Godwin Murunga

Godwin Murunga
Murunga in 2025 at the ECOWAS 50th Anniversary, Abuja
Born
Kenya
Other namesGodwin Rapando Murunga
CitizenshipKenyan
EducationBachelor of Arts (BA); Master of Arts (MA); Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Alma materKenyatta University; Northwestern University
OccupationsPolitical scientist; Public intellectual; Policy analyst; Executive Secretary of CODESRIA

Godwin Murunga is a Kenyan scholar, historian, political analyst, and public intellectual whose work focuses on African politics, governance, security, higher education, and the political economy of development. He currently serves as the Executive Secretary of the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA), a pan-African social science research organisation headquartered in Dakar, Senegal.