The Cyber Wing at the Child Protection Unit (DCI) is commendable and a step in the right direction.

I believe there is more work to be done to ensure that the Cyber Wing has strong legal mandate. For example, the Children's Act will need to be modernized in light of emerging corporate practices that put children's long term health (both mental and physical) at risk.

The policy landscape, with respect to guaranteeing children's constitutional right to safety and protection, will also need strengthening to minimize excessive influence by foreign MNCs (and their local partners / enablers) whose only goal is to profit from our children (e.g. via Government tenders) - without regard to ethics, long-term health consequences, or the future generations of our country. 

Sustained nationwide parent education and awareness initiatives (on Cyber / algorithm risks for minors) will be critical as well, to minimize the impact of corporate sponsored deception / brainwash of parents (which, sadly, has created a situation where parents have become unwitting participants or enablers in the spread / use of harmful products design to exploit their children). This can be done via existing hospital & clinics networks - for example.

As we now know, not all innovations or technologies are good. Some can cause serious long-term and irreparable damage on a large scale (to both society and economy) - and require strong regulatory oversight - in favor of public interest - especially where there are clear concerns on safety and health issues around minors - but even for adults when the risks are cloaked by dis-information so as to deny adults the right of informed consent.

Jurisdictional challenges have to be addressed as well for effective enforcement of regulations. All MNC corporations with potentially harmful products must be required to have a legal presence (and meaningful real-asset investment) in Kenya in order to guarantee accountability.

Compensation challenges must be addressed from the onset - to ensure court processes are meaningful. Each MNCs should be required to provide - and maintain - a public safety security bond or local bank guarantee in Kenya (e.g. 1% of its highest market value - with minimum of, say, USD 10 Million) that would assure and guarantee liquidated compensation to citizens who are harmed by their products - when such is ordered by courts.

Good day.

Brgds,
Patrick.

Patrick A. M. Maina
[Cross domain Innovator | Independent Public Policy Analyst - Indigenous Innovations]

 

On Tuesday, March 26, 2019, 9:44:40 AM GMT+3, gertrude matata via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:


Thank you Lilian, that is great.
Your efforts in creating awareness is highly appreciated.

Kind Regards,

Gertrude


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On Tuesday, March 26, 2019, 8:57:35 AM GMT+3, Watoto Watch Network via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:


Hello Listers,

Great development for children in our online space in Kenya; Opening of the Cyber Wing at the Child Protection Unit (DCI).

The wing will support investigators tackle Child Online crimes. 

The unit will be the first in Africa to be linked to Interpol's International Child Sexual Exploitation database.

See more info; @DailyNation


Great day.

Regards,

Lillian Kariuki.

(Executive Director, Watoto Watch Network)




 

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