#WritingWorkshop Deadline Approaching: 4th October 'Writing about #platformization from Africa'. Applications for the 2nd workshop are now open. Aimed at scholars interested in platform research and writing from an African perspective. #platform #Africa africancentreforcities.net/writing-about-…

🚨Job alert🚨 Come work with me! We are hiring an IR scholar (TT) working on Africa. Review of applications will begin on October 28th. More details here: apply.interfolio.com/155789

Please apply! Fully funded writing workshop for Africa-based scholars working on platforms/platformization dynamics

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"Poor savings culture"? Only 10% of Kenyans consume more than KSh 13,500 per month. Kenyan policymakers are woefully out of touch with how poor their constituents are. businessdailyafrica.com/bd/economy/ken…

Quite the chart from Afrobarometer

Mombasa port operations are stuck due to KRA system outages for 5 days. Tea worth more than Sh3.25 billion is stranded, causing massive losses for traders. If this continues, it could have serious impacts on Kenya’s tea industry and economy

Household access to piped water in 1999 and 2019. - Nairobi, 93% of households had access to piped water in 1999, which dropped to 51.1% in 2019. - Mombasa, 80% had piped water, dropping to 12.4%. - Increasing population in these counties was not matched by investments in

We are growing, we are hiring - 6 new positions in development economics One Ass. Professor Three Post-Docs One Pre-doc One Research Manager csae.ox.ac.uk/vacancies

Freudian slip? "Evidence from a range of contexts has shown that while microfinance does not have transformative impacts on lifting people out of poverty, it can greatly benefit specific LENDERS..." voxdev.org/topic/finance/…

No, 90 Percent of Aid Is Not Skimmed Off Before Reaching Target Communities cgdev.org/blog/no-90-per…

Latest data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics shows that healthcare costs increased by 3.3% between January 2024 and January 2025, with a 0.4% increase between December 2024 and January 2025. businessdailyafrica.com/bd/corporate/h…

I made a payment on eCitizen for a business service. E-citizen lost it. Their response is for me to simply pay again. Same thing happened with an NTSA payment last year. Insanity. Kenyans deserve better than outright theft through crappy digital systems.

If your new online banking portal requires training or frequent phone-based troubleshooting, you did it wrong. Online and mobile banking should be easy and intuitive. NCBA Bank

This is such a well-done piece. I had no idea how much powerful East African leaders profit from this exploitative form of labor migration. nytimes.com/2025/03/16/wor…

Mark your calendars!  Here's the official poster for the 2025 Macondo Literary Festival which returns this September from the 19th to 21st! Our title is "Chronicles & Currents" and we're excited for what's to come.

About Sh44.8 billion paid through the eCitizen government digital payments platform cannot be accounted for, a new report shows. via PEOPLE DAILY

🚗 In Kenya, ride-hailing drivers find dignity in gig work—despite low pay. Fletcher alum Julie Zollmann (@J_zedd) explores why digital platforms like Uber offer a sense of order, respect, and possibility in a precarious job market. theconversation.com/kenyas-ride-ha…