KICTANet at DRIF25: Advancing Inclusive and Ethical Tech Policies in Africa.
KICTANet is proud to participate in the Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum (DRIF25), taking place from April 29 to May 1, 2025, in Zambia. Hosted under the theme “Promoting Digital Ubuntu in Approaches to Technology,” this year’s forum brings together thought leaders,...
Safeguarding Women Journalists in the Digital Age: A Call to Action.
The Growing Threat to Women Journalists. The digital era has opened new frontiers for journalism — enabling richer storytelling, wider collaboration, and deeper engagement. Yet for women journalists, this progress has come with alarming digital risks: online...
Do Human and Digital Rights Organisations Need a Coalition?
As part of the Kenya Safe and Inclusive Digital Space (KenSafeSpace) Action, KICTANet undertook a needs assessment of organizations working in the human rights and digital rights sectors to understand the potential for collaborative efforts within the digital...
Kenya’s Growing Gig Economy Balancing Opportunity and Challenges
Kenya’s gig economy is rapidly evolving, driven by digital labour platforms that offer new employment opportunities across diverse sectors such as domestic work, health care, beauty services, and online freelancing. This transformation is particularly significant for...
Kenya Digital Rights: Coalition Forms Amid Growing Threats
The Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE) and KICTANet convened a forum in Nairobi focused on "Building Coalitions for Digital Rights in Kenya," addressing the need for a united and strategic approach to safeguarding online freedoms amid increasing digital space...
KICTANet Advocates for Digital Rights in Kenya’s 4th UPR at Geneva
By Cherie Oyier Introduction On 18th February 2025, Kenya’s human rights status was reviewed during the pre-session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in Geneva. The UPR process is a mechanism of the Human Rights Council consisting of a periodic peer review of...
KICTANet and UK Government Celebrate Digital Empowerment in Marginalized Communities
KICTANet, in collaboration with the UK Government and partners, marked the successful culmination of the Strengthening Digital Communities (SDC) Project, which has empowered over 600,000 citizens in marginalized communities in Mandera and Busia with essential digital...
Internet Shutdowns Harm Democracy: Gabon Urged to #KeepItOn
Around the world, governments deploy internet shutdowns to interfere with election outcomes and undermine democratic participation. This practice harms human rights — we cannot allow it to become normalized. Ahead of the upcoming election, we urge the Gabonese...
Diving into Kenya’s Digital Future: Maisha Namba, eCitizen, and Data Privacy at TechMoran
By Valarie Waswa Have you ever wondered who truly owns your data in the age of digital IDs? Or how safe your personal information is in the hands of the government? Well, I had the chance to explore these questions at a vibrant TechMoran panel discussion during the...
KICTANet’s mission is to promote an enabling environment in the ICT sector that is robust, open, accessible, and rights-based through multistakeholder approaches.
During the 2022 – 2024 strategic period, KICTANet has prioritised the promotion of effective multistakeholder participation; an enabling legal, policy and regulatory environment; building capacities and empowered communities; and institutional strengthening. KICTANet’s guiding philosophy encourages synergies in ICT policy-related activities and initiatives. As such, the network provides mechanisms and a framework for continuing cooperation, engagement and collaboration in ICT matters among industry, technical community, academia, media, development partners, civil society and government.
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Strategic Priority.
- Convening power. To strengthen and promote engagement, collaboration and relationships with relevant stakeholders (state, business and non-state actors).
- Promoting an enabling environment. To catalyse policy, legislative and regulatory reforms in the ICT sector.
- Building capacities and empowered communities. To build the capacity of the stakeholders across government, business society and civil society and the citizens.
- Institutional strengthening.

The report outlines the work undertaken in between 2007 and 2016 which is underpinned by crowd sourcing and community engagement
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