BARRACK

Dr. Barrack Muluka, PhD.


Dr. Barrack Muluka, PhD is a seasoned publishing editor, and a Strategic & Political Communications, and Leadership Communications Consultant. He is also a writer in politics and a regular commentator on social and public affairs on the global platform. He is a graduate of the University of Leicester, with a PhD in Politics and International Relations, as well as a graduate of the University of Nairobi, with M.A qualifications in Armed Conflict & Peace Studies, PGD Mass Communications and B.A. in Linguistics and English.

Barrack has undertaken key strategic communications consultancies under the aegis of the European Union, the UN, the World Bank, the Government of Kenya, the University of Nairobi, the Kenya Institute of Management, the Ford Foundation and the National Democratic Institute, among many other challenging assignments.

Career Objective

To make outstanding contribution to a peaceful, fair and just world through research and processing, packaging and dissemination of appropriate information.

Academic And Professional Training Qualifications

1. PhD Researcher, Politics & International Relations, University of Leicester, U.K.
2. Master of Arts: Armed Conflict and Peace Studies, University of Nairobi, 2010
3. Postgraduate Diploma in Mass Communication University of Nairobi, 1986
4. Bachelor of Arts Degree: Linguistics and English, University of Nairobi, 1983

Others
– May – August 1984: Awarded Certificate in Radio Production, Kenya Institute of Mass Communication
– August 1999: The Kenya Institute of Management, Certificate in Finance for the Non Finance Manager
– June 2000 – August 2004: French Cultural Centre, Nairobi, Diploma in French

Current Engagements

Strategic Communications Consultancy & Training


Language Competence


Language Qualifications & Competence

– English – Excellent (University Level).
– Kiswahili – Excellent (University Level).
– French – Good, especially oral (Diploma – French Cultural Centre).

Professional Areas of Qualification & Competence

  • Public Information and Communications
  • Publishing and Book Trade
  • Armed Conflict and Peace Studies
  • Politics and International Relations

Other Employment & Key Consultancy History


  • November 2005: Consulted for UN (OPA) and UNDP on Natural Resource Discovery and Armed Conflict in East Africa and the Great Lakes Region
  • March 2005 to date: Various local and international communication, media and research consultancies, as detailed below:
  • March 2005 to June 2016: Chairman, Mvule Africa Publications – Advising on publishing policy, chair to the Board of Directors and lead in local and international publishing networking in all areas of publications development.
  • December 2008 – to date: Part time Editorial and Research Consultant for the UNDP – OCHA in Armed Conflict and Peace Studies.
  • March 2009 – to date: Part time Consulting Editor for the Institute for Security Studies (ISS), Nairobi Office, handling publications on Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia and Botswana.
  • June – 2009 to December 2011: Marketing and Communications Lead Consultant for Kenya’s National Business Competition and Training Project, under the aegis of The Kenya Institute of Management, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, TechnoServe (K) Ltd, the Ministry of Industrialization and The World Bank.

    July 1998 to March 2005
  • Managing Director & CEO East African Educational Publishers Ltd. (EAEP)- formerly Heinemann Educational Books (EA) Ltd; leading publishers of educational materials in sub-Saharan Africa, publishing for school, university and general books. As Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, reported to the Chairman and to the Board of Directors. Led a highly motivated team of 82 full-time employees, assisted by about 40 non-permanent staff.

Other Significant Memberships & Professional Engagements


  • Communications Consultant to Various Presidential Candidates in Kenya, with one winning candidate (2012 – 2022;
  • Adviser to the Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Information, Communications & the Digital Economy, Republic of Kenya; 2022 –
  • Full Member, Kenya Institute of Management: August 2001 to date;
  • Member, Africa Publishing Institute (as trainer in publishing): March 1994 to
  • Date;
  • Member, African Council of Communication Education: February 1986 to date;
  • Member, Kenya Oral Literature Association of Kenya: October 1985 to date;
  • Member, Children’s Literature Association of Kenya: October 1992 to date;
  • Member, Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE): 1998 to date;
  • Consulting Publishers for Friedrich Ebert Foundation (Nairobi): 1996 to date
  • Consulting Editor, Goethe Institute, Nairobi: 2008 to date;
  • Chairman, Kenya Publishers’ Association: April 2002 to March 2005
  • Treasurer, Kenya Publishers’ Association: April 2000 – April 2003;
  • Board Member, National Book Development Council of Kenya: May 2002 to 2005;
  • Council Member, East African Book Development Association: May 2002 to 2005;
  • Council Member, African Publishers’ Network (APNET): April 2000 to 2005
  • Council Member, International Publishers’ Association (IPA): January 2004 to 2007;
  • Founder, the Literary Forum [East African Standard] to September 1998;
  • Member, Copyright Council of Kenya [KOPIKEN]: 1999 to 2005;
  • Professional listing in Marquis Who’s’ Who in the World (Millennium Edition);
  • Member, Africa Science Editors Association: 1986 to 1992;
  • Served on the organizing committee of the inaugural Pan African Children’s Book Fair 1990-1992 organized by the Council for Children’s Science Publications in Africa;
  • Member, Collaborative Centre for Gender and Development [1996 to 1998].
  • Member, Award Jury and Organizing Committee, Female Journalist of the Award (1997) under the auspices of FAWE Kenya Chapter;
  • Chairperson, Forum for Understanding [weekly discussion programme on Kenya Broadcasting Corporation Radio] – July 1996 to January 1998;
  • Anchor person, Talking Point, VIP Radio Debates on topical issues on KBC TV (August to December 2002);
  • Consulting Publishers for Association of Local Government Authorities of Kenya (ALGAK) – 1996 to 1998;
  • Consulting Publisher for Kenya Magistrates and Judges Association (1997);
  • Appointed by the Kenya Union of Journalists and the National Agency for the Campaign Against Drugs and Substance Abuse [NACADA] as Chief Judge for the Kenya Journalist of the Year Awards: October 2005; and
  • Public Communications Adviser for Raila Odinga Presidential Campaign Secretariat as National Director of Communications (March – October 2012).

Supplementary Information


– Edited upwards of eight hundred (800) full-length books in the natural sciences and in humanities, over three decades.

February 2008
– Retained for one week by Media Focus for Africa (AWEPA) to work with Parliamentarians in Congo Brazzaville on public communications.

June – September 2008
– Consulted for UNICEF Kenya Country Office: Published two books in food and nutrition.

September 2000
– Consulted for USA’s National Democratic Institute (NDI) Somalia Office (Nairobi) on Media Skills for Newsmakers.

Foundational Education

  • April 1977 – November 1978: East African Advanced Certificate of Education, Cardinal Otunga High School, Mosocho, 3P, 1 S.
  • 1975 – 1976: East African Certificate of Education, Chavakali High School, First Division.
  • 1973 – 1974: Kenya Junior Secondary Education, Langata High School.
  • 1972: Ofafa Jericho Primary School, Nairobi: Certificate of Primary Education.