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...
Women in Kenya’s Gig Economy: Charting a Fair, Inclusive, and Equitable Future
By Valarie Waswa The gig economy is transforming how Kenyans earn a living, with digital platforms opening up opportunities for flexible work. However, this transformation hasn’t come without challenges. Many gig workers, especially women, face income instability, a...
Kenya’s Roadmap to AI Leadership
By Neema Mujesia, Kenya has taken a bold step into the future with the launch of its inaugural Artificial Intelligence (AI) Strategy 2025-2030. Unveiled by the Ministry of Information, Communications, and the Digital Economy, the strategy aims to position Kenya as...
Call for Workshop Proposals: Africa Tech Policy Summit 2025
The Africa Tech Policy Summit (AfTPS) 2025 is set to take place from May 12-16 in Nairobi, Kenya, bringing together policymakers, private sector leaders, academia, civil society, and tech innovators. This inaugural summit aims to foster collaboration and harmonise...
Kenya’s Misinformation Code: Balancing Rights and Regulation
By Valarie Waswa On March 12, 2025, the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) held a consultation regarding the Draft Code of Practice on Misinformation, Disinformation, and Hate Speech in Kenya. The Code seeks to mitigate the increasing prevalence of...
Plusfarm Initiative Boosts Agriculture with Digital Skills in Busia
A cohort of 15 young agripreneurs in Busia County emerged as winners following a digital skills training program and a highly competitive pitch event, organized by Plusfarm. The "Agripreneurship in a Digital Era" initiative, spanning five months, has successfully...
KICTANet Visits Mandera: Digital Empowerment Gains Noted
KICTANet’s courtesy visits to Mandera officials showcase SDC project’s impact on digital skills, literacy, and community empowerment.
Is Your Freedom Just a Fancy Word for “Surveillance Target”?
Is the Computer Misuse and Cybercrime Act (CMCA) 2018 more like a digital sieve, catching only the inconvenient truths while letting everything else slip through?
Empowering Young Women and Youth in Digital Rights and Cybersecurity.
By Neema Mujesia, In today’s digital age, cybersecurity and digital rights are fundamental for civic engagement, governance, and policy change. As more young people take the lead in shaping political and social narratives, the need for digital literacy and safety...
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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