by Mwendwa Kivuva | Mar 31, 2022 | Cyber-bullying, Highlights, Human Rights, kictanet post, Privacy
On 29th March 2022, KICTANet and Meta convened a stakeholder engagement bringing together various civil society groups to discuss emerging concerns on the use of social media in the upcoming 2022 elections. This was a hybrid event with over 70 online and physical...
by Angela Minayo | Mar 8, 2022 | Highlights, Human Rights, kictanet
International Women’s day (IWD) is marked every year on March 8th, to celebrate women’s achievements in social, economic, cultural and political spheres. The 2022 IWD’s theme is #BreakTheBias. KICTANet joins the celebrations and hereby highlights its contributions to...
by Victor K | Jan 28, 2022 | Highlights, Human Rights, kictanet post
By Meshack Kukubo & Victor Kapiyo If data is the new oil, then it is akin to the age when Rockefeller stumbled upon his first oil refinery. Data has become the main commodity that businesses worldwide are using to inform, shape and execute their strategies,...
by Mwendwa Kivuva | Dec 2, 2021 | Highlights, Human Rights, kictanet post
By Judy Okite. When the COVID-19 pandemic was first announced in Kenya, in March 2020, there was panic as the news showed the effects of curfews, with the closing of offices, businesses, and schools. Three days after the initial announcement on the first COVID-19...
by Mwendwa Kivuva | Nov 15, 2021 | Highlights, Human Rights, kictanet post
What is a Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA)? A DPIA is a process to help you identify and minimize the data protection risks of a project. Importance of a DPIA They negate the risk that may arise in the collecting and processing of data They enable...
by Mwendwa Kivuva | Oct 18, 2021 | Freedom of Expression, Highlights, Human Rights, KeSIG
By Winfred Gakii. Early 2021, Garissa Township MP Aden Duale tabled a bill to criminalize pornography. The Computer Misuse and Cybercrime (Amendment) Bill, 2021 was gazetted on 16th April 2021 and read for the first time on 9th June 2021. The bill seeks to amend the...