Catherine GicheruinCode For AfricaApps empower Kenya’s citizen reporters to document breaking newsHow leading newspapers are helping readers to cover important events.Aug 24, 2017Aug 24, 2017
Catherine GicheruinHacks/Hackers AfricaHacking the News: How data can make stories betterThese are a summarised set of notes from my session at the USIU School of Journalism. Catherine Gicheru is Code for Kenya’s country lead…Aug 22, 2016Aug 22, 2016
Catherine GicheruinPesaCheckDo You Know When You’re Being Lied To?Why Kenya’s Finances Need To Be Fact-CheckedMar 25, 2016Mar 25, 2016
Catherine GicheruinPesaCheckIt Just Got Harder To Lie To The Public: Introducing PesaCheckPublic officials often deal casually with budget numbers in a way that leaves the public confused. We want to fix that.Mar 25, 2016Mar 25, 2016
Catherine GicheruinCode For AfricaHow the Dodgy Doctors tool helped change the national conversation on health in KenyaFive years ago, reports of people masquerading as doctors were common in Kenya. It became so ‘normal’ that such stories either never made…Mar 23, 2016Mar 23, 2016
Catherine GicheruinCode For AfricaElections are about more than just casting a vote: they shape government spendingLast year, I attended a meeting of the ward assembly in one of the constituencies in Nairobi City. Apart from the elected leaders, there…Mar 6, 2016Mar 6, 2016
Catherine GicheruinCode For AfricaHow African journalists can protect themselves onlineAccording to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), 780 journalists worldwide were murdered over the past two decades while reporting…Feb 1, 2016Feb 1, 2016
Catherine GicheruinHacks/Hackers AfricaWhy Net Neutrality Should Matter To JournalistsThe internet is one of the few places where ordinary citizens can be as powerful and as influential as ‘legacy’ media houses.Oct 1, 2015Oct 1, 2015
