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Joseph Lekuton: A parable for Kenya

Joseph Lekuton, a member of parliament in Kenya, starts with the story of his remarkable education, then offers a parable of how Africa can grow. His message of hope has never been more relevant.
https://www.ted.com/talks/joseph_lekuton_a_parable_for_kenya

Sarah Cairns-Smith: Finally, tech solutions to economic development

In Kenya, a smartphone app called iCow tracks the health of cattle for thousands of farmers, at times doubling productivity. In this talk, Sarah Cairns-Smith discusses how a range of mobile apps are transforming local economies in Sub-Saharan Africa.
https://www.ted.com/talks/sarah_cairns_smith_finally_tech_solutions_to_economic_development

Kasiva Mutua: How I use the drum to tell my story

In this talk-performance hybrid, drummer, percussionist and TED Fellow Kasiva Mutua shares how she's breaking the taboo against female drummers in Kenya -- and her mission to teach the significance and importance of the drum to young boys, women and girls. "Women can be custodians of culture, too," Mutua says.
https://www.ted.com/talks/kasiva_mutua_how_i_use_the_drum_to_tell_my_story

Joseph Lekuton | TED Speaker

A teacher, writer and member of the Kenyan parliament, Joseph Lekuton has an inspiring vision for Kenya.
Kenyan MP
https://www.ted.com/speakers/joseph_lekuton

Charity Wayua: A few ways to fix a government

Charity Wayua put her skills as a cancer researcher to use on an unlikely patient: the government of her native Kenya. She shares how she helped her government drastically improve its process for opening up new businesses, a crucial part of economic health and growth, leading to new investments and a World Bank recognition as a top reformer.
https://www.ted.com/talks/charity_wayua_a_few_ways_to_fix_a_government

Kakenya Ntaiya: Empower a girl, transform a community

Kakenya Ntaiya turned her dream of getting an education into a movement to empower vulnerable girls and bring an end to harmful traditional practices in Kenya. Meet two students at the Kakenya Center for Excellence, a school where girls can live and study safely -- and uplift their community along the way. "When you empower a girl, you transform...
https://www.ted.com/talks/kakenya_ntaiya_empower_a_girl_transform_a_community

Wanjira Mathai: 3 ways to uproot a culture of corruption

Corruption is a constant threat in Kenya, says social entrepreneur Wanjira Mathai -- and to stop it there (or anywhere else), we need to intervene early. Following the legacy of her mother, political activist and Nobel Prize recipient Wangari Maathai, Mathai shares three strategies to uproot a culture of corruption by teaching children and young...
https://www.ted.com/talks/wanjira_mathai_3_ways_to_uproot_a_culture_of_corruption

Tom Osborn: A new way to help young people with their mental health

TED Fellow Tom Osborn wants more young people to have access to the mental health support they need. With the Shamiri Institute, he and his team are training 18- to 22-year-olds to deliver evidence-based mental health care to their peers in Kenya -- which has only two psychiatrists for every million people. Hear how their community-first, youth-...
https://www.ted.com/talks/tom_osborn_a_new_way_to_help_young_people_with_their_mental_health

Kala Fleming: Easing water scarcity by understanding when and where it flows

The African continent holds more water than much of the world -- yet most people can't access the rich reserves just below their feet. Kala Fleming and her team in Kenya are creating a system-level solution: "digital aquifers." By putting sensors in wells, monitoring the data from the cloud and opening up business opportunity around it, they're ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/kala_fleming_easing_water_scarcity_by_understanding_when_and_where_it_flows

Peter Ouko: From death row to law graduate

Peter Ouko spent 18 years in Kamiti Prison in Kenya, sometimes locked up in a cell with 13 other grown men for 23 and a half hours a day. In a moving talk, he tells the story of how he was freed -- and his current mission with the African Prisons Project: to set up the first law school behind bars and empower people in prison to drive positive c...
https://www.ted.com/talks/peter_ouko_from_death_row_to_law_graduate

Boniface Mwangi: The day I stood up alone

Photographer Boniface Mwangi wanted to protest against corruption in his home country of Kenya. So he made a plan: He and some friends would stand up and heckle during a public mass meeting. But when the moment came ... he stood alone. What happened next, he says, showed him who he truly was. As he says, "There are two most powerful days in your...
https://www.ted.com/talks/boniface_mwangi_the_day_i_stood_up_alone

Jan Stejskal: The last living members of an extinct species

In the savannahs of Kenya, two female northern white rhinos, Nájin and Fatu, munch contentedly on grass. They are the last two known northern white rhinos left on Earth. Their species is functionally extinct— without a male, they can't reproduce. And yet, there's still hope to revive the northern white rhino. How can that be? Jan Stejskal dives ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/jan_stejskal_the_last_living_members_of_an_extinct_species

Washington Wachira | TED Speaker

Birder and ecologist Washington Wachira started the Youth Conservation Awareness Programme to nurture young environmental enthusiasts in Kenya.
Wildlife ecologist, nature photographer and safari guide
https://www.ted.com/speakers/washington_wachira

Joel Jackson | TED Speaker

TED Fellow Joel Jackson is the founder and CEO of Mobius Motors, set to launch a durable, low-cost SUV made in Africa.
Transport entrepreneur
https://www.ted.com/speakers/joel_jackson

Boniface Mwangi | TED Speaker

Boniface Mwangi is an award-winning Kenyan photographer, artist and activist. He is a TED Fellow.
https://www.ted.com/speakers/boniface_mwangi

Gautam Shah: Can the metaverse bring us closer to wildlife?

Technologist and TED Fellow Gautam Shah invites us to imagine how the metaverse could redefine the relationships between humans and other species. By giving individual wild animals a personal identity (such as Fio, a young orangutan in Borneo, or Mweituria, an elephant living in Kenya) and sharing data on their migration, milestones and habitats...
https://www.ted.com/talks/gautam_shah_can_the_metaverse_bring_us_closer_to_wildlife

Teresa Njoroge: What I learned serving time for a crime I didn't commit

In 2011, Teresa Njoroge was convicted of a financial crime she didn't commit -- the result of a long string of false accusations, increasing bribe attempts and the corrupt justice system in her home in Kenya. Once incarcerated, she discovered that most of the women and girls locked up with her were also victims of the same broken system, caught ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/teresa_njoroge_what_i_learned_serving_time_for_a_crime_i_didn_t_commit

Sauti Sol | TED Speaker

Sauti Sol blends warm resonant pop with traditional Kenyan influences. Their mélange of energetic rhythms has promoted the group to become one of Africa’s most celebrated.
Afro-pop innovators
https://www.ted.com/speakers/sauti_sol

Su Kahumbu | TED Speaker

TED Fellow Su Kahumbu is working to improve farmer livelihoods and contribute to nutritional security and environmental sustainability.
Agriculturalist, social entrepreneur
https://www.ted.com/speakers/su_kahumbu

Naomi Mwaura | TED Speaker

Naomi Mwaura is working to promote safe, accessible, sustainable and inclusive mobility in public transit.
Global transport changemaker
https://www.ted.com/speakers/naomi_mwaura

Teresa Njoroge | TED Speaker

At Clean Start Kenya, Teresa Njoroge builds bridges connecting the formerly imprisoned to the outside world and vice versa.
Criminal and social justice reform advocate
https://www.ted.com/speakers/teresa_njoroge

Ory Okolloh | TED Speaker

Ory Okolloh maintains the blog Mzalendo, providing an unprecedented look at the doings of Kenya's parliament -- information once unavailable to Kenyan citizens.
Blogger and activist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/ory_okolloh

Charity Wayua | TED Speaker

IBM's Charity Wayua is a research manager in Nairobi, Kenya, where she leads the company's public sector research team.
Public sector researcher
https://www.ted.com/speakers/charity_wayua

Kasiva Mutua | TED Speaker

Kasiva Mutua is working to elevate the place of the African woman in music.
Drummer, percussionist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/kasiva_mutua

Leslie Kenna: The brilliance of bioluminescence

Some lucky animals are naturally endowed with bioluminescence, or the ability to create light. The firefly, the anglerfish, and a few more surprising creatures use this ability in many ways, including survival, hunting, and mating. Leslie Kenna investigates this magical glow - and our quest to replicate it. [Directed by Cinematic Sweden, narrate...
https://www.ted.com/talks/leslie_kenna_the_brilliance_of_bioluminescence

Nabila Alibhai | TED Speaker

Nabila Alibhai leads inCOMMONS, a new cultural production lab focused on invigorating public spaces and inspiring collective responsibility for our cultural and environmental heritage.
Place-maker
https://www.ted.com/speakers/nabila_alibhai

Tom Osborn | TED Speaker

TED Fellow Tom Osborn is working to improve mental health for young people across Kenya.
Mental health innovator
https://www.ted.com/speakers/tom_osborn

Sitawa Wafula | TED Speaker

Sitawa Wafula started Kenya's first free mental health and epilepsy support line.
Mental health advocate
https://www.ted.com/speakers/sitawa_wafula

Temie Giwa-Tubosun | TED Speaker

Temie Giwa-Tubosun is saving lives, one bag of blood at a time.
Entrepreneur
https://www.ted.com/speakers/temie_giwa_tubosun

Resson Kantai Duff | TED Speaker

Resson Kantai Duff is the deputy director of Ewaso Lions, an organization dedicated to promoting coexistence between people and lions in northern Kenya.
Conservationist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/resson_kantai_duff
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