January 23, 2025
Kenya: Urgent Call for Stronger Digital Rights Coalitions
Dr Grace Githaiga, CEO of KICTANet, emphasizes the urgent need for stronger digital rights coalitions in Kenya, asserting that collective action is crucial for navigating the evolving digital landscape. “The Freedom of Expression, Highlights, Human Rights, kictanet post
January 16, 2025
Digital Divide in Kenya: ICT Access and Usage Data Reveals Disparities
The 2023/24 Kenya Housing Survey reveals significant disparities in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) access across Kenyan counties. Computer Access Computer usage is significantly higher in urban areas (20.9%) compared Access, Digital Economy, Highlights, kictanet post
January 8, 2025
From Fact-Checking to Community Notes: Analyzing Meta’s New Decision and Its Likely Geopolitical Implications
By Cherie Oyier Meta’s decision to replace its fact-checking program with a “Community Notes” system has sparked significant debate. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg argues this shift is a return to foundational Freedom of Expression, Highlights, kictanet post
December 19, 2024
Towards an Inclusive Digital Future: KSB Empowers Persons with Visual Impairments in Busia
The Kenya Society for the Blind (KSB) is equipping persons with visual impairments with essential computer skills. In Busia County, participants are gaining hands-on experience with keyboards, screen readers, and Digital Accessibility, Highlights, kictanet post
December 18, 2024
Embracing Disability Digital Inclusion: A Collective Journey
The conversation surrounding disability digital inclusion and accessibility is not just one for those who identify as disabled; it is a call to action for everyone. Whose fight is this, Digital Accessibility, Highlights, IGF Reports, kictanet post
December 9, 2024
Reflections on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities
The International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) in Nairobi was a powerful gathering, celebrating progress and renewing commitments to inclusion. Leaders, advocates, stakeholders, and persons with disabilities discussed how Accessibility, Highlights
December 4, 2024
KICTANet Advocates for Digital Safety at AMWIK’s TFGBV Panel
By Valarie Waswa On November 25, 2024, KICTANet’s Legal Fellow and Gender Digital Rights Advocate, Valarie Waswa, participated in a panel discussion hosted by the Association of Media Women in child online protection, Gender, Highlights
December 3, 2024
KICTANet Champions Digital Inclusion for Persons with Disabilities
The International Day of Persons with Disabilities underscores the importance of promoting the rights and well-being of people with disabilities. This year’s theme of “amplifying the leadership of people with Accessibility, Highlights, kictanet post
December 2, 2024
16 Days of Activism: Addressing the Growing Threat of Tech-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence
By Cherie Oyier As we observe the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, we are confronted with the alarming rise of technology facilitated-gender-based violence (TFGBV). TFGBV, which disproportionately impacts Gender, Highlights, kictanet post
December 2, 2024
Digital ID: Rights Groups Rally Against Digital Surveillance in Kenya
By Valarie Waswa The Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) hosted a National Integrated Identity Management System (NIIMS) Convening on November 13-14, 2024, in Naivasha, Kenya. The convening focused on the Digital Economy, Highlights, Human Rights, kictanet post
November 27, 2024
Kenya’s Digital Rights Under Scrutiny: Report
A new report by the Association for Progressive Communications (APC) and KICTANet has shed light on the pressing issue of human rights in Kenya’s digital landscape. The report, submitted to Freedom of Expression, Highlights, kictanet post
November 18, 2024
KICTANet Secures Funding to Empower Rural Kenyan Women Digitally
KICTANet is among ten awardees selected by the Women in the Digital Economy Fund (WiDEF) for their innovative solutions to tackling the gender digital divide. The ten awardees – eight Gender, Highlights, kictanet post