KICTANET, in the Departmental Committee on Communications and Information and innovation Report has proposed the deletion and replacement of the clause, ‘False publication’, with a revised text to effectively deal… Read More
Access to information is an essential part of democracy. Public access to government-held information allows individuals to better understand the role of government and the decisions being made on their… Read More
The Media Legal Defence Initiative (MLDI) is calling for applications from lawyers based in Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda to participate in a forthcoming litigation workshop on the right… Read More
Some members of Blogger Cyrian Nyakundi’s family were arrested by Police Officers drawn from the Special Crimes Prevention Unit in what is believed to be attempts to get them to… Read More
Social media and the blogosphere were very influential tools during Kenya’s 2017’s General Elections. Kenya’s Internet and access to Freedom of expression in the online space enhances digital democracy. Yet,… Read More
The need for the ethical use of personal data, especially in the financial sector, needs to be a major topic of discussion as technology advances. This will ensure the “Financial… Read More
We will hold two training workshops for lawyers on Internet and the Law to empower them with knowledge to better understand concepts like freedom of expression, digital rights and access… Read More
A report by the Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANET) has concluded that there is no legal basis for an Internet shutdown in Kenya. The report, titled ‘Building trust between the… Read More
A report by Human Rights Watch and ARTICLE 19 Eastern Africa has revealed that journalists and bloggers reporting on corruption, disputed land acquisition, counterterrorism operations, and among other sensitive issues,… Read More
Young people in Kenya are okay with government regulating social media, citing hate speech as a reason to inform the regulation. A GeoPoll survey has revealed that 58 per cent… Read More
Governments from time to time request for user data from companies for one reason or another. The Kenyan Government is no different. From our research of publicly available data we… Read More
The Commission on Administration of Justice (CAJ) popularly known as Office of the Ombudsman nominated Commissioner Saadia Mohamed to serve as the Access to Information Commissioner. In a notice, the… Read More
