so you’re wondering…
About Irene Mutwiri, M.Ed.
Irene contributes to both academic and creative works, including:
– Mutwiri, Irene. “An Inheritance.” In What the Moment Needs: An Anthology of Poems, edited by Laurence Minter. Published by the editor. 2026. (Forthcoming)
– Peterson, Dave. Africas Totalitarian Temptation: The Evolution of Autocratic Regimes. Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2019.
– Kramon, Eric. Money for votes: The causes and consequences of electoral clientelism in Africa. Cambridge University Press, 2017.
She also appears in publications by:
– Foreign Policy Interrupted (magazine): About– MyBigBackDate (personal travel + food blog)
– the Council on Foreign Relations (annual report) : About
A wandering writer with a decade-long pulse on journalism, nonfiction, and poetry, Irene calls Nairobi home but splits her time between Lisbon and NYC.
Previously, she covered civil society in Africa. Currently, she’s sharing free resources for folks in career transition.
You can find and support her work on www.selfsovereign.school