Techie Rose Njeri’s persecution by government

We are living in a country whose leaders don’t know themselves.

On Mon, Jun 2, 2025 at 4:21 PM Christian Mutiga Kibaara via KICTANet <
[email protected]> wrote:

> She committed no known criminal offense, her website is protected by
> freedom of speech.
>
> On Mon, 2 Jun 2025 at 15:28, Odhiambo Washington via KICTANet <
> [email protected]> wrote:
>
>> For sure, the silence is too loud.
>>
>> Rose Njeri was arrested because she developed a website that eases public
>> participation for Kenyans who want to submit their proposals on the 2025
>> budget.
>> If the government and the “DCI” were as intelligent as they claim to be,
>> they would use a similar technology to ease the burden of the voting
>> process during public participation stages, as stipulated in the law.
>> The government should talk to Njeri and acquire the system, or outsource
>> the task of collating ideas from Kenyans to her, instead of harassing her
>> with an illegal arrest.
>>
>> I wonder what the legal minds here think about the issue. Did she commit
>> an offence according to any of the Acts we know of?
>>
>> If I shared the link to the app she made to help mobilize Kenyans, would
>> KICTANet be accused of aiding in the commission/furtherance of an offence?
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jun 2, 2025 at 2:44 PM Mutemi wa Kiama via KICTANet <
>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>
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>>> The silence is too loud!
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