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Imagination, Power, and the Price of Being Legible

Listen to this article. I read David McNair's article, calling for "imagination to update the purposes, structures, and systems of outmoded institutions to make them fit for today’s world", with much interest. In fact, I sat with this article for several days. By the end, I ...

#BanMuguka: a great opportunity to clarify devolution

The struggle to ban muguka in Kenya's coastal counties is more than a public health issue. It is a pivotal moment for understanding and applying devolution in Kenya. Sparking this battle is Zeinab Zahor, a courageous woman whose journey from potential child bride to community ...

Micro-Concessioning – An Idea to Revitalising Public Facilities

The Future of Public Services: Embracing Concessioning for Effective Delivery #LongRead Governments face immense pressure to deliver top-notch public services in today's fast-paced world. Yet, many public facilities—such as healthcare centres and police stations—struggle with underfunding, poor maintenance, and outdated infrastructure. This results in a significant gap ...

Africa: It’s Time to Boldly Rewild the Digital Jungle

#LongRead In the early, heady days of the internet, a boundless frontier of digital innovation was promised—a digital utopia where anyone could make their mark. Fast-forward to April 2024 and this dream has been co-opted by a handful of tech behemoths, leaving Africa a mere spectator ...

The Worldcoin deception in Kenya

Crypto aside, this was extraction of Kenyans biometric data for profit Over the past few weeks, I have had a bee in the bonnet. As were many Kenyans, I was intrigued that there were queues of people in Nairobi who were having their irises scanned in ...

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 reflections about what the opportunities there are for Africa. These are the conversations that I am really hoping to have and hear ...

Reflections from IGF2022: Digital Inclusion

Listen to the blogpost The Internet Governance Forum was one of my first global conferences to speak back in 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan, and I have attended the conference almost every year since. I am happy that my first conference since the COVID-19 pandemic is The ...