Alfred Muteru is visiting research associate of the African Leadership Centre (ALC), a joint initiative of Kings College London and the University of Nairobi. Currently he is Research and Communications Assistant at the African Peacebuilding Network­ Hub (APN-Hub), run in partnership with the ALC. His primary research interests are in peace and security in Africa with a particular focus on statebuilding and peacebuilding. Follow Alfred on Twitter: @muterundumo.