Audio By Vocalize Shot of an unrecognizable woman using a mobile phone indoors The Court of Appeal’s decision in Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE) Attorney General and others is the clearest signal that Kenya should punish real, provable harm online, not contested versions of the truth. By invalidating Sections 22 and 23, the ‘false information’ offences, while upholding the Act’s core cybercrime and investigative framework subject to tight, court‑supervised safeguards, the ruling turns a page on years in which police and prosecutors leaned on criminal law to referee truth claims, a role the Constitution never intended. BAKE first challenged the…
Author: By Abraham Mariita
Audio By Vocalize Shot of an unrecognizable woman using a mobile phone indoors The Court of Appeal’s decision in Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE) Attorney General and others is the clearest signal that Kenya should punish real, provable harm online, not contested versions of the truth. By invalidating Sections 22 and 23, the ‘false information’ offences, while upholding the Act’s core cybercrime and investigative framework subject to tight, court‑supervised safeguards, the ruling turns a page on years in which police and prosecutors leaned on criminal law to referee truth claims, a role the Constitution never intended. BAKE first challenged the…
Audio By Vocalize Kenya’s radio landscape aligns with the global trend of radio’s endurance.[iStockphoto] Each year on February 13, the world marks World Radio Day, a celebration of radio’s enduring role as a medium of information, education, and entertainment. In 2026, the theme “Radio and Artificial Intelligence: Innovation that Empowers, Ethics that Inspire, Trust that Endures” offers profound opportunities for reflection on how radio and media broadly can harness AI responsibly to serve the public interest in an era of rapid technological change. Radio in Kenya continues to be one of the most trusted and far-reaching media platforms, especially in…
Audio By Vocalize Kenya’s radio landscape aligns with the global trend of radio’s endurance.[iStockphoto] Each year on February 13, the world marks World Radio Day, a celebration of radio’s enduring role as a medium of information, education, and entertainment. In 2026, the theme “Radio and Artificial Intelligence: Innovation that Empowers, Ethics that Inspire, Trust that Endures” offers profound opportunities for reflection on how radio and media broadly can harness AI responsibly to serve the public interest in an era of rapid technological change. Radio in Kenya continues to be one of the most trusted and far-reaching media platforms, especially in…