On 25 November 2014 at 08:42, Davis Onsakia via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
However, I don't agree in totality the assertion of the DG of CA that ''...access to the internet as a human right..' It is a long debate though.
Yes Davis, Internet is a basic human right. Internet as a human right means that nobody should deny you access to the Internet under any circumstance. A citizen's free will to use the Internet should never be curtailed, and the government should ensure there is an enabling environment for ever citizen to access the Internet. And this is why policies like Universal Access Fund are in place to ensure communication facilities are availed in all parts of the country. This however does not mean that anybody is under the obligation to give you free Internet. For example, food, shelter, access to health, and clothing are basic human rights. But this right does not mean that anybody should give you these needs for free, but that there should be safeguards and enabling environment allowing every citizen to access these basic needs unhindered. Regards ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya L: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lordmwesh B: http://lord.me.ke/ T: twitter.com/lordmwesh "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson