Ninety percent of my mentors have been male, most of them with very little in common with me on a personal level… — Ory Okolloh Copy Share Image
At any one particular time, there is something in my life that is suffering as a result of my many responsibilities; most… — 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
