increasingly exposed to manipulated images and explicit deepfakes that most existing platforms were never built to handle. AI governance is struggling to keep pace with uptake, and safety is too often treated as an afterthought instead of being designed into the tools from the start. And perhaps most importantly, AI skills should complement rather than replace what we already teach our children. Critical thinking, discernment and human connection remain the foundation, with AI simply supporting that growth, never substituting for it.
I also had a brief but valuable discussion with Mr John Omo, Secretary General of the African Telecommunications Union, and connected with policymakers, researchers and advocates who share this same commitment.
Bringing It Home
Geneva reminded me that the last mile of AI governance is not a boardroom or a government office. It is the household. All the frameworks in the world mean little if they do not eventually translate into what happens in a nine year old ' s bedroom at eight in the evening.
I recently came across a post about a parent who discovered their nine year old had been quietly using AI, not for anything how to get along better with her sisters and how to write fan fiction for her favorite books.
The parent banned it immediately, and the child was devastated. I sat with that story for a long time, because I understand the fear behind that decision. But fear without a plan only creates confusion for children who are simply trying to make sense of their world.
In our home, we have tried to build that plan instead of relying on fear. My children get screen time after school, on Saturday afternoons and longer hours on Sunday after church. Every gadget comes to the family room before bed, no exceptions. But structure alone does not raise a grounded child, so we stay intentional with how they spend the rest of their time, through drums, piano, football, basketball and daily conversation, even when I am travelling. We read the Bible together and talk about honesty and what it means to honor your family and yourself. We embrace their school learning apps because pretending education is not digital now helps no one, and I monitor their internet through our WiFi provider, not as a replacement for trust but as a quiet guardrail while that trust is still being built.
Spirit of Ubuntu and Harambee
I was reminded in Geneva of my own childhood, raised by a village wherefamily, neighbors and the wider community shared the responsibility of raising a child. As AI reshapes how we live and connect, I believe we must intentionally rebuild that same collective responsibility, so technology serves human connection instead of replacing it.
Governing AI responsibly is not one conversation. It is a family of interconnected ones, spanning ethics, inclusion, water, health and above all, the safety of our children. No single institution, country or parent can carry this alone. It will take the kind of collective, deliberate effort captured in the spirit of Ubuntu and Harambee, where we build this together, with our children ' s dignity placed firmly at the center.
Rose Natecho Kisiang’ ani is a Clerk Assistant at the National Assembly of the Republic of Kenya and an AI enthusiast focused on how artificial intelligence is transforming the public sector in Africa. You can engage her via mail at: Natech09 @ gmail. com.
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