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KENYA: Harmonise legal framework on free expression with ICCPR recommendations ARTICLE 19 Eastern Africa welcomes the concluding observations of the United Nations Human Rights Committee (the Committee) after Kenya’s fourth periodic review on the implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). The 131 st Session of the Human Rights Committee reviewed Kenya alongside Finland. The session was held completely online due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Ahead of Kenya’s review, ARTICLE 19 Eastern Africa submitted a report which raised serious concerns on the statu...
THE STANDARD OPINION [ Courtesy] Users of telecommunication services – especially those in rural and marginalised areas – stand to gain the most should Parliament pass the Kenya Information and Communications (Amendment) Bill, 2019 which, among other things, proposes to review the way money paid to the Universal Service Fund will be spent in future. Considering how Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted the way many people work in Kenya – and across the globe – the use of Information and Communication Technology has become more prevalent. Whereas workers in urban centres are increasingly get...
Safaricom faces fresh split push Monday March 01 2021 By EDWIN MUTAI Summary Debate on a Bill that seeks to compel Safaricom, Airtel and Telkom Kenya to split their telecommunications business from the mobile money transfer and lending units has started in Parliament. Gem MP Elisha Odhiambo initiated debate on the Second Reading of the Kenya Information and Communications (Amendment) Bill in the latest effort to break up telcos. The private members Bill poses the greatest threat to Safaricom, which dominates in the various business lines. Debate on a Bill that seeks to compel Safaricom #ticke...