Dear Dr. Ruteere, Most of the issues you have raised I believe must be covered in the NCIC Act. Remember that a while back NCIC were proposing to 'censor' tweets, Facebook posts etc - which they could gauge are bothering on hatred, tribalism etc! The Act can be downloaded from the NCIC website at: http://www.cohesion.or.ke/index.php/resources/downloads As far I know there is no national policy about internet regulation in regard to what one can post on their blog, Twitter, Facebook etc. However, do note that some organizations/groups like the Media Owners Association (MOA) have some guidelines (not regulations) about reportage on discrimination based on race, tribe, creed etc. Regards and many thanks, Davis M Onsakia 'The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for.' - Maureen Dowd ________________________________ From: Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) <nmutungu@gmail.com> To: isoc@lists.my.co.ke Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2012 1:30 PM Subject: [ISOC_KE] Fwd: [kictanet] Information on Regulating Hate Speech and Incitement to Ethnic and Racial Violence on Internet in Kenya ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Mutuma Ruteere <mruteere@chrips.or.ke> Date: 2012/8/8 Subject: [kictanet] Information on Regulating Hate Speech and Incitement to Ethnic and Racial Violence on Internet in Kenya To: nmutungu@gmail.com Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Dear Listers, I have recently joined this very informative listserve. I am doing a series of studies for the United Nations in my role as UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism and would be grateful for your insights on the following questions: 1. Are there industry-wide policies on regulation of transmission of content that promotes ethnic and racial hatred and incitement to ethnic and racial violence via the Internet in Kenya? 2. Are there any policy proposals on the possibility of legislation to combat the transmission of content that promotes ethnic and racial hatred and incitement to ethnic and racial violence via the Internet in Kenya? 3. Given the need to maintain Internet freedom as well as protections of other rights such as freedom of expression and speech, what measures may be more appropriate in addressing the challenge of exploitation of the Internet to promote ethnic and racial hatred in Kenya? 4. What are some of the good examples of self regulation in combatting the transmission of content that promotes ethnic and racial hatred and incitement to ethnic and racial violence via the Internet in Kenya? Dr. Mutuma Ruteere Director Centre for Human Rights and Policy Studies Daphton Court, A2 Riverside Drive P.O Box 23748-00100 GPO Nairobi, Kenya Tel: 254 720 705 051 Email: mruteere@chrips.or.ke www.chrips.or.ke Twitter: @CHRIPSKE _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/nmutungu%40gmail.com The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. -- Grace L.N. Mutung'u (Bomu) Kenya Skype: gracebomu Twitter: @Bomu Website: http://www.diplointernetgovernance.org/profile/GraceMutungu _______________________________________________ isoc mailing list isoc@lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/isoc