Community Health: Kenya Data Debt Spiral

<p>This week we&#39;re talking to Joan Musenya about life in Kenya as a young person - from mobile money, to data protection, to government surveillance. </p><p><br></p><p>Joan is a member of the Kenyan Community Advisory Team (K-CAT) helping to steer the <a href="https://digitalhealthandrights.com/digital-health-and-rights-project/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Digital Health and Rights Project</a>. </p><p><br></p><p><strong>Links</strong></p><p>- Digital Health and Rights Project report: <a href="https://digitalhealthandrights.com/resource-library/report-paying-the-costs-of-connection/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://digitalhealthandrights.com/resource-library/report-paying-the-costs-of-connection/</a></p><p>- Find more from Joan: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/joan-musenya/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.linkedin.com/in/joan-musenya/</a></p><p>- PI&#39;s low cost tech work: <a href="https://www.privacyinternational.org/campaigns/privacy-shouldnt-be-luxury" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.privacyinternational.org/campaigns/privacy-shouldnt-be-luxury</a></p><p>- More about shame based debt collection in Kenya: <a href="https://biznakenya.com/digital-lenders-kenya-debt-collection-warning/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://biznakenya.com/digital-lenders-kenya-debt-collection-warning/</a></p><p>- More about what to do if you&#39;re experiencing harassment from debt collectors in Kenya: <a href="https://dealfish.co.ke/2025/03/mobile-loan-recovery-harassment-in.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://dealfish.co.ke/2025/03/mobile-loan-recovery-harassment-in.html</a></p><p>- More about the history of M-Pesa: <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/christianstadler/2024/06/11/m-pesa-why-the-worlds-first-large-mobile-payment-platform-keeps-on-winning/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.forbes.com/sites/christianstadler/2024/06/11/m-pesa-why-the-worlds-first-large-mobile-payment-platform-keeps-on-winning/</a></p><p>- CNN apology to Kenya: <a href="https://www.newtimes.co.rw/article/121633/Latest%20News/cnn-boss-apologizes-to-kenya-over-terrorism-slur" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.newtimes.co.rw/article/121633/Latest%20News/cnn-boss-apologizes-to-kenya-over-terrorism-slur</a></p><p>- PI&#39;s work on sim card registration: <a href="https://privacyinternational.org/learn/sim-card-registration" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://privacyinternational.org/learn/sim-card-registration</a></p>