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#DataWork: From the Abstract to the reality

Active CitizensBy Open InstituteJuly 18, 2017Leave a comment

The Open Institute is excited to note that the brand new dispensary at Lanet Umoja, the first public dispensary in the area since Kenya’s independence in 1963, is almost complete. At this time last year, the dispensary was a mere hope in the minds of Lanet Umoja’s community and in that of their Chief Francis…

Bahati: a great start to the scale up marathon.

Active CitizensBy Open InstituteMay 25, 2017Leave a comment

Following the success we had in Lanet Umoja location, where we worked with Chief Kariuki, our scale up process officially kicked off today as we have started a marathon series of introductory sessions in four locations – Bahati, Kirima, Githioro and Mereroni. Our first stop is in Bahati location in the Northern part of Nakuru…

What if we knew the cost of Panadol in all East African hospitals?

Conversations & Communities, SDGBy Open InstituteSeptember 9, 2015Leave a comment

This is a guest post from Dr. Bitange Ndemo More by this Author I spent most of last week in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, attending the Africa Open Data Conference at the ultra-modern Julius Nyerere Convention Centre. I moderated one of the sessions and was also a discussant on the future of Open Data in…

National Data Conference a demonstration of Kenya’s commitment to the data revolution

Active CitizensBy Open InstituteAugust 29, 2015Leave a comment

Over the last two days, the Kenyan Deputy President, HE William S. Ruto presided over the first National Data Forum in Nairobi. The forum was a multi-stakeholder led event, which he co-hosted together with Tade Aina, the Executive Director of PASGR and our own Muchiri Nyaggah, currently the Executive Director of LDRI. The first of its…

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