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
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
AO: This book includes important material (esp. the mini "interviews" in between the research articles) to better understand the persepectives of key leaders in the Nairobi tech entrepreneurship space.Read more
AO: This is the published data policy for Egerton University's Tegemeo Institute of Agricultural Policy and Development.Read more
AO: This artifact was shared with the Research Data KE Working Group (via whatsapp) on Saturday April 4, 2020. It is an article in Africa is a Country authored by Wangui Kimari.Read more
AO: The article explains (see excerpt below) that the Government of Kenya (GoK) demonstrated its tangible support of the Internet when it decided to lay down its...Read more
Transcript of Panel 1 Discussion at "Archiving Kenya’s Past and Futures: Stewardship and Care of Research Data"
November 12, 2019
Venue: McMillan Library
Moderator: Leonida Mutuku
Speakers:
Leah Komen
Joyce Wangari
John Osogo...Read more
The Research Data KE Working Group invited practitioners and scholars from all walks of life to participate in a 15-minute survey to better understand the issues of concern for Nairobi scholars regarding research data. The survey was made public for about a month from October through early...Read more
Transcript from one-on-one interview
Friday , May 24 , 2019
Hung out from 10:10 AM – 2:00 PM. Interviewed happened at the beginning of this time (from 10:57 AM - 12:15 PM).
Location: lunch venue in Westlands (Nairobi, Kenya)
Participant...Read more
AO: This report was shared with me by Aurelia Munene of Eider Africa as it touches on questions of what ethical research is and includes many direct quotes about experiences with research. It seems particularly fitting for this essay on "Being Researched in Kibera"...Read more