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Vincent Owino

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Nairobi
As seen in: The East African, MSN, The Christian Science Monitor, Daily Nation, Nairobi News, Nation Africa, The Standard (Kenya), Daily Monitor, Zawya, Taifa Leo, NewsBreak and
Covers:  Business, Technology, International Trade, Economics, and Geopolitics
Doesn't Cover: Politics, Sports, Health.
Journalist | Economist | Reporter @The_EastAfrican | Deputy Secretary General @KUJ_Kenya

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I am a graduate economist and statistician, practicing journalist with a keen interest in international trade, economics, business, technology, and how geopolitics shape all these. I write passionately to inform, but also to spark discussions that Africa is shying away from, especially in tech and innovation.

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Kenya wants to sell data, here’s what it can’t sell and why

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By Vincent Owino 
| Business Daily Africa
Kenya’s plan to sell data collected via eCitizen and other State agencies is opening a new debate about the value of information in the digital economy and the limits to what public institutions can do with it. At the centre of the proposal is a planned data marketplace where businesses, researchers, investors and innovators would be able to access datasets generated by government agencies.
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Kenya wants to sell data, here’s what it can’t sell and why

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By Vincent Owino 
| zurl.co
Kenya’s plan to sell data collected via eCitizen and other State agencies is opening a new debate about the value of information in the digital economy and the limits to what public institutions can do with it. At the centre of the proposal is a planned data marketplace where businesses, researchers, investors and innovators would be able to access datasets generated by government agencies.
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Africa: Telcos sound alarm as high fuel prices threaten mobile calls, data costs

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By Vincent Owino 
| Zawya
Mobile network operators (MNOs) across Africa are sounding the alarm over rising fuel costs, which are increasing operational expenses and threatening connectivity as well as the affordability of voice and data services. The GSM Association (GSMA), a global telecoms industry lobby group, says operators in Africa have been particularly affected by the ongoing Middle East crisis, hampering their ability to deliver services effectively.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

A Graduate Trainee at the Nation Media Group

Have you ever used a typewriter?

No

What does it mean to be a journalist?

To tell stories boldly, without fear or favor.

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