The ORPP, with support from NIMD, convened a Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue Forum to discuss and lay interventions to Technology Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TFGBV) and Online Violence Against Women in Politics (OVAWP).
Participants, while paying close attention to threats of the menace to the 2027 General Election, rekindled the need for strengthening the safety and integrity in digital spaces for all to harness the power of technology rather than fall into potential damage, if used irresponsibly.
The forum conveyed varied insights and voices from over 40 key stakeholders from government, regulatory agencies, political parties, civil society as well as digital media experts.
Some of its target areas through panel bench discussions, presenter notes, and plenary deliberations were on:
- Strengthening state regulatory oversight through enhanced inter-agency coordination.
- Improving digital infrastructure and reporting mechanisms for online harms.
- Promoting political party accountability by strengthening internal frameworks to address digital abuse.
The Registrar, J.C. Lorionokou, appreciated the diverse representation of entities involved with the subject matter.
“The issues of GBV and TF-GBV and exclusion are not only electoral problems but also societal setbacks that need a collective approach to address,” urged the Registrar. In attendance were also the Assistant Registrars CS Agatha Wahome, CPA Florence Birya, and Senior ORPP staff. The Registrar further emphasized the importance of progressive conversations within established political parties’ structures, a catalyst dialogue necessary to disentangle the country’s political and electoral challenges.
“We need to establish frameworks and legal reforms aligned to the operations of political parties and incorporate issues around TF-GBV and OVAWP to exhaustively handle these pressing and live issues.”J.C Lorionokou.
Such forums continue to pay dividends to ORPP’s broader and collaborative efforts in addressing such emerging matters that must be tackled not to derail but to promote democratic governance and participation for all.