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    Odera Oruka in the Twenty-first Century (edited book)
    with Reginald M. J. Oduor and Oriare Nyarwath
    The Council for Research in Values and Philosophy. 2017.
    The late Kenyan Prof. H. Odera Oruka (1944-1995), from his base in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at the University of Nairobi, contributed significantly to the growth of contemporary African philosophy, and helped locate African philosophy within the global philosophical discourse. His work in areas such as normative and applied ethics, political philosophy, epistemology, and, most notably, philosophic sagacity, continues to play a pivotal role in the current discourse on Af…Read more
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    Race Ideology and the Conceptualization of Philosophy: The Story of Philosophy in Africa from Placide Tempels to Odera Oruka
    Thought and Practice: A Journal of the Philosophical Association of Kenya 4 (2): 147-168. 2012.
    Philosophy in Africa has come a long way. From the 18th and 19th centuries when it was totally ignored or denied altogether, to when it was given a lower status by ethnophilosophers. Today we talk proudly of an African philosophy. What is often forgotten is its history and the players behind its historical moments. This paper tells the story of how racial ideology had defined the course of philosophy in Africa. We are particularly concerned with telling the story of Henry Odera Oruka, and how he…Read more
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    The Ethics of Deontology in Corporate Communication
    with Daniel Robert Aswani
    Thought and Practice: A Journal of the Philosophical Association of Kenya 3 (1): 115-129. 2011.
    This paper seeks to provide guidelines on how to respond to the ethical challenges entailed in corporate communication. It argues for the need for an ethical grounding for the practitioner of corporate communication, before critically examining the two broad ethical theories - deontology and teleology - and their place in ethical judgment. The authors underscore the importance of deontological ethics in the practice of corporate communication.
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    Technocracy and Democracy: The Challenges to Development in Africa
    with Robert D. Aswani
    Thought and Practice: A Journal of the Philosophical Association of Kenya 1 (1): 87-99. 2009.
    In this paper, we argue that the future of development in Africa lies in the shift from democracy in the conventional sense to technocracy, where the role of the expert is recognized and appreciated. We set out by presenting conceptualizations of democracy and technocracy. Thereafter, we highlight the challenge posed by the demands of the information society to traditional concepts of democracy.