Thank you for organizing such a timely conversation.

It will be 3am in Toronto and I do not have a basement or attic to use at such an ungodly hour :)

I hope next time I can make it, and wishing you all the best.

--- Moses Karanja

On 2021-09-24 8:56 a.m., Wamathai (HapaKenya) via KICTANet wrote:

Dear Colleagues,

The Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE) would like to invite you to an event under the theme "The role of tech companies in the protection of Human Rights” to be held virtually on Friday 30th^, 2021, 10am-1pm.

Technology companies and especially tech startups have the potential to play significant positive contributions to the promotion and protection of human rights. In Kenya, the issue of data protection and data privacy is a matter of concern for many despite having the existence of the Data Protection Act.

How do we ensure that the organisations trusted with the personal data use the best data protection practices? We will also learn more on what the Data Commissioner office has been doing to operationalize the Data Protection law in Kenya.

You are welcome to join us and your participation will also be highly appreciated.

Attached, please find the tentative program, and below are some of the speakers at the event.

1. Marie-Anne (Kui) Kinyanjui- Head of Regulatory and Public Policy at Safaricom PLC
2. Linda Bonyo  - The Founder of Lawyers Hub
3. Richard Wingfield  - Head of Legal- Global Partners Digital

4.  Ephraim Percy Kenyanito - Senior Programme Officer -Article 19 International

 

Details:

 

When: Friday 30^th September 2021

What: The role of tech companies in the protection of Human Rights

Where: Online 

Time: 10.00 am -1:00pm

 

Kindly confirm your availability & do let us know if you have any questions. Register in advance for this event:

https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcodOCvqT8pGNR6CAzvPXnyVzenCOmlO1oy

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