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A goodie bag from the just ended KENIC campaign encouraging Kenyans to take up .co.ke domains

KENIC’s shut down of a Kenyan Domain an infringement on internet Freedoms

Earlier today, a Kenyan registered website www.isUhuruInKenya.co.ke was brought down by Kenya's Top Level domain custodian KENIC. The website which was created last week on Friday 4th December, was deleted today at 6am in the morning in what the Kenya Monitor team has deduced to be pressure from the government following its popularity as Kenyans Online continue to build pressure on the current government to account for the president's numerous travels abroad.

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Kenyans want President Uhuru to enjoy his 54th birthday but work

President Uhuru Kenyatta should obey court orders, pay teachers and put sense into the heads of legislators Moses Kuria, Aden...

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Kenya Union of Journalists, NCCK condemn ‘anti-media law’ threatening to sue

The National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK) and the Kenya Union of Journalists (KUJ) have condemned Parliament’s passing of...

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Nakuru residents enlightened on internet and the law

The Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE) held a training on internet and the law in Nakuru last Saturday, July 24....

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How Hacking Team software is used to track down dissidents and activists

The Hacking Group was recently exposed by Wikileaks which published files that included confidential employee emails. In the emails, hacking...

Jessica Musila is the Executive Director of Mzalendo Trust, the organization behind www.mzalendo.com, Kenya’s premier Parliamentary Monitoring Initiative

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Kenyan Jessica Musila among the 2015 Internet Freedom Fellows

Kenyan Jessica Musila is among the five 2015 Internet Freedom Fellows. Jessica Musila is the Executive Director of Mzalendo Trust,...

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Okiya Omtatah stokes Eurobond fire as Kenyans seek answers

The Eurobond controversy has refused to go away. This is despite the government giving all manner of assurances that the...

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Chief Justice Willy Mutunga, Boniface Mwangi and Ory Okolloh team up to recognise Kenya’s heroes

What does Chief Justice Willy Mutunga, activist Boniface Mwangi and Ory Okolloh have in common? Well, in an exhibition that...

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Patrick Safari aka ‘Modern Corps’ arrested and charged for ‘annoying tweet’

Prison officer Patrick Safari popularly known as modern corps, @moderncorps on Twitter was on Monday arraigned in a Lamu court...

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Stay safe online despite heightened cyber surveillance

If you have been following the news lately, you may have come across the recent expose of the Hacking Group...

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BAKE to hold training on ‘Law and Internet’ in Nakuru

The Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE) will hold a training on the law and internet in Nakuru next week on...

Allan Wadi at the Athi River G.K Prison where he served 6 months of his 2 year Jail sentence

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Student Allan Wadi freed from a 2 year jail term after successful appeal

University student Allan Wadi Okengo who was sentenced to jail in January this year to serve a 2 year jail...