Awuor Ponge
As a result of my studies at IDS, I was able to get a placement at the oldest think tank in Kenya, the Institute of Policy Analysis and Research (IPAR). Beyond that, I have served as the Special Rapporteur of the Think Tank Network in Eastern Africa (TTN-EA). I have engaged in the study of complex human social behaviours in development; governance and rebuilding of democracy in Africa; political theory and the history of political thought; and the intersection of political economy - especially development and ethics and gender in Kenya.
Julius Shoboi Mwahunga
I consider IDS as the best Institute to gain knowledge and understanding of the Development discourse. Â Personally, Â I have become more functionally relevant at work applying all that I learnt at IDS. I consider the Institute "the basket where professionalism in the development sector is bread."
Research Professor | Institute for Development Studies | University of Nairobi
Kibui Rwigi
At IDS they make you earn your degree, there are no shortcuts, and I am all the better for it! I benefited a great deal from IDS' seminar-style mode of teaching and the close mentorship and friendship of my research supervisors. I acquired key learning, literacy and life skills from my time at IDS that I apply every day in both professional and non-professional contexts. Having an IDS degree has opened doors for me and allowed me to advance in my career.