Panel discussion, Tuesday 18 February 2025, 10:30am – 12:30pm (EAT)

Presenters

  • Dr Nicki Kindersley, Researcher/Contemporary Historian
  • Dr Hassan Kochore, Researcher/Anthropologist

Discussants

  • Dr Tahira Mohamed, Postdoctoral Fellow, International Livestock Research Institute
  • Jacob Bul Bior, Public Policy Practitioner and Peace Activist, Anataban Art Initiative

Borderland revenues, routes and controls are at the heart of state projects on the margins in Kenya and South Sudan. New XCEPT research examines the evolution of border controls and revenue generation projects on two crucial borders in the region. These securitised commercial borderlands are generating precarious and stratified business classes, new systems of debt and rent, and the construction of new political and commercial elites.

This panel discussion will explore the research findings and examine the impact of the evolving dynamics in these borderland regions on local economies and political power structures.

Find out more and register for this event on the Rift Valley Forum website.