Angela Okune

Informed Consent_191029_001 FGD

AO: This is a digitized copy of the signature pages of the informed consent reviewed by participants in the group discussion # 191029_001. Two of the participants wished to be anonymous while the four others expressed and confirmed desires to be named both verbally and on the consent form...Read more

Notes from African Studies Association of Africa (ASAA) conference at USIU (Day 2 Plenary)

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)

"Official" vs informal research (methods)

I was thinking about how generative this writing call ended up being and it has got me thinking on method. Formal data collection in Nairobi is often very rote in the vein of Bateson's proto-...Read more

TRANSCRIPT: 190514_001 RESEARCHING IN/FROM NAIROBI

Transcript from one-on-one interview

Tuesday, May 14 , 2019

10:23 AM – 11:28 AM

Location: Research office of interlocutor (Nairobi, Kenya)

Participant: Kenyan woman who resides in...Read more

AO. Tranparency

AO: Page 18 states that opening up government data is important to "create transparent public procurement process, public oversight of expenditure and ensure value-for-money towards citizen...Read more

"Open data for good governance": ossified funding regime but continued unmet need for mobilized citizenry

I mentioned, that despite a continued need articulated by Wambui, Hawi and Wangari earlier in the conversation for greater citizen engagement around data, it's ironic because ...Read more

Informed Consent_LDKMMM07

AO: This is a digitized copy of the signature page of the informed consent that was reviewed by Participant LDKMMM07 prior to interview # 190920_001 and signed after the interview.Read more

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