Technology and Coercion in Kenya

Episode 1 February 06, 2023 00:57:26
Technology and Coercion in Kenya
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Technology and Coercion in Kenya

Feb 06 2023 | 00:57:26

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Show Notes

Powerful international actors are pressing African states to adopt DIGITAL ID and other new technologies to transform the social contract across Africa. But how will this project affect communities whose access to citizenship is already in question? In this episode of The New Paradigm podcast, we speak with Yasah Musa of the Nubian Rights Forum about the dangers of technological solutionism and its capacity to deepen social divides and reinforce political marginalization in Kenya.

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