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  • Data Protection Act Amendment in the Finance Bill is classic “big brother”, illegal and must be rejected by the National Assembly and Kenyans

    MEMORANDUM ON DATA PROTECTION ACTAMENDMENT IN THE FINANCE BILL 2024 PRESENTED TOTHE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF KENYA DEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEEON FINANCE AND NATIONAL PLANNING. Nairobi, 23 May 2024: Amnesty International Kenya and ARTICLE 19 Eastern Africa express deep concern with Clause 63 of the Finance Bill (2024), which seeks to exempt the Kenya Revenue Authority from the…

  • Design AI for Persons Living with Disabilities

    Thirteen years ago, a brutal assault thrust my family into a world not designed for persons with disabilities (PWDs). A transformative moment for both us and a beloved family member forced us to look for affordable and accessible assistive technologies frantically. With the world rapidly beginning to design and harness artificial intelligence for all areas…

  • Amnesty International sounds alarm on a watershed moment for international law amid flagrant rule-breaking by governments and corporate actors

    The world is reaping a harvest of terrifying consequences from escalating conflict and the near breakdown of international law, said Amnesty International as it launched its annual The State of the World’s Human Rights report today, delivering an assessment of human rights in 155 countries. Amnesty International also warned that the breakdown of the rule…

  • Statement on court ruling that Meta Platforms Inc/Facebook is justifiable under Kenya law

    06th February, 2023 Amnesty International Kenya Executive Director Irungu Houghton says, “Amnesty International Kenya welcomes the Kenya Employment and Labour Relations court ruling that the labour rights violations case filed by former Sama Source employee and petitioner Daniel Motaung and others against Meta Platforms Inc/Facebook is justiciable under Kenya law. The bid by Meta to…

  • Social media platforms will lose for disregarding code of practice

    [vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text] Barely a week after President William Ruto launched Kenya’s first data protection registration system on International Data Privacy Day,…