Research

If we knew what we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?” – Albert Einstein

Broad Research Areas

  1. Political Economy of Natural Resources
  2. Socio-ecological research
  3. Sustainable development
  4. Governance and Public Policy
  5. Forced Displacement

Papers

  • “Exploring Poverty in South Sudan through the lens of Multidimensional Poverty Approach” published by Journal of Conflict Management & Sustainable Development (2022). Available here
  • “EDUCATION OF PURPOSE: LEARNING PATHWAYS IN THE 21ST CENTURY” published on Academia (2020). Available here
  • “Aid can either lead to Growth and Development in the Developing Countries or it can be an Instrument used by Developed Countries as a Foreign Policy Tool: Specific Cases from Africa” published on Academia (2019). Available here
  • “Water Crisis on the Nile: Why Egypt Needs to Wake Up” published on Academia (2020). Available here

Reports

Conference & Workshops

“The ‘State’ and Everyday Transformations in Unity Oilfields in South Sudan” presented at the Sudans Study Days at the University of Bath, UK (March 26 & 27, 2026)

“The ‘State’ and Everyday Transformations in Unity Oilfields in South Sudan” presented at the Sudans Study Forum at the Oxford Department of International Development, University of Oxford (March 14, 2026)

“Beyond the Resource Curse: A Peripheral Perspective on Africa’s Sustainable Future” presented at the Annual Conference of the African Finance and Economic Association (AFEA) and Department of Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya (July 2025)

“South Sudan in Transition: Governance as an Exit Strategy?” presented at the British Institute in Eastern Africa’s international Graduate Conference, Nairobi, Kenya (Nov. 2022). Available here.

THESES

  •  Doctoral Thesis: The Political Economy of Oil in South Sudan: A Subnational Analysis of Unity State – March 2025 – Present
  • ‘It is a Fight against Poverty, Not Productivity’: 
  • Examining the Politics of Oil Policymaking in South Sudan  – submitted and approved by the Oxford Department of International Development, University of Oxford (May 2024).
  • “Assessing the Impact of Governance on Development: Insights from Rwanda, 1994-2020”, submitted and approved by the Institute of Diplomacy and International Studies, University of Nairobi (Dec. 2021).
  • “Factors Affecting Employment in the Public Universities of Kenya: A case of Technical University of Kenya” submitted and approved by the Kenya Institute of Management (Nov. 2016).

Books

Nyayang: A Novel (2018), Upcoming

Other Published Writings