Author: Muchiri

Citizen Engagement, Open Government, Uncategorized

Happy Africa Day. A Luta Continua.

“We, the Heads of African States and Governments assembled in the City of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Convinced…

Life

Unstoppable

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful…

Life

Hatch or Go Bad

“It may be hard for an egg to turn into a bird: it would be a jolly…

Uncategorized

The Start of a New Season

Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones…

Citizen Engagement, Open Government

OGP Needs Parliamentarians

I recently had the honour of attending a Legislative Openness Working Group meeting in Chile organised by…

Uncategorized

On Fear

Bravery is misrepresented I think. Fear is king. And it should be king. They need each other,…

Post2015

Why Africa Shouldn’t Take This Advice on Negotiating The Post-2015 Agenda

The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), a Canadian think tank focused on international governance, recently published…

Post2015

Why We Need an African Partnership for Development Data

Earlier this year,  I published my thoughts on the general direction in which a partnership for development data…

Open Government, Post2015, Social Accountability

Post-2015 Has Provided Us All With A “Big Tent”

In their paper The Benefits of a Big Tent: Opening Up Government in Developing Countries, J Goldstein…

Open Government, Post2015

An African Data Revolution for African Priorities

There has been a great deal of debate and dialogue on the data revolution. Regardless of the…