Earned a PhD from the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa is a Kenyan researcher who writes on literature, popular culture and politics in Africa. Currently, Dr. Mũtonya is based in Mexico. His current research interests include the performance of power in postcolonial Africa and identity formation in popular culture in Africa and the African diaspora. He has been involved in teaching African studies (undergraduate and graduate) at universities in Kenya, South Africa and Mexico, and his research has been published in Africa, Latin America and the United States. His other research interests revolve around the broad area of African Studies: Swahili language and culture, Gĩkũyũyũ language, African philosophy, African literature, African art, world literature, decolonial thought, human rights and democracy, gender studies, diaspora and exile studies among others. His book, The Politics of Everyday Life in Kenyan Popular Music (2017) discusses the interplay between culture, politics and popular music in postcolonial Kenya. His recent research considers the connections, clashes and continuities in culture and history in the teaching of African studies.