Kenya Scholars
& Studies Association
Celebrating Kenya’s Intellectual Capital
Welcome to KESSA!
Founded in 2008, KESSA is a scholarly association that draws its membership from across the globe. KESSA is a U.S. Federal tax-exempt nonprofit association registered in the State of Ohio, USA.
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A Little Bit About What We Do
We aspire to build individual and institutional scholarly partnerships between Kenya and the outside world.
We build our members intellectually and professionally through mentorship, promotion of their scholarship and publications, and by hosting scholarly conferences and other professional networking forums for them.
We work to strengthen the role of the Kenyan diaspora and Kenyanist scholars in Kenya’s and in the broader world’s socioeconomic development