October 2018

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My experience at the 2nd UN Data Forum

The 2nd UN Data Forum was well attended in the beautiful City of Dubai. The participants came from across the globe and brought a wealth of knowledge and colorful culture to the event.  Over the next three days, over 75 sessions were on the agenda that would capture the interest of the participants. The sessions…

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Introducing Kobole: know how much you pay in taxes

The Open Institute is happy to release Kobole, an initiative borne out of a collaboration with the International Budget Partnership (Kenya), the National Taxpayers Association, Development Initiatives and Institute of Public Finance (Kenya) called in an initiative dubbed #CollectiveKe. Kobole is a tool for Kenyans to calculate their total tax contribution – both their income tax…

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Nakuru Leaders Leverage on Data for Better Agriculture

Agriculture has been recognized as a major economic driver in the African region. Current statistics (http://www.un.org/en/sections/issues-depth/population/) indicate a population of 1.2 billion people in Africa with 200 million of them being the youth at the ages between 16 – 24 years. The growing number of youth, unfortunately, don’t see agriculture as a source of income…

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