by David Indeje | Nov 16, 2023 | Access, Access to information, Digital Economy, Highlights, kictanet post
I am pleased and honoured to join you today to officially open this important discussion on “policy discussion on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Kenya”. First, allow me to thank KICTAnet for partnering with Meta to organize this discussion and to the participants...
by David Indeje | Nov 10, 2023 | Access, Access to information, Digital Economy, Digital Resilience, Highlights
By John Walubengo The failed Huduma Namba project has now been officially replaced by the Maisha Namba project, which seems to be on track and currently being executed under the pilot stage. Those wishing to participate in the pilot stage are advised to download the...
by David Indeje | Sep 1, 2023 | Access to information, Highlights
By John Walubengo. Kenyan President William Ruto has taken a keen interest in the global challenge of climate change. From September 4–6, Nairobi will host the Africa Climate Summit where over twenty heads of state and government and their high-level delegations of...
by David Indeje | Aug 24, 2023 | Access to information, Freedom of Expression, Highlights, Human Rights, kictanet
We, the undersigned organisations, note with great concern a petition tabled on 15 August 2023 before Kenya’s National Assembly seeking to ban TikTok. While we note the salient issues concerning TikTok’s content moderation practices that have led to the spread of...
by David Indeje | Aug 8, 2023 | Access to information, Cyber Security, kictanet post, Privacy
By John Walubengo The Cabinet Secretary in charge of Interior Security, Prof. Kithure Kindiki, ordered the Kenyan operations of a startup organization called Worldcoin to stop last week. This came after the media reported long queues of Kenyans who were receiving 50...
by David Indeje | Jul 27, 2023 | Access to information, Digital Resilience, Highlights, Human Rights, kictanet post
The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multistakeholder platform and think tank based in Nairobi. The network provides mechanisms and a framework for continuing cooperation and collaboration in ICT matters among stakeholders. It also encourages synergies for ICT...