Part 2 of an ongoing series of reflections following Ficha Uchi Phase 4 This is the 2nd in a series of reflections from Ficha Uchi’s fourth phase, From Awareness to Action. Across our engagements in Lamu, Tana River, Taita Taveta and Kilifi, one key issue keeps surfacing: the growing circulation and exploitation of personal data.…
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In late September, while world leaders filled New York for the UN General Assembly, the Gates Foundation convened Goalkeepers 2026 at Jazz at Lincoln Centre around an important question: will artificial intelligence deepen inequality, or expand human potential? The evening, titled Make This Matter: AI, Equity, and the Choice We Can’t Delay, was built on…
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Part 1 of an ongoing series following Ficha Uchi Phase 4 This is the first in a series of reflections following Ficha Uchi’s fourth phase, “From Awareness to Action.” This instalment starts with exploring two questions we asked before the campaign began, and what it told us about how we needed to engage citizens on…
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Maternal mortality remains a significant public health concern in Kenya. While progress has been made in maternal and reproductive health, continued maternal deaths point to areas where health system performance, access to care, referrals, responsiveness and the use of evidence can be strengthened. Understanding when, where and why maternal deaths occur is important for identifying…
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Author: Rachel Juma There is a moment in many data-for-evidence projects when a number becomes a lived reality. It is the moment a spreadsheet becomes a face-to-face conversation with a community member in Tinderet, explaining why their water tastes different from their neighbour’s in Aldai. It is the moment a “60% positive perception score on…
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By Lydia Furaha | Community Liaison, Maono Space “We cannot allow the digital divide to harden into an AI divide,” United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres told delegates at the opening of the inaugural Global Dialogue on AI Governance in Geneva on 6 July 2026, held back-to-back with the ITU’s AI for Good Global Summit. Speaking…
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Authors: Catherine Gichobi, Rachel Juma Within the corridors of a county referral hospital, a health records officer transcribes numbers from a paper register into a digital system. In a remote dispensary, a nurse tallies the day’s immunisations, deciding how to classify a child who received a catch-up dose. At the Ministry of Health, analysts compile…
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Part Two of a two-part series on data at the subnational level | By Christine Ajulu, Deputy Director – Open Institute Earlier this year, I wrote about why data so rarely moves at the county level. That first article sat with an uncomfortable set of obstacles: data that clashes with political agendas, county staff with…
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Across East Africa, governments have made significant investments in public participation processes. Constitutional provisions, county forums, digital platforms, and citizen consultations have become increasingly common. Yet despite these efforts, participation often remains procedural rather than meaningful. Citizens are invited to meetings, budgets are published online, and draft laws are shared for comment. But an important…
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By Furaha K. Hesketh – Community Manager, Maono Space and Data Values Advocate When I joined the Data Values Fellowship, I thought I was signing up to learn about data. In many ways, that was true. Over the months that followed, I was introduced to concepts around data governance, ownership, inclusion, stewardship, and the ways…
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📅 Dates: November 25 & 26, 2024
📍 Location: Nairobi, kenya
Unlock the future of data governance with industry leaders, insightful sessions, and networking opportunities!
