January 19, 2024
The Price of Visibility: A Queer Activist’s Battle with Online Trolls
By Maryanne W. Waweru 29-year-old Scarlet—her preferred name—is a queer woman based in Nairobi. A passionate social media user, she uses different platforms to express herself, network, earn an income, Gender
January 19, 2024
Story 2: Hated, but Unafraid: Living with HIV in the Age of Online Hate
By Maryanne W. Waweru When Doreen Moraa Moracha went public with her journey as a young woman living with HIV in 2015, she committed herself to creating awareness and spreading Gender, Highlights
January 17, 2024
Story 1: Navigating the Digital Battlefield: Wanjiku Thiga’s Experience in Kenya’s 2022 General Election
By Maryanne W. Waweru Wanjiku Thiga, 32, is a communications and development consultant who vied for the Member of County Assembly (MCA) seat in Theta Ward, Juja Constituency, Kiambu County, Gender, Highlights, kictanet post
January 16, 2024
Bridging the Gender Gap in Cybersecurity: An Afro-Feminist Perspective
By Cherie Oyier Yes, cybersecurity is gendered, just like so many other aspects of life! While the gender aspect has been dismissed and ignored in cybersecurity discussions for a long Gender, Highlights, kictanet post
January 15, 2024
Kenya’s ICT trends for 2024: AI, Cybersecurity, Crypto
By John Walubengo Further to the 2023 ICT year review blog, we now cast our eyes on the future and try to figure out how AI developments, cybersecurity threats, data privacy, Digital Economy, Highlights, kictanet post
January 12, 2024
Unmasking the Dark Side of Online Dating: Protecting Yourself from Danger and Finding Love Safely
By Linda Gichohi Welcome back to the Kenya ICT Action Network updates. As we return to our regular updates, we begin 2024 by taking a moment to highlight significant developments Cyber-bullying, Gender
January 1, 2024
2023 ICT Year in Review: AI, Cybersecurity, and Blockchain Trends
By John Walubengo The 2023 ICT year has been a whirlwind of innovation and disruption in the global ICT landscape. From groundbreaking advancements in artificial intelligence and virtual reality to Cyber Security, Digital Economy, Highlights, kictanet post
December 21, 2023
Haki na Sheria Initiative challenges Maisha Namba in court
A petition has been filed at the High Court of Kenya, seeking to stop the implementation of the Maisha Namba Digital Identity Ecosystem, a new system of identification for Kenyan Digital Economy, Human Rights
December 19, 2023
#16DaysofActivism Dialogue: ASAL Women Find Their Voice
By Linda Gichohi As part of the 16 Days of Activism campaign, the Embassy of the Slovak Republic and Epuka Ugaidi organised a high-level dialogue on “Bridging Voices for ASAL Cyber Security, Cyber-bullying, Gender, Highlights, kictanet post
December 14, 2023
KICTANet Annual Report 2022: Building a Platform for People-Centered ICT Development
KICTANet, a multi-stakeholder platform for ICT policy and regulation, celebrates its 17th year as Kenya’s leading voice for inclusive and human-centric technology. Born from a loose network of passionate individuals, Highlights, kictanet post
December 13, 2023
Empowering Voices: Insights from Women Leaders on Online-Gender Based Violence
By Linda Gichohi KICTANet, in partnership with the Association for Progressive Communications (APC), hosted a compelling Twitter (X) Space session spotlighting women politicians, leaders, and influencers. This event, held as Cyber Security, Cyber-bullying, Gender, Highlights, kictanet post
December 13, 2023
Advancing the Fight Against Technology-Facilitated Violence in Kenya
By Linda Gichohi In a recent event organized by Equality Now to address tech-facilitated sexual exploitation and abuse, KICTANet played a crucial role in shaping the future of combating technology-facilitated Gender, Highlights, kictanet post