Monday 17 March 2025
Simba Guleid is the Coordinator of the NEDI project and former CEO of the Frontier Counties Development Council (FCDC), the regional development body for 10 arid and semi-arid counties in northern and north-eastern Kenya.
From 2013 to 2017, he served as Deputy Governor of Isiolo County.
Guleid holds a master's degree in Social Anthropology from the Free University, Amsterdam, Netherlands. His career spans roles in international development agencies and non-profits, including CORDAID.
He has also managed a family business in logistics, relief supplies, petroleum, and construction.
In his spare time, he contributes columns on national issues to publications such as the East African Standard and TRT World. X/Twitter
Articles by the Author
Politics
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Simba Guleid
Kenya has sought to engage rebel groups and position itself as neutral in the conflicts between the DRC, Sudan, and their respective insurgencies. However, this strategy is increasingly frustrating its neighbours.
Kenya has sought to engage rebel groups and position itself as neutral in the conflicts between the DRC, Sudan, and their respective insurgencies. However, this strategy is increasingly frustrating its neighbours.
Opinion
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Simba Guleid
The economic boom in Kenya’s major urban areas has not extended to the northern parts of the country, which remain neglected backwaters. Germany’s unification experience offers important lessons for addressing these disparities.
The economic boom in Kenya’s major urban areas has not extended to the northern parts of the country, which remain neglected backwaters. Germany’s unification experience offers important lessons for addressing these disparities.