I find it interesting that in the entire article, which includes descriptions about tech helping to fill voids on the "dark continent", race is not mentioned once. In the...Read more
AO: This excerpt from the discussion describes the surprise that two of the Kibera residents felt when they found their names mentioned in research reports. One person mentions that his name is in...Read more
AO. Despite stating their desire to be anonymous, participant #KPKMU09 wrote out their whole name in a legible format on the consent form. (I had given verbal directions to those who wished to be...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
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)
AO: consultant researchers; students; curious people; data centers; market research companies; academic departments and administrators; NACOSTI; KEBS; KNLS; KNBS; CUE; KNA; KNM; other...Read more
AO: This is a digitized copy of the signature page of the informed consent that was reviewed by the participant prior to interview # 191206_002 and signed after the interview. The participant opted to be named and I did not foresee any risk to the participant or others by being named and...Read more
AO: This is a digitized copy of the signature page of the informed consent that was reviewed by Participant BCMMM10 prior to interview # 191114_001 and signed after the interview.Read more
AO: institutional program administrators are grappling with how to get people to gain more critical thinking skills despite the heavy bureaucracies they have to navigate. But few to no...Read more
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
This was originally published in Zenodo to supplement a blog post I authored for LSE in May 2019. However, I was...Read more