by panafcon | Mar 2, 2026 | Gender, Highlights
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 has fundamentally...
by panafcon | Feb 24, 2026 | Gender, Highlights
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 plays into shielding...
by panafcon | Feb 16, 2026 | Cyber-bullying, Gender, Highlights, Human Rights, kictanet, kictanet post, Privacy
By Cherie Oyier Questions on the right to privacy and the scope of application of the Kenya Data Protection Act, 2019 (DPA) have been triggered with the emergence of videos online by the now infamous Russian national. But why these questions? For context, the videos...
by panafcon | Jan 28, 2026 | Gender, Highlights
KICTANet’s Gender Programme delivered impactful data protection training for vulnerable groups in Mombasa in May 2025, targeting demographics disproportionately affected by arbitrary surveillance, data misuse, and online gender-based violence (OGBV), as...
by panafcon | Jan 13, 2026 | Gender, Highlights
By Mercy Njeri The internet was promised as a tool for empowerment, but for women and gender-diverse individuals in East Africa particularly in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania—it has become a fertile ground for sophisticated, often anonymous, and deeply damaging abuse....
by panafcon | Jan 5, 2026 | Gender, Highlights
On New Year’s Eve, like a true millennial, I decided to usher in the new year from the comfort of my bed, on social media. The plan was to watch fireworks clips uploaded by Nairobians who went to various spots for the anticipated colourful display. However, when...
