Dear all,

Thanks for the very enlightening discussion on cyber bullying. The key take-aways of the 

1) What are the trends?   

         - There have been deaths attributed to cyber bullying?

         - Adults are victims of revenge pornography

         - Cyber bullying is rampant on a range of platforms

         - Mob mentality is playing out online

2) Do we have capacity to adequately respond to cyber crime incidences?

 - Need to invest heavily in cyber-crime units in the police force and have them digitized.

 - Other social channels that can be used to address this issue are not addressing it.

3) What are the challenges in tackling the offence?

  - Finding the perpetrators is hard especially in mass bullying.

4) What should be done to address this offence?

 - Parents should be made aware of protection mechanisms especially for children.

 - Bullying victims and perpetrators need counseling.

 - Family situation needs to be addressed.

 - Interrelated issues need to be addressed as bullying cannot be handled in isolation.

 - Law enforcement officers should be kept updated on the evolving state of online behavior

 - Parents and teachers should have access to tools that can be used to monitor their children’s online activities

 - Provision of cyber-crime unit emergency numbers to online users.

 Open issues to be addressed.

        -  Is bullying gloried in Kenyan TV shows and songs?

        - Should criminal law be used to curb cyber bullying?

Tomorrow we shall be having an interesting discussion on the Fintech ecosystem moderated by Rosemary. 

Looking forward to it =)

Do have a blessed evening.

Regards,

Ronald Ojino