Naivasha, Kenya, 4–5 November 2026
As part of the commemoration of Digital Health Week 2026, KELIN brought together a group of twenty young people who will lead a project that aims to protect health equity in the digital age. This group is the Kenya Community Accountability Team “K-CAT”. It consists of young people from diverse backgrounds and with different sets of skills, sharing the common goal of seeking accountability for digital health harms. For the next eighteen months, the K-CAT will monitor and find redress mechanisms for the cases of digital health harms they identify. KELIN will support the K-CAT in their quest for accountability by facilitating the redress pathways they initiate with various duty bearers such as the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner.
The inception meeting provided a forum for the K-CAT to understand the research components of the project including the need for accurate documentation and maintenance of a repository for the cases identified. The members of the K-CAT bring experience in communications, project management, community health, legal and medicine. They will document digital health harms and identify where to report them, with KELIN supporting the filing of complaints where appropriate.
Members of K-CAT agreed to use codes in place of names, collect only the information they need and seek consent at each stage. KELIN will also support any of the dialogues initiated with relevant duty bearers during the project period. We will also strengthen the capacity of the K-CAT to deliver on their mandate through training and progress through periodic check-ins.
For updates on digital health rights work done by KELIN, follow KELIN on our social media platforms: X: @KELINKenya. For more information, please contact:
Margaret Nyambura
Programme Officer, HIV, TB & KAPs
P. O. Box 112 – 00202 KNH Nairobi,
E-mail: margaretnyambura@kelinkenya.org Website: www.kelinkenya.org LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kelin-kenya
