[kictanet] Freedom Online in Kenya's 2017 Election

[Joash Moitui]

Thanks, Grace for sharing the report.




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On Tue, Jan 23, 2018 at 8:22 PM, Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> Dear Listers,
> Please find on this link <https://www.kictanet.or.ke/?p=36387> a report
> on freedom online in the just concluded election period.
> In a nutshell:
>
>    - Kenya undertook a big experiment on delivery of public services
>    through mobile Internet.
>    - Notably, the country did not have an Internet shutdown unlike many
>    other African countries that have had election related disruptions in the
>    last three years
>    - There was massive mis and disinformation that kept many online to
>    counter, discount and discuss social problems in the country.
>    -  While online rights are guaranteed, trends towards information
>    controls for example election results are a cause for concern, hence the
>    title of the report,* Moving forward while looking back*
>
>
> Going forward, there is need for discussion on Kenya's strategy in the
> data economy including aspects such whether perceive data as a national
> asset, our preparedness for the data economy, equitable sharing of benefits
> from data such as election data and of course protection of personal data.
>
> Regards,
>
> --
> Grace Mutung'u
> Skype: gracebomu
> @Bomu
> PGP ID : 0x33A3450F
>
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