Thanks @ Walu, Not sure I can confirm those rumors on .UG but yes, an update on developments in Uganda will be shared soon. What I can say is that Uganda is moving fast in the internet freedoms area with a draft Data protection and privacy bill in place and yet to be tabled in parliament. See: http://tinyurl.com/l6ydggd. I know Kenya has tabled its bill in Parliament, so lets hope it to gets enacted this year. Best, Lillian On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 11:43 AM, Ali Hussein via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Walu
Good points. However we MUST ensure that we continue to be vocal on this issue. As Voltaire once said:-
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On Mar 19, 2015, at 11:21 AM, Walubengo J via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
@Lillian,
Interesting piece on internet freedoms in .KE
Whereas the incidents cited are true, I still think the freedoms gains in the new 2010 constitutions are far-reaching and it would require several years of sustained and systemic attacks for any regime to effectively claw them back.
I have not been to Kampala in recent times but on a comparative and lighter note:- I hear M7 might have put .UG where Mo1 had contained us in the mid-late 1990s in terms of freedoms :-).
It would be nice if you also shared the report on Internet Freedoms in Uganda (if available).
rgs. walu.
------------------------------ *From:* Lillian Nalwoga via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> *To:* jwalu@yahoo.com *Sent:* Wednesday, March 18, 2015 1:17 PM *Subject:* [kictanet] Is Kenya Putting the Chill on Internet Freedoms?
Dear listers,
Greetings from Kampala!
I wanted to share with you our our recent briefing on recent developments on Kenya in regard to Internet freedoms. See: http://www.cipesa.org/2015/03/is-kenya-putting-the-chill-on-internet-freedom...
We hope to see some positive developments in the coming months.
Regards, Lillian
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