by Mwendwa Kivuva | Dec 2, 2021 | Highlights, Human Rights, kictanet post
By Judy Okite. When the COVID-19 pandemic was first announced in Kenya, in March 2020, there was panic as the news showed the effects of curfews, with the closing of offices, businesses, and schools. Three days after the initial announcement on the first COVID-19...
by Mwendwa Kivuva | Nov 15, 2021 | Highlights, Human Rights, kictanet post
What is a Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA)? A DPIA is a process to help you identify and minimize the data protection risks of a project. Importance of a DPIA They negate the risk that may arise in the collecting and processing of data They enable...
by Mwendwa Kivuva | Oct 18, 2021 | Freedom of Expression, Highlights, Human Rights, KeSIG
By Winfred Gakii. Early 2021, Garissa Township MP Aden Duale tabled a bill to criminalize pornography. The Computer Misuse and Cybercrime (Amendment) Bill, 2021 was gazetted on 16th April 2021 and read for the first time on 9th June 2021. The bill seeks to amend the...
by Victor K | Jul 30, 2021 | Highlights, Human Rights
In April 2021, ARTICLE 19 Eastern Africa, the Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet), and Pollicy published this report and documentaries that reviews the national legal frameworks and practices that have enabled an extraordinary surveillance environment during the first...
by Victor K | Jul 30, 2021 | Highlights, Human Rights, kictanet post, Uncategorized
On Wednesday 7 July, 2021, six civil society organisations sent an open letter and memorandum to expressing deep concern over the proposed amendments to the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act (CMCA), 2018 through the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes (Amendment) Bill,...
by Mwendwa Kivuva | Apr 16, 2021 | Highlights, Human Rights, kictanet post
ARTICLE 19 Eastern Africa (EA), the Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) and Pollicy would like to invite you to a virtual webinar on ‘Surveillance, Data Protection and Freedom of Expression during COVID-19 in Kenya and Uganda.’ The webinar will take place on...
