by Florence Awino | Jun 22, 2023 | Highlights, IGF Reports
In partnership with industry stakeholders, this morning in Nairobi KICTANet convened the 16th Edition of the Kenya Internet Governance Forum. The Kenya Internet Governance Forum is an open and inclusive multistakeholder forum that annually brings together over 250...
by Florence Awino | May 4, 2023 | Accessibility, Highlights, kictanet post
After weeks of working tirelessly behind the scenes as researchers, Nicodemus Nyakundi and Florence Ouma had a lot to share with Ms. Judy Okite. In one of the events leading to the launch of the report on the accessibility of government websites, KICTANet’s Digital...
by Nicodemus Nyakundi | Dec 14, 2022 | Accessibility, Highlights, kictanet post
One of the most interesting sessions I attended at the IGF2022 was the plenary on Access & participation as enablers of digital human rights. A discussion mainly revolved around meaningful access and effective online participation, with a clear intention of...
by Angela Minayo | Aug 3, 2022 | Access, Access to information, Highlights
An estimated 2.2% of Kenyans, which translates to 0.9 million people, live with some form of disability. Article 54 of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010 guarantees all persons with disabilities (PwDs) the right to reasonable access to information. Kenya has also signed...
by Victor K | Jun 5, 2022 | Access, Highlights, Privacy, Submissions
The past few years have seen seismic shifts in the ICT sector in Kenya. The shift from analogue to digital TV broadcast has resulted in the emergence of new digital TV stations providing news, information and entertainment to Kenyans. Equally, the rise in mobile phone...