Jenga Afrihub

13/07/2026

10/07/2026

10/07/2026

A significant milestone on the road to the launch of the Busia Technology & Innovation Summit

Yesterday, Jenga Afrihub, the convener of the summit together with the summit Secretariat, held its first official strategic engagement with the Busia County Department of ICT & Strategic Partnerships as preparations for the Summit continue to gather momentum.

The meeting brought together the Chief Officer for ICT & Strategic Partnerships, the Deputy Director of ICT & Strategic Partnerships, the Director of Human Resource, the Director of Resource Mobilization, and the Department’s Accountant.
It provided an opportunity to present the Summit concept, align our shared vision, and lay the foundation for close collaboration in delivering a transformative technology and innovation summit for BUSIA County Government
The engagement was followed by a meeting with H.E the governor Dr. Paul Otuoma , who expressed strong support for the initiative while emphasizing the importance of building on existing ICT and digital transformation investments. Referencing initiatives such as the UK-funded Digital Access Programme, he challenged us to ensure the Summit creates practical pathways that connect digital skills to innovation, entrepreneurship, business growth, and meaningful employment for young people. His message was clear: the Summit should build on what has already been achieved, respond to existing gaps, and unlock new opportunities for Busia’s digital economy.

As the convener of the Summit, we are happy to be working alongside the Busia Technology & Innovation Summit Secretariat, the County Government of Busia, development partners, the private sector, academia, innovators, entrepreneurs, and youth to deliver a platform that will shape Busia’s digital future.

This marks an important step on the road to the official launch, and we look forward to sharing more as the journey continues.

08/07/2026

Day 2/5: Know Your Data Rights

Did you know? 🤔

Your personal data belongs to you and under Kenya’s Data Protection Act, you have rights over how it’s , , and .

You have the right to:
✔️ Consent to the collection and use of your data.
🗑️ Request the deletion of your personal data.
🚫 Object to the processing of your data.
📂 Access the personal data held about you.
✏️ Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information.
📢 Lodge a complaint if your data rights are violated.

Knowing your rights is the first step towards protecting your privacy and holding organizations accountable.

Your Data. Your Rights. Your Power.



KELIN data and learning Labs

07/07/2026

For the past few weeks, we have been part of the programme implemented by ICON Data and Learning Labs (IDL) in partnership with Amnesty International Kenya. It has been a powerful learning journey, one that has challenged us to think differently about data, not just as a tool for organizations, but as something deeply personal that shapes our privacy, dignity, and security.

Every day, we share our names, phone numbers, locations, photos, health information, and much more.
But how often do we stop and ask: Who has access to my data? How is it being used? And am I doing enough to protect it?

In partnership with ICON Data and Learning Labs (IDL) we are running a 5-day awareness campaign to spark conversations in our online and offline communities on why data protection matters and why safeguarding our personal information has become more important than ever.

Join us as we learn, reflect, and take action.

Your data tells your story. How are you protecting it?



Mildmay KENYA BUSIA County Government Shining Hope for Communities Rural to Global Organization @

06/07/2026

week, New energy!

Last week, we had the opportunity to participate in a multi-stakeholder dialogue convened by Health NGOs Network - HENNET KENYA in collaboration with Transform Health Kenya and KELIN under the theme My Data, Our Health.

The conversation came at a critical moment as Kenya accelerates its digital health transformation. Beyond technology, the discussions challenged us to think about rights, trust, accountability, and inclusion.

Health data is not just data. It represents people, communities, experiences, and lives.
As digital health systems expand, we must ensure that privacy, informed consent, ethical use of data, and community ownership remain at the centre of decision-making.

We were particularly reminded that young people must not simply be beneficiaries of digital health innovations they must be active contributors in shaping the policies, systems, and governance frameworks that will define Kenya’s digital future.

As we move forward, the question is not whether digital transformation will happen, but whether it will be people-centred, equitable, and accountable for all.

And if we are building for the future we must build it for everyone 🙌🏻



Mildmay KENYA BUSIA County Government KELIN

30/06/2026

Busia has never lacked talent. So why are so many young people still searching for opportunities?

The truth is, Busia is full of dreamers, builders, creators and innovators.

Every day, young people are gaining digital skills. Entrepreneurs are building businesses. Students are developing ideas that could transform our communities. Government programmes and organizations continue to invest in skills, innovation and entrepreneurship.

But too often, these efforts happen in isolation.

A young person completes a digital skills programme but doesn't know where the next opportunity is.

An entrepreneur has a great business idea but struggles to find the right partners.

An innovator has the passion to build but lacks mentorship, funding or the network to move forward.

The talent is here.
The ambition is here.
The ideas are here.

What's been missing is a platform that brings it all together.

That's why we're starting a bigger conversation.

The Busia Tech & Innovation Summit is more than an event, it's a movement to connect young people with opportunities, innovators with investors, organizations with partners and ideas with action.

Because when we connect people, we create possibilities.

Busia is ready for bigger conversations.

We'd love to hear from you:
If you could open one door for the young people of Busia, what opportunity would it be?

30/06/2026

This month's Bonga Na Mayouth session brought us right into the heart of our community. We connected with Boda Boda riders, youth entrepreneurs, and young people in the informal sector by going directly to where they are.

By stepping into their daily workspaces and sharing their lived realities, we tackled issues like mental health and the rising cost of living in a truly grounded way.

These locally rooted conversations have shown us the power of meeting people where they are and ensuring that every voice is heard.

30/06/2026

Busia has never lacked talent. So why are so many young people still searching for opportunities?

The truth is, Busia is full of dreamers, builders, creators and innovators.

Every day, young people are gaining digital skills. Entrepreneurs are building businesses. Students are developing ideas that could transform our communities. Government programmes and organizations continue to invest in skills, innovation and entrepreneurship.

But too often, these efforts happen in isolation.

A young person completes a digital skills programme but doesn't know where the next opportunity is.

An entrepreneur has a great business idea but struggles to find the right partners.

An innovator has the passion to build but lacks mentorship, funding or the network to move forward.

The talent is here.
The ambition is here.
The ideas are here.

What's been missing is a platform that brings it all together.

That's why we're starting a bigger conversation.

The Busia Tech & Innovation Summit is more than an event, it's a movement to connect young people with opportunities, innovators with investors, organizations with partners and ideas with action.

Because when we connect people, we create possibilities.

Busia is ready for bigger conversations.

We'd love to hear from you:
If you could open one door for the young people of Busia, what opportunity would it be?

22/06/2026

For years, Nairobi has been celebrated as Africa’s Silicon Savannah, the centre of conversations on technology, innovation, and the future of work.

But what does innovation look like beyond Nairobi?

What solutions are young people building in Busia? What opportunities are emerging in rural economies? And how do we ensure these conversations reflect the realities shaping lives across counties that are too often left out of the mainstream innovation story?

In Busia, the story of cross-border trade is the story of women and young people.
Yet too often, they are absent from the systems, innovations, and structures that define how that trade works and where its gaps persist.

For many women and young people here, life is cross-border trade. But where are they in the systems that govern it, the innovations transforming it, and the decisions meant to close its gaps?

Busia sits at one of Africa’s most critical trade gateways, the Northern Corridor — where goods, services, and livelihoods connect Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, South Sudan, Burundi and Eastern DRC.
It is both a lifeline of economic opportunity and a space where structural barriers are felt daily.

This is the reality that demands a new kind of innovation conversation.

That is why the Busia Technology & Innovation Summit 2026 matters.

Together with the Busia Tech Summit Secretariat, Jenga AfriHub is proud to convene a platform that shifts the centre of gravity, positioning Busia not as a periphery of innovation, but as a living laboratory for Africa’s trade future.

Where AfCFTA is tested in real time.
Where digital payments meet everyday trade.
Where cross-border innovation is built with the people who live it.

A new dawn of innovation is here, and it is being built at the border.



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