by panafcon | Nov 20, 2025 | Digital Economy, Highlights, kictanet, kictanet post
As East Africa’s digital economy accelerates toward a projected $180 billion by 2025, the region faces a critical question: how can data be governed in a way that fuels innovation, protects rights, and strengthens regional integration? This week in Nairobi, KICTANet,...
by panafcon | Nov 12, 2025 | Gender, Highlights, kictanet, kictanet post
By Faith Karori Social media often feels like a wild ride, where connection and conflict coexist. What starts as a harmless comment/post can quickly spiral and turn into public shaming. Strangers attack, misinformation spreads, and reputations are destroyed. Even...
by panafcon | Nov 2, 2025 | Freedom of Expression, Highlights, Human Rights, kictanet, kictanet post
By Neema Mujesia, Ending impunity for crimes against journalists remains one of the most pressing and complex challenges of our time. Ensuring justice and protection for journalists is not only about safeguarding individuals, it is about defending the public’s right...
by panafcon | Oct 30, 2025 | Freedom of Expression, Gender, Highlights, kictanet, kictanet post
Nairobi, Kenya, October 30, 2025: Across Kenya, online sexual exploitation and abuse (OSEA) is escalating rapidly, with predators exploiting digital technologies to recruit, groom, abuse, and traumatise women and girls.. Two new reports uncover how the digital realm...
by panafcon | Oct 27, 2025 | Digital Economy, kictanet, kictanet post
In Nairobi, the conversation around Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) took a bold new turn, from technical jargon to human impact. At the launch of Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa’s (CIPESA) findings on media coverage of DPI...
by panafcon | Oct 23, 2025 | Access, Highlights, kictanet, kictanet post
By Neema Mujesia, KICTANet and the Mombasa Press Club (MPC) are pursuing a partnership aimed at strengthening digital safety and resilience among journalists operating in Mombasa County. The collaboration seeks to empower media practitioners with the knowledge and...
