DPGSK Annual Conference and Research Day

Arrival and registration

• MC Mutua Mutuku

Welcome remarks

• Dr Melissa Omino, Director, CIPIT

Keynote speech

• Dr Mugambi Laibuta, Chairperson, DPGSK

Lightning talk

• Loise Mboo

Paper presentations

Theme: Electoral technology, data governance and electoral integrity

1. Daisy Ingrid From Ballot to Portal: Data Governance and Electoral Technology
2. Loserian Lodupo Personal Data and Political Party Nominations in Kenya
3. Brian Ogando Governing Political Data in Kenya’s Digital Electoral Ecosystem: Reframing Data Protection for the 2027 General Election

Moderator Ian Olwana

Lightning talk

1. Abraham Mariita Whose Consent? Election Photographs, Public-Interest Journalism and Data Protection in Kenya

Paper presentations

Theme: Artificial Intelligence, Electoral Information and Democratic Participation

1. Kennedy Kamande From Accuracy to Assurance: Governing AI Reliability and Failure in Kenya’s 2027 Electoral Environment
2. Peter Maina From AI-Generated Information to AI-Verified Information: Citizen Information-Seeking and Electoral Integrity in Kenya
3. Edwin Muhumuza Generative AI, Deepfakes and Electoral Integrity: A Constitutional and Regulatory Framework for Kenya's 2027 Election Cycle

Moderator Quency Otieno

Lightning talk

• Evans Ogada

Paper presentations

Theme: Electoral Technology, Democracy and Meaningful Participation

1. Youngreen Peter Mudeyi From Electoral Black Box to Verifiable Elections: Regulating Proprietary Source Code Access in Kenya
2. Zandamela Ortega Romao Cross-Border Electoral Data Sovereignty and Infrastructure Resilience: Comparative Perspectives from SADC and East Africa
3. Brian Gillo Accessible by Design: Emerging Voting Technologies for Visually Impaired Voters in Kenya

Moderator Nelly Maina

Closing remarks

• Victor Ndede, Amnesty International Kenya

Recap of day one

• MC Grace Mutung’u

Keynote speech

• Fatuma Sanbur

Lightning talk

• Daniel Miringa, Founder & Lead, People’s IEBC | Chairperson, Good Tech Foundation

1. The People’s IEBC Citizen-Led Electoral Accountability Parallel Voter Tallying for the 2027 Kenya General Election

Panel

Theme: Political data, profiling and voter autonomy

1. Chebet Sharon Data Privacy, Political Data and Digital Campaigning: Lessons from Cambridge Analytica
2. Sally Ngugi Consent or Coercion? Rethinking Consent to the Processing of Personal Data for Political Campaigning in Kenya
3. Joseph Olang The Young Voter as a Data Subject: Political Profiling, Micro-targeting and Data Protection in Kenya’s 2027 General Election

Moderator Wendy Kuyoh

Lightning talk

1. Poshia Syindu Musesya Building Electoral Information Trust: An Examination of Data Lessons from Kenya's 2022 Election Coverage

Panel

Theme: Media, Technology & Information Integrity in Elections

1. Mical Imbukwa From Verification to Resilience: Strengthening Journalistic Capacity to Counter Misinformation, Disinformation and Influence Operations in Kenya’s 2027 Elections
2. Victor Onuchukwu The Data Governance Paradigm Shift: Rethinking Regulation Beyond Data Protection in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
3. Samuel Kimeu Beyond Fact Checking: Citizen Listening and Rapid Response for Electoral Information Integrity in Kenya

Moderator Bettie Midia

Panel

Theme: Electoral Governance, Digital Technologies and Accountability

1. Meliley Kiprop Reclaiming the Servers: Vendor Intellectual Property, Data Sovereignty and the Constitutional Imperative of Independent Scrutiny of Kenya’s Electoral Technology
2. John Mureithi Mburu Beyond Certification: A Lifecycle Software Assurance Framework for Electoral Technology in Kenya
3. Victoria Adaramola Artificial Intelligence and Electoral Data Governance: Interrogating Privacy and Regulatory Gaps in Kenya

Moderator Caroline Gichina

Conference highlights and closing remarks

• Dr Mugambi Laibuta, Chairperson, DPGSK