I think that we have been able to demonstrate that we cannot just consume software, that we can create software that can be used all over the world, that we have that kind of talent in Africa. — Ory Okolloh Copy Share Image
Beyond providing some level of scrutiny of Kenyan MPs, we built Mzalendo to demonstrate that there is only so much bemoaning you can do… — Ory Okolloh Copy Share Image
I didn't grow up in the slums or anything that dire, but I know what it is to grow up without having money or… — Ory Okolloh Copy Share Image
Omidyar Network first supported Africa Check in 2014 when they were a team of just three dedicated people intent on building a more fact-based… — Ory Okolloh Copy Share Image
I always tell people that I am most proud of the fact that the Ushahidi story has provided an inspiration to other techies in… — Ory Okolloh Copy Share Image
I believe in the power of ideas. I believe in the power of sharing knowledge. — Ory Okolloh Copy Share Image
Technology is the perfect refuge for African capability stifled elsewhere by badly run governments and years of misplaced foreign aid. Ubiquitous connectivity in a… — Ory Okolloh Copy Share Image
21st-century activism is different perhaps in the sense that the individual can be more present in the process, especially via social media, but the… — Ory Okolloh Copy Share Image
Press and Internet freedom correlate against economic and social success, GDP, innovation, number of patents filed, and educational attainment. The more freedom there is,… — Ory Okolloh Copy Share Image
I think there's sort of an extra oomph with the younger people coming up. They're writing. They're communicating. They're sharing, and they are very… — Ory Okolloh Copy Share Image
All of us salute the ITU's excellent work in the telecommunications space. It has set standards which encourage investment in infrastructure and ensure that… — Ory Okolloh Copy Share Image
As I see it, tech in Africa 1.0 was the mobile-phone boom, and version 2.0 was about new apps developed in response to local… — Ory Okolloh Copy Share Image
The depiction of Africa has changed in the media in that it is not always poverty, disease, and so on. — Ory Okolloh Copy Share Image
As much as innovation is important, I think we also need to just make stuff. If we look at Kenya, where I'm from, as… — Ory Okolloh Copy Share Image
Anyone who has been successful and has knowledge to share is a potential mentor. — Ory Okolloh Copy Share Image
