Blogger Robert Alai will be detained for 14 days after he highlighted the improper handling of dead police officers whose vehicle run over an Improvised Explosive Device, on his social media… Read More
Blogger Robert Alai was today arrested and taken to the DCI headquarters in Kiambu Road for questioning. This comes after the blogger highlighted the improper handling of dead police officers… Read More
Freedom of the media has been experiencing a downward spiral around the world over the past decade. This has especially been seen in the world’s most influential democracies where socialist… Read More
The county government of Machakos has interdicted Dr Alice Kasyoka Isike, an obstetrics Gynaecologist in the Machakos level 5 hospital for allegedly publishing a derogatory post on social media, on 25th Feb regarding county… Read More
Following a brief tweet stating that ‘social media encourages gossip’ by President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda, a new tax was introduced by the Ugandan Parliament on July 1st, 2018 requiring… Read More
NetBlocks in partnership with the Internet Society has launched The Cost of Shutdown Tool (COST). This tool will empower the wider community to estimate the economic impact of internet shutdowns, mobile data blackouts… Read More
The High Court has issued orders barring the Inspector of General Police and Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) from posting photos of suspects on social media platforms. According to an… Read More
Politician Steve Mbogo and his wife Sabrina Jamal have sued controversial blogger Cyprian Nyakundi over defamatory publications. According to an article done by The Standard, the two claim that Nyakundi… Read More
The Police have distanced themselves from a case in which Embu farmer and activist Simon Gikundo was arrested, terming it civil. Yesterday as Simon reported to Capital Hill police station,… Read More
Activist Alenga Torosterdt has been charged with twelve counts of publishing false information at a Kakamega Court. He is accused of publishing false information against various members of the Vihiga… Read More
GSMA in collaboration with Kenya’s Mobile Network Operators have today launched the We Care Campaign, focusing on online child safety and protection. This is the first in Africa and second… Read More
African governments have now adopted a new legal and sophisticated clever trend of using the rule of the law tactic to stifle internet freedoms of their citizens. In a report… Read More
