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Aug 29, 2019

The Constitution of Kenya (2010) in Article 46 gives consumers the right - to goods and services of reasonable quality; to the information necessary for them to gain full benefit from goods and services; to the protection of their health, safety, and economic interests; and to compensation for loss or injury arising from defects in goods or services. It states that parliament shall enact legislation to provide for consumer protection and for fair, honest and decent advertising (which is the Consumer Protection Act, 2012). It applies to goods and services offered by public entities or private persons.

We’re joined by Nzilani Mweu, founder of Rilani Advocates, to talk about consumer protection in Kenya. Press play!

Resources

Constitution of Kenya (2010) - Article 46

The Consumer Protection Act (2012)

The Competition Act (2010)

The Competition Authority of Kenya

Kenya Information and Communications (Consumer Protection) Regulations, 2010.

Consumer protection diagnostic study – Kenya

Consumer Protection Law in Kenya

Protecting Consumers Means Thinking Like Consumers

Insurance Regulatory Authority - Consumer Protection

Central Bank of Kenya: Guidelines on Consumer Protection

It’s Time to Change the Equation on Consumer Protection

Financial consumer protection in Kenya: Key research findings and policy recommendations

Intersections between Intellectual Property, Consumer Protection and Competition Law in Kenya

Printing Out The Privacy Policies Of Facebook, Snap, And Others

State not committed to protecting consumer rights

Competition enforcement and consumer protection in a digital economy

Image Credit: FSD Kenya

Aug 22, 2019

In a survey carried out by Women’s Empowerment Link (WEL) in 2015, in the wake of the #MyDressMyChoice protest in 2014, it was found that 54% of women had experienced gender based violence (physical, sexual or psychological harm) while using public transport. The women shared that they been harassed, with the abuse ranging from derogatory comments to rape. Many witnessed female passengers being stripped naked, but the female survivors neither received any help nor reported the violation, and they reported a culture of silence held up by both male and female passengers. We also have a Geopoll survey from 2016 that highlighted that at least 46% of women in Kenya have been harassed by matatu crews.

We’re joined by Mary Mwangi, Programs Manager at Flone Initiative, to discuss the relationship between women and public transport.

Resources

Eastern Africa Women in Transportation Conference Report

Gender Sensitive Mini-Bus Services & Transport Infrastructure for African Cities: A Practical Toolkit

How to Ease Women’s Fear of Transportation Environments: Case Studies and Best Practices

Gender and Urban Transport

Gender in Public Transportation: A Perspective of Women Users of Public Transportation

Approaches for Gender Responsive Urban Mobility

Women in the Transport Sector

Women and Urban Transport: Draft Policy [India]

Safety In Kenya’s Public Transport Vehicles (Matatu)

I Just Wanted To Go Home

Women and transportation in East Africa

Women are changing the narrative in East Africa’s public transport sector

Violence against Women and Girls in Public Road Transport and Connected Spaces in Nairobi County, Kenya

Report on Mobility of Care Assessment of Nairobi’s Public Minibus Transport Services

Report on Gender Equity Assessment of Nairobi’s Public Minibus Transport Services

Why your Public Transportation Sucks - Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj

2019 Women and Transport Africa Conference

Tumi’s 5 Principles to Empower Women in Transport

Episode 77: The Problem With Our Roads

Image Credit: East Africa Women In Transport Conference

Aug 15, 2019

The conversation on cancer and other non-communicable diseases has taken centre stage after the death of high profile Kenyans in recent weeks – Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore, Bomet Governor Joyce Laboso, and Kibra MP Ken Okoth. According to the Ministry of Health, Kenya in undergoing an epidemiological transition marked by a decline in morbidity and mortality due to communicable conditions, and an increase in the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), which include diseases such as diabetes, cancers, cardiovascular diseases and chronic respiratory infections.

We’re joined by Dr. Laura Muambayi, a medical doctor with experience treating NCDs, as well as a primary healthcare giver, to discuss non-communicable diseases and their health implications in Kenya.

Resources

Kenya National Strategy for the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases (2015 - 2020)

Lifestyle Diseases - An Increasing Cause Of Health Loss (Policy Brief)

Kenya Case Study: NCD Situation

Analysis of Non-Communicable Disease Prevention Policies in Kenya

Noncommunicable diseases: Fact Sheet (WHO)

Noncommunicable diseases country profiles 2018

Kenya: Cancer Profile

National Cancer Screening Guidelines

National Guidelines for Cancer Management

Why many Kenyans are dying of cancer

Woman with breast cancer commits suicide in Naivasha

In East Africa, a cancer diagnosis means a death sentence

Pancreatic tumour fastest-growing cause of Kenya’s cancer deaths

IDF Diabetes Atlas - 8th Edition

Taking Diabetes to Heart - Report

Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease - executive summary

Cost-effective solutions for the prevention of type 2 diabetes

Kenya National Diabetes Strategy (2010 - 2015)

Kenya faces rising burden of diabetes

Cases of diabetes have doubled in Kenya, warn experts

The Sugar Wars

How the Sugar Industry Shifted Blame to Fat

How Big Business Got Brazil Hooked on Junk Food

Kenya National Guidelines for Cardiovascular Diseases Management

The emerging problem of coronary heart disease in Kenya

Ignorance fueling spread of heart diseases in Kenya

The danger that rheumatic heart disease poses in Kenya

Kenyans at risk of heart disease due to unhealthy lifestyles

Addressing NCDs to Fast-Track Achievement of Universal Health Coverage

Episode 10: Dereva, Chunga Maisha!

Episode 82: Debunking Mental Health Myths

Episode 89: The Air We Breathe

Image Credit: Roche

Aug 8, 2019

This week, we’re joined by Tayiana Chao, a digital heritage specialist and digital humanities scholar, of African Digital Heritage, the Museum of British Colonialism, Save the Railway and Skills 4 Culture to discuss the importance of having a digital cultural heritage for the African continent. What is the current situation in Kenya when it comes to cultural heritage? Why is it important to have conversations about cultural heritage in Kenya, especially at this moment? How do we ensure that the collection, curation, conservation, exhibition and marketing of our cultural heritage centres Kenyans?

What role does technology have to play in our archiving, exploring and understanding our cultural heritage? What gaps currently exist in terms of the skills required in this sector? What gaps exist in the collection, curation, conservation, exhibition and marketing of our heritage? How can we bridge these gaps? What role will cultural heritage will play in the Kenyan socio-political experience in the coming years? Press play to find out!

Resources

National Museums and Heritage Act (2006)

National Museums of Kenya

Kenya National Archives and Documentation Service

Kenya National Library Service

Museum of British Colonialism

African Digital Heritage

Save The Railway

Mau Mau Detention Camp - Field Work

International Inventories Program

Skills 4 Culture

Book Bunk

Grand history of the lunatic express

End of Lunatic Express

Museums are hiding their imperial pasts – which is why my tours are needed

Museums and Empire: Natural History, Human Cultures and Colonial Identities

Museums have long overlooked the violence of empire

Anthropology and Colonialism

Radio Lab: Mau Mau

Kenya lifts ban on Mau Mau

Operation Legacy’: Britain’s Destruction and Concealment of Colonial Records Worldwide

Revealed: the bonfire of papers at the end of Empire

Britain destroyed records of colonial crimes

Foreign Office hoarding 1m historic files in secret archive

Sins of colonialists lay concealed for decades in secret archive

Mau Mau torture claim Kenyans win right to sue British government

Kenyan torture victims give evidence in high court compensation case

Kenya: UK expresses regret over abuse as Mau Mau promised payout

Kenyan Mau Mau victims in talks with UK government over legal settlement

The Mau Mau may rewrite the history of the British empire

Britain's Gulag : The Brutal End of Empire in Kenya

Joseph Murumbi's Legacy

African Heritage House

The house at the end of history: The little city gem that is the Murumbi Gallery

Ethical Issues In Digitization Of Cultural Heritage

Digitization of Cultural Heritage

Digitisation of Cultural Heritage

Understanding the Impact of Digitisation on Culture

Image Credit: Magical Kenya

Aug 1, 2019

This week, we're throwing it back to the old school format, where I take topic suggestions from the pod's community and address them in around 15 minutes. The first question is on foreign investors in Kenya. Should we set stricter criteria to attract quality investors and protect our SMEs? The second question asks what we as citizens can do to fight the Huduma Bill, and the final one asks about Mike Sonko’s behaviour at Ken Okoth’s funeral, and his blatant admission of guilt when he said that he nominated the late MP’s alleged second wife to the Nairobi County Assembly as an MCA. If this is true, what redress can we seek as Kenyans to stop this nonsense? Press play to find out!

Resources

World Investment Report (2019)

Ease of Doing Business Rankings (2019)

Foreign Investment Survey Report 2018

The Investment Promotion Act (2004)

2016 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Survey Basic Report

Cheap imports, high costs: Why many businesses are closing shop

StanChart branch closure signals banking job losses

Deacons blames tough business environment for Sh180 mn loss

The Huduma Bill (2019)

No healthcare, voting without Huduma Namba, Bill proposes

Parliamentary dictatorship a frontal assault on democracy

Episode 49: Women and Youth in Kenyan Politics

Episode 62: Tax Justice in Kenya

Episode 68: Women and the 2017 Elections

Episode 80: The Two-Thirds Gender Principle

Episode 85: Persons of Interest

Episode 90: On Femicide and Women at the Frontline

Episode 99: Manufacturing Prosperity

Episode 100: The Journey to Constitutional Reform

Image Credit: Techweez

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