by Victor K | Oct 3, 2024 | Access to information, Freedom of Expression, Highlights, Human Rights, kictanet post
By Victor Kapiyo On 9th August 2024, the National Assembly published the Computer Misuse and Cybercrime (Amendment) Bill, 2024, which proposes to amend the contentious Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act, 2018. The Private Members Bill proposed by Aden Daudi Mohamed...
by Victor K | Mar 21, 2024 | Digital Resilience, Freedom of Expression, Highlights
In 2024, at least half the world’s population is expected to go to the polls. 19 African countries are scheduled for elections as part of this historic year. It is worth noting that technology continues to play an increasing role during election periods worldwide, and...
by Victor K | Mar 19, 2024 | Freedom of Expression, Highlights, kictanet post
On 21 July 2023, Joshua Otieno Ayika, an advocate, was arrested after posting a tweet on his X handle @Ayika_joshua, which stated as follows: “I am not a prophet, neither am I a soothsayer, but get it from me, in between Wednesday – Friday next week, we...
by Victor K | Sep 6, 2022 | Highlights, Human Rights, Privacy
On the 17-18 August 2022, KICTANet participated in the 13th Seminar on Privacy and Data Protection organised by Data Privacy Brazil in São Paulo, Brazil. The participants in the in-person edition included national and international experts, such as government...
by Victor K | Jun 5, 2022 | Access, Highlights, Privacy, Submissions
The past few years have seen seismic shifts in the ICT sector in Kenya. The shift from analogue to digital TV broadcast has resulted in the emergence of new digital TV stations providing news, information and entertainment to Kenyans. Equally, the rise in mobile phone...
