Joash Ntenga Moitui
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| Organization: | Centre for Human Rights and Policy Studies |
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| Born: | 08/04/1989 |
| Region: | Africa |
| Country: | Kenya |
| Email: | joash.moitui@gmail.com |
| Website: | http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8372-1836 |
| Blog: | [about.me/jmoitui about.me/jmoitui] |
| LinkedIn: |  Joash Ntenga Moitui
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| Twitter: |  @@themoituis
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Joash Ntenga Moitui has been a seasoned analyst and researcher on issues of human rights, conflict, public policy and ICT4D at the Centre for Human Rights and Policy Studies(CHIRPS), a Countering Violence Extremism Research Hub in Kenya[1].
While at CHRIPS, he has contributed extensively to programme design, proposal development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, strategic planning and accountability. He is a development and governance consultant in security sector reform, gender, human rights and governance.
ICANN Johannesburg was his first ICANN Meeting[2].
Career History edit
Research Fellow, Center for Human Rights and Policy Studies, Kenya
Research Associate, Organization for World Peace, Ontario, Canada
Project Associate, Ardhit Foundation, New Delhi, India
Research Consultant, Afriquest Research Center, Kenya
Qualitative Analyst, Mazingira Initiative, Kenya
Research Executive, Infield Research Services, Kenya
ICANN and Internet Governance Participation edit
ICANN 59 Johannesburg, South Africa was his first ICANN Meeting.He has been involved in ICANN Wiki Swahili Translation Project in East Africa focused on creating a pool of Swahili translators and contributors through capacity building sponsored by ICANNWiki (USA), University of Dodoma (Tanzania), and Centre for Youth Empowerment and Leadership (Kenya).
He has been active in the Internet Governance Space. In 2016, he was the International Development Research Centre(IDRC) / Research ICT Africa 2016 IGF Fellow, in Guadalajara, Mexico. .He is also an African School of Internet Governance (AfriSig Fellow) with Association of Progressive Communications (APC) in South Africa and an active member of the Kenya ICT Network (KICTANET).
He has been involved widely in social media research, particularly wth the Economic Social Research Council (UK) that focused on the growing use of social media in the political landscape in Kenya and the role it plays in political violence in Kenya. He is also an associate of Nendo, a digital social media strategy, and research think-tank.
He is an active member of the Internet Society of Kenya and Cameroon and has been vocal on internet shutdowns experienced in Africa.
Education edit
Moitui has several degrees, including:
Bachelor's Arts in Applied Anthropology, Moi University Kenya MSc. in Governance and Regional Integration Pan Africa University, Insitute of Governance, Humanities and Social Sciences at Africa Union Commission. He currently intends to pursue his PhD studies
He is a certified Project Management in Development from APMG, USA and alumni of International Global Leadership Institute (IGLI), USA
Publications edit
He is a contributor to the book, 'Corporate Espionage Geopolitics and Diplomacy Issues in International Business, IGI Global (USA) and co-author of 'Social media and public policy in the developing world. A Model for Africa Integrative Perspective' published in the Consilience Journal, Columbia University, USA. He has reported extensively on radicalisation and terrorism in Africa and has more than 11 publications in peer reviewed journals and research books.
Among his articles on public policy, human rights, peace and conflict are available on the Organization for World Peace blog, Pambazuka, a Pan-African Voices Blog and Europa World Book Series (USA)
Awards edit
In 2014, Joash was awarded a scholarship by the African Union Commission to study a Msc in Governance and Regional Integration, in Cameroon.