Author: Ory Okolloh

Quotes

I didn't grow up in the slums or anything that dire, but I know what it is to grow up without having money or being able to support family.

I didn't grow up in the slums or anything that dire, but I know what it is to grow up without having money or being able to support family.

- Ory Okolloh

Life is too short to play-act if you don't have to.

Life is too short to play-act if you don't have to.

- Ory Okolloh

Ninety percent of my mentors have been male, most of them with very little in common with me on a personal level - from life experience, work experience, backgrounds, etc.

Ninety percent of my mentors have been male, most of them with very little in common with me on a personal level - from life experience, work experience, backgrounds, etc.

- Ory Okolloh

At any one particular time, there is something in my life that is suffering as a result of my many responsibilities; most of the time, it's me.

At any one particular time, there is something in my life that is suffering as a result of my many responsibilities; most of the time, it's me.

- Ory Okolloh

An absence of credible information prevents citizens from participating in public decision-making, particularly on key issues of concern such as education, health, and governance.

An absence of credible information prevents citizens from participating in public decision-making, particularly on key issues of concern such as education, health, and governance.

- Ory Okolloh

Anyone who has been successful and has knowledge to share is a potential mentor.

Anyone who has been successful and has knowledge to share is a potential mentor.

- Ory Okolloh

In Kenya particularly, we have a lot to say - we're sort of obsessed with politics. We have three nightly news broadcasts, predominantly bad politics.

In Kenya particularly, we have a lot to say - we're sort of obsessed with politics. We have three nightly news broadcasts, predominantly bad politics.

- Ory Okolloh

Technology influenced me in that it gave me an opportunity to have a voice as a woman. I think it's because the barriers to entry tend to be a bit lower.

Technology influenced me in that it gave me an opportunity to have a voice as a woman. I think it's because the barriers to entry tend to be a bit lower.

- Ory Okolloh

I believe in the power of ideas. I believe in the power of sharing knowledge.

I believe in the power of ideas. I believe in the power of sharing knowledge.

- Ory Okolloh

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