SELECTED PEACE & SECURITY ADVISORY ASSIGNMENTS
Selected assignments demonstrating technical advisory, mediation, peace process, conflict resolution, strategic planning and institutional coordination experience across national, regional and international peace and security processes in Africa.
My professional record includes appointments and technical engagements with national government institutions, African-led mediation processes, regional peace and security platforms, political and civic institutions, and national cohesion structures. The assignments below are presented in order of institutional significance and technical relevance rather than chronology.
Institution / Client
Office of the Facilitator, Inter-Burundian Dialogue
African-led peace process facilitated by the late Former President Benjamin Mkapa
Role: Technical Advisor to the Facilitator
Context
The Inter-Burundian Dialogue was established to address political, governance and security tensions in Burundi through dialogue, mediation and engagement with political and societal stakeholders.
Technical Mandate
Provided technical advisory support to the facilitation process, with a focus on conflict analysis, dialogue, mediation, stakeholder engagement, negotiation and peacebuilding.
Key Contributions
- Provided analysis of socio-political and conflict dynamics relevant to the dialogue process.
- Supported conflict-sensitive approaches to dialogue and stakeholder engagement.
- Contributed to technical consultations involving political stakeholders, civil society and youth.
- Supported negotiation, consensus-building and conflict-de-escalation approaches.
- Contributed technical perspectives to discussions concerning confidence-building, governance and longer-term peacebuilding measures.
- Participated in briefings, consultations and scenario-oriented discussions supporting the facilitation process.
Strategic Contribution / Outcome
Contributed technical analysis and advisory input to an African-led mediation process addressing complex political and security challenges in Burundi. The assignment strengthened the technical and stakeholder-engagement dimensions of the facilitation process and supported efforts toward dialogue, reconciliation and political accommodation.
Institution / Client
African Union Panel of Eminent African Personalities
Role: Technical / Advisory Support — Kenya National Dialogue and Reconciliation (KNDR)
Context
Following the post-election crisis in Kenya after the disputed 2007 General Election, the African Union-supported mediation process brought political actors together under the Kenya National Dialogue and Reconciliation framework.
The mediation was led by the Panel of Eminent African Personalities, chaired by the late Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, with the late Former President Benjamin Mkapa and Graça Machel among the senior African figures involved in the process.
Technical Mandate
Supported dialogue, mediation, coordination and stakeholder engagement within the national reconciliation process, including work connected to Agenda 2.
Key Contributions
- Supported structured dialogue and stakeholder engagement within the KNDR framework.
- Contributed to consultations involving political, civil society and community stakeholders.
- Provided technical perspectives on conflict, dialogue and reconciliation.
- Supported coordination between different actors involved in the peace and reform process.
- Contributed to translating dialogue priorities into practical implementation considerations.
- Supported attention to governance, institutional and constitutional reform issues associated with the process.
Strategic Contribution / Outcome
Contributed to the technical and coordination architecture supporting Kenya’s nationally significant dialogue and reconciliation process, helping connect mediation, stakeholder engagement and longer-term reform priorities.
Institution / Client
Office of the President, Ministry of State for Special Programmes, Government of Kenya
Role: Inter-communal Peace Initiatives Coordinator — National Three-year appointment
Context
The assignment followed the 2007–2008 post-election crisis, which generated extensive displacement, loss of life, destruction of livelihoods and severe disruption of inter-community relations.
Technical Mandate
To support national peacebuilding, reconciliation, community stabilization, disarmament, conflict transformation and restoration of relationships in conflict-affected communities.
Key Contributions
- Designed and facilitated structured community dialogue and reconciliation initiatives.
- Supported engagement between communities, local leaders, women, youth and other peace stakeholders.
- Facilitated peace and reconciliation activities addressing post-conflict grievances.
- Supported civic education and peace awareness among communities affected by violence.
- Contributed to disarmament and behavioural-transformation initiatives.
- Supported local peace leadership and preventive peacebuilding mechanisms.
- Connected community-level interventions with national peacebuilding priorities.
- Supported post-conflict community mobilization and stabilization efforts.
Strategic Contribution / Outcome
Supported the Government of Kenya’s post-crisis peacebuilding and stabilization agenda by strengthening community dialogue, reconciliation, preventive peacebuilding and local mechanisms for managing inter-communal conflict.
The assignment provided direct operational experience linking national peace policy with community-level implementation in conflict-affected environments
Institution / Client
National Steering Committee on Peace Building and Conflict Management
Under the Office of the President, Provincial Administration and Internal Security
Role: Consultant / Advisor — Civic Education, Coordination and Conflict Transformation
Context
The National Steering Committee formed part of Kenya’s national peacebuilding and conflict-management architecture, linking government structures, peace committees, communities and other peace actors.
Technical Mandate
To contribute technical advice and coordination on peacebuilding, conflict management, civic education, preventive action, community peace structures and conflict-sensitive planning.
Key Contributions
- Provided technical input on peace and security policy and legislative considerations.
- Contributed to peacebuilding and conflict-management guidelines.
- Supported national-level dialogue and preventive conflict-management initiatives.
- Strengthened linkages between government structures, District Peace Committees, peace networks and regional actors.
- Supported community preparedness for post-conflict interventions.
- Contributed to initiatives addressing illicit firearms and community safety.
- Facilitated civic education and community engagement on peaceful conflict management.
- Supported coordination between institutional and grassroots peace actors.
Strategic Contribution / Outcome
Contributed to strengthening Kenya’s peacebuilding architecture by linking policy, government coordination and community-level peace mechanisms. The engagement reinforced preventive approaches, stakeholder coordination and local capacity for conflict management.
Institution / Client
East African Community (EAC)
Role: Nominated Kenyan Representative — EAC Peace and Security Conferences / Consultations
Context
Regional peace and security discussions within the EAC address the relationship between regional integration, governance, security, conflict prevention, small-arms proliferation and emerging transnational security challenges.
Technical Mandate
To contribute Kenyan perspectives to regional discussions on peace and security, regional cooperation, conflict prevention and emerging security risks.
Key Contributions
- Contributed to discussions on the EAC peace and security framework.
- Identified potential security challenges affecting regional integration.
- Contributed perspectives on citizen participation in regional peace and security.
- Examined institutional and legal barriers to regional security cooperation.
- Contributed to discussions connecting security, governance, natural-resource management and economic development.
- Identified potential areas for regional partnership and cooperation.
- Contributed perspectives on emerging challenges including climate-related security risks, geospatial security and cyber security.
- Participated in discussions concerning regional coordination on small-arms proliferation.
Strategic Contribution / Outcome
Contributed Kenyan technical perspectives to regional peace and security dialogue and to discussions on how regional institutions and security actors can coordinate responses to evolving security challenges.
Institution / Client
National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC), Kenya
Role: Consultant / Advisor — Strategic Planning, Institutional Coordination and Conflict Transformation
Context
The engagement supported the Commission’s institutional strategic-planning process for its 2010–2019 Strategic Plan.
Technical Mandate
To contribute technical perspectives to strategic planning, programme design, stakeholder coordination, conflict-sensitive institutional development and implementation frameworks.
Key Contributions
- Contributed technical input to the strategic-planning process.
- Supported integration of cross-sector stakeholder perspectives.
- Contributed to the alignment of institutional priorities with national cohesion objectives.
- Provided input on programme design and conflict-sensitive approaches.
- Supported development of practical implementation and monitoring considerations.
- Contributed to institutional approaches for promoting social cohesion, conflict prevention and national integration.
Strategic Contribution / Outcome
Supported the development of an institutional strategy designed to translate national cohesion priorities into structured programmes, implementation priorities and monitoring considerations.
07 | CIVIC EDUCATION, DEMOCRATIC PARTICIPATION & CONFLICT TRANSFORMATION
Institution / Client
Kenya African Democratic Development Union (KADDU)
Role: National Coordinator
Context
The engagement involved civic education, democratic participation, community development and institutional coordination within Kenya’s political and civic environment.
Technical Mandate
To coordinate civic education and community-oriented initiatives while supporting democratic participation, leadership development, peacebuilding and stakeholder engagement.
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Key Contributions
- Coordinated civic education and community engagement activities.
- Supported programmes linking democratic participation with peacebuilding and social cohesion.
- Engaged women, youth and community stakeholders in civic and development initiatives.
- Strengthened collaboration among grassroots actors, institutional stakeholders and development partners.
- Supported community dialogue and inclusive participation approaches.
- Contributed to leadership development and community empowerment initiatives.
Strategic Contribution / Outcome
Provided national-level coordination linking civic education, democratic participation and community engagement with broader peacebuilding and development objectives.
The assignment established an early foundation for subsequent work across governance, conflict prevention, civic participation and community peacebuilding.
PROFESSIONAL RECORD — WHAT THESE ASSIGNMENTS DEMONSTRATE
PROFESSIONAL RECORD — WHAT THESE ASSIGNMENTS DEMONSTRATE
Taken together, these assignments demonstrate experience operating across multiple levels of the peace and security architecture:
INTERNATIONAL & AFRICAN-LED PEACE PROCESSES
- Technical advisory support to the Inter-Burundian Dialogue.
- Engagement within the AU-supported Kenya National Dialogue and Reconciliation process.
- Direct professional engagement associated with senior African peace mediators.
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT & PEACE ARCHITECTURE
- Three-year national appointment as Inter-communal Peace Initiatives Coordinator under the Office of the President.
- Advisory and coordination engagement with the National Steering Committee on Peace Building and Conflict Management.
REGIONAL PEACE & SECURITY
- Representation and technical participation in EAC Peace and Security conferences and consultations.
INSTITUTIONAL STRATEGY & GOVERNANCE
- Strategic-planning consultancy and advisory engagement with NCIC.
- National coordination experience through KADDU.
CORE TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE
Across these assignments, the professional record encompasses:
Conflict Analysis | Mediation | Dialogue Facilitation | Peace Processes | Conflict Transformation | Reconciliation | Peace & Security Advisory | Stakeholder Coordination | Civic Education | Disarmament & Community Safety | Strategic Planning | Institutional Advisory | Community Peace Architecture | Women & Youth Participation | Preventive Peacebuilding
EVIDENCE-LED PROFESSIONAL RECORD
This portfolio is supported by appointment records, institutional documentation, programme materials, photographs, publications, conference participation records and other documentary evidence associated with the assignments.
Photographs, books, videos and other media are presented as supporting evidence of professional engagement, rather than as the primary presentation of the work.
Where institutional documentation, appointment letters, programme records or other primary evidence is available, these should take precedence over general descriptive claims.
The emphasis of this portfolio is therefore on the institutional mandate, technical role, substantive contribution and documented professional record of each assignment.