# RAIA Africa

> RAIA Africa is a civic intelligence engine that turns official public records into verified, plain-language answers delivered on WhatsApp. Proof in Your Pocket.

RAIA indexes six canonical primary sources - Parliamentary Hansard, the Kenya Gazette, national and county budgets, Auditor General reports and legislative bills - and answers citizen questions with an exact citation for every claim. RAIA is independent and non-partisan, and the service is free to citizens.

## Pages

- [Home](/): What RAIA is and how verified civic answers reach citizens on WhatsApp.
- [FAQ](/faq): How RAIA works, how records are verified, privacy and cost.
- [Sitemap](/sitemap): Directory of every public page.

## Why RAIA

- [Why RAIA](/why): The case for verified civic intelligence.
- [Our Mission](/why/mission): Proof in Your Pocket, and the 30 million citizens by 2030 goal.
- [The Problem](/why/problem): The document barrier between citizens and public records.
- [Our Solution](/why/solution): How records become conversational answers with sources.
- [Our Impact](/why/impact): What changes when citizens hold the record.

## Technology

- [Technology](/technology): The ingestion, verification and citizen interface layers.
- [RAIA on WhatsApp](/whatsapp): Live interactive sandboxes.
- [Finance Bill 2026 Sandbox](/whatsapp/financebill): Ask about tax clauses and levies.
- [Election Information Integrity Sandbox](/whatsapp/electionsintegrity): Query gazetted electoral law for 2027.

## About

- [About RAIA](/about): Who we are and who we serve.
- [Leadership](/about/leadership): Team and advisors.
- [Careers](/about/careers): Open roles and how we work.
- [Contact](/about/contact): Media and general enquiries.

## Resources

- [Resources](/resources): Stories, press releases and research.
- [Stories](/resources/stories): Voices from the ground.
- [Press Releases](/resources/press-releases): Official announcements.