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Kenya: Impending Election Fueling Fear of Hate Speech
The Conversation Africa, 14 February 2017
In June 2016, eight members of Kenya's parliament were locked up for several nights in police cells during a crackdown against what authorities described as hate speech. All were… Read more »
What Can Kenya Do to Flag Hate Speech on Social Media?
The Communications Authority of Kenya has announced plans to closely monitor social media activity and warned that it could pull the plug if national security comes under threat from hate speech in the run-up to national polls in August, writes Mercy Muendo of The Conversation.
InFocus
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This follows a decision by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission not to register voters living outside Africa but to focus on voters in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, ... Read more »
