Privacy in Kenya: The Edgar Obare case
When Kenyans hear about tea, they get excited. It basically means that they are going to get some juicy gossip about a socialite or celebrity. And when Edgar Obare is… Read More
Human Rights
Article 19 launches #missingvoices campaign aimed at preventing censorship by social media platforms
Nearly 50% of the world’s population uses social media; Facebook (2.2 billion), with YouTube and Twitter having 2 billion and 330 million active users respectively. It is evident that social… Read More
Rapper Smallz Lethal was arrested for alleged defamation over his song lyrics that criticized the Kisii County governor
Rapper Jim Nyamwaka Nyakundi was arrested for alleged defamation of character and taken to Kisii Central Police Station for questioning. The Kisii County-based rapper popularly known as Smallz Lethal was… Read More
Access Now comes up with recommendations to fight misinformation and defend free expression during the COVID-19
We live in a world where millions of gigabytes of information are shared daily at the touch of a button. Apps, social media platforms, documents have incorporated in them, a… Read More
The police plan to arrest Cyprian Nyakundi for allegedly failing to attend court session
Cyprian Nyakundi is wanted by the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) regional office in Nairobi after he allegedly failed to attend his court hearing as expected. The order follows a… Read More
Njeri Wangari arrested for attempting to take pictures of police officers dispersing runners
Njeri Wangari, a blogger at Kenyanpoet.com, was arrested by police officers while attempting to take pictures of runners being dispersed by the officer. She was bundled into a police vehicle… Read More
Brenda Ivy Cherotich and Yvonne Okwara victims of cyberbullying in recent times
Kenya’s first Coronavirus recovery patient has been heavily bullied by Kenyans Online. Brenda Ivy Cherotich, who was also patient zero had come forward after her recovery to speak to Kenyans… Read More
Cyprian Nyakundi arrested in an alleged Ksh. 17.5 million extortion plot
Blogger Cyprian Nyakundi and Emmanuel Nyamwea were today arrested for allegedly trying to extort Ksh 17.5 million from Victoria Commercial Bank Ltd. According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations Twitter… Read More
Data Protection Bill 2019 Signed into Law
November 8th 2019 has marked a new milestone towards protecting the privacy of Kenyans. This is the day that President Kenyatta signed the long-awaited Data Protection Bill 2019 into law.… Read More
Student Charged for Selling Online Versions of the Standard Newspaper
A student from Pwani University was charged with converting online versions of the Standard Newspaper into PDF and selling them to the public. Silvans Omondi, a 23-year-old IT student appeared… Read More
Global Internet Freedom Declined for the Ninth Consecutive Year in 2019
The global internet freedom has declined for the ninth consecutive year in 2019. This is according to a report done by Freedom House, a non-profit human rights advocacy organization. According… Read More
The ruling on the BAKE Cybercrimes Case to be delivered on January 30 2020
A hearing was held at the High Court on Wednesday October 23rd 2019 on the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Case which was brought to the court on 29th May 2019… Read More