The Revolution Will Be Written In HTML
After the Westgate attack, an American friend who works as a freelance journalist based in Kenya tweeted that he was tired of listening to a government that spouts lies and a nation that was unwilling...
View ArticleDear Africa: Don’t Let Them Take The Internet
By July 2014 or January 2015, the African Union (AU) is expected to ratify the African Union Convention on Confidence and Security in Cyberspace (AUCC). The AU is having its 22nd assembly in Addis...
View ArticleOutrage Is The New Black: On Vera Sidika and The Campus Diva
This essay was written before the occurrence of the Mpeketoni Attack. We as Brainstorm extend our deepest condolences to all those affected by the attack, and to Kenya as a whole. Outrage Pornography:...
View ArticleFighting the Disease
It is my belief that we stand on the shoulders of those who came before us. Our lives are made possible by those who birthed us, and those who fought so that people who look like us can live, and we...
View ArticleCentering Ourselves
I’d like to begin where we all are. Consider the images of Mark Zuckerberg at Mama Oliech restaurant and how they have travelled. Think of this one in particular. I won’t focus on how his whiteness...
View ArticleWhy Kenyans Should Worry Even More About Facebook
Facebook has recently found itself in hot water after a whistle-blower came out to talk about how Cambridge Analytica, a firm associated with both Uhuru Kenyatta’s and Donald Trump’s elections, mined...
View ArticleThe Revolution Will Be Written In HTML
After the Westgate attack, an American friend who works as a freelance journalist based in Kenya tweeted that he was tired of listening to a government that spouts lies and a nation that was unwilling...
View ArticleDear Africa: Don’t Let Them Take The Internet
By July 2014 or January 2015, the African Union (AU) is expected to ratify the African Union Convention on Confidence and Security in Cyberspace (AUCC). The AU is having its 22nd assembly in Addis...
View ArticleOutrage Is The New Black: On Vera Sidika and The Campus Diva
This essay was written before the occurrence of the Mpeketoni Attack. We as Brainstorm extend our deepest condolences to all those affected by the attack, and to Kenya as a whole. Outrage Pornography:...
View ArticleFighting the Disease
It is my belief that we stand on the shoulders of those who came before us. Our lives are made possible by those who birthed us, and those who fought so that people who look like us can live, and we...
View ArticleCentering Ourselves
I’d like to begin where we all are. Consider the images of Mark Zuckerberg at Mama Oliech restaurant and how they have travelled. Think of this one in particular. I won’t focus on how his whiteness...
View ArticleWhy Kenyans Should Worry Even More About Facebook
Facebook has recently found itself in hot water after a whistle-blower came out to talk about how Cambridge Analytica, a firm associated with both Uhuru Kenyatta’s and Donald Trump’s elections, mined...
View ArticleHashtag Influenced
By using influencers and content creators, the ads feel more innocent and less intrusive but the cyberspace as a whole has been turned into a market where sponsored content gets more visibility and you...
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