Reframe the conversation: tree cover is the issue The solution to the challenges posed by climate change lies not only in reforestation efforts but also in increasing tree cover everywhere Listen to February 6, 2023 12:20 pm No Comments
Reflections from IGF2022: The opportunity for Africa See #IGF2022 reflections on Digital Reflections Last week, I attended the Internet Governance Forum (IGF2022). By the end of it, I have had several December 10, 2022 12:38 am No Comments
Reflections from IGF2022: Digital Inclusion The Internet Governance Forum was one of my first global conferences to speak back in 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan, and I have attended the November 28, 2022 1:05 pm No Comments
My wishlist for rebuilding Kenya: One The electioneering period is over and President William S Ruto has taken to his office with an encouraging start. I buy his articulated philosophy November 6, 2022 2:33 pm No Comments
Nostalgia, technology and other thoughts Today, I listened to my friend David Sasaki talk on his substack about technology and nostalgia. He sent me down a nostalgic path of October 25, 2022 10:38 am No Comments
2022 Elections a win for transparency And there we have it. The Supreme Court of Kenya has upheld the declaration that William Samoei Ruto is to be the fifth president September 5, 2022 4:09 pm No Comments
It’s time to raise the standards of how we manage sport in Africa Reflections from the Africa Youth Chess Championships 2022 in Lusaka, Zambia My son and I have just returned from Lusaka, where he and 20 July 13, 2022 1:59 am 2 Comments
We have not innovated our institutions since colonialism Recently, I sat down with an old classmate of mine, MaqC Eric Gitau on his Youtube Channel, Development Dynamics. The channel is designed into March 9, 2022 8:09 pm No Comments
The barriers to citizen engagement The Open Institute works in two main ways as regards government – citizen relations. First, we promote proactive government transparency and second, we work with citizen March 8, 2022 10:21 pm No Comments
On the realities of farming and the challenges of funders I have been a farmer for about eight months, having moved to Malindi my home town at the beginning of the year. Before that September 3, 2021 12:43 pm No Comments