Empowering Communities Through AI Literacy
By Neema Mujesia, Imagine communities across Kenya not only using technology, but understanding it, shaping it, and building with it. This vision is at the heart of today’s collaborative meeting between KICTANet, its downstream partner Kilimo...
Language of Love Turned Into Harm
By Cindy Gichuhi During the month of February it is only fit to talk about love, but sometimes love can swiftly move from warm and endearing to suffocating and harmful. KICTANet opened the floor to this conversation because digital communication...
Child Participation in AI Policy Development. They Built the AI. Now Let Us Help Govern It.
Kenyan teenagers are interrogating artificial intelligence with a precision that embarrasses most boardrooms. Before Kenya finalises its national AI policy, a group of young people sat down to tell the government exactly what they want and what...
The .KE Awakening: Kenya’s Pursuit of Digital Sovereignty
Nairobi took center stage in global digital governance during the inaugural Domain Summit Africa held on 23–24 February 2026. The event, hosted by Domain Summit London in partnership with the Kenya Network Information Centre (KeNIC), brought...
KenSafeSpace Hackathon: Grassroots Innovation Driving Digital Safety in Kenya
Policy briefs from Policy Action Initiative, SEYA Youth, and Y+ Kenya showcase community-led solutions to safeguard democracy, protect youth online, and include persons with disabilities in digital spaces.
Gaps in the TFGBV Legal Framework Their Relevance to the Vladislav Luilkov Case
By Cherie Oyier In the technology sector and especially for the sector players focusing on safety and digitally assisted, aggravated or amplified violence, one of the greatest concerns has always been the global nature of the internet and how that...
Call For Thematic Inputs: Africa Tech Policy Summit and The 19th Kenya IGF
KICTANet will host the second Edition of the Africa Tech Policy Summit (AfTPS) in Nairobi from May 19-21. The summit will be a week-long regional showcase featuring workshops, exhibitions, the Kenya School of Internet Governance, and the Kenya...
From Managing Risk to Shaping Norms: KICTANet Elevates Global South Leadership in AI Governance
At the India AI Summit (16–20 February 2026, Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi), KICTANet made a strategic intervention through the Shared Learning Forum on AI. Dr. George Musumba delivered a featured presentation titled “Beyond Risk: Operationalising...
Webinar: Open Hearts, Open Mic: The Language of Love (and Not)
Date: 25 February 2026 Time: 1400H – 1500H (1 Hour) Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/3rovN-u0S42W62Fxy0010g Introduction KICTANet is hosting a unique webinar that explores the double-edged sword of language in our digital...
Smart Glasses Spark Kenya Data Protection Accountability Crisis
Kenya faces a data protection accountability crisis as smart glasses expose privacy gaps, testing the limits of the Data Protection Act, 2019.