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OUT NOW: Advisory Policy Paper on implementation of a Rights Respecting Digital ID in Kenya
The Kenyan government plans to digitalise civil and person registration, introducing a Unique Personal Identification (UPI) and Digital ID. Amnesty International Kenya, in partnership with Strathmore University, Centre for Intellectual Property Information and Technology Law policy paper, urges a...
Ten years and the Impact of AI and Technology on Daily Life
This guest blog is written by independent youth activists and is intended to give a platform to the voices of young people. by Nate Simphiwe My friends at Amnesty Kenya asked me to envision the technological future and imagine what a day in life might look like ten years from now. The question...
2023 to 2032: Urgency for Responsible Innovation
This guest blog is written by independent youth activists and is intended to give a platform to the voices of young people. by Keisha Maina Popular movies, such as The Hunger Games, Black Panther, The Tomorrow War, Iron Man, Edge of Tomorrow, Big Hero 6, and Ready Player One, portray a future world...
Children have gone online let us nurture them on the digital path
By Irũngũ Houghton As students sit the last of the Kenya Certificate for Primary Education Examinations (KCPE), two new studies require us to look beyond a new education system to the wider learning ecosystem if the new Competency Based Curriculum is to succeed. Nearly 1,500 candidates have the...
Artificial Intelligence is here, time we got digitally adaptable
By Irũngũ Houghton Spending time among Mulot digital leaders in Bomet and African policy makers in Johannesburg days apart, has finally piqued my curiosity. What are the possibilities and perils of artificial intelligence for Kenya and what guidance must we expect from the ICT Ministry Sector...
WorldCoin catches the eyes of the Judiciary and Parliament
By Irũngũ Houghton The public debate that generated last week’s column on WorldCoin continued this week with two significant new developments. The National Assembly Ad Hoc committee have started their deliberations. The High Court has also been petitioned to rule on whether Tools for Humanity have...
ODPC MUST ENSURE INDEPENDENT AND IMPARTIAL INVESTIGATIONS OF WORLDCOIN’S DATA PROCESSING ACTIVITIES IN KENYA
Nairobi, Kenya 11th August 2023 Amnesty International Kenya and the Open Institute have continuously monitored the recent developments surrounding data collection and processing activities by Worldcoin and the resultant regulatory actions by the Government of Kenya. These recent developments have...
Address concerns raised over the safety of data collected by miners
Last week, there were reports that over 350,000 Kenyans had enrolled on Worldcoin, a cryptocurrency company collecting iris data. Worldcoin intends to be the world’s most prominent identity and financial public network, open to everyone regardless of country, background or economic status. So...
Don’t ignore warnings over potential dangers of artificial intelligence
On Wednesday, over 1000 tech industry leaders signed an open letter urging Artificial Intelligence (AI) labs to stop developing advanced forms of AI. To many, this does not come as a surprise as one of the most prolific geniuses of the last century, theoretical physicist, Stephen Hawkins warned...
Amplifying Equity: Strategies to Fuel a Fair Digital Future
By Maureen Shelmith The digital age has brought forth immense opportunities for the empowerment of women and girls in Kenya, from online learning to digital activism and high-paying tech jobs. However, technology is also introducing new forms of inequality and threats to their rights and...
Social media giants must show commitment to respect of human rights
With 3.6 billion monthly users by 2022, social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp (all owned by Meta), Twitter, Tik Tok, YouTube, WeChat, and Snapchat will continue to grow. In the last 15 years, they have revolutionised how people interact, communicate, and share information and...