We shall host the Nation Media Group on Thursday 10th March, 2016 at the Nailab for an event geared towards debunking prominent lies that exist in our society. The purpose of the event is based on the premise that a lie told many times has the ability to be believed as truth. What common myths […]
View Post #BelieveTheTruth, Daily Nation, Lies, Myths, Nation Media Group, TruthAs a blogger, you must know by now that the work you publish on your blog is your Intellectual Property, and as such, it is protected by law. Intellectual Property is defined as creations of the mind which include inventions, artistic and literary works, designs, symbols, names and images used in commerce. Intellectual Property Rights […]
View Post Bloggers, blogging, High Court of Kenya, Intellectual Property law, Intellectual Property Rights, ip law, IP Rights, Kikao Law, Liz Lenjo, Nailab, TrainingIt has been dubbed the largest Convention of ICT professionals in 2016, and it is set to happen on the 24th and 25th of February at Oshwal Centre Nairobi. AITEC Africa invites you to “AITEC East Africa ICT Summit” an event that is expected to host over 500 leading ICT stakeholders, professionals and managers. Using […]
View Post AITEC, AITEC Africa, AITEC East AFrica, AITEC East Africa ICT Summit, Bob Collymore, CEO Uchumi, CS ICT, CS Joe Mucheru, IBM, ICT, Joe Mucheru, Julius Kipngetich, Nick Nesbitt, Oshwal Centre, SafaricomThe just concluded ONGEA summit was really informative for people who want to make it in the music industry. Two points that cut across the panel discussions were the importance of networks and visibility. How many followers do you have on social media? Social Media is an important tool in every career. It is even […]
View Post Arts and Artivism Hub, ONGEA!, Safe Social Media engagement, Social Good, Social Media, Social Media for Music, social media influencers, VisibilityFrom the 28th to 31st January, Kenya Music Week will present ONGEA! – The Eastern Africa Music summit to be held at Sarit Centre Expo Hall in Westlands, Nairobi. This annual event that was previously known as Kenya Music Week now comes back rebranded, aimed at bolstering the Music Industry to broaden its scope while […]
View Post Copyright, Kenya Music week, ONGEA!, Personal online branding, Social Media ethics, The Eastern Africa Music Summit, Writing skillsIf you say something defamatory against someone, you cannot use something like “Someone said it first, I was only repeating what had already been said” as an excuse. That does not exempt you from taking responsibility. It does not exempt you from prosecution either. This and many more lessons were shared with us during the […]
View Post African Declaration on Internet Rights and freedoms, Allan Wadi, Bro Ocholla, Daudi Were, Henry Maina, ifreeke, Moi University, Mugambi Laibuta, Nanjira Sambuli, Westgate Terror AttackDecember 10th, 2015 saw the universal commemoration of the Human Rights Day. To commemorate this day, we hosted an event at the Nailab, in conjunction with the Canadian Embassy to discuss the state of Human Rights in Kenya. To steer this forum, we had a panel consisting of Waikwa Wanyoike of Katiba Institute, Peter Nguura- […]
View Post #HumanRightsKE, AMREF, Canadian Embassy in Kenya, FGM, FIDA Kenya, Katiba Institute, Kenneth Okoth, Kibra MP, Universal Human Rights Day, World Human Rights DayWhen you log onto the internet, do you fully understand your rights as an internet user? Are you aware of your right to hold opinions without interference, your right to freedom of expression and information, your right to freedom of assembly and association, your right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion? Are you aware […]
View Post African Declaration on Internet Rights and freedoms, Bishop Magua Centre, Kenyan internet user, Nailab, Social media platformsAll human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights – this is as stated in article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Since the proclamation of this declaration in December 1948 which came immediately after the second world war the global world has always strived to highlight issues that violate […]
View Post #HumanRightsKE, Bishop Magua, Corruption, Democracy, Human rights activists, Human Rights Kenya, Nailab, Political Conferences, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Women's rightsWe are just recovering from the flurry of activities that saw the organization of the Digital Camp Kenya. It was the premier event involving the online space stakeholders, held at the Crayfish Campsite Naivasha, on 6th- 7th November. The Digital Camp had a total of 85 people in attendance. These were participants as well as speakers. We […]
View Post #DCKenya, Digital Camp, free speech online