Development Dynamics with MaqC

#AlKags sheds light on how he started Living Memories as a platform to share stories and insights from the elderly Kenyans about life in colonial Kenya.

Reflecting on personas that he has met in Kilifi, #AlKags points to three invisible populations (A 13-year-old sex worker, young men who go missing, and a 40-year-old mother of 15) – whose issues must be addressed by development programs, if Africa is to thrive.

Pondering on how Africans can take control of the development space, #AlKags raises the interconnected issues of power, money, and effectiveness.

#AlKags revisits his two interactions with retired president Mwai Kibaki, describing him as an unbelievably detailed, practical, and decisive leader.

Here's how #AlKags was part of a duo, whom with the support and guidance of the World Bank, scaled up the work at Kenya Open Data Initiative to different countries.

In this episode, #AlKags discusses the origins, challenges, and growth of the Open Institute. He reflects on lessons learned through the process.

Here's a recall back into the circumstances through which Al Kags changed his name

As head of marketing at KCDF, #AlKags helped rebrand the organization and its offerings and now shares his reflections for others in the non-profit sector to consider.

#AlKags shares key insights on protocol, process, and other crucial lessons learned for the development sector from working in public service while at the ICT Authority.

In this episode, Al Kags discusses how he was trying his hand on various businesses while studying marketing, traveling across Africa, and writing about it, running, and selling his firm, Multiple Choices.