The Institute for Development Studies was pleased to host partners from the Transformative Leadership Programme (TAL) at the University of Nairobi Towers. TAL is a pan-African executive leadership programme shaping the next generation of leaders across the continent.
IDS-UoN is pleased to invite you to a Physical IDS-UoN Valedictory Lecture 2026 on: The Scars on My Foot: Scholarship on Agency of Kenya’s ‘ Invisible.’
Join this engaging discussion featuring Dr Mary Kinyanjui
🗓️ Thursday, 09 July 2026
⏰ 2:00PM (1400HRS) (GMT +3)
Venue: UoN Towers and via Zoom
This seminar is free, and we look forward to your participation. Kindly confirm your physical and virtual attendance
The Institute for Development Studies was pleased to host a Research Dissemination Workshop, "Aspiring the Future and Confronting the Present: The Agency of Forced Migrants and Refugees in East Africa." The project aims to study forced migration and refugees from Global South perspectives. It brings the agency of migrants and refugees to the centre of analysis by deconstructing the dominant assumption that portrays these groups as mere victims lacking the capacity to navigate border regimes, bureaucratic processes, and humanitarian predicaments.
On 18th and 19th June 2026, the Institute for Development Studies participated in the workshop themed “Translating Air Quality Data into Inclusive Policy and Community Action for Clean Air in Nakuru City.” The workshop was hosted by the Nakuru City Board in partnership with the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) under the Just Cities Programme, and the Institute for Development Studies (IDS), University of Nairobi.
TAL doesn't happen in one room. It happens across a continent.
The 2026 cohort begins with a two-day online orientation, then moves in-person to two of Africa's most dynamic cities:
Decisions made without context rarely hold. Pressure exposes the gap.
In complex environments, results depend on how data, research, and operational realities are interpreted together.
The challenge is not access to information, but applying it with sound judgement. Through collaboration between four African institutions, TAL brings together research, policy insight, and practical experience to strengthen how outcomes are shaped.
Follow @TALJourney for more.
