Depratment of History and Arcaheology

DEPRATMENT OF HISTORY AND ARCAHEOLOGY ANNUAL REPORT – JAN-DEC 2014

Prof. Godfrey Muriuki

Presentations

1. Keynote address on "Quality Education for Sustainable Development", Nyeri County Secondary School Heads Conference, Perch Hotel, Kisumu, 24 March, 2014. 2. Welcoming Speech during the launching of "Tourism Development in Kenya: Critical Issues, Challenges and Alternatives in the New Millennium", edited by John S. Akama, Utalii Hotel, Nairobi, 9 May, 2014. 3. Interview on "50 Years of Independence", NTV, 1 June, 2014. 4. Chaired a session on Living Together, IFRA Workshop on Fifty Years after Independence: The Nation in East Africa, Revisiting Nation – Building Between Particularism and Universalism? 12 June, 2014. 5. Welcoming Speech, First International Annual Interdisciplinary Conference on "Africa and the New World Order", Kisii University, 30 July, 2014. 6. Presided over Second Graduation Ceremony, Kisii University, 19 December, 2014. Prof. Milcah Amolo Achola

Papers presented at conferences 1. May 2nd – 3rd 2014, Conference on Women and Food Security in Kenya. “Women, Culture and Food Security in Kenya”, by AWSC, UoN. 2. March 6th -7th 2014, Conference on The History of Poverty in Africa: A Central Question? Submitted to Colombia University, U.S.A. Prof. Vincent G. Simiyu

Accepted Publications (a) “Kenya’s entry into Somalia: Securing Lessons from History.” To be published by the Journal of the Kenya Defense College, Nairobi.

(b) “The Struggle for Independence: The Case of Dini ya Musambwa.’ 1937-1963”. To be published as proceedings of the International Conference on National Liberation Movement”, Karatina University.

Seminars, Conferences Attended:

1  High Level Seminar organized by the National Defense College, Karen, October, 4 th to 6th October, 2014. Presented a paper: “Entry of Kenya into Somalia: Securing Lessons from History”.  Induction Seminar for Chair Persons of County Education Boards in Mombasa, 15 th to 18th June 2014.

Departmental Seminars Attended  “Leisure, Recreation, Politics and the Struggle for Urban Nairobi, 1900-2008” by Caleb Owen from Michigan State University on 16th April 2014 in the Department of History & Archaeology Library, UoN.  “Ethnic Identity and the State: The Dynamics of Ethnic Identities in the Mara River Basin, 1900-2010” by Iddy Ramadhani Magoti from University of Dar es Salaam on 18th June 2014 in the Department of History & Archaeology Library, UoN.

Papers Presented in Conference  “ Kenya’s Fifty Years after Independence” organized by IFRA (French Institute in African Research, June 2014.

Outreach  Chaired meetings as Chairman, Nairobi County Education Board. Prof. Ephraim W. Wahome

Publications

Wahome E. W. (2014). ‘Cultural adaptation and change as a traditional mechanism for conflict resolution: A case of internal displacement and assimilation in the Tana River County’. Nairobi: NEMA

Accepted for Publication Wahome, E.W., Kiruthu F. and Owino, S. (2014) ‘Tracing the Forgotten Heritage: The Place of Mau Mau Memory and Culture in the History of Kenya’. Book Chapter-. In Cultural and Natural Heritage Conservation in Kenya Gathungu, J.J. and Wahome, E.W. (2014) ‘Managing the aftermath of big game hunting in Kenya 1977- 2013: Opportunities and threats’. In Cultural and Natural Heritage Conservation in Kenya. Wahome, E. W. Human Rights and Heritage Conservation. Submitted to Centre for Human Rights and Peace (CHRP) Deisser, A. and Wahome, E.W. Practical Issues in the conservation of ethnographic collections in Museums: A case of Nairobi National Museum. Nairobi Journal of Historical Studies.

Conferences/Seminars Attended & Papers Presented  National Museums of Kenya 5th Science Expo. Kenya’s Heritage-Diversifying tourism. October 24th-25th, 2014.Louis Leakey Auditorium.

2  Kenya and UNESCO at 50 years: Perspectives on sustainable development for the 21 st century UNESCO Roundtable. October 21st, 2014. Taifa Hall  Writers workshop September 28th – Oct. 2nd,2014 KWS Training Institute, Naivasha  IFRA Symposium on Tourism titled ‘Understanding oneself and others: New Domestic and International Tourism practices and the Promotion of Heritage and Tourism in East Africa 16th to 17th July, 2014. Louis Leakey Auditorium. -Paper Presented: Thenatourism: A case for sustainable Mau Mau Heritage Conservation in Central Kenya  Kenyatta University Conference on Refugees and IDPs in a historical Perspective. June 19 th- 21st, 2014- KU conference Centre -Paper presented: Cultural adaptation and change as a traditional mechanism for conflict resolution: A case of internal displacement and assimilation in the Tana River County  Department of History and Archaeology Seminar: ‘Ethnic Identity and State: The dynacs of ethnic identities in the Mara River Basin 1900-2010’ by Iddy Ramadhani Magoti. Departmental Library, 18th June, 2014  IFRA Conference on Nation Building 12th-13th June, 2014. BIEA-IFRA, Nairobi, Kenya. Paper presented: Kenya to 1920: A contested landscape and lessons for Nationalism  University College London Conference, on The impact of cross-disciplinary conservation on Social Development – 17th-19th May 2014, UCL, London, UK Paper presented: Conserving for Whom? Sociological impediments in heritage conservation in Kenya  Department of History and Archaeology Seminar. ‘Leisure, Recreation, Politics and the Struggle for Urban Nairobi, 1900-2008’ by Caleb Owen. Departmental Library, 16th April, 2014  National Scientific Conference on Tana River County: The impact of climate change on natural resources and human activities in Tana River County, Kenya February 25- 27th, 2014, Northcoast Beach Hotel, Mombasa, Kenya. Paper Presented: ‘Cultural adaptability and change in Tana River County’  IFRA Workshop: The Conservation of Cultural and Natural Heritage in Kenya: Cross- Disciplinary Approaches in Theory and Practices. Author’s Seminar, 31st January 2014, BIEA-IFRA, Nairobi, Kenya. Paper Presented: ‘Tracing the Forgotten Heritage: The Place of Mau Mau Memory and Culture in the History of Kenya’

Outreach  Board Member – National Museums of Kenya(NMK) Dr. George Gona

Publications 1. Gona, George (2014) Zarina Patel: the Indomitable Spirit. Nairobi: Mvule Africa Publishers. (Book) 2. Gona, George and MbuguawaMungai, eds. (Re)membering Kenya Vol.2, Nairobi, Twaweza Communication, 2014.

3 3. Gona, George, “ Dealing with the Effects of the 2007/2008 post-elction violence: Kenya’s Dilemmas” in Gona, George and MbuguawaMungai, eds.(Re)membering Kenya Vol.2, Nairobi, Twaweza Communication, 2014. 4. Gona, George and MbuguawaMungai, “Introduction” in Gona, George and MbuguawaMungai, eds.(Re)membering Kenya Vol.2, Nairobi, Twaweza Communication, 2014.

Seminar/ Conferences attended Presented paper at the History Workshop Seminar, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 3rd June 2014. Title of Paper “On Writing Zarina Patel: the Indomitable Spirit” Dr. Herbert Misigo

Submitted for Publication Writing the history of Kenya Power in Kenya

Workshops/Conferences  Kenya National Library Services Retreat on Transformation Strategy for Kenya National Library Services (KNLS), 19th – 20th February 2013. Departmental Seminars Attended  “Leisure, Recreation, Politics and the Struggle for Urban Nairobi, 1900-2008” by Caleb Owen from Michigan State University on 16th April 2014 in the Department of History & Archaeology Library, UoN.  “Ethnic Identity and the State: The Dynamics of Ethnic Identities in the Mara River Basin, 1900-2010” by Iddy Ramadhani Magoti from University of Dar es Salaam on 18th June 2014 in the Department of History & Archaeology Library, UoN. Dr. Mary Mwiandi

Conferences/ Workshops Attended  March 14-16 2014  Participated in consultative meeting on “ Water and Society” held together with the NORAD/NORHED Research Management held at Hilton Hotel, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. 11- 16 Jan 2014  Participated in Water and Society Project Workshop on “Institutional Capacity Building on water management and Climate Change Adaptation in Asia and Africa” held in Amaya Hills Hotel, Kandy, Sri Lanka  Attended a workshop for Higher Education and Research for Sustainable Development Programme (NORHED) held at Makerere University, Kampala – Nov 2nd -9th, 2014  Participated in Seminar “Kenya and UNESCO at 50 years: Perspective on Sustainable Development for 21st Century, University of Nairobi – October 21, 2014.  Presented a paper at workshop entitled “Water, Conflicts and Conflict Resolution” at the National IGAD Training Workshop on Transboundary Water Resource Management held at Merica Hotel, Nakuru on 15 – 19 December 2014.

4  Participated on Peer Review of Beyond Ethnicism, Building Ethnic and Racial Diversity for Educator. Dr. Ben Nyanchoga

Publications  Nyanchoga, B. 2014. History Nature and development of pastoral Neolithic in Kenya (Book Chapter). In Contemporary issues in Kenyan History and challenges of Nationhood  Nyanchoga, B. 2014. Customary mechanisms of conflict resolution among the Pokot (Book Chapter). In Contemporary issues in Kenyan History and challenges of Nationhood

Conferences Attended  Training for examination setters in Mount Kenya University, June 2014

Dr. Margaret Gachihi

Seminars and Conferences Attended  “Competing Colonialisms in Kenya: Race and Sexuality in the Indian Crisis of 1922” by Elizabeth Williams; Research Affiliate, Dept. of History and Archaeology, University of Nairobi. 21st August, 2014  “Death, Life and Violence during the Emergency: History of Detention Camps in Kenya” by Luca Pelosi, Research Affiliate, Dept. of History and Archaeology, University of Nairobi. 5th September, 2014  “The underground in South Africa.” By Dr. Tsepo Moloi, Researcher, Witwatersrand, History Workshop. 3rd September, 2014  “Understanding Football Rivalry in Kenya: The Case of Gor Mahia and AFC Leopards, 1960- 2012 by Joseph Ogutu, Ph.D Proposal, Dept. of History and archeology, University of Nairobi. 25th September, 2014  “Fifty Years of Independence; the Nations in East Africa, Revisiting Nation-Building between Particularism and Universalism? June 12 and 13, 2014. IFRA Seminar

5  “Leisure, Recreation, Politics and the Struggle for Urban Nairobi, 1900-2008” by Caleb Owen from Michigan State University on 16th April 2014 in the Department of History & Archaeology Library, UoN.  “Ethnic Identity and the State: The Dynamics of Ethnic Identities in the Mara River Basin, 1900-2010” by Iddy Ramadhani Magoti from University of Dar es Salaam on 18th June 2014 in the Department of History & Archaeology Library, UoN.

Completion of Ph.D. Thesis  Submitted Ph.D. Thesis entitled: “Faith and Nationalism: “Mau Mau and Christianity in Kikuyuland”. Convocation, Dec 2014 Esther Omondi

Seminar/Conference Presentations 1. 21st March 2014: Education Day foe Gwasi County of Homa Bay Presented a paper entitled “The 21st Century Teacher”. 2. From 12th -16th May 2014 Involved in Training for Teachers at Chulaimbo in Kisumu County. Presented a paper on How to Develop Creative Thinking in a learner.

Gilbert K. Wafula

Paper Submitted for Publication Wafula, G.K. (2014). Cultural heritage conservation and public benefits: Effectiveness of Kenya’s legal and administrative framework. Journal of conservation and Museum Studies.

Conferences Attended:  Attended the Authors’ Meeting on January 31, 2014 organized by the Heritage Conservation and Human Rights (HCHR) program, the BIEA and IFRA held at the British Institute in East Africa (BIEA), Kileleshwa, about the book being written: “The Conservation of Cultural and Natural Heritage in Kenya: Cross-Disciplinary Approaches in Theory and Practices.”

6  Presented paper on January 31, 2014 at the HCHR, BIEA and IFRA Authors’ Meeting at Kileleshwa entitled: “Archaeology, Heritage and the Public in Kenya: Literature Review on the Question of Relevance”.  “ Archaeological Heritage and Public Benefits: Effectiveness of Kenya’s legal, administrative and policy framework” presented on my behalf by Prof. Ephraim W. Wahome on May 16, 2014 at the Institute of Archaeology (University College London) Conference on 'The impact of cross-disciplinary conservation on social development'. Mary W. Wanyoike

Paper Presented Paper written for Pan-African Conference on Teacher Education in Feb/March 2014.

George O. Odeny

Papers submitted for Publication  Ethno-regional Political Alliances or Political Party Coalitions? The Political Struggles in Kenya, 1998 – 2013.  The Politics of Exclusion and Ethnic Conflicts in Post-colonial Kenya, 1963 - 2003

Conference Attended  Attended a conference at Kenyatta University between 19th June 2014 and 21st June 2014, Theme of the Conference is “Refugees and IDPs in a Historical Perspective: The East African Experience “.

Papers Presented in Conferences  Presented a paper titled: “The Politics of Exclusion and Ethnic Conflicts in Post-Colonial Kenya, 1963-2014 at Kenyatta University on 19th June 2014 - 21st June 2014.

David Mwanzia Kyule

7 Accepted for publication:  M. D. Kyule, The Bao: a board game in Africa’s antiquity (Journal of Heritage Conservation and Human Rights)  M.D. Kyule, Status assessment of legislation on cultural heritage resources in Kenya (Journal of Heritage Conservation and Human Rights)

Submitted for Publication: 16 September 2014: Submitted lecture module “Historical background to African Dry lands” for the Sustainable African Dry lands Ecosystems and Societies Program, a program of the Land Resource Management & Agricultural Technology (LARMAT) - CAVS, University of Nairobi and Colorado State University.

Peer Reviewer: o Online Journal of African Affairs (www.onlineresearchjournals.org/OJAA ) o Journal of Heritage Conservation and Human Rights (Editor: Anne-Marie Delvenne Deisser) o Baraton Interdisciplinary Research Journal (BIRJ) URL: www.ueab.ac.ke/BIRJ Editor-in- Chief: Z. NgaloOtieno-Ayayo.

Conferences and Seminars attended:  Conferences:  International Union of Quaternary Research - African Large Carnivores: Impacts on Ecosystems and Humans Interactions Conference & Workshop at National Museums of Kenya Louis Leakey Auditorium 24TH - 27TH JUNE 2014  16 - 17 July 2014 attendant at the conference “Understanding oneself and the others: New Domestic and International Tourism Practices and the Promotion of Heritage and Tourism in East Africa.” Venue: Louis Leakey Auditorium at the Nairobi National Museum, Nairobi.  5 September 2014 – Stakeholder’s Workshop for the Development of Masters in Tourism and Hospitality Programmes  6 – 17 October 2014. Curriculum and content development for civic education training manual on devolution and citizen participation in Kenya, URAIA and Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD).

Outreach Activities:  Chairman, Board of Management, Tutini Secondary School, Key Event: Launch of School Bus, 18 October 2014.  Web administrator, Archaeology in Eastern Africa  Web Administrator: Archaeology in Eastern Africa  Affiliate Faculty: Sustainable African Dryland Ecosystems and Societies Program. A collaboration program of the Colorado State University and LARMAT - CAVS, University of Nairobi  25 July, 2014: Coordinated the hosting by the Department of History and Archaeology of the program “VOLUNTEERING IN KENYA: THE FIRST AFRICA-CHINA YOUTH FORUM”. China-Africa Youth Exchange and Volunteer Group, Venue: The Confucius Institute, University of Nairobi.  12 September 2014: Walking tall: Coordinated the hosting by the Department of History and Archaeology of the program “Walking Tall” The program is a South African dramatization of the

8 teaching of Prehistory, Archaeology and Human origins. Venue: ED 2, CHSS, University of Nairobi.  Appointed Editor: Nairobi Journal of Historical Studies (since March 2014) Pamela O. Ngesa

Publications

(a) Gender and Culture: Some Reminiscences of Sulmena Adek Otula from Childhood in a Rural Set up to Residence in Post-Colonial Nairobi, 1949-2006 – published online in the International Journal of Humanities and Social Studies, Vol 2, Issue 11, Nov 2014.

(b) African Women Traders in Nairobi in the First Decade After World War I 1919-1929 published in Thought and Practice: A Journal of the Philosophical Association of Kenya, Vol. 6, No 1, June 2014.

Workshops/Conferences Attended

(a) Sept 1st -5th 2014. Participated in the International Conference and Trainers’ Workshop on Enhancing Gender Equity in Leadership and Management of Higher Education Organised by the Association of Commonwealth Universities and University of Nairobi.

(b) December 1st -5th 2014 – Participated in the Civilian Peacekeeping and Peace Building Training Course – Dar-es-Salaam for the United Nations and African Union Peace Missions.