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Aug 20, 2024 | 
everand.com | Linda Ngari
Originally published on Global Voices This article was written by Linda Ngari with support from the Initiative for Equality and Non Discrimination (INEND) to monitor and debunk misinformation targeting Kenya's LGBTQ+ community online and offline. A Supreme Court of Kenya ruling meant to reaffirm the rights of queer Kenyans as guaranteed in the Constitution was ironically used to unleash unbalanced, politically-motivated homophobia, especially by the political class and right-wing lobby groups.
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Aug 19, 2024 | 
journalism.co.uk | Linda Ngari
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This article first appeared on IJNet and has been republished with permissionMore than 1.2 million people today pay for subscriptions to read The Economist. The outlet recorded over $60 million in profits over the past year, with a significant chunk of revenue coming from these paid subscribers.
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Dec 29, 2023 | 
africauncensored.online | Africa Uncensored |Cynthia Gichiri |Linda Ngari
From 1st January 2024, start the New Year on a high by listening to Ginger Garlic, a new podcast from Africa Uncensored hosted by Cynthia Gichiri and Linda Ngari that seeks to demystify and explore how indigenous plants found in Africa can serve as remedies for common ailments. Look out for the podcast on our Spotify feed (please subscribe) as well as on every other podcasting platform/app you use.
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Nov 26, 2023 | 
bbc.co.uk | Zoe Flood |Linda Ngari |Tamasin Ford
Legal ambiguity over abortions in Kenya is pushing thousands of women to turn to backstreet clinics. BBC Africa Eye explores how abortion is shrouded in stigma and misinformation. Edith is lying on a bed covered in old newspaper in a backstreet clinic in Nairobi. Her legs are held high by stirrups while a man in a white medical coat explains he is about to put some medicine inside her uterus. A red bucket of bleach containing medical instruments sits on the floor.
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Nov 26, 2023 | 
flipboard.com | Zoe Flood |Linda Ngari |Tamasin Ford
Montreal Was Ranked Among The Best Cities In The WorldMontreal has much to be proud of after being ranked as one of the best cities in the world to travel to in 2024. Lonely Planet released its annual …
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Nov 2, 2023 | 
tolerance.ca | Linda Ngari
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Nov 2, 2023 | 
everand.com | Linda Ngari
Originally published on Global Voices This piece was written as part of Advox's partnership with the Small Media Foundation to bring you the UPROAR initiative, a collection of essays highlighting challenges in digital rights in countries undergoing the UN's Universal Periodic Review process.
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Nov 1, 2023 | 
globalvoices.org | Linda Ngari
This piece was written as part of Advox's partnership with the Small Media Foundation to bring you the UPROAR initiative, a collection of essays highlighting challenges in digital rights in countries undergoing the UN's Universal Periodic Review process. Kenya is often dubbed the Silicon Savannah, not just for the numerous tech and fintech startups teeming with home-grown tech solutions for local problems, but also for Kenyans’ ability to quickly adopt tech innovations.
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Oct 16, 2023 | 
apc.org | Linda Ngari
As a self-proclaimed data journalist, I went into the African School on Internet Governance (AfriSiG) with my resume boasting numerous intensive data journalism fellowships and workshops. However, my experience at AfriSiG called it a bluff. It exposed the fluff in my expertise and revealed a lack of depth and nuance. As one of the AfriSiG 2023 fellows, I had an eye-opening experience on a topic often left out in the practice and training of data journalism: data governance.
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Jun 9, 2023 | 
ghheadlines.com | Linda Ngari
Future Football Finance: A UK pyramid scheme conning hundreds of Kenya betting fans onlineThe Future Football Finance pyramid scheme was launched in July 2022, right before the World Cup. It targeted hundreds of clients who were promised high returns if they invested at least Ksh300 (About $2) each. By September, the scheme had reached its peak, offering rewards such as tickets to the World Cup, for referrals. However, in October, the scheme disappeared leaving investors in a lurch.
