August 8, 2023
Worldcoin Project Runs into Kenyan Turbulence
By John Walubengo The Cabinet Secretary in charge of Interior Security, Prof. Kithure Kindiki, ordered the Kenyan operations of a startup organization called Worldcoin to stop last week. This came Access to information, Cyber Security, kictanet post, Privacy
August 6, 2023
Cyberattacks on Critical Infrastructure: What You Need to Know
By Sylvia Wanjira What is critical infrastructure? Critical infrastructure refers to any physical systems or assets that are vital to the citizens of a country whose destruction or incapacity would Cyber Security, Highlights, kictanet post
July 31, 2023
Kenya’s Cyberspace Under Attack: A Call for Multistakeholder Approach
By John Walubengo Last week, Kenya’s cyberspace experienced a cyber attack from a group calling itself ‘Anonymous Sudan’. However, most cybersecurity analysts believe that the group is not actually from Cyber Security, Digital Resilience, Highlights, kictanet post, stakeholder engagement
July 28, 2023
E-Citizen Attack: How Cyber Insecurity Enables Inaccessibility
The government of Kenya’s e-services is under attack. The e-Citizen platform, which hosts several essential public services and sensitive data, came under a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack. For Accessibility, Highlights
July 27, 2023
KICTANet Statement on Revised Zero Draft at OEWG Fifth Session
The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multistakeholder platform and think tank based in Nairobi. The network provides mechanisms and a framework for continuing cooperation and collaboration in ICT Access to information, Digital Resilience, Highlights, Human Rights, kictanet post
July 26, 2023
Election Integrity in Kenya: Countering Misinformation for a Strong Democracy
In the fast-paced and interconnected world of technology, misinformation has become a pervasive threat, and no sphere is immune, including the political landscape. In the wake of the August 2022 2022elections, Highlights
July 26, 2023
Kenya’s Government Services Digitization: What’s Next?
By John Walubengo There has been much impetus on digitizing government services with over five thousand public sector services already digitized and accessible online. This provides much-needed convenience and cost reduction to Digital Economy, Highlights, kictanet post
July 26, 2023
Challenges of Spectrum Access in Africa
In the previous blogs, we delved deeper into the radio spectrum, which is the range of frequencies allocated for transmitting wireless signals. It includes the radio frequency spectrum used for Community Networks, Highlights, kictanet post
July 21, 2023
Safaricom Held Liable for Customer’s Loss in M-PESA Fraud Case: Implications and Reactions
Safaricom, a leading telecommunications company in Kenya, has faced legal challenges from customers who lost funds in M-PESA and M-Shwari accounts. In a recent case, the High Court upheld a Access to information, Digital Resilience, Highlights, kictanet post
July 16, 2023
Kenya’s Affordable Housing: Great Idea, Poor Execution
By John Walubengo The affordable housing project, started by the previous Uhuru administration and accelerated and pushed by the current President Ruto’s administration, is, believe it or not, a good Digital Economy, Highlights, kictanet post
July 14, 2023
KeIGF 2023 Takeaways: Harnessing the Power of AI & Emerging Technologies
By Egline Samoei On 22, June 2023 KICTANet, held their 16th Edition of Kenya Internet Governance Forum 2023 themed The Internet We Want-Empowering All Kenyan People. One of the sessions Highlights, IGF Reports, kictanet post, stakeholder engagement
July 11, 2023
Report on Accessibility of Government Websites: How You Can Use It
In today’s digital age, government websites and digital services must be accessible to ensure all citizens have equal access to information and services. A report by the Digital Access Fellowship Accessibility, Highlights