Understanding Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TFGBV) in Kenya: Legal Gaps, Harmful Language, and the Path Forward
In today’s digital world, where every post, comment, or DM can travel the globe in seconds, Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TFGBV) has emerged as one of the most serious threats to online safety—especially for women and girls. Whether...
Africa Tech Policy Summary Report 2025
As part of its strategic plan 2025-2027, KICTANet advanced its mission to foster an open, inclusive, secure, and rights-based digital ecosystem through multi-stakeholder collaboration, operationalizing its four strategic pillars: Policy Advocacy,...
Kenya’s Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence Legal Gaps Demand Urgent Reform
Every day in Kenya, survivors of Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TFGBV) are turned away from police stations or discouraged from reporting due to a legal system that fails them. KICTANet’s report, The Existing Legal Framework in Kenya...
Reclaiming Participatory Sovereignty: A Constitutional and Technological Rethink of the Public Participation Bill, 2024
Legislative Redraft & Policy Review of the Public Participation Bill, 2024 in light of Attorney-General & Others v. Ndii & Others [2022] KESC 8 (KLR) By Joseph Kihanya The Public Participation Bill, 2024 seeks to regulate civic...
KICTANet at the #IGF2025 in Lillestrøm, Norway
As part of the Civil Society Alliance for Digital Enhancement (CADE), KICTANet joined forces with partners including DiploFoundation, the European Center for Non-for-Profit Law (ECNL), Forum International des Plateformes nationales d’ONG (Forus),...
URGENT: Internet Access Blocked in Kenya — KICTANet Condemns Digital Rights Violations
Today, as we mark the first anniversary of the Finance Bill protests, KICTANet is deeply concerned to note that Kenyan telecommunications companies and Internet Service Providers—including Safaricom PLC, Jamii Telecommunication Ltd, and Liquid...
The Looming Shadow Over Digital Rights
The future of digital governance in Kenya depends on us. Regardless of our current situation, we must continue striving for the digital future we envision – democratic, fair, and rights-respecting. As citizens and leaders, we have no choice but to stand up for our rights and challenge the neglect of the very principles that underpin our democracy.
Kenya’s 2025 Finance Act Boosts Privacy, Digital Tax
By Joseph Kihanya In a defining moment at the intersection of law, technology, and fiscal policy, Kenya’s Finance Act 2025 delivers a calculated response to citizens’ concerns and the realities of a digital economy. By cancelling overreach into...
International Day for Countering Hate Speech – Technology, Law, and Global Standards
The International Day for Countering Hate Speech, proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in 2021, is a global initiative to promote dialogue, protect human rights, and confront the dangers of hate speech in online and offline spaces....
KICTANet Joins Kenya’s Cloud Adoption Multi-Agency Committee
In a major step toward advancing Kenya’s digital transformation, the Ministry of Information, Communications, and the Digital Economy (MICDE), through the Office of the Principal Secretary, has constituted a Multi-Agency Cloud Adoption Committee....