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Dr. Leah Nasimiyu Barasa

Lecturer, Department of Security, Diplomacy & Peace Studies

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Dr. Leah Nasimiyu Barasa

Lecturer, Department of Security, Diplomacy & Peace Studies

Academic Qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy in Peace & Conflict Studies

Conference Papers

  1. 4-7 July 2018 Invited Guest Speaker at the African Women in Leadership and Public Service Forum speaking on Women in Leadership and Public Service. Venue: Nairobi Safari Club.
  2. 29-30 October 2019 Invited Guest Speaker at the International Political Science Association of Southern Africa Development Cooperation Public Lecture on: Peace and Security in Eastern Africa. Venue: Luanda, Angola National University.
  3. 5-7 July 2019 Invited Guest Speaker Kigali Rwanda on Forum on Governance and Development in Africa: Venue: Kigali Hotel
  4. 27 November 2021: Invited Keynote speaker on Global Sustainable Development Goals with emphasis on Goal 5: The gender global target and the African continent: challenges and opportunities, partnerships and collaborations; deconstructing patriarchal norms, cultural barriers, stereotypes to achieve women’s rights in Africa & plenary experiences. Venue: Nairobi Safari Club, Kenya.
  5. 10 March 2022: Invited Keynote Speaker to Roundtable discussion on Women Peace and Security in culmination of the International Women’s Day by Life and Peace Institute Non- Governmental Organization; specifically talking on challenges women face in accessing public spheres, including risks to their peace and security; and explore available entry points to advance women’s leadership in the 2022 elections. Audience: women drawn from informal settlements of Nairobi working with Boy Child at Risk Venue: Nairobi Safari Club.
  6. Evaluator for AMANI II Field Training Exercise (FTX) for the African Standby Force (ASF), 2015 Strategic Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in-charge of: Evaluating the AU Structures in Decision-Making Process of the strategic Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Operations and Plans of the Evaluation Team and the Report Writing Team for the final report to the AU Policy Organs. Member of the Core Planning Team for AMANI II FTX developing the Main Events List/Main Inject List for the Civilian Dimension of the ASF, 2014-2015. The Exercise aimed to validate the capacity of the African Union to mandate and employ a Rapid Deployment Capability (RDC) of the African Standby Force (ASF) as a start-up operation (Scenario 6), and to run a full multidimensional peace support operation (Scenario 5).
  7. Participant Crisis Management Course (2014), Finland (FINCENT) a scenario-based training with a culmination of a seminar both from Europe, the UN and African Union experiences in peacekeeping operations.
  8. Participant (at the Strat-HQ) AMANI I AU Command Post Exercise (CPX) for the African Standby Force (ASF), 2010 Strategic Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The aim was to evaluate the Initial Operating Capacity of ASF including: procedures of strategic and mission level structures; establishment of a mission HQ; awareness raising of the ASF capabilities with AUC officials and with Member States as well as with the public; building capacity of the participants to understand the ASF concept and mission management at strategic and operational level. I was in-charge of: The civilian component planning aspects of the protection of civilians, rule of law, humanitarian affairs in Carana, human rights violations, political affairs, gender and child protection.
  9. Participant Civilian-Police AU EX-NJIWA a capacity building programme with the overall objective of: “enhance the Police and Civilian capacities of the African Standby Force (ASF) in planning and conducting peace support operations mandated by the African Union”.
  10. Course Director: Training of Trainers on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Course, 27.07.15-07.08.15 , International Peace Support Training Centre , Karen, Kenya.
  11. Member: Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Curriculum Development, International Peace Support Training Centre, Karen, Kenya.
  12. Moderator: Regional Civilian Training Standards Workshop , Simba Lodge Hotel Naivasha, Kenya, 19.12.11-21.12.11.
  13. Child Protection in Peace Support Operations Curriculum Development Writing Board at the EASF and later at Save the Children Sweden Office, Nairobi; the aim: To equip PSO personnel with the appropriate knowledge and skills on protection, rights and well-being of children affected by armed conflict 07.12.11-29.12.11.
  14. Eastern Africa Standby Force Experts Working Group on the EASF Training Strategy implementation plan; developed the EASF Minimum Training Standards, Training Plan and the Training Frameworks. Prepared the concept paper, set objectives and Terms of Reference for the Experts Working Group of the Eastern Africa Standby Force- 10.10.11-15.10.11.
  15. Core Planning Team on AMANI Eastern Africa Command Post Exercise (CPX) , Khartoum, Sudan, Joint Staff College. This is involves training of HQ staffs for peacekeeping missions, 13.11.11-04.12.2011.
  16. Facilitator: Pre-CPX Training for the EASF CPX II, on the Gender Mainstreaming in PSO
  17. In-charge of Documentations of the AMANI EASF CPXII.
  18. EX-PLAY- EXCON representing the HICON-AU PSC as well as the Civil Society in a fictitious country-Carana, 26.12.11-30.12.11, December 2011.
  19. Evaluation of the Eastern Africa Standby Force Civilian Component, House of Weine, Karen Kenya, 01.31.2011-31-02.02.2011.
  20. Development of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) developed the concept paper. An on-going process Feb-May 2011.The integrated SOPs for CPX 2011 exercise are in place. The civilian SOP on Public Information Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Activities and media, Press release and reporting templates on seeking military assistance are in place.
  21. Development of the EASF Integrated Concept of Operations (CONOPs) for the CPX II, also developed the civilian mission specific operations or CONOPs in 01.03.11.
  22. Facilitator: Early Warning &Disaster Management Course, 5-19 March the Union of Comoros.
  23. Facilitator: Specialization Course on Rule of Law in Post-Conflict peace Operations (included court prosecutors, lawyers, police, marshal court prosecutors, commissioners on peace &reconciliation commissions, human rights officers, political scientists) in Kigali, Rwanda, 13.06.11-23.06.11.
  24. Facilitator: PSO Foundation Course I-V, on contemporary peacekeeping operations and the use of Carana scenario in conflict analysis, 2009-2011. International Peace Support Training Center Nairobi Kenya.
  25. Facilitator: Integrated EASF Pre-CPX, Khartoum, Sudan 08.11.11-23.11.11.
  26. Rappoertour : The Eastern Africa Standby Force Policy Organs Meeting in Seychelles. Prepared the final report from the Committee of Experts Meeting, Eastern Africa Chiefs of Defense and Security and the Eastern Africa Standby Force Council of Ministers of Defense and Security.
  27. Resource Person/technical aspects: Eastern Africa Standby Force Experts Working Group on the implementation of the EASF Training Strategy and Standards.
  28. Mediation efforts by H.E Kofi Annan on Post-Election Violence in Kenya under the Women’s Voice for Peace in Kenya, organized at the Serena Hotel by United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), 25.01.2008. Contributed on mechanisms that should be in place for protection of women and children. This was facilitated by H.E Gracia M. Mandela on women’s Strategic participation on the negotiation table as well as dealing with the immediate needs.
  29. Training on the Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) process and the link to Security Sector Reforms by the German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) at Rwanda Military Academy, Nyakinama, 14.05.07-29.05.07.
  30. Participant on People in Aid/Recruit Africa on mobilizing people in emergency contexts on issues of Human Resource processes, partnerships and collaboration.
  31. Training of Trainers (TOT), Kenya National Commission on Human Rights Commission, on designing courses on conflict prevention, 25.02.08-29.02.08.
  32. Staff Training on the ‘Sphere Project’, Kenya Red Cross in collaboration with Oxfam GB on the understanding the international legal framework and practice in emergency response; activity planning and sequencing, 05.02.08.
  33. Tactical Civil Military Coordination (CPX) in collaboration with Shirbrig at the International Peace Support Training Center (IPSTC), 20.04.2009-30.04.2009.
  34. Negotiations course, Kofi Annan Peacekeeping Training Center, Ghana, Accra on the method of getting to yes negotiating agreement without giving in for instance separating the people from the problem, focusing on interests, not position, invent options for mutual gain and insist on using objective criteria, 05.05.2009-14.05.2009.
  35. African Union Strategic Mission Planning Course, African Union Commission, Addis Ababa, gained skills on the decision making process of the AU PSC, 03.08.2009-07.08.2009.
  36. African Union AMANI CYCLE MAPEX, African Union Commission, where l prepared the AU Integrated Mission Planning matrix specifically for the civilian aspects, 31.08.2009-04.09.2009.
  37. African Union Strategic Political Affairs Seminar/Conference, African Union Commission where l was a panelist before the AU Peace and Security Council (PSC) representing the civilian dimension on both political and humanitarian issues in CARANA, 21.11.2009-28.11.2009.
  38. Eastern Africa Standby Force Field Training Exercise (FTX) 2009, Arta, Djibouti. Worked in KenBatt as humanitarian liaison office, and received morning briefings, and responded in a multidimensional way with military and police colleagues in the area of operation.
  39. Civilian Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Eastern African Standby Force, on establishing needs assessments in line with the UNDPKO and the AU PSO, 16.06.2010.