Hate Speech Archives - Kenya Monitor

Victor Yegon wants Boniface Mwangi charged for hate speech for his social media posts

Victor Yegon, an activist wants the Director of Public Prosecutions and the Director of Criminal Investigations compelled to lodge a hate speech case against ph...

Freedom of expression invaluable in development

Article 33 of the Constitution of Kenya states that every person has the right to freedom of expression, which includes freedom to seek, receive or impart infor...

What should be done to tame hate speech in Kenya?

By Cyrus Kioko Increasing number of political leaders association in hate speech has reignited debate over how valid hate speech law is as set by the Nationa...

Moses Kuria incites his constituents to violence

Moses Kuria (www.the-star.co.ke) From his days as a Jubilee strategist, Moses Kuria’s rise to notoriety is a matter of public knowledge. He was in and out o...

Use social media responsibly, varsity don advices students

Allan Wadi Okengo, A 25 year old University Student Jailed for 2 year for Hate Speech on Social Media (image Source: Daily Nation) The Dean of students at Ege...

24 Year old Nancy Mbindalah Held in Custody then Pardoned for Undermining the Embu Governor

24 year old Nancy Mbindalah who was arrested for insulting the Embu Country Governor on her Facebook Page A 24-year old University Student, Nancy Mbin...

Hate Speech Cases against Allan Wadi and MP Moses Kuria Raise Questions on Double Standards

Gatundu South Member of Parliament Moses Kuria The hate speech case against Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria and the shift to have it resolved out of court as o...

Allan Wadi Okengo, A 25 year old University Student Jailed for 2 year for Hate Speech on Social Media

University Student Allan Wadi gets 2 years Jail Term for Hate Speech on Facebook

Allan Wadi Okengo, A 25 year old University Student Jailed for 2 years for Hate Speech on Social Media (image Source: Daily Nation) A fourth-y...

We need Better Laws in Kenya to better protect Internet Freedoms

The Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA), A body that monitors and promotes internet freedoms, primarily in East and ...

Hate speech on Social Media: A Case of Misplaced Locus of Responsibility

Written by Morris Kiruga Social media only features on our daily plate of bad places to hate on each other because it is sexy. It is sexy f...

Promoting Online Freedoms in Kenya

18th January is Internet Freedom Day Why iFreedoms? Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE) has launched the iFreedoms project through the Kenya Monitor p...