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.
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; Certificate in “Energy Within Environmental Constraints” at Harvard University (HavardX), USA; has also sat for Chinese language proficiency test (HSK 6) at Hanban/ Confucius Institute.
Occupation
He is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Shenhai Energy (and Shenhai Solar),[1] and an advisor at Kipchumba Foundation.[2]
Works
He has many publications with Kipchumba Foundation that are also available at Amazon and is recognized by a dozen other authors.[3][4][5][6] 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
- 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 Mysterious Business ISBN 1973159686 ISBN 978-1973159681
- Turning Point in My Life ISBN 1973170213 ISBN 978-1973170211
Papers and Abstracts
- (2008). Choices for Harmonious Coexistence in African Oral Literature: Images of Conflict and Peace in Marakwet War Songs. http://kipchumbafound.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Choices-for-Harmonious-Coexistence-in-African-Oral-Literature.pdf
- (2009). Asian Oral Literature in Kenya’s School Curricula. http://kipchumbafound.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Asian-Oral-Literature-in-Kenyas-School-Curricula.pdf
- (2012). Commercialization of African Storytelling: A Literary Perspective. http://kipchumbafound.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Commercialization-of-African-Storytelling.pdf
- (2013). Deception Motif in the Oral Narratives of the Sengwer of Embobut Forest, Kenya. http://kipchumbafound.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Deception-Motif-in-the-Oral-Narratives-of-the-Sengwer-of-Embobut-Forest.pdf
- (2014). A Cultural Window into East Africa. http://kipchumbafound.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/A-Cultural-Window-into-East-Africa.pdf
- (2014). Conversations about China. http://kipchumbafound.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Conversations-about-China.pdf
- (2015). Who are Sirikwa? A Study on Clan Identity and Technological Ascription. [with D. Kimaiyo] Education Tomorrow – Kenya 1, 1 (September-December). ISSN 2523-1588 (Online), ISSN 2523-157X (Print).
- (2015). Introduction. [with B. E. Kipkorir] Education Tomorrow – Kenya 1, 1 (September-December). ISSN 2523-1588 (Online), ISSN 2523-157X (Print).
- (2016). Spiritual Characters and Characterization of Marakwet Oral Narratives with Respect to Religious Pillars in B. E. Kipkorir and F. Welbourn The Marakwet of Kenya: A Preliminary Study (2008). Education Tomorrow – Kenya 2, 1 (January-April). ISSN 2523-1588 (Online), ISSN 2523-157X (Print).
- (2016). Introduction. Education Tomorrow – Kenya 2, 2 (May-August). ISSN 2523-1588 (Online), ISSN 2523-157X (Print).
- (2016). Introduction. Education Tomorrow – Kenya 2, 3 (September-December). ISSN 2523-1588 (Online), ISSN 2523-157X (Print).
- (2016). Cushitic Groups. [with I. Lengutuk and F. Lekapana] Education Tomorrow – Kenya 2, 3 (September-December). ISSN 2523-1588 (Online), ISSN 2523-157X (Print).
- (2016). Policy Recommendations for Reducing CO2 Emissions in Kenya’s Electricity Generation, 2015-2030. International Journal of Energy and Power Engineering 10, 10 (October). Abstract.
- (2017). Petroleum Local Content Regulations and Ethnic Conflicts in Northern Kenya. Education Tomorrow – Kenya 3, 1 (January-April). ISSN 2523-1588 (Online), ISSN 2523-157X (Print).
- (2018). A China-U.S. Trade War Will Harm Africa.[7]
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.[8]
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[9] [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.
References
- ↑ "Overview – Shenhai Solar". www.shenhaisolar.com.
- ↑ "Advisory Board - Kipchumba Foundation".
- ↑ Kramon, E. (2017). Money for Votes: The Causes and Consequences of Electoral Clientelism in Africa. UK: University of Cambridge Press.
- ↑ Kimaiyo, D. (2017). In the Spirit of Service. Nairobi: Kipchumba Foundation.
- ↑ Kipkorir, B. E. (2009). Descent from Cherang’any Hills: Memoirs of a Reluctant Academic. Nairobi: Moran (Kenya) Publishers.
- ↑ "Modern Lives « Henrietta L. Moore". www.henriettalmoore.com. Retrieved 2018-06-12.
- ↑ 倪延硕. "A China-U.S. Trade War Will Harm Africa-- ChinAfrica". www.chinafrica.cn. Retrieved 2018-06-12.
- ↑ "Awen nyo Kuryonchotei: Nta Amunee to Kuweti Kuryong'otei Kimukulmet". 22 March 2016.
- ↑ "KHRC - Mizizi Ya Haki". www.khrc.or.ke. Retrieved 2018-06-12.