The Coast Social Justice Travelling Theatre (CSJTT) has trained over 100 young human rights activists on cybercrime laws to promote responsible digital activism.
CSJTT Convener and Human Rights Activist, Bradley Ouna said during the training in Mombasa that they are also on a recruitment drive and retooling of practicing rights activists on technology in light of a paradigm shift in activism.
Ouna stated that activism has shifted to social media nowadays and activists must be well-versed in the laws that prevent the misuse of digital platforms. "We have come to teach them how to use the internet justly and responsibly without infringing on other people's rights or besmirching others," he said, adding that the one-day training is designed to equip the nascent Activists with the necessary knowledge to prevent them from being in conflict with the law.
He expounded that the emergence of a new crop of Activists was buoyed by the success of the social media campaign that necessitated the withdrawal of the 2024/2025 budget due to public dissatisfaction.
