<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Hi all,<div class="">Thanks for starting off this important discussion.<br class=""><div class=""><div dir="auto" class="">Cyber-bullying is now available on a range of platforms including new interactive apps, games consoles,social networks etc where most young people spend their time.</div><div dir="auto" class="">I believe that we are not taking advantage of the various channels that we can use to address this menace. Parents , older students/siblings,and clubs as mentioned earlier </div><div dir="auto" class="">can be harnessed to tackle cyber-bullying but unfortunately, this hasn’t been the case.</div><div dir="auto" class="">Lets face it, cyber-bullying has not be taken seriously by the Kenyan society until recently when the Bluewhale game that led to a number of suicides came into focus.</div><div dir="auto" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="auto" class="">Do teens who are bullies recognise the ramifications of their actions? cyberbullying becomes viral once it starts, can this be nipped in the bud?</div><div dir="auto" class="">Our law enforcement officers, parents, teachers and children should be kept updated on the evolving state of online behaviour to enable them effectively address this issue.</div><div dir="auto" class="">CAK produced some nice educational materials on how to handle this issue…how is the enforcement??</div><div dir="auto" class="">Parents and teachers should have access to tools that can be used to monitor their children’s online activities.</div><div dir="auto" class="">Parents should go back to the ABCs of raising their children based on the principles of good morals, this would help a great deal. e.g have open discussions with the teens and children.</div><div dir="auto" class="">Regards</div><div dir="auto" class=""> </div><div dir="auto" class=""><br class=""></div><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Jun 29, 2017, at 8:43 AM, Francis Monyango via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" class="">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="auto" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class="">1) What are the trends?</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=""> </div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class="">2) Do we have capacity to adequately respond to cyber crime incidences?</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=""> </div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class="">3) What are the challenges in tackling the offence?</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=""> </div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class="">4) What should be done to address this offence?</div></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></div></body></html>