about us
the Network
Our network is made up of a team of co-ordinating researchers and a wider group of academic, civil society and industry partners who contribute and participate in the activities organised.
Researcher Team
Alcinda Honwana
Principal Investigator
Alcinda Honwana is Strategic Director at the Firoz Lalji Centre for Africa and Centennial Professor at LSE’s Department of International Development.
Rosemary Okello-Orlale
Co-investigator
Rosemary Okello-Orlale is the Director of Africa Media Hub at Strathmore University Business School and head of the Strathmore Data Analytics Centre.
Gianluca Iazzolino
Principal Investigator
Gianluca Iazzolino is a post-doctoral research fellow at the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, University of Oxford.
Pete Chonka
Co-investigator
Peter Chonka is a Lecturer in Global Digital Cultures at King’s College London Department of Digital Humanities.
Stephanie Diepeveen
Co-investigator
Stephanie Diepeveen is a Research Associate in the Bennett Institute for Public Policy at the University of Cambridge.
The network of partners is currently made up of representatives from civil society organisations and tech sector bodies in East Africa. These include Digital Shelter, HarHub, iRise, LawyersHub, Safaricom, and Somali Public Agenda. We are also joined by partner researchers from institutions such as King’s Colllege London, University College London and Wits University.
Abdifatah Hassan Ali – Digital Shelter (Somalia)
Abdihakim Ainte – iRise (Somalia)
Ahmed M. Musa – LSE/DIIS (UK/Denmark)
Albert Nambuwani Wasike – Safaricom (Kenya)
Ayaan Khalif – Digital Shelter (Somalia)
Daivi Rodima-Taylor – African Studies Center, Boston University (USA)
Elisa Oreglia – King’s College London (UK)
Iginio Gagliardone – University of the Witwatersrand (South Africa)
Keren Weitzberg – University College London (UK)
Linda Bonyo – Lawyers Hub (Kenya)
Mahad Wasuge – Somali Public Agenda (Somalia)
Mohamed Abdimalik – Independent data journalist (Somalia)
Nicole Stremlau – University of Johannesburg/University of Oxford (South Africa/UK)
Yidnekachew Haile – Royal Holloway, University of London (UK)