October 25, 2019
African Studies Association of Africa (ASAA) conference at USIU
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Day 2 Opening Plenary
Walter Mboya (Mkuki na Nyota)
In the transcribed excerpt below, Wambui questions the thinking behind the loose structure of making decisions in the group. Is this an attempt towards a democratic research...Read more
AO: This excerpt from the article (below) highlights the key role that liberalizing telecom and fiber networks in Kenya had for attracting American multinational tech...Read more
Sharing Data on RDS: Tactics
Below are probing questions sets organized by stakeholder group to figure out where / why you may want to use this RDS platform. Reach out to aokune[at]uci[dot]edu once you have a better sense of what and why you might want to use RDS for...Read more
This encounter illustrates how, despite the diverse racial make-up of Nairobi residents, mixed race marriages (Black-White) are still met with surprise. I am constantly surprised that it is...Read more
AO: This article proposes that Nairobi's nickname of "Silicon Savanna" stems from "Kenya's love for IT." The author then goes on to suggest that the moniker "neatly...Read more
AO: These are the slides for a talk I gave on November 7, 2019 at the University of Nairobi's Institute of Development Studies (IDS) which hosts a regular seminar talk.Read more