Our Impact
At Mashariki Research and Policy Centre (MRPC), we view impact as both the steps we have already taken and the future we are shaping. In a short span, the Centre has begun to establish itself as a credible, foresight-driven voice in regional security dynamics, with milestones that reflect both delivery and direction. They include:
Knowledge Platforms
The launch of the inaugural Mashariki Security Journal in February 2025 marked a major milestone. As a platform for dialogue on contemporary peace and security in Eastern Africa, the journal brings a problem-solving lens to issues such as fragility, transnational threats, and environmental risks – helping to shape regional security debates with fresh, practical insights.
Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships
MRPC has entered a formal partnership with the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC), Kenya, to develop a Conflict Vulnerability Index (CVI); an early warning system ahead of Kenya’s 2027 general election. By transforming Kenya’s historical hotspot data into predictive tools, the CVI will enable proactive interventions, early threat detection, and coordinated preventive action – addressing the country’s long-standing cycle of electoral violence.
Building on this, MRPC is working to co-develop the Conflict Vulnerability Index for Africa – the continent’s first predictive, subnational, and field-validated conflict prevention tool. This rapid-cycle, forward-looking solution is uniquely designed for Africa’s dynamic risk landscape and will serve as a powerful resource for governments, multilateral agencies, and civil society.
Capacity Building
In April 2025, MRPC, in collaboration with the East African Institute for Peace and Governance (EAIPG), delivered a Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (PCVE) training in Nairobi. Drawing participants from Ghana, Somalia, and Kenya, the training combined basic and advanced sessions to strengthen practical skills for countering extremism. This program is ongoing and reflects MRPC’s commitment to building lasting regional capacity.
Regional Readiness
In March 2025, MRPC contributed to the UN and African Union Logistics Officers Curriculum Writing Board at the International Peace Support Training Centre in Nairobi. Since then, MRPC has been centrally involved in implementing the Eastern Africa Standby Force’s (EASF) Logistics Operational Planning Process Course, designed to enhance the readiness of military, police, and civilian logistics officers for multidimensional peacekeeping missions. This initiative strengthens the region’s ability to plan, deploy, and sustain rapid crisis response operations.