Digital Rights in Focus: Navigating Kenya’s Maisha Namba Implementation Landscape
In a significant collaboration, Amnesty International Kenya and the Centre for Intellectual Property Information and Technology (CIPIT) recently launched an Advisory Policy Paper on Implementing Rights Respecting Digital ID in Kenya. This collaborative effort provided valuable insights into the complexities…
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The Default Gender in AI Assistant Technologies: Possible Impact on Women in Africa
Introduction Artificial Intelligence (AI) assistant technologies such as digital voice assistants and chatbots have become increasingly ubiquitous and powerful in Africa. In a datafied society,...
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The Gender Equality Mirage: From Human Bias to AI Bias in Digital ID Systems in Africa
Introduction Digital ID systems refer to systems that use digital technologies to capture, validate, store, transfer, identify and authenticate data of people. With the revolutionary...
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An Overview of the Digital ID system and the Unique Personal Identifier in Kenya
In a statement released on 4th February 2023,1 the Ministry of Interior and National Administration announced that it had made progress over the last three...
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Inclusion and Exclusion: Reflections from the Digital ID Talk
African governments are among over 161 countries that are rolling out digital ID systems with the reasoning that digitalization of national ID programmes will improve...
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Digital surveillance in health emergencies
Like many of her African counterparts, Kenya faces unique challenges and opportunities in battling the Coronavirus. Due to high unemployment, many people survive on income...
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The Draft Registration of Persons (NIIMS) Regulations 2020
Following the judgement in the case of Nubian Rights Forum & 2 others v Attorney General & 9 others (Huduma Namba case), the Ministry of...
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HUDUMA NAMBA JUDGEMENT SUMMARY
Kenya introduced digital ID vide an amendment to the Registration of Persons Act in December 2018. The amendment introduced the National Integrated Identity Management System...
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The Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa 2019
By Jackline Akello The Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa (FIFAfrica) is a landmark event that convenes various stakeholders from the internet freedom, governance and...
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By Isaac Rutenberg The Hansard for the Miscellaneous Amendment Act 2018 makes for very interesting reading. On 7th August 2018, Parliament debated proposed amendments to...
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