Why the Kenya government cannot legally regulate social media
The proposal by Dennis Itumbi, the State House Director for Digital and Diaspora Media that government is considering regulating social media cannot be realized without negating core constitutional...
View ArticleBlogger Cyprian Nyakundi has been sued by NBK for defamation
Blogger Cyprian Nyakundi has in the last two years been sued by both Vimal Shah and Safaricom for defamation in separate incidents. In the Vimal Shah case, he had posted on his blog and in a series of...
View ArticleJackson Njeru jailed for three months for contempt of court
Jackson Njeru was jailed for three months on Tuesday for contempt of court by a Nairobi Magistrate. Njeru was jailed alongside Jackline Ogutu aka Nyako Ber, both being Facebook administrators of the...
View ArticleThe gift Willy Mutunga should have given Kenyans before his retirement
By Kioko wa Kivandi For years now Kenya has been holding discussions about the formation of a special division within the High Court with a local judicial mandate over crimes similar to the ones that...
View ArticleWhy Jackson Njeru and Jackline Okuta were jailed for contempt of court
On June 14th 2016, Justice Mbogholi Msagha sentenced Jackline Okuta and Jackson Njeru to three months imprisonment or sh500,000 fine for failing to abide by a court’s restraining order against...
View ArticleSteps to follow when faced with a criminal case
By Gilbert Langat Anybody can fall on the wrong side of the law anytime in the course of their life. When this happens most people get confused and may not know what to do. And while ignorance of the...
View ArticleMark Mwithaga died on ‘day of 1982 coup’
On the night that Nakuru veteran politician Mark Mwithaga breathed his last, no one may have taken notice of how significant that night was. It’s not because his death was poised to be historic. No!...
View ArticleBlogger Cyprian Nyakundi given a warning over contempt of court in Safaricom...
Blogger Cyprian Nyakundi was yesterday let go with a warning against continuous contempt of court in a defamation suit in which Safaricom’s Bob Collymore and Michael Joseph have sued him for...
View ArticleMedia Council of Kenya condemns assault of a K24 reporter
The Media Council of Kenya (MCK) has condemned the assault of K24 reporter Duncan Wanga two days ago terming it an unlawful and unfortunate act against freedom of the media. On 27th September 2016,...
View ArticleDeputy President William Ruto threatens to sue Boniface Mwangi for defamation
Deputy President William Ruto has threatened to sue Boniface Mwangi over his tweet which he says was false and malicious. The words in their ordinary and plain meaning are defamatory and they have...
View ArticleDeputy President William Ruto sues Boniface Mwangi for defamation over a tweet
Deputy President William Ruto has filed a defamation case against activist Boniface Mwangi over a tweet terming it false and malicious. I hope Deputy President has no plans of killing me the way he...
View ArticleWhy bloggers should worry about the Films, Stage Plays and Publications Bill,...
The dust is yet settled on the Films, Stage Plays and Publications Bill, 2016 going by media coverage of the aftermath of the public participation session that followed the draft Bill. In the Standard,...
View ArticleBlogger Dennis Owino held by Police for six hours without a reason
Blogger Dennis Owino, popularly known as @KinyanBoy was yesterday arrested and held for six hours without being told the reason for his arrest. Dennis was also not told of his accuser. While walking...
View ArticleCourt declines Vimal Shah’s request to compel Google and Twitter to pull down...
A request by billionaire Vimalkumar Bhimji Depar Shah and his company Bidco to compel Google and Twitter to enforce a mandatory injunction on content by blogger Cyprian Nyakundi was declined by Justice...
View ArticleVictor Yegon wants Boniface Mwangi charged for hate speech for his social...
Victor Yegon, an activist wants the Director of Public Prosecutions and the Director of Criminal Investigations compelled to lodge a hate speech case against photojournalist and activist Boniface...
View ArticleEngaging with the Constitution of Kenya
By Freshiah Wairimu Ever heard someone explain a concept so well that you had to share it? At the recently concluded training for CSOs on ‘Monitoring the Right to Health’ conducted by Kelin, I did. Mr....
View ArticleWhy organizations should pay and train their interns
By George Githinji In the last few years, organizations claim that the current groups of graduates are unemployable. They make further claims that universities and other tertiary institutions of...
View ArticleDangerous Meal: Reflections of a Nature Photographer
By Kioko Kivandi I was photographing a wounded Marabou Stork on the shores of Lake Naivasha on Saturday March 25 when a Hammerkop appeared from nowhere and rested on the shallow end of the lake....
View ArticleFrom raw to artificial bone: How Catholic Diocese of Nakuru is contributing...
By Kioko Kivandi In 1984 Kenya was hit by a severe drought. The country’s food banks were severely stressed just as were its water sources. Writing about it in July that year, Allan Cowell, a New York...
View ArticleHow I would use the digital skills learnt to promote governance issues in my...
By Peter Mmbando The Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE) has been conducting online training sessions, since August aimed at equipping young minds with digital skills to spark conversations and...
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