Ep. 148: A conversation with fellow Wanjiku Ngugi and Catherine Muya on new media and democracy

In this episode, we explore the concept of digitization, new media, and its impact on democratization in Africa. Our guest is Catherine Muya, a lawyer currently leading the digital rights department at ARTICLE 19 Eastern Africa. In her current role she leads the implementation of various projects aimed at promoting online free expression and an open internet.

Muya speaks with our non-resident fellow Wanjiku Ngugi and helps us interrogate the place of women in politics in the digital age and various aspects of digital political communication in Kenya, and Africa by extension, today.

Books, Links, & Articles

• Apply to become a 2022-23 non-resident fellow
• This Week in Africa Newsletter, July 8 
• "China Opens Its First Political Party School in Africa" by Kester Kenn Klomegah
• Non-resident fellow Wanjiku Ngugi
• Catherine Muya
• "Tweets That Chill: Analyzing Online Violence Against Women in Politics" from the National Democratic Institute
• The Kenya Media Assessment 2021 from Internews
• ARTICLE 19
• Digital Democracy, Analogue Politics: How the Internet Era is Transforming Politics in Kenya by Nanjala Nyabola

Previous Episodes We Mentioned

• Ep. 65: A conversation with Jeffrey Paller on urban politics, democracy in Ghana, and more
• Ep. 96: A conversation with Lina Benabdallah on the link between China and Africa

Find the books, links, and articles we mentioned in this episode on our website, ufahamuafrica.com.