Shikoh Gitau

"...as AI evolves, the responsibility to regulate and innovate must be handled with extreme care. We don’t know where this technology is taking us"

"In Kenya, we have the highest per capita use of digital financial services in the world,"

"It’s about how am I applying this technology to my everyday life based on the infrastructure that I currently have."

"For every 3,500 people, there’s one doctor... With AI, there is the potential to provide better healthcare services, such as first-line diagnoses through mobile platforms. If I can take a photo of my disease (…) and send it to a bot that uses AI to provide me with a potential diagnosis, even at 80% accuracy, it’s better than no diagnosis at all."

"What we need to do is put measures in place to protect human dignity and human lives, but on the other hand, allow for innovation to go and be built."

"When AI becomes practical, when it’s not just a hype word, that’s when we will truly see the impact of this technology on our continent."

"It’s Africa’s moment to take that leap, seeing AI as a tool to elevate human flourishing in Africa, providing opportunities for development that have long been out of reach."

"Africa showed the world how to use the mobile phone; (…) and we are going to show the world how AI can actually improve people’s lives. Don’t be left behind in this journey."

"Sovereignty means that I need to be in charge of my destiny and able to control my future. This involves understanding the context in which you’re operating and not allowing others to define that context for you."

"The fact that you are not there does not mean the work is not important. The work needs to continue and outlive you."

"It is a very hard truth for Africans to think about is who is going to take over after I have left. You always have to think about that. I don’t want my work to leave with me. I want it to stay and continue impacting"

"Technology was never seen as a way to employ people. The more the President talks about it, the more it changes the mindset of people."