Farewell, Chief Kariuki
We are sad to lose a champion for community driven development We are terribly sad to learn of the passing of our great friend, Chief
Author: Al Kags
Being corrupt is usually the cheaper option, so what should we do?
Imagine you are driving from one city to another in your country and a policeman stops you for speeding. The correct process that should be
Submissions on the Data Protection Civil Registration Regulations (2020) in Kenya
The Ministry of ICT issued an invitation to members of the public to comment on the data protection regulations on civil registrations through the press.
Building Trust in Citizen Generated Data – what we have learnt
Today I attended a meeting organized at the Ford Foundation offices by the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data. The major part of the conversation
Ending 2019: What we know now
As the year 2019 comes to a close, we are in a reflective state. This year was for us so transitory, that we intentionally deferred
Kenya’s first sub-national Data Desk is a big deal for us.
We at the Open Institute are very excited as just this week we witnessed the launch of Kenya’s first sub-national data desk in Elgeyo Marakwet
Celebrating Peter da Costa
We are very sad to learn of the passing of our friend, Peter da Costa. His death marks a huge loss for the development community
Participation must be meaningful for successful extractive projects
Public participation should not be just a way of ticking a box Communities in Lamu are united in its fervent opposition to the proposed coal
Welcoming new team members
All policy decisions are mainly influenced and discussed by government, large Civil Society Organisations and large Companies. Citizens are often invisible in these engagements. As
Period Zero: A necessity for successful programmes and where we are now
A few years ago, at the Africa Open Data Conference, I spoke about the value of “Period Zero” in the planning and development of programmes.