Africa Category
Lets get real about Kenyan Media Laws
Posted on March 4, 2014 2 Comments
In Law School, we are taught to be objective in our analysis of issues and this is my intention in this article. Despite my major life-changing interactions with the Kenyan Media industry throughout my current period in Law School; I am not going to start by saying that Kenyan Media needs to be “guaranteed more […]
Internet Governance: Why Africa Should Take the Lead
Posted on February 25, 2014 1 Comment
Recently during an afternoon meeting with a friend of mine, Bob Ochieng, who happens to work for ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) Africa Operations, he lamented that at online Internet Governance discussions fora such as CircleID and 1net.org, there is no serious frequent engagements from African Voices. This got me thinking and […]
Human rights on the internet: Dot feminist resistance and prevention of Technology-related forms of gender based violence.
Posted on February 17, 2014 Leave a Comment
We live in a world where we are now almost able to do everything online that we normally do offline. The same rights that apply offline have been argued that they apply online in a similar manner with little to no modifications. On September 2, 2013; I read that “YouTube Removes Feminist ‘Blurred Lines’ Parody […]
African Union Celebrates 50th Anniversary
Posted on May 31, 2013 2 Comments
The African Union (AU), the single largest organization of states in Africa, marked its 50th anniversary from May 25 to 27, 2013 at its headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, sparking debate among Africans throughout the continent over the organization’s relevance and effectiveness. The AU began as the Organisation of African Unity, founded on May 25, […]
Kenyans Wake Up to ATM Fraud Scare on Christmas
Posted on December 25, 2012 Leave a Comment
On Christmas day, a number of Kenyan ATM users tweeted that they had received alerts that there had been fraudulent activity on their bank accounts. The alerts detailed “unusual withdrawal activity” for Kenyans who banked with Standard Chartered, Barclays, Kenya Commercial Bank and Stanbic: @maina_bejamin: Not a very Merry Xmas to Stanchart, KCB, Barclays and […]
Working for a Truly United East African Community Political Federation
Posted on October 23, 2012 Leave a Comment
Written By: Ephraim Percy Kenyanito Countries: Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. Topics: Youth, Students, East African Community, Debate, Regional Integration, Political Integration Is a truly united East African region possible? The youth believe it is. In August in Arusha, Tanzania, a two-day East African Community University Students Debate sought to examine the role youth […]
Kenya: Money Can Buy Us Declare ‘Campus Divas for Rich Men’
Posted on October 7, 2012 Leave a Comment
Written By: Ephraim Percy Kenyanito Countries: Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. Topic: Arts & Culture, Youth, Citizen Media, Women & Gender, Digital Activism This post also available in: አማርኛ · ኬንያ፤ ራሳቸውን ገንዘብ-ይገዛናል ብለው ያሉ ቡድኖች ‘የካምፓስ ቀውጢ-ቺኮችን ለሀብታሞች’ አቀረቡ Malagasy · Kenya: Afaka Mividy Antsika Ny Vola Hoy Ny ‘Campus Divas for Rich […]
A Day in the Life of a Teenage Mother in Kenya
Posted on September 13, 2012 Leave a Comment
Written By: Ephraim Percy Kenyanito Countries: Kenya. Topics: Youth, Students, Teenage Mothers Njeri sighs as she pulls a three-legged stool to rest after a long day in school. “I hope by narrating the experiences I go through daily, I will be able to encourage other teen mothers in Kenya so that they know that they […]
Kenya: Murder of Muslim Cleric in Mombasa Sparks Riots
Posted on September 5, 2012 Leave a Comment
Written By: Ephraim Percy Kenyanito Countries: Kenya. Topics: Development, Human Rights, Law, Religion, War & Conflict, Youth, Politics, Citizen Media This post also available in: Español · Kenia: Asesinato de sacerdote musulmán en Mombasa desencadenó disturbios 繁體中文 · 肯亞：穆斯林教士遇害引發蒙巴薩暴動 简体中文 · 肯尼亚：穆斯林教士遇害引发蒙巴萨暴动 The killing of Aboud Rogo, a controversial Muslim cleric, on August 27, 2012, […]
East African Community (EAC) University Students’ Debate on EAC Political Integration: A Global Citizen’s Perspective
Posted on September 2, 2012 2 Comments
Written By: Ephraim Percy Kenyanito Countries: Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. Topics: Youth, Students, East African Community, Debate, Regional Integration, Political Integration Language: English Ephraim having lunch immediately after arrival at Arusha City, United Republic of Tanzania with fellow Students from the Higher Institutes of Education in the East African Community (EAC: Burundi, Kenya, […]
Kenya: Will Citizen Media participate to ensure peaceful elections in Kenya in 2012-13?
Posted on July 2, 2012 Leave a Comment
Kenya: Will Citizen Media participate to ensure peaceful elections in Kenya in 2012-13? Written by: Ephraim Kenyanito Country: Kenya Topics: Elections, Peace, Citizen Media Language: English During Kenya’s general elections of 2007, residents of this East African nation went into post-election violence. Ushahidi’s Ory Okolloh, David Kobia, Julia Rotich and Eric Hersman saw these developments […]
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