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Community Health: Kenya Data Debt Spiral

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This week we're talking to Joan Musenya about life in Kenya as a young person - from mobile money, to data protection, to government surveillance.

Joan is a member of the Kenyan Community Advisory Team (K-CAT) helping to steer the ⁠Digital Health and Rights Project⁠.

Links

  • Digital Health and Rights Project report: ⁠https://digitalhealthandrights.com/resource-library/report-paying-the-costs-of-connection/⁠
  • Find more from Joan: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/joan-musenya/⁠
  • PI's low cost tech work: ⁠https://www.privacyinternational.org/campaigns/privacy-shouldnt-be-luxury⁠
  • More about shame based debt collection in Kenya: ⁠https://biznakenya.com/digital-lenders-kenya-debt-collection-warning/⁠
  • More about what to do if you're experiencing harassment from debt collectors in Kenya: ⁠https://dealfish.co.ke/2025/03/mobile-loan-recovery-harassment-in.html⁠
  • More about the history of M-Pesa: ⁠https://www.forbes.com/sites/christianstadler/2024/06/11/m-pesa-why-the-worlds-first-large-mobile-payment-platform-keeps-on-winning/⁠
  • CNN apology to Kenya: ⁠https://www.newtimes.co.rw/article/121633/Latest News/cnn-boss-apologizes-to-kenya-over-terrorism-slur⁠
  • PI's work on sim card registration: ⁠https://privacyinternational.org/learn/sim-card-registration
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