by Nicodemus Nyakundi | Apr 16, 2023 | Accessibility, Digital Accessibility, Digital Economy, Highlights, Human Rights, kictanet, kictanet post, Reports, stakeholder engagement
The ICT Accessibility and Equality of Persons with Disability team, within KICTANet, has been conducting research to come up with a scorecard on the accessibility of government websites for persons with disabilities. On 13th April, the team hosted a virtual validation...
by David Indeje | Jan 30, 2023 | Human Rights
By John Walubengo The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner ran a successful international data protection week, January 26–27, 2023, that culminated in the International Data Protection Day graced by Dr. William Samoei Ruto, the President of the Republic of...
by Florence Awino | Jan 18, 2023 | Access, Highlights
Civil society and advocates for social justice have persistently championed reforms in tech policy to effectively address the impact of inequities in ICT in marginalized communities. Despite the best efforts, tech policy fails to understand or respond to the barriers...
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 Victor K | Jul 30, 2021 | Highlights, Human Rights, kictanet post, Uncategorized
On Wednesday 7 July, 2021, six civil society organisations sent an open letter and memorandum to expressing deep concern over the proposed amendments to the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act (CMCA), 2018 through the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes (Amendment) Bill,...