September 1, 2023
Africa Climate Summit Comes to Kenya – What are the possible ICT Solutions?
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 Access to information, Highlights
August 23, 2023
UN Cybercrime Convention Negotiations Enter Final Phase
The United Nations General Assembly is preparing to negotiate a draft of the UN Cybercrime Convention, which aims to counter the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes. Cyber Security, Highlights, kictanet post
August 22, 2023
Worldcoin Project: A Case for Regulatory Sandbox in Kenya Their Role and Opportunities
By John Walubengo The recent and ongoing debate about the Worldcoin Project brings into sharp focus the traditional conflict between existing regulatory provisions and prevailing risks that are inherent within innovations. On Digital Economy, Highlights, kictanet post
August 19, 2023
Highlights: Training on Online Gender-Based Violence for Law Enforcement
Digitalization has increased instances and the intensification of online violence within the digital sphere due to anonymity, automation, remote action, easy accessibility, and dissemination. Consequently, victims are being silenced and Highlights
August 17, 2023
Training on Online Gender Based Violence for Law Enforcement Sector
August 16, 2023
What You Need to Know About Data Governance and Why it Matters
By John Walubengo In previous articles, we talked about the importance of digitizing government services and said we would continue the discussion to the next logical topic – Data Governance. Many data Digital Economy, Highlights, kictanet post
August 8, 2023
Worldcoin Project Runs into Kenyan Turbulence
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 Access to information, Cyber Security, kictanet post, Privacy
August 6, 2023
Cyberattacks on Critical Infrastructure: What You Need to Know
By Sylvia Wanjira What is critical infrastructure? Critical infrastructure refers to any physical systems or assets that are vital to the citizens of a country whose destruction or incapacity would Cyber Security, Highlights, kictanet post
July 31, 2023
Kenya’s Cyberspace Under Attack: A Call for Multistakeholder Approach
By John Walubengo Last week, Kenya’s cyberspace experienced a cyber attack from a group calling itself ‘Anonymous Sudan’. However, most cybersecurity analysts believe that the group is not actually from Cyber Security, Digital Resilience, Highlights, kictanet post, stakeholder engagement
July 28, 2023
E-Citizen Attack: How Cyber Insecurity Enables Inaccessibility
The government of Kenya’s e-services is under attack. The e-Citizen platform, which hosts several essential public services and sensitive data, came under a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack. For Accessibility, Highlights
July 27, 2023
KICTANet Statement on Revised Zero Draft at OEWG Fifth Session
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 Access to information, Digital Resilience, Highlights, Human Rights, kictanet post
July 26, 2023
Election Integrity in Kenya: Countering Misinformation for a Strong Democracy
In the fast-paced and interconnected world of technology, misinformation has become a pervasive threat, and no sphere is immune, including the political landscape. In the wake of the August 2022 2022elections, Highlights