<html><body><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div>Many thanks for sharing Liz. The threat is very real and the more reason for us to continue pushing for the enactment of the Data Protection act. And just to add on Henry's what Henry insisted on during the school is that on techies as well as bloggers being a part of the policy conversations around this. We all have a part to play in protecting our online space and we all need to be aware that the threats are real. </div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div data-marker="__SIG_PRE__"><div>Kind regards, <br></div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>Sylvia Musalagani<br></div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>Programme Officer</div><div>Freedom of Expression<br></div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>Hivos East Africa<br>ACS Plaza, Lenana Road|P.O. Box <span class="Object" role="link" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT321_com_zimbra_phone"><a href="callto:19875%20-%2000202" onclick="window.top.Com_Zimbra_Phone.unsetOnbeforeunload()" data-mce-href="callto:19875%20-%2000202">19875 - 00202</a></span> | Nairobi | Kenya<br>Office: <span class="Object" role="link" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT322_com_zimbra_phone"><a href="callto:+254%20725%20451%20729" onclick="window.top.Com_Zimbra_Phone.unsetOnbeforeunload()" data-mce-href="callto:+254%20725%20451%20729">+254 725 451 729</a></span> / <span class="Object" role="link" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT323_com_zimbra_phone"><a href="callto:+254%20789%20451%20729" onclick="window.top.Com_Zimbra_Phone.unsetOnbeforeunload()" data-mce-href="callto:+254%20789%20451%20729">+254 789 451 729</a></span><br>Email: <span class="Object" role="link" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT324_ZmEmailObjectHandler"><span class="Object" role="link" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT325_ZmEmailObjectHandler">smusalagani@hivos.org</span></span> | Skype: kanari.sylvia<br>website: <span class="Object" role="link" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT326_com_zimbra_url"><span class="Object" role="link" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT327_com_zimbra_url"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.east-africa.hivos.org" data-mce-href="http://www.east-africa.hivos.org">www.east-africa.hivos.org</a></span></span><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div></div><br><hr id="zwchr" data-marker="__DIVIDER__"><div data-marker="__HEADERS__"><b>From: </b>"Liz Orembo via kictanet" <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke><br><b>To: </b>smusalagani@hivos.org<br><b>Cc: </b>"Liz Orembo" <lizorembo@gmail.com><br><b>Sent: </b>Thursday, 24 November, 2016 13:19:31<br><b>Subject: </b>[kictanet] Threats to our Internet freedom remain plentiful<br></div><br><div data-marker="__QUOTED_TEXT__"><div dir="ltr"><br>Listers,<br><div><br>This article is worth reading as we head towards the elections. <br><div><br><div>To Quote:<br><br></div><div><div style="margin-left: 40px;" data-mce-style="margin-left: 40px;"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span size="4" data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: large;">"...Kenya, having a more
sophisticated leadership, can encroach on Internet freedoms in more
subtle ways than many other African countries can.</span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span size="4" data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: large;">In
other words, Kenyan authorities are unlikely to orchestrate a
countrywide Internet shutdown like what typically happens in Uganda or
Zimbabwe. </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span size="4" data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: large;">However, they can achieve the same effect by shutting down selected zones of the country as and when they deem it necessary"</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p></div></div></div><div style="margin-left: 40px;" data-mce-style="margin-left: 40px;"><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/walubengo/2274560-3461054-52e4id/index.html" target="_blank">Full article here</a><br></p></div></div></div><div>-- <br><div class="m_6812151369116369494gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><br><div><span data-mce-style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" size="2" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Best regards.<br>
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