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 Dr. Benson Waiganjo Kanyingi Publications

Publications in Journals:

  • Kanyingi, B., Mwaruvie, J, Osamba, J. “Retelling the Mau Mau Past from the Mbeere ” Ufahamu: A Journal of African Studies, 43(1), 2022, pp.108 134.
  • Kanyingi, B., Mwaruvie, J, Osamba, J. “The Rhetoric of ‘Speaking in Tongues’ amongst the Mbeere Mau Mau in Colonial Embu.” African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, 6(4), 2021, pp. 262-278.
  • Kanyingi, , and Macharia, J. “United Yet Divided: Mau Mau Veterans and Reparation in Kenya: A Case of NDEFFO Scheme,” Journal of International Academic Research for Multidisciplinary, Vol. 3, Issue 6, 2015, pp.70-77.
  • Kanyingi, B, Matheka, & Mwangi, J. “From Mau Mau to NDEFFO: Failed

Expectations or Squandered Opportunities?” European Journal of Business Management, Vol.2 No.6, 2015, pp. 1-11. 

Presentation of Papers at Academic and Professional Conferences

  1. Presented an article on The Complex Politics of Oathing and Counter-Oathing in Mau Mau Era Embu at the APN-Next Gen Africa University Seminar Series- Kenya held on 12-13th June 2023, University of Nairobi-Kenya.
  2. Presented a paper on Interpreting Contemporary Embu-Mbeere politics in the lens of sibling rivalry 1906-2021 at the 14th Biennial Egerton University International Conference in March 2022.
  3. Presented a proposal on ‘Your dress my choice: Interrogating politics of female dressing in Kenya’s urban centers at the Virtual Gender Institute 2020/2021 Session on Violence against Women and Girls in Africa’s Civic Spaces held by CODESRIA from 19 – 30 July 2021.
  4. Presented an article on Gender and Materiality of Gonorrhea in Samburu County at the 2016 session of its annual Gender Institute on Gender, Diseases, and Public Health Governance in Africa held on 4th 15 July 2016, Dakar, Senegal.

Books/Book Chapters Published

  • Kanyingi, Benson et al., 2023, 'Family, Geography, and Health and Medicine Theories', in Bangura, Abdul Karim; Mensah, Joseph; and Bizos, Anthony (eds.), Theoretical Grounding in African Research: CODESRIA College of Mentors Handbook II,Dakar, Senegal: CODESRIA Publications.
  • Kanyingi, B. (2023). “Conceptualizing Corruption from a Historical Perspective.” In Abdul Karim Bangura and James T. Gire (eds). Corruption in Society: Multidisciplinary Conceptualization. Rowman and Littlefield Publishing Group.
  • Kanyingi, B., (2021). “Black Lives Matter vs. All Lives Matter: A Sociological Perspective.”In Abdul Karim Bangura (eds). A Multidisciplinary Primer Black Lives Matter vs. All Lives Matter. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman and Littlefield Publishing Group.