More and more Kenyans are connecting to the Internet, most frequently from mobile devices. There are, of course, big benefits to increased connectivity. These include the rise of mobile money transactions and access to
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Soon after I enrolled as a graduate student at Cambridge University in 1964, I encountered a fellow student, two years ahead of me in his studies, who was unsteady on his feet and spoke with great difficulty. This was