Angaza Innovation Lab
Voters queuing at dawn outside a polling station

Put the count in the light.

Angaza is Swahili for “shine a light.” We are a Kenyan non-profit helping citizens protect their vote before, during and after election day.

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One election, three chapters

Rumours spread where people can’t see. So do disputed counts. We help people see both.

BeforeMonths before the vote

A fake photo spreads. Young people learn to catch it.

Through Kaa Chonjo, our game, students and community groups practise spotting rumours and AI-made images before they share them.

Try a round of Kaa Chonjo →
Viral postFacebook · Oct 2026

“Drama in Opoda Farm, Bondo as Raila Junior fights SIFUNA for attending the late RAILA ODINGA'S 1ST ANNIVERSARY.”

Edited image appearing to show Raila Odinga Junior and Edwin Sifuna fighting The original photo: the two men shaking hands at Opoda Farm The original
The original photo, posted by both men on 15 October 2026, shows them shaking hands. The fight was edited in with an AI tool.
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DuringElection day, 17:42

One photo of a result form becomes a public record.

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AfterAfter the count

The records become a report anyone can check.

Angaza results dashboard

Angaza Research publishes what the evidence shows. A journalist, a court or a voter can follow each number back to the photo of the signed form.

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Shine a light. Find the fake.

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Images from fact-checks by PesaCheck and Africa Uncensored, shown for media-literacy training. Account names are changed. Tips from the Kaa Chonjo game.

Our work

Three programmes, one election cycle.

Students laughing as they play on their phones in a lecture hall
BeforeKaa ChonjoA game that trains people to catch misinformation and AI-made images. Campus and Peace/Community editions, on any phone.Play or book an edition →
A hand holds a phone over a printed results form, photographing it
DuringAngazaObservers send result forms by photo, WhatsApp or SMS. Each one is read, timestamped and locked so nobody can change it later. Works offline.How it works →
A research team reviewing election charts on a laptop
AfterAngaza ResearchPublic reports, analysis of disputed results and referendums, an evidence feed for newsrooms and data for researchers.Read our reports →
A voter casting a ballot
Our first deployment · Ol Kalou by-election, 16 July 2026

Our count landed within two points of the official result.

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ELOG observers trained

On election night only 2 of 30 submissions were confirmed in time. We found the defect, fixed it and published the full account.

Read the Ol Kalou report →
Award · October 2026
Justice and Accountability Award
Summit on People-Centred Technologies in Africa
Partner
ELOG
Elections Observation Group
Next
2027 general election
With Kaa Chonjo campus tours ahead of it.
What we stand for
Evidence over authority.
A record anyone can check beats a claim anyone can make.
No institution lock-in.
No partner owns the stations. No admin can overrule the evidence.
Citizens first.
Built for the person at the station with a phone and a weak signal.
Contributors protected.
Identities stay private. The evidence stays public.
The Kenyan flag, close up, its shield and spears rippling in the wind

Help light up 2027.

A count is safest when the whole community is watching. Join the neighbours, students, newsrooms and partners lighting up every station.