by Neema Mujesia | Mar 1, 2024 | Freedom of Expression, Highlights, Human Rights, kictanet post
Internet shutdowns reflect the general atmosphere of political repression, censorship, human rights violations, weak institutions, and a lack of the rule of law. These deliberate disruptions hinder the exchange of ideas and obstruct the flow of crucial information...
by David Indeje | Feb 28, 2024 | Gender, Highlights, kictanet post
By Maryanne W. Waweru Jeriter Mutinda Mutisya, 49, is a businesswoman based in Machakos, in Kenya’s eastern region. Jeriter runs enterprises in the hospitality and real estate industries. Jeriter, a wife and mother of two sons aged 24 and 18 years old, is a woman...
by David Indeje | Feb 28, 2024 | Digital Economy, Highlights, Human Rights, kictanet post
Civil society organisations in Kenya have noted with concern the government’s policy to begin exclusively issuing new ID applicants and people seeking to replace lost IDs with the new digital ID, Maisha Card, despite the project’s serious design...
by David Indeje | Feb 26, 2024 | Highlights, Human Rights, kictanet post
KICTANet is actively participating in the 2024 World Conference on Statelessness, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from February 26th to 29th. This conference, organized by the Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion, Nationality for All, and Development of Human Resources...
by David Indeje | Feb 26, 2024 | Digital Economy, Highlights, Human Rights, IGF Reports, kictanet post
The Digital ID and Human Rights Civil Society Community, a new transnational civil society community focused on digital ID and human rights, held its first public gathering on 9th October 2023, at the sidelines of the 18th Internet Governance Forum (IGF). The session...
by David Indeje | Feb 26, 2024 | Digital Economy, Highlights, kictanet post
By John Walubengo For those new in town, eCitizen is an online portal through which government departments and agencies provide digital services for citizens to apply for passports, driving licences, business registration certificates, vehicle logbooks, title deeds,...
