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The Female Interface: Why We Need More Women in AI

More women building AI could mean safer and more inclusive technology, but their impact is limited by systemic gaps in representation, access and policy.   Imagine...

Can AI bridge the land justice gap for women in rural Kenya?

For six months, 63-year-old Catherine Hagasa Mate barely slept, keeping watch over the fragile shelter she built in Shirulu Village, Kakamega County, after losing...

Why tech player AURA is defending PSRA on crackdown on private security firms

Kenya's leading technology firm has defended the ongoing crackdown on private security firms by the Private Security Regulatory Authority (PSRA). According to AURA Kenya, the...

Women journalists turn to AI, but gaps in access still persist

At 5 a.m. in Kakamega County, Irene Nasimiyu prepares for her morning radio show. Before going on air, she turns to an unexpected tool—not...

After global aid withdrawal, Kenya’s unbudgeted crisis leaves people living with HIV stranded

Ruth Nekesa (Not her real name) wakes before dawn in her two room house in Mjini, a slum estate in Bungoma town. The first thing...

How AI credit scoring keeps Kenyan women entrepreneurs out of capital

In 2020, when the world locked down, Rose Wanyabiti made a choice. She would not wait for the economy to recover—she would take matters...