[kictanet] Is Kenya Putting the Chill on Internet Freedoms?

[Lillian Nalwoga]

Thanks @ Walu,

Not sure I can confirm those rumors on .UG but yes, an update on
developments in Uganda will be shared soon. What I can say is that Uganda
is moving fast in the internet freedoms area with a draft Data protection
and privacy bill in place and yet to be tabled in parliament. See:
http://tinyurl.com/l6ydggd.

I know Kenya has tabled its bill in Parliament, so lets hope it to gets
enacted this year.

Best,
Lillian



On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 11:43 AM, Ali Hussein via kictanet <
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> Walu
>
> Good points. However we MUST ensure that we continue to be vocal on this
> issue. As Voltaire once said:-
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> On Mar 19, 2015, at 11:21 AM, Walubengo J via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
> @Lillian,
>
> Interesting piece on internet freedoms in .KE
>
> Whereas the incidents cited are true, I still think the freedoms gains in
> the new 2010 constitutions are far-reaching and it would require several
> years of sustained and systemic attacks for any regime to effectively claw
> them back.
>
> I have not been to Kampala in recent times but on a comparative and
> lighter note:- I hear M7 might have put .UG  where Mo1 had contained us in
> the mid-late 1990s in terms of freedoms :-).
>
> It would be nice if you also shared the report on Internet Freedoms in
> Uganda (if available).
>
> rgs.
> walu.
>
>   ------------------------------
>  *From:* Lillian Nalwoga via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> *To:* jwalu at yahoo.com
> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 18, 2015 1:17 PM
> *Subject:* [kictanet] Is Kenya Putting the Chill on Internet Freedoms?
>
> Dear listers,
>
> Greetings from Kampala!
>
> I wanted to share with you our our recent briefing on recent developments
> on Kenya in regard to Internet freedoms. See:
> http://www.cipesa.org/2015/03/is-kenya-putting-the-chill-on-internet-freedoms/
>
> We hope to see some positive developments in the coming months.
>
> Regards,
> Lillian
>
>
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