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

Francis Monyango monyango93 at gmail.com
Thu Jun 29 10:55:40 EAT 2017


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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