Reporting Live: The Youth Cafe’s Cyber Rights Campus Connect
The “Cyber Rights Campus Connect” initiative paints a clear picture of why deliberate policy solutions are paramount in Kenya’s current digital and political landscape, especially concerning digital activism – a fundamental principle we have always championed as KICTANet on establishing a crucial framework for a responsible digital future in Kenya.
Misinformation, Disinformation, and Hate Speech: Safeguarding Digital Information Integrity
By Cherie Oyier “I do not agree with what you have to say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.”~Voltaire. This quote, that is associated with Voltaire, has been the bedrock upon which the right to freedom of expression is anchored...
Kenya’s AI Leap: Strategy and Policy
Kenya’s AI revolution through the lens of legal education, governance, and ethical innovation. This reflection covers a guest lecture at Strathmore University Law School, highlighting Kenya’s AI strategy, policy developments, and inclusive digital transformation.
USIU-Africa Sparks Dialogue on Cyber Law and Youth Empowerment
United States International University-Africa (USIU-A) hosted Youth Cafe's Cyber Rights Campus Connect, a workshop dedicated to educating students on digital safety and cyber law, on July 18, 2025. Organised by the Youth Cafe, the forum dissected...
Kenya’s Existing Legal Frameworks on TFGBV: The Constitution
Over the past week, while compiling the impact stories of KICTANet’s advocacy work, I held interviews with various beneficiaries in the network. We explored experiences of technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV). One of the issues we...
Why Kenya Must Scale Smart Governance Through Trust, Data, and Leadership
To unlock the full promise of digital transformation, Kenya must prioritise trust, scale, and execution. That was the clarion call from panellists at the Smart Government Summit 2025 during the session “SmartGov at Scale: Funding, Partnerships, and...
Chapter Breakdown of International and Regional Instruments Addressing TFGBV
By Cherie Oyier KICTANet’s new publication on the existing legal frameworks relating to technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV) in Kenya authored by Dr. Owiso Owiso and Ivy Kinuthia takes a deep dive into the foundational developments...
Unfunded but Unstoppable: Africa’s Digital Rights Lifeline.
“We lost 75% of our budget almost overnight.” That stark admission from one civil society leader isn’t just a statistic—it’s a warning. Across Africa, digital rights organizations are sounding the alarm. Funding that once sustained critical work on...
Unmasking Online Violence: Dr. Grace Githaiga on AI and Women’s Digital Safety
What happens when technology becomes a weapon against women? In a world where artificial intelligence (AI) and social media shape our daily lives, the rise of technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV) threatens women’s safety and freedom...
Why Defending the Unpopular Upholds Justice: The Cab-Rank Rule and Kenya’s Constitutional Order
By Joseph Kihanya Understanding the Cab-Rank Rule through Rondel v Worsley [1969] 1 AC 191; [1967] 3 WLR 1666; [1967] 3 All ER 993 (HL) and Its Urgent Relevance to Kenya’s Constitutional Order. “Justice will not be served until those who are...