AI could free Africans from the grind—giving us time to play, create, dance, pray, build. The real danger isn’t lost jobs, it’s lost wealth. If AI’s gains drain like our minerals & data, we lose. If we keep them here, we win a chance to truly live.

Yesterday in Malindi, I welcomed Mr Qimiao Fan, World Bank Division Director. We spoke on farming value-addition, extension services, and how CBOs drive change & hold govts to account with data. The future of governance is local, data-driven, citizen-powered.

In Leonard Mambo Mbotela, Kenya has lost a legend. As a journalist during defining moments in Kenyan history, as a national teacher of values, as a mentor of literally hundreds. This man deserves a state funeral of sincere gratitude from the nation for his service till the end.

So Tiktok took the ban that the Biden admin said they would not enforce and raise Americans a “Poof!” before the date.

I have not been so stimulated and inspired, having traveled approximately 31,700km to Medellin via 4 airlines - 21.5 hours total flight time each way (not counting connection times) to see remarkable people, who are doing incredible things to make the world a better place.