Paul Kipchumba

Paul Kipchumba, in Chinese Chen Pu (陈朴), is a Kenyan author, businessman and philanthropist born on 30 April 1983 in Elgeyo Marakwet County, Kenya. His other names are Kipwendui and Kibiwott. He speaks Chinese, English, Marakwet (his native language), and Swahili. He is listed as one of the best Kenya's writers of all time[1], and the foremost contemporary Kenya's writer with a pan-African outlook[2].

At the Badaling Great Wall, Beijing, China
For the runner, see Paul Lonyangata.

Education

He has studied literature and language at the University of Nairobi, Kenya, and Tianjin Foreign Studies University, China; Graduate Attachment at the British Institute in Eastern Africa under Henrietta More, a British professor of social anthropology at the University of Cambridge; Certificate in “Energy Within Environmental Constraints” at Harvard University (HavardX), USA, under David Keith (scientist), Gordon McKay professor of applied physics; has also sat for Chinese language proficiency test (HSK 6) at Hanban/ Confucius Institute.

Occupation

He is the Executive Chairman at Shenhai Energy (and Shenhai Solar),[3] and an advisor at Kipchumba Foundation.[4]

Works

He has been writing from a young age, as exemplified by his emerging third best in the 1999 British Council Essay Writing Competition for high school students for his essay "Crime is a Bridge to Success". He has many publications with Kipchumba Foundation that are also available at Amazon and is recognized by a dozen other authors.[5][6][7] The following are some of his publications:

Books and Stories
  • “A Crack” and Other Stories ISBN 1973170299 ISBN 978-1973170297
  • Africa in China’s 21st Century: In Search of a Strategy ISBN 197345680X ISBN 978-1973456803
  • An Alternative School of Thought for Africa: My Interactions with a Kenyan Diplomat B E Kipkorir, 2007-2012 ISBN 1973159961 ISBN 978-1973159964
  • It’s up to You, Kayla: An Anthology of Love Poetry ISBN 1980205744 ISBN 978-1980205746
  • Japanese Hunters http://kipchumbafound.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Japanese-Hunters.pdf
  • Lessons for Economies in Transition: The Case of Elgeyo Marakwet County (EMC), Kenya ISBN 179450477X ISBN 978-1794504776
  • Living a Sustainable Vision: My Cardinal Principles, 2010-2049, Volume II (b) (2018-2019): 2015-2019 (Global Enforcement and Accumulation of Capital) ISBN 1652639748 ISBN 978-1652639749
  • Living a Sustainable Vision: My Cardinal Principles, 2010-2049, Volume II (a) (2015-2017): 2015-2019 (Global Enforcement and Accumulation of Capital) ISBN 1976908884 ISBN 978-1976908880
  • Living a Sustainable Vision: My Cardinal Principles, 2010-2049, Volume I: 2010-2014 (Business Experimentation and Consolidation) ISBN 1973108135 ISBN 978-1973108139
  • “Mind Your Business” and Other Poems ISBN 1973179571 ISBN 978-1973179573
  • Oral Literature of the Marakwet of Kenya ISBN 1973160064 ISBN 978-1973160069
  • The EMC Agenda: Sampled Questions and Answers co-editor ISBN 1081090251 ISBN 978-1081090258
  • The Mysterious Business ISBN 1973159686 ISBN 978-1973159681
  • Turning Point in My Life ISBN 1973170213 ISBN 978-1973170211

Papers and Abstracts

Translations

(2016). Awen nyo Kuryonchotei: Nta Amunee to Kuweti Kuryong’otei Kimukulmet. Marakwet Translation of Ngugi wa Thiongio’s “The Upright Revolution: Or Why Humans Walk Upright” (2012). Nairobi: Jalada.[10]

Philanthropy

He is a major philanthropist in the realm of education. Most of his donations are channelled into Kipchumba Foundation, for which he is a major donor. He has also been instrumental in promoting peace and national cohesion in Kenya, especially in resolving communal conflicts between warring Marakwet and Pokot ethnic communities in North western Kenya, and in quelling political temperatures in 2017 in Kenya by convening stakeholder forums under the auspices of Kipchumba Foundation.

Human Rights Struggles

As an intern at the Kenya Human Rights Commission (2006-2007), Paul Kipchumba contributed much more in championing promotion of Human Rights among communities in Kenya. He founded the North Rift (region) Human Rights Networks and helped communities to document their Human Rights struggles in Mizizi ya Haki[11] [The Roots of Justice] (community Human Rights newsletter) by enabling formation of community editorial boards, while serving as an overall coordinator and editor.

Controversy

In his book Africa in China’s 21st Century: In Search of a Strategy (2017), Paul Kipchumba says that democracy is not appropriate as a political system in Africa because it causes misery and can only be applicable in wealthy economies. He observes that there is need to advance a political system that accord with Africa’s material and intellectual poverty. In this book he says that African countries should formulate policies on how to tap aid from China[12].

gollark: ... oh, right.
gollark: I don't see anything interesting about it.
gollark: Cue Y292G hysteria!
gollark: Though broken stuff which deals with dates after 2038 *now* will break.
gollark: About to? It's breaking in 2038. That's not hugely soon.

References
  1. https://magicalkenyanews.co.ke/kenyans-can-write-a-list-of-all-time-best-kenyan-authors/
  2. https://www.smarttravelapp.com/content/530/.html
  3. "Overview – Shenhai Solar". www.shenhaisolar.com.
  4. "Advisory Board - Kipchumba Foundation".
  5. Kramon, E. (2017). Money for Votes: The Causes and Consequences of Electoral Clientelism in Africa. UK: University of Cambridge Press.
  6. Kipkorir, B. E. (2009). Descent from Cherang’any Hills: Memoirs of a Reluctant Academic. Nairobi: Moran (Kenya) Publishers.
  7. "Modern Lives «  Henrietta L. Moore". www.henriettalmoore.com. Retrieved 2018-06-12.
  8. 倪延硕. "A China-U.S. Trade War Will Harm Africa-- ChinAfrica". www.chinafrica.cn. Retrieved 2018-06-12.
  9. 倪延硕. "U.S. Smear Campaign Against China Will Fail-- ChinAfrica". www.chinafrica.cn. Retrieved 2019-01-15.
  10. "Awen nyo Kuryonchotei: Nta Amunee to Kuweti Kuryong'otei Kimukulmet". 22 March 2016.
  11. "KHRC - Mizizi Ya Haki". www.khrc.or.ke. Retrieved 2018-06-12.
  12. "The North Africa Journal". www.north-africa.com. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
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