The National Defence University-Kenya (NDU-K) on 27th March 2025 officially launched Volume 2, Issue 2 (2024) of it's National Security Journal at the University Seat in Lanet, Nakuru , marking a significant milestone in Kenya’s efforts to advance research and policy discourse on defense, security, and strategic studies. The event was presided over by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (DVC) Research, Innovation and Security Studies, Major General William Shume on behalf of Vice-Chancellor (VC) Lieutenant General Jimson Mutai.

The Journal themed ‘Navigating , Security and Governance in Contemporary Africa: Multi-agency Approaches, Emerging Threats and Sustainable Peace’ focusses exclusively on the human security dimension within Kenya and broader Africa region against a backdrop of the prevailing and emerging social, economic and political challenges.

The Journal also offers a platform to share knowledge derived from research findings, generated by the University community, resource persons from security agencies scholars and industry experts.

Additionally, the Journal strengthens Kenya’s role as a "thought leader" in security studies, supports evidence-based security policies, enhances collaboration between defence institutions, universities, and think tanks.  

Speaking at the event, Maj Gen Shume noted that the global, regional, and national security environment is becoming increasingly complex and dynamic, which demands for a proactive defence and security sector. 

He stressed that academic journals play a critical role in forming scholarly communities, with universities at the forefront due to their responsibility to drive academic inquiry and address challenges affecting society.

He noted that the Journal is evidence that the university is living up to what it was established to undertake; research and innovation in the fields of security and strategy to enhance national security and development.

The DVC pointed out that the journal is published annually, featuring contributions from Kenyan and international scholars as institution plans to index the journal in global academic databases for wider reach.

Brigadier Peter Chelimo, Director of Centre for Security and Strategic Studies (CSSS), Stated that the Journal will contribute immensely to the formulation of policies and strategies that will address the security challenges facing the country and the region. He added that academic research serves as the intellectual foundation upon which national security policies and strategies are built.

As Kenya's premier institution for defence and strategic studies, NDU-K aims to foster research that informs national security strategies as well as enhancing Kenya's capacity for homegrown solutions, promotes evidence -based security policies, strengthens collaboration between academia, defence forces, and policy makers.