Angela Okune

AO. Being named in research increases report credibility as well as individual's authority on the subject

AO: This quote highlights how being named in a research report (especially in multiple reports on the same topic/field) can help signal a respondent's expertise on a particular topic and may...Read more

AOk. Glass ceiling.

B mentions that another (Black) diaspora Kenyan was also interviewing at the same research org that she currently works at. The other person dropped out because she said she could see the...Read more

A swirl of contextual events in/on/related to Kenyan (tech) research

  • 1884-85: Berlin Conference where European imperialist powers met to “regulate the ‘scramble’ for Africa
  • 1888: Imperial British East Africa Company given a royal charter to administer the area allocated to Britain
  • 1890: The British
  • ...Read more

AOk. mixed race marriages still notable.

This encounter illustrates how, despite the diverse racial make-up of Nairobi residents, mixed race marriages (Black-White) are still met with surprise. I am constantly surprised that it is...Read more

Okune, Angela. (2019, May 21). Self-Review of Citational Practice. Zenodo.

This was originally published in Zenodo to supplement a blog post I authored for LSE in May 2019. However, I was...Read more

AO. Individual's desire to be named vs protecting others' wishes to be anonymous

AO: While we were going over the options covered within the consent form after the interview, this individual, who throughout the interview was all for openness, was also very willing to be named...Read more

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