Dear Colleagues,
This is an invitation to a discussion on intermediary liability
in Kenya
starting tomorrow Tuesday 2nd October 2012, which will be
followed by a breakfast meeting on 10th October at jacaranda
hotel.
See attached the initial findings of the study on Intermediary Liability in Kenya. We welcome comments. Please note that this initial report is a forthcoming publication, and it should not be cited publicly until November, when the final report will be made available.
The study notes that there
is a lack of a
clear framework for liability of intermediaries and a lot of
uncertainty in
understanding our evolving post-constitution legislative
environment particularly
in "regards to what offenses may happen on communications
networks and
whether intermediaries would be liable or not, this may have
contributed to
caution and self-regulation.
In addition, there seems to be no legislated take down
procedures other than
responding in court to whichever law was cited as broken. Do
we
need a "clear
framework for liability of
intermediaries, and safe harbor legislation? What are the
strengths and weaknesses of the current situation?
We would like to encourage policy discussions on these issues
with the aim of
providing concrete recommendations and way forward.
Grace Githaiga and Victor Kapiyo will take it from here
Best
Alice
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