by Mwendwa Kivuva | Jun 27, 2024 | Highlights, kictanet post, stakeholder engagement
From June 14th to 17th, 2024, KICTANet participated at the Thirteenth Parliament, Third Session, Senate Directorate of Social Economic Committees Standing Committee on ICT. The event, held at the picturesque Serena Beach Resort and Spa in Mombasa County, was a...
by Mwendwa Kivuva | Jun 26, 2024 | Access, Access to information, Highlights, kictanet post
JOINT PRESS STATEMENT BY KICTANet, PARADIGM INITIATIVE, CIPESA, AIRA, AND INTERNET SOCIETY KENYA CHAPTER Nairobi, Wednesday, June 26th, 2024. We, the undersigned, express deep concerns about the Internet shutdown in Kenya. Despite assurances on Monday, June 24th, from...
by David Indeje | Jun 26, 2024 | Freedom of Expression, Highlights, Human Rights, kictanet post
26 June 2024. Statement on the Nationwide Internet Disruption in Kenya. We strongly condemn the government’s disruption of the internet in Kenya, which began on June 25, 2024, at approximately 4:25 p.m. The disruption is still ongoing, and service providers or...
by David Indeje | Jun 26, 2024 | Highlights, kictanet post, stakeholder engagement
By Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) and KICTANet The Kenya Internet Governance Forum (KIGF), a beacon for digital policy discussion, finds itself at a crossroads. The ongoing protests against the Kenya Finance Bill 2024 are more than a headline; they’re a...
by David Indeje | Jun 25, 2024 | Access to information, Cyber Security, Cyber-bullying, Highlights, kictanet post
The Kenyan protests against the Finance Bill, 2024 have been primarily driven by concerns over the rising cost of living and the perceived impact of new taxes proposed in the bill. The protests which have largely been organized through digital platforms like TikTok,...
by Nicodemus Nyakundi | Jun 24, 2024 | Highlights, kictanet, kictanet post
The ICT Authority (ICTA) in collaboration with the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy, and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) are conducting a data validation workshop for their ongoing study on “Digital Skills Supply and...
