three university-level books, and over seventeen book chapters that address themes such as electoral justice, memorialization, peace and security, and environmental governance. Her scholarly works include influential volumes such as The State and Nation-Building Processes in Kenya since Independence: Remembering the Marginalized and Forgotten Issues and Actors (2019), which brought together critical reflections on marginality and governance in postcolonial Kenya. During her just concluded sabbatical leave, Dr. Mwangi was attached to the National Intelligence Research University College (NIRUC), where she researched and acquinted herself with latest research policy makers in the areas of security, strategy and Policy. During her stay, several projects on Artificial Intelligence and Governance were mounted. She has also contributed to the review and accreditation of higher education curricula through the Commission for University Education (CUE), particularly in the areas of security, strategy and intelligence studies. Her recognition as an external examiner at national and international universities, along with appointments to editorial boards and peer review roles, underscores her standing as a respected expert in African security, governance and gender history.

Beyond academia, Dr. Mwangi continues to consistently play a pivotal role in advancing evidence-based policy and practice. She has consulted widely for regional and international organizations on issues of governance, security and strategy. Her notable assignments include evaluations and reports for the Regional Centre on Small Arms (RECSA), Oxfam, UNECA, and the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM). In the areas of environmental governance Dr. Mwangi has collaborated with diverse partners such as SPARC–IDRC on” building gender-responsive, climate-resilient communities in South Sudan”; the Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing, Urban Development and Public Works, as well as the Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Irrigation, highlighting her expertise in integrating governance, environmental, and social dimensions in policy planning.

Dr. Mwangi’s contributions extend into mentorship and academic leadership. At Kenyatta University, she has supervised more than fifty Master’s students and eight PhDs to completion, in addition to mentoring many more who are currently enrolled. She has also served in various administrative roles, including Acting Chair of Department, departmental board memberships, and university-wide committees on curriculum design, ethics, diversity, and student affairs. Dr. Mwangi continues to blend scholarship, policy engagement, and community service. She is a member of professional bodies including the British Institute in Eastern Africa (BIEA), the Christian Scientific Association of Kenya (CSAK), and the Global Centre for Policy and Strategy (GLOCEPS), a think tank involved in advising on security, policy and strategy.

Publications

Referred Journals

• Mwangi, S and Okemwa, P. (2025). ‘Fragility Situations and their implications on Economic Empowerment of Women’ In Bor, Jonglei, South Sudan, in International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Sciences (IJRISS), vol.9(4), 349-361, DOI
• Pacificah, O. Mwangi, S and Obando, J(2024). Centrality of Formal Education in Women's Empowerment in Bor, South Sudan in International Journal of Formal Education, 3(10),386-394
• Mwangi, L. N., Okemwa, P., & Mwangi, S. W. (2024). Student Perspectives on Internal and External Factors Influencing Vulnerability to Risk-Taking Behaviour among Girls in Public Day Secondary Schools in Kiambaa, Kiambu County, Kenya. African Journal of Empirical Research, 5(1), 157–172. https://doi.org/10.51867/ajernet.5.1.17
• Nelson Mugweru Njiri, Susan Mwangi, Joseph Wasonga (2020) “Human Rights Violations: An Impetus for Police Reforms in Kenya Between 1978 and 2002" Journal of Law, Policy and Globalization, Volume 103, pp 14 - 23 DOI:7176/JLPG/103-06
• Wehliye Adan, Waiyego Susan, Kiruthu Felix (2020) “Change and continuity in the role of Kenya‟s National Assembly in Formulating Kenya‟s Foreign policy; 1900 –1978" Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal, Volume 7 Issue 1, pp 595-608DOI: https://doi.org/10.14738/assrj.71.7327
• Wanderi Simon Mwangi, Susan Waiyego Mwangi, Joseph Wasonga (2020) “Assessing the Effectiveness Of Intelligence Gathering And Sharing (IGS) In Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) In Kenya" International Journal of Innovative Research and Advanced Studies (IJIRAS), Volume 7 Issue 1, August 2019, pp 149-156 https://www.ijiras.com/2020/Vol_7-Issue_1/paper_22.pdf
• Simon Mwangi Wanderi, Mwangi Susan (2019) “Changing Trends of Transnational Terrorism in Kenya" IOSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science (IOSR-JHSS), Volume 24 Issue 12, pp 14 – 23 https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Changing-Trends-of-Transnational-Terrorism-in-Kenya-Mwangi-Mwangi/3e6c740f9a575f26897a642ce537a8cee10af54c
• Mwangi, S and Okinda, A (2019) A Critique of Kenya‟s Security Sector Reforms (SSR) in the Fight against Terrorism” In International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Volume 8, Issue 8, pp 1795 – 1806 https://www.ijsr.net/archive/v8i8/show_abstract.php?id=ART2020699
• Mwangi, S and Nenpomingyi, S (2017) “The Politics of Anti-Corruption in Africa: Challenges and Lessons from Nigeria and Kenya.” In Journal of Management, Social Sciences and Humanities Volume 6 Number 1
• Golaz, V., Médard, C., Mwangi, S. & Équipe M-PRAM, (2016). Uganda: Youth in the Lake Albert Region. Afrique contemporaine, 259, 95-114. https://www.cairn-int.info/journal-- 2016-3-page-95.htm.
• Mwangi Susan et al (2016) Les jeunes dans la région du lac Albert (Ouganda) entre revendications et nouvelles opportunités economiques In L‟afrique Contemporaine volume 3 No 259, Paris; France
• Mwangi S and Fouere, M (2012) The special issue of cahiers d‟Afrique de l‟Est on disabilities 46-2 September –October 2012

University-Level Scholarly Books

• Mwangi, S, Opongo, E and Wahome, E. (2019). The State and Nation-Building Processes in Kenya since Independence: Remembering the Marginalized and Forgotten Issues and Actors. Langaa RPCIG, Cameroon
• Mwangi, S et.al (eds) (2015) Kenya‟s Past as Prologue; Voters, Violence and the 2013 general elections twaweza communications, Kenya
• Mwangi, S et.al (eds)(2008) Assessing Gender Policies in the East African Region; Case Studies from Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda DPMF, Kenya

Book Chapters

• Mwangi, S (2019) General Introduction In Mwangi, S; et al (eds) (2019) The State and Nation-Building Processes in Kenya since Independence: Remembering the Marginalized and Forgotten Issues and Actors. Langaa RPCIG, Cameroon
• Mwangi, S et al (2019) Nationalism and the Nation Building Project in Kenya, 1963- 2014: an appraisal In Mwangi, S; et al (eds) (2019) The State and Nation-Building Processes in Kenya since Independence: Remembering the Marginalized and Forgotten Issues and Actors. Langaa RPCIG, Cameroon
• Mwangi, S and Okinda, A. (2019) The International Criminal Court and the National Building Project in Kenya In Mwangi, S; et al (eds) (2019) The State and Nation-building Processes in Kenya since Independence: Remembering the Marginalized and Forgotten Issues and Actors, Langaa RPCIG, Cameroon
• Mwangi, S (2019) General Conclusion: Reversals and Gains of Nation Building In Mwangi, S; et al (eds) (2019) The State and Nation-Building Processes in Kenya since Independence: Remembering the Marginalized and Forgotten Issues and Actors, Langaa RPCIG, Cameroon
• Mwangi, S (2019) Emerging Debates on Experiences and Challenges of Refugee Protection in Africa and Europe In Elisabeth, W et al (eds) Refugees and Forced Migrants in Africa and the EU Comparative and Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Challenges and Solutions; Springer Nature, Switzerland
• Mwangi, Sal (2016) Tracing a forgotten heritage; the place of Mau Mau memory and Culture in Kenya In Deisser A, and Njuguna, M 2016 UCL Press, London
• Mwangi, S (2015) Kikuyu-Kalenjin Relations in IDP Camps and the 2013 Elections: An Invitation to The Conversation In Mwangi, S et.al (eds)(2015) Kenya‟s Past as Prologue; Voters, Violence and the 2013 general elections Twaweza Communications, Kenya
• Mwangi, S (2015) Internal Displacement and the plight of Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Kenya; 2008-2012 In Golaz, V and Thibon ,C (eds)Enfants et jeunes hors les liens en afrique de L‟est Paris
• Mwangi, S and Owino, S (2012) Beyond Quantity; Higher Education in Kenya In Universites, Universitaires en Afrique de L‟Est Karthala, Paris and and IFRA, Nairobi
• Mwangi, S (2009) NEPAD: A New Development Paradigm for Africa I n Amuwo, A et al. Civil Society, Governance and Regional Integration in Africa DPMF, Kenya.
• Mwangi, S  (2008)  Gender Policy in Kenya and the Impact on Women‟s Involvement in
• Politics In Thundu, N et al., (2008) Assessing Gender Policies in the East African Region; Case Studies from Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda DPMF, Kenya
• Mwangi, S (2008) From the OAU to the AU: The Experience, Promise, and Expectations in Adejumobi, A and Olukoshi, A (eds) The African Union and New Strategies for Development in Africa Cambria Press, Amherst, New York.
• Mwangi S., et.al., (2008) Making the Kenyan Constitution: The challenges and Prospects In Nyanchoga, S (ed) (2008) The Constitutionalism and Democratisation in Kenya, CUEA Pauline Publications, Nairobi, Kenya
• Mwangi, S, Maina, L. and Waswa, F (2005): Pitfalls in Constitution-Making in Kenya: Experiences from Bomas and the 2005 National Referendum in L‟Afrique Orientalle - annuairre 2005. L‟Harmattan. ISBN: 978-2-296-02643-8. EAN 9782296026438.

Referred Learning Modules

• 2016-Module writer AHT 340: Politics in Africa
• 2016- Module writer AHT 425: Historical Study of African Religions
• 2016- Module writer AHT 433: African Women in History

Consultancy and Project Reports

• 2025: Institute for Peace and Development; Evaluation of SECAM (Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar) Good Governance Project Phase v
• 2021: IFRA As a Researcher Coordinator with Sandrine Perrot on the Project “History of identification in Uganda”
• 2019: OXFAM Uganda Learning-Action research on Transparency and Accountability in Extractive Industries
• 2015: Consulted and published a report with RECSA (Regional Centre for Small Arms) on state fragility and proliferation of Small arms in CAR, DRC, Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Sudan, Somalia, Burundi, Rwanda and Ethiopia
• 2013: UNECA/DPMF Consultancy and published a book on Gender Policies in Kenya and their impact on Development; DPMF Publishers, Kenya

Editorship of a Book or Conference Proceedings

• Mwangi, S; et al (eds) (2019). The State and Nation-Building Processes in Kenya since Independence: Remembering the Marginalized and Forgotten Issues and Actors, Langaa RPCIG, Cameroon
• Mwangi, S et.al (eds) (2015) Kenya s Past as Prologue; Voters, Violence and the 2013 general elections, Twaweza Communications, Kenya
• Mwangi, S et.al (eds)(2008) Assessing Gender Policies in the East African Region; Case Studies from Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda DPMF, Kenya.

Scholarly Presentation at Conferences/Workshops/Seminars

• GLOCEPS Breakfast Meeting on Artificial Intelligence(AI) and the future of democratic Governance in Eastern Africa; The Nexus between AI AND Information Overload on advocacy collation initiatives such as Gen z Movement; Radisson Blue; Kenya on 10^th June 2024
• FPFK A journey to Peace: Lessons from The Mabanga Mount Elgon Conflict; November 18^th, 2022
• China Ambassador’s Lecture Series on Strengthening China – Kenya Cooperation in Nairobi, Kenya; July 27, 2022
• SPARC-IDRC Inception Workshop; ILRI (International Livestock Research Institute) Campus in Nairobi, Kenya, June 21-23, 2022
• Regional Peace and Security: The Future of state stability and development in Eastern Africa; Serena Hotel – Nairobi, 24th and 25th May 2022
• Safeguarding Kenya’s Electoral Process Against Adverse Usage of Social Media; Webinar, Nov. 11th, 2021
• Redefining Kenya’s research agenda in diplomacy, development and security to augment global peace and prosperity; Webinar, Sep. 8th, 2021
• Participated in a conference on promoting the effective Implementation of the African Union Master Roadmap on Practical steps to Silence the Guns in Africa; 11^th – 12^th November, Nairobi, Kenya.
• Participated in a conference organized by Pau Institute of Petroleum and Gas on Dissecting Challenges and Prospects in Extractive Industries and presented a paper on Gender and Free Prior Informed Consent in Kenya’s Extractives; 22rd – 25^th October 2019, France.
• Participated in a conference organized by OXFAM and IPD (Institute of Peace and Development) in Kampala, Uganda, on Transparency and Accountability in the Extractive Industries and presented a paper on the case of Uganda, 4^th – 9^th March 2019, Kampala, Uganda
• Participated in a conference on Enhancing Participation of Civil Society in Conflict Management in the Greater Horn of Africa, organized by the Greater Horn Horizon Forum (GHHF); 9^th – 10^th December 2019, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
• Attended an international seminar organized by UNREC and the European Union in Djibouti on The Hague Code of Conduct against the Proliferation of Ballistic Missiles (HCoC); Dealing with missile proliferation: one side of the non-proliferation and disarmament regime in the IGAD region, 26 September 2019, Djibouti
• 2018: Participated in the Assembly of State Parties meeting at The Hague, Netherlands to present conclusions for an international conference on the need for strengthening regional and sub-regional justice mechanisms in Africa
• 2017 participated in an International Conference organized at Pau University, France on Extractive Industries and presented a paper on The role of Social Licensing in Securing Rights of Locals in Extractive Industries
• Participated workshop organized within the framework of the Multi-disciplinary partner team on Poverty, Resource Accessibility and Spatial Mobility in East Africa (M-PRAM); 17-21^st October 2016, Makerere University, Uganda.
• 2016: Participated and gave a paper on „A comparative Analysis of the Refugee crisis in Africa and Europe, Lessons and Prospects‟ at Pwani University, Kenya, organized by the Technical University of Munich, Germany.
• 2016: Participated in an international conference and gave a paper on „A comparative Analysis of the Refugee crisis in Africa and Europe, Lessons and Prospects‟ at Pwani University, Kenya, organized by the Technical University of Munich, Germany.
• Participated in  a  conference  to  present  a  paper  on  small  arms  and  light  weapons  on security and peace in Africa‟, held at RECSA regional offices in Bangui; 23th September 2015
• 2015 participated in a workshop organised by IFRA and Heinrich Boll Foundation on Kenya’s 2013 elections titled „Kenya’s past as Prologue, in Nairobi.
• 2015 participated and edited a book on Kenya’s 2013 elections titled „Kenya’s past as Prologue, organized by the British Institute in East Africa, Nairobi and published by Twaweza Productions in conjunction with IFRA and Heinrich Boll Foundation
• Participated and gave a paper on the Mau Mau Memory in a conference organized by IFRA at Kileleshwa, Nairobi on Fifty Years after Independence: The Nations in East Africa. Revisiting Nation-Building between Particularism and Universalism?; June 12 – 13^th June, 2014
• 2013 October attended and gave a paper on „The forgotten memory and  heritage of Mau
• Mau in Kenya‟ in a conference organized by the National Museums of Kenya and Karatina University in Kenya at Karatina University Nyeri, Kenya
• 2013 November; participated in a workshop organized by European Union at Windsor Hotel, Nairobi and gave a talk to a European Union Observation Mission 2013 on the political History of Kenya since Independence to the 2008 Post Election Violence
• 2013 November; participated and gave a talk to a European Union Observation Mission 2013 on the political History of Kenya since Independence to the 2008 Post Election Violence
• 2013 February; participated in an international conference in Gulu, Uganda on Governance and Post-Conflict Reconstruction in Northern Uganda funded by the French Embassy in Uganda
• 2012 April; presented a paper at a meeting organized by IFRA and the Catholic University of Eastern Africa on A glance at the Dynamics of Religious Mobility in Mungiki from 1990-2007
• 2012 July: presented a paper at British Institute in Eastern Africa, Laikipia Road, Kileleshwa, on Culture, Religion and Memory
• 2011 participated in a LAM/CEMAF/CRAJ/CEPED and IFRA project of ANR‟ child victims and vulnerable children where I carried out research on orphans and vulnerable children in IDP camps in Kenya‟s Rift Valley area. The result was disseminated in a conference held at Kampala Uganda, November 19-21^st; 2012
• 2010 February  participated  and  gave  a  talk  on  „The  Changing  Nature  of  Security
• Provisioning in urban Africa: the Kenyan Case‟ at Pau University, France
• 2009 November gave a paper on „Threat to Security in Kenya: Militias and the role of urban vigilantes‟ at the university of Bordeaux, France
• September 2008 presented a paper during the CODESRIA Alumni Programme held at the University of Marie Dguambi in Congo, Brazzaville and presented a paper on Vigilantes and the governance of African urban spaces, organized by CODESRIA.
• 2007 June presented a paper on Higher Education in Africa in a workshop organized by the University of Pau, France and Makerere University, Uganda
• 2007 gave a talk on NEPAD: A new Development Paradigm for Ending Poverty in Africa Organized by UNECA, Ethiopia.
• 2007 Jan- June undertook a survey for DPMF/UNECA on the impact of Gender Policies on the Progress of African Women from 1990 to 2007.which culminated into a publication
• January 2006: participated in a Gender mainstreaming workshop organized by OSSREA (Organization for Social Science Research in South and Eastern Africa) held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
• September 2005: participated in an international conference organized by AAPS (African Association of Political Scientists) held in Cairo, Egypt, under the theme „Globalization, Sustainable development and Governance in Africa,‟where I presented a paper titled NEPAD and Sustainable Peace and Development: Prospects and Challenges for Africa.
• Mwangi, S. (2005). Commercialization of Higher Education: A case for academic Programs in Kenyan Public and Private universities in Reinvigorating Higher Education in Africa, DAAD
• June 2005: participated in DAAD (German Academic Exchange program) conference on Reinvigorating Higher Education in Africa, where I presented a paper titled: Commercialization of Higher Education: A case for academic Programmes in Kenyan public and private universities.
• April 2005: participated in a regional methodological workshop organized by CODESRIA
• under the theme: Fields and Theories of Qualitative Investigation held at Nairobi
• 2004: Attended an International conference on African renewal, African Renaissance held and organized by AFSAAP (in the University of Western Australia, Perth and gave a talk on The Role of the AU in Managing Conflicts in Africa, November
• 2004: Attended an international conference organized by AISA (African Institute of
• Southern Africa) on Global Governance and Terrorism and presented a paper on “Africa after 9/11: Lessons and Challenges” in Ethiopia, December

Quality Teaching, Learning and Mentorship

Students Evaluations

• AHT340 – Politics in Africa – Academic Year; 2016/2017 – First Semester
• AHT422 – The African Child in History - Academic Year; 2021/2022 – Second Semester
• AHT318 – Gender Relations in African History – Academic Year; 2021/2022 – First Semester

 Training in Higher Education

• Trained in “Experimenter” module in Extend Africa (EXT-AFR) by the commonwealth of Learning (COL) and Digital School of Virtual and Open Learning (DSVOL), Kenyatta University, Kenya. May 12^th 2022
• Trained in “Scholar” module in Extend Africa (EXT-AFR) by the commonwealth of Learning (COL) and Digital School of Virtual and Open Learning (DSVOL), Kenyatta University, Kenya. May 12^th 2022
• Trained in “Curator” module in Extend Africa (EXT-AFR) by the commonwealth of Learning (COL) and Digital School of Virtual and Open Learning (DSVOL), Kenyatta University, Kenya. May 12^th 2022
• Trained in “Technologist” module in Extend Africa by the commonwealth of Learning, Canada in partnership with Kenyatta University, Kenya. July 23^rd 2021
• Trained in “Collaborator” module in Extend Africa by the commonwealth of Learning,Canada in partnership with Kenyatta University, Kenya. July 7^th 2021
• Trained in “Teacher for learning” module in Extend Africa by the commonwealth of Learning, Canada in partnership with Kenyatta University, Kenya. June 21^st 2021
• Trained in the Bioethics Training Workshop 20^th – 22^nd February 2019
• Trained in Methodology Workshop – Dakar from 25^th – 29^th November 2013

Professional/Consultancy

• 2023: FPFK ((Free Pentecostal Fellowship-Kenya) Endline Evaluation of the Ubunifu project in Turkana county; Kenya
• 2022: FPFK Midterm Evaluation of the Isiolo Freedom of Religion and Belief project
• 2022-2024: Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing, Urban Development and Public Works ‘Strategic Environmental and Social Assessment(SESA) on the Reviewed Integrated National Transport Policy
• 2022: Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Irrigation's ‘Study of Ecosystem Services, Hydrology and Livelihoods along the Omo River’
• 2019: “Pedagogical Workshop – Training Consultant” by Catholic University of South Sudan Institute for Justice and Peace Studies.
• 2018: OXFAM America's Extractive Industries transparency Initiative in Uganda
• 2019 “Award  of  Mabanga  Peace  Agreement  Project”  by  Free  Pentecostal;
• Fellowship in Kenya.
• 2018: OXFAM America's Extractive Industries transparency Initiative in Uganda
• 2017: Invitation to a Three-day Institute of Peace and Justice Studies Program Development within the Catholic Social Tradition – Entebbe, Uganda.
• 2015-2017: RECSA (Regional Centre for Small Arms) ‘Fragility, poaching and Cattle Rustling in Burundi, Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Somalia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Central Africa, Ethiopia and South Sudan
• 2013: Consulted with the European Union on Elections and Gender related issues in Kenya’s Elections

Networks/Collaborations

• 2022-2025: Catholic University of South Sudan and University of John Garang, South Sudan in a SPARC-IDRC project on ‘Building Gender Responsive climate resilient communities in South Sudan’
• 2010 to 2017 Partnered in a Multi-Disciplinary team from Makerere University, Uganda; IRD (Institute of Research and Development), France and Kenyatta University, Kenya on Poverty, Mobility and Spatial Mobility in East (M-PRAM).
• 2015 to date- Partnering with University of Pau, France in a French Government and NACOSTI research on the Search for Sustainable Development in the Great Rify Region of Kenya in the context of Oil Discovery

Editorial Boards/Referee for Professional Periodicals

• 2023: Editor, Histories Open Access Journal
• 2017: Editor, Conference Report on Seeking Asylum in Kenya
• 2016: KU VC Grant Reviewer

Consulting for organizations/institutions

• Mwangi, Susan (2021) “Civic Participation - On the Lounge with Dr. Susan Mwangi and Ngoiri Migwi on #Biasharatuesday hosted by Richard Okenye. KU TV
• Mwangi, Susan (2021) “Civic Participation - raising awareness on violent extremism in institutions of high learning. KU TV
• Mwangi, Susan (2020) “Evaluation of the Proposed Curriculum for Master of Arts in Strategic Intelligence Studies of National Intelligence and Research University College(NIRUC)” by Commission for University Education (CUE). CUE/8/159 Vol.2 (15)
• Mwangi, Susan  (2020) “Evaluation of the Proposed Curriculum for Master of Arts in Intelligence, Security and Policy Studies of National Intelligence and Research University College (NIRUC)” by Commission for University Education (CUE). CUE/8/159 Vol.2 (10)
• Mwangi, Susan (2020) “Re-Evaluation of the Proposed Curriculum for Master of Arts in Strategic Intelligence Studies of National Intelligence of National Intelligence and Research University College (NIRUC)” by Commission for University Education (CUE).
• Mwangi, Susan (2020) “Evaluation of the Proposed Curriculum for Master of Science in Technology  and  Intelligence  of  National  Intelligence  and  Research  University  College (NIRUC)” by Commission for University Education (CUE). CUE/8/159 Vol.2 (9)
• Mwangi, Susan (2020) “Re-Evaluation of the Proposed Curriculum for Master of Science in Technology and Intelligence of National Intelligence and Research University College (NIRUC)” by Commission for University Education (CUE). CUE/8/159 Vol.2 (9)
• Mwangi, Susan (2020) “Preliminary Technical Inspection of the Proposed National Intelligence and Research University College (NIRUC)” by Commission for University Education (CUE). CUE/8/159 Vol.2 (19)
• Mwangi, Susan (2020) “Site Inspection of United States International University (USIU) by the Programme Panel of the Commission for University Education” by Commission for University Education (CUE). CUE/8/10 Vol.11

Membership to acad/prof bodies

• Associate fellow of the GLOCEPS(Global Centre for Policy and Strategy-Kenya)
• Mashariki Research and Policy Center (MRPC-Kenya)
• 2003-Date- The British Institute of Eastern Africa
• 2018 to date - CSAK-Christian Scientific Association of Kenya

Any other (Editorship/Peer review, external examiner, etc)

• 2023: Appointed External Examiner, National Intelligence Research University College
• 2015-2016: Appointed External Examiner Hekima institute of Peace Security and International Relations
• 2016-2019: Appointed External Thesis Examiner, Pau University, France

Administrative and Responsibilities

Recognized university administrative positions

• 2rd June - 21st July, 2022 –Acting Chairman Department of History, Archaeology and Political Studies
• May-July, 2019–Acting Chairman Department of History, Archaeology and Political Studies
• 31^st July 2014 Acting Deputy Director Students Affairs

Other responsibilities in the university

• 2015 – To date: Staff mentor
• 2013 – 2017: Warden- Eastern Female Students
• 2016 to date Member- Curriculum Committee Member
• 2018-Member Organizing Committee for summer school on methods of Teaching and Learning in Crisis situations funded by the UNHCR
• August 2019- Department of History Board of Postgraduate Committee Member
• 2013- Appointment to School Linkages Committee
• 2015: Departmental Committee member to review UCU 106
• 2018: Board member Curriculum Review Committee for Political Science Programmes
• 22^nd august 2016: Departmental IPR Representative
• 13^th 2017 – Member of Departmental Quality Management Team Committee
• 1^st September 2016: Duties and Invitation to IPR workshop
• 16^th November 2016: Rapporteur 33^rd  Post Graduate Seminar, School of Humanities and Social Sciences
• 2rd April 2013 - Departmental Campus International Programmes Contact Person
• 13^th January 2015 - Nominated as School Representative Career Week 2015
• 11^th February 2015 – Orientation Seminar for Departmental Representative to COEP
• 26^th Januray 2016 – Invitation to the Presentation of Les Palmes Academiques Award Ceremony
• September 2019- Department of History Strategic Plan Committee member
• 12^th July 2021 – Committee Chair on Collaboration with Industrial and Government
• 2019 January- Appointed Board Member Department of History, Archaeology Quality Control Board
• 2018- e-Appointed Chairman organizing committee for an international conference on 20 years since the Rome Statute of the ICC held at KUCC
• 2018 February: Appointed Departmental Board Member Ethics, Diversity and Citizenship reviewer
• 2018 November- Appointed Team member of Kenyatta University Procession Cordinating Team for the 45^th Graduation Ceremony
• 2018 September- Appointed as a key participant to the National Values and Principles of Governance Stakeholders held at Kenyatta University Amphitheate
• 2018 - Member Curriculum Design and Implementation-KAKUMA and DAADAB Refugee
• Camps under the auspices of UNHCR, Windle Trust and Kenyatta University
• July – 2018 Chaired Session three Postgraduate Seminar
• 1^st March 2017 Reviewer of the 2016 KU Vice Chancellors Research Grant
• 2017: Board Member Departmental Quality Management Committee
• 10^th August 2016 Kenyatta University Centre for Refugee Services planning Committee Member
• 25^th August 2016 Departmental - Intellectual Property Rights contact Person
• 14^th July 2015 - Departmental Seminar Coordinator
• 11^th February 2015 - Departmental Representative to Community Outreach Program
• 2015 to date Member -Curriculum review for peace and security Programmes-Kenyatta University
• 11^th March 2015: Accommodation Services Disciplinary Committee Board Member
• 2rd April 2015: Appointed to the KUSA constitutional Oversight Committee 2014/15
• 18^th August 2015: Appointed to the Accommodation Services Board
• 2014 to date Member- Curriculum review for the International Relations Programmes-Kenyatta University
• 14^th August 2013 -School of Humanities and Social Sciences Linkages Board Committee Member

Community Engagements and Other Contributions

Research funding

• 2022 – SPARC-IDRC grant award - Building Gender-Responsive Climate Resilience Communities in South Sudan (GECRESS)
• 2021 - Received - IFRA Grant to carry out a research on “History of Identifiaction in Uganda”.
• 2016 - NACOSTI/KENYA/FRANCE/PHC/09 Kenya-France Pamoja PHC programme Project title; The search for Sustainable Security and peace in the Great Rift of Kenya
• 2013 - Received Grant - IFRA to carry out a research on the 2013 elections the result of which is a publication (attached) by Twaweza Publishers Nairobi.
• 2011 - A grant from IRD, France to carry out research on Land, Elections and Spatial Mobility in Uganda in collaboration with IRD researchers, Makerere University staff from the department of Demography and Kenyatta university, Kenya.
• 2011 - A small grant from IFRA to conduct a situation analysis of Orphans and Vulnerable Children Internally Displaced in Kenya during the 2008 Post election Violence
• 2011 - A scientific exchange grant from the Kenyan French embassy to enable me visit Pau University France to write a paper on Orphans and Vulnerable Children in IDP camps in Kenya;2008-2014. The article is forthcoming in the 2015 Karthala publishing press Paris
• 2010 - A small grant from the British Institute in Eastern Africa to conduct research on the threat to security by Vigilante groups in Kenya
• 2010 - An IFRA (French Institute for research on Africa) small grant to carry out a data analysis on urban security provisioning in Kenya
• 2010 -  CODESRIA  Multinational  Working  groups  grant  to  undertake  research  on „Prospects for Sustainable Peace and Development through harnessing of Foods in the East Africa‟s Lake Victoria Basin
• 2009 - A research grant from IRD (Institute for Research and Development) based in France to complete my PHD thesis
• 2007 - A French government PhD scholarship to undertake my studies at LAM Boudreaux, France
• 2007 - DPMF grant to undertake a research on Gender Policies in Kenya and their impact on Development
• 2005 - A FORD Foundation grant to undertake a research on „the transition from the OAU to AU: Challenges and Prospects for Integration in Africa” in Perth, Australia
• 2004 - The CODESRIA young scholars‟ small grants for thesis writing.

Community outreach

• 2021 - 2024: Nominated to the Board of Management – Urafiki Carovana School
• 2016 - 2025: Appointed by Minister Education as a member Board of Management Ngararia Girls Secondary School
• 2015 - 2023: Appointed by Minister Education as a member Board of Management Gitugi Mixed Secondary School
• 2022- Invited as a Distinguished Guest at Thika Institute of Business Studies 5^th Graduation Ceremony
• 2019- Invited as a Distinguished Guest at Thika Institute of Business Studies 5^th Graduation Ceremony
• 2016 - To date Board Member, St. Philips Gikindu Secondary School

Recognition, awards and honors

• 2021 – GLOCEPS Appreciation
• 2021 – Appreciation for Participating in TP
• 2017 – Appreciation for serving as a Warden Aberdare Hostels
• 2016 – Participation in BOM Induction Workshop
• 2005 – Organisation for Social Science Research in Eastern and Southern (OSSREA)

Any other sub-category

• Round table meeting on Promoting Resiliency of the Agriculture Sector in Developing Economies in the Context of the Covid-19 Pandemic Project, 2021 16
• Visiting Scholar – 2015 and 2016