BlogHuman RightsInternet FreedomsRobert Alai Detained for 14 days for ‘Disclosure of Information in Relation to Terrorist Activities’Blogger Robert Alai will be detained for 14 days after he highlighted the improper handling of dead police officers whose vehicle... Read More
BlogHuman RightsInternet FreedomsThe deteriorating State of World’s Media FreedomFreedom of the media has been experiencing a downward spiral around the world over the past decade. This has especially... Read More
BlogHuman RightsInternet FreedomsThe Impact of Social Media Tax in Uganda on Access, Usage, Income and ProductivityFollowing a brief tweet stating that ‘social media encourages gossip’ by President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda, a new tax was... Read More
BlogCyber ViolenceHuman RightsCourt Orders Police to Stop Posting Photos of Suspects on Social MediaThe High Court has issued orders barring the Inspector of General Police and Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) from posting... Read More
BlogHuman RightsInternet FreedomsAfrican Countries are using repressive laws to stifle digital rights according to reportAfrican governments have now adopted a new legal and sophisticated clever trend of using the rule of the law tactic... Read More
BlogCyber SecurityCyber ViolenceHuman RightsInternet FreedomsPolicyThe Rise of Digital Authoritarianism and its Challenge to DemocracyThe Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 19 states that, everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom... Read More
BlogHuman RightsInternet FreedomsRobert Alai Arrested for Highlighting the Handling of Bodies of Dead Police OfficersBlogger Robert Alai was today arrested and taken to the DCI headquarters in Kiambu Road for questioning. This comes after... Read More
BlogHuman RightsInternet FreedomsMachakos County Government Interdicts Dr Alice Kasyoka For Allegedly Publishing Derogatory Post on FacebookThe county government of Machakos has interdicted Dr Alice Kasyoka Isike, an obstetrics Gynaecologist in the Machakos level 5 hospital for... Read More
BlogHuman RightsInternet FreedomsNetBlocks Launchs COST Tool to Calculate Cost of Internet Disruption WorldwideNetBlocks in partnership with the Internet Society has launched The Cost of Shutdown Tool (COST). This tool will empower the wider community... Read More
BlogCyber SecurityHuman RightsKenya’s Mobile Network Operators sign the Kenya Child Online Protection Industry CharterGSMA in collaboration with Kenya’s Mobile Network Operators have today launched the We Care Campaign, focusing on online child safety... Read More
BlogCyber SecurityCyber ViolenceHuman RightsInternet FreedomsKenya’s internet freedom score downgraded from ‘free’ to ‘partially free’A report by Freedom House has downgraded Kenya’s internet freedoms score from free to partially free. According to the report,... Read More
BlogCyber SecurityHuman RightsInternet FreedomsGovernment Considers WhatsApp, Skype RegulationThe Kenyan government is considering regulating online messaging applications such as WhatsApp and Skype. According to an article done in the Daily... Read More