Kenya

Transcript: 191121_001 Being Researched in Kibera

Transcript from Focus Group Discussion

November 21, 2019

10:35 AM – 11:50 AM

Location: Social Hall in Kibera

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Feleke, Bethlehem. 2020. “Kenya Governor under Fire after Putting Hennessy Bottles in Coronavirus Care Packages.” CNN, April 17, 2020.

AO: This article was sent to me by San Francisco-based friends about the controversial Nairobi governor who was putting alcohol in hospital care packages.Read more

Angela Okune, S. Adebowale, E. Gray, A. Mumo, and R. Oniang'o. "Discussion on Open Access (in Africa)," [Transcript], 2020, Research Data Share.

Discussion on Open Access in Africa

March 31, 2020

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Nairobi

Participants (listed alphabetically):

Sulaiman Adebowale
Eve Gray

How is “Nairobi”, “Kenya”, and/or “Africa” invoked when data (sharing) is mentioned?

Muiruri reporting on BBI overturned by Kenya High Court

This important news that the Kenyan High Court overturned the President's Bid to amend the constitution illustrates the continuing importance of the Court in serving as a counter point to the Executive's power. This reminds me of the 2017...Read more

Introductory Remarks from Wambui Wamunyu (RDS Collective)

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

JUSTIFICATION: What reasons are given to describe why data for development is necessary?

Querying Data for Development

AO. Questioning the value of research for Kenyan society

AO: Lots of debate on this issue - sentiments that “Kenyan society doesn’t value research” which was pushed back against: “Academics don’t write things that society wants to read!”...Read more

NANO: What cultural frames and dispositions enable or deflect qualitative data work and capacity in this setting?

Proceedings of Archiving Kenya's Past and Futures

Analytics Across Scales and Systems: Qualitative Data Capacity

Kijiji Yeetu COVID-19 Map of Village Actions

https://kijijiyeetu.co.ke/covid-19/

Harvest Discussion at Nov 28, 2024 "RDS Database as Book" Event

AOk. "Kenya's love for IT has earned it the nickname Silicon Savanna"

AO: This article proposes that Nairobi's nickname of "Silicon Savanna" stems from "Kenya's love for IT." The author then goes on to suggest that the moniker "neatly...Read more

META: What discourses shape the way people in this setting talk about and conceptualize qualitative data infrastructure and capacity, right-to-know, freedom of information, the potential of expanded public participation, and so on?

Perry, A. (2011, June 30). Silicon Savanna: Mobile Phones Transform Africa. Time.

Analytics Across Scales and Systems: Qualitative Data Capacity

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