Listers Please spare sometime to read this interesting report and lets have a conversation around it. Remember that 'the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good (wo)men to do nothing'. ".....Social network sites (SNS), such as Facebook, Youtube and Twitter, which are popular in East Africa, are helping to trigger non-institutionalised democratic participation by providing communication spaces through which individuals articulate “democratic ideas". Along with other digital technologies, SNS are providing a voice to those individuals1who were previously left out of traditional media. Consequently there has been an expansion in the breadth of opinion expressed in the public domain thereby contributing to building a democratic culture. However, many challenges stand in the way of East African citizens’ enjoyment of their right to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through digital technologies. These challenges include unfavourable legal regimes and affronts by both state and non-state actors, poor infrastructure and the high accessibility costs that have tended to create a wide digital divide. They also include irresponsible behaviour by internet users who are often unaware of online ethics or legal regimes that govern the internet and other non-traditional media..." Read on: http://www.cipesa.org/2014/05/launch-of-the-internet-freedoms-in-east-africa... Ali Hussein +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein Sent from my iPad