[kictanet] PRE KIGF ONLINE DISCUSSIONS DAY 3 - ONLINE BULLYING: HOW SAFE IS THE SPACE?

[Francis Monyango]

Thanks so much Rosemary and Mildred for your contribution.


Kenyan adults have been victims of revenge porn. For example Kimindiri and
Roshanara Ebrahim. In the case of Roshanara Ebrahim V Ashley Kenya Limited
& 3 others (2016), the High Court found that her ex-boyfriend had breached
her right to privacy under Article 31 (c). For the breach, the court asked
him to pay Ksh. 1 million.

Is this a step into the right direction? Do we need criminal law to come
and curb online bullying?

On 29 Jun 2017 09:37, "Mildred Achoch via kictanet" <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> Thank you for the opportunity to participate in this discussion.
>
> Online bullying and its consequences are a reflection of offline
> realities. Both the children who are the bullies and their victims need
> counselling and a social support system. Maybe the issue of bullying should
> be introduced into the school curriculum (eg in Social Ethics) or
> Say-no-to-bullying clubs started.
>
> Charity begins at home...and so does bullying. I think bullies are
> created, not born, so the family situation also needs to be addressed.
>
> Is bullying glorified in Kenyan TV shows and songs? Food for thought.
>
> Kenya is a patriarchal society: does gender play a role in who is a bully
> and who is bullied?
>
> In short, this issue cannot be dealt in isolation. All the other
> interrelated aspects must also be addressed.
>
> Regards,
> Mildred Achoch.
>
> On Thursday, June 29, 2017, Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
>> Hi Francis,
>>
>> In regards to online bullying neither us nor our children are safe. There
>> have recently been deaths directly attributable to cyber bullying where a
>> lady committed suicide and online crime waves like the blue whale challenge.
>>
>> In regards to capacity there is need to incvest heavily in cyber crime
>> units in the police force and generally have operations digitised so that
>> our forces are equiped to deal with the new frontier for crime.
>>
>> One of the main challenges in tackling the offense are finding the main
>> perpetrators, like in instances of mass cyber bullying where stories go
>> viral in various channels, it may be impossible to even know the person who
>> originally posted.
>>
>> We as a nation are generally ill prepared.  Parents must be made aware of
>> protection mechanisms especially for children.
>>
>> Kind regards,
>>
>> Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu.
>>
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