Kenya: using technology to fight tribalism by Clar Ni Chonghaile The bloodshed that followed Kenya’s last presidential election in 2007 shocked the world. As the pivotal polls on March 4th approach, people are nervously watching for signs of a repeat. In one of the continent’s most connected nations, that scrutiny has spread to cyberspace as people seek out the kind of hate speech that fanned the violence last time. A special government task force, tech whizz kids and media officials are involved in a series of initiatives to monitor online incitement, the latest incarnation of the tribalism that has long…
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Kenya: police found guilty of not enforcing rape laws by Clar Ni Chonghaile Fiona Sampson recalls the day she hiked through the Kenyan bush for 40 minutes to meet the family of an 11-year-old girl who had been raped by her HIV- positive grandfather. The Canadian lawyer spent the day with Emma’s family, finding out more about an alleged crime that would ultimately send a small earthquake through the judicial system in this East African country. “At the end of the day, [Emma’s mother] took my hand in hers and locked her eyes on mine, and you could see the…
