<div dir="ltr"><div><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-c45dd903-7fff-da00-1066-88d6e9a42c02"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:3pt"><br></p><p style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Gentium Book Basic",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Good morning Listers,</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Gentium Book Basic",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">ARTICLE 19 Eastern Africa (EA), the Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) and Pollicy would like to invite you to a virtual webinar on ‘Surveillance, Data Protection and Freedom of Expression during COVID-19 in Kenya and Uganda.’ The webinar will take place on </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Gentium Book Basic",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Wednesday 21 April, 2021</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Gentium Book Basic",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> from </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Gentium Book Basic",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">10:00AM to 11:30AM</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Gentium Book Basic",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> on Zoom (</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Gentium Book Basic",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">see program below</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Gentium Book Basic",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">).  </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Gentium Book Basic",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Addressing the coronavirus pandemic has required effective responses by governments, private actors and the international community generally, including </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Gentium Book Basic",serif;color:rgb(10,10,10);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">tracking the infection rates and preventing the spread of the coronavirus</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Gentium Book Basic",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> disease. However, tackling the COVID-19 public health crisis in Kenya and Uganda was not matched with a prioritisation of human rights protections, which raises significant risks for the rights to privacy, freedom of expression and access to information. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Gentium Book Basic",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">During the webinar, we will be launching the Surveillance, Data Protection and Freedom of Expression during COVID-19 in Kenya and Uganda’ report. This report launch will be accompanied by a live screening of the lived experiences of individuals in Kenya and Uganda with pandemic surveillance measures. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Gentium Book Basic",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Please confirm your availability, at your earliest convenience, by registering your details using the Zoom link below: </span><a href="https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUrc-qpqz4pG9P4dCuTx4nS_a1u2qfNJtkO" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Gentium Book Basic",serif;color:rgb(0,0,128);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUrc-qpqz4pG9P4dCuTx4nS_a1u2qfNJtkO</span></a></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Gentium Book Basic",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing all the </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Gentium Book Basic",serif;font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap">meeting information (including the meeting link).</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Gentium Book Basic",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We look forward to your participation.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Gentium Book Basic",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Warm regards,</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Gentium Book Basic",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Mugambi Kiai (ARTICLE 19 Eastern Africa), Grace Githaiga (Kenya ICT Action Network), Neema Iyer (Pollicy).</span></p></span><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Grace Githaiga</span><div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">KICTANet Convenor</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">KICTANet portals</span><br></div><div><a href="https://kictanet.or.ke/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">KICTANet.or.ke</a><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"> | </span><a href="https://twitter.com/kictanet" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Twitter</a><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"> | </span><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/18428106/admin/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"> | </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Facebook</a><br></div></div></div></div>