By Edwin Okoth |
From Tuesday, the government wants to be allowed to listen to your calls, read your text messages and review your mobile money transactions.
The government, through the Communications Authority of Kenya, has ordered mobile phone companies to allow it to tap their computers.
The tapping into these computers will be done by a company contracted by the agency.
Though the…
By Juliet Nanfuka,
The beginning of 2016 has been marked with a series of arrests and summonses of individuals in Kenya as a result of content shared through social media platforms. Contrary to the constitutional right to freedom of expression, the incidents that relate to up to 10 individuals illustrate the Kenya Government’s continued use of vague legal provisions to stifle…
A man has been charged in a Nairobi court for sharing pictures of slain Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldiers on WhatsApp.
Capital News reports that the man was arraigned before the court on charges of sharing indecent photographs in a public forum and threatening to disturb peace in the country.
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Nairobi – A Kenyan man has been charged for publishing pictures alleged to be of Kenyan soldiers killed last week by Islamic extremist rebels in Somalia.The man, Eddy Reuben Illah, appeared in court on Tuesday, denied the charges and was remanded in custody. The charge sheet said the photos distributed by the suspect were “likely to cause fear and alarm.…
By Marilyn Vernon |
In Kenya, whereas the use of the internet had expanded into all areas of day to day living, the threat of government surveillance and interference has impacted upon user confidence in the security of their online interactions. This comes after several local bloggers and social media users have been arrested and in some cases charged with misuse…
By William Mwangi and Nancy Agutu,
A Daily Nation editor has been arrested at Parliament over a story published last week highlighting questionable spending within the Interior ministry.
John Ngirachu, a Parliamentary editor, was arrested by CID officers on Tuesday for allegedly breaching confidentiality.
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Mr Tobiko made the request to a Nairobi court on Tuesday after the National Cohesion and Reconciliation Commission accused Mr Kuria of breaching an agreement for an out-of-court settlement.
Mr Kuria was accused of spewing fresh hate messages targeting the Luo community on his Facebook page barely a week after committing not to do so.
Mr Kuria is accused of linking…
A Kenyan student has been sentenced to a year in jail for insulting President Uhuru Kenyatta on social media.
Alan Wadi Okengo, 25, alias lieutenant Wadi, must also pay a fine of $2,200 (£1,400), or serve a second year.
He was also convicted of hate speech, after saying members of the president’s Kikuyu ethnic group should be confined to certain parts of…
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The blogger was charged with undermining the authority of a public officer contrary to Section 132 of the Penal Code.
The State Counsel had in an affidavit alleged that Mr Alai is likely to repeat the same offence if released on bond as has similar pending cases.
Blogger Robert Alai was on Wednesday charged in a Kiambu court with undermining President…
Today, the Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) launches The State of Internet Freedoms in East Africa research report which is an Investigation into the policies and practices defining internet freedom in East Africa.
Thought leaders in the East African ICT industry have gathered in Kampala, Uganda for the launch of this pivotal report.
The report presents…