Cases of cyber violence against girls and women have
been reported in Kenya, Uganda, South Africa and Nigeria.
The Kenyan ICT report shows that 13 % of young women
in university have experienced cyber harassment. Madanda
et al. (2009), report that in Uganda several women have
been killed over text messages. An example is the story
Man Kills Wife Over Love SMS aired on New Vision,
Monday 15 December 2008. Abdulkarim Ssengendo
describes a man who smashed the head of his wife causing
her death because he had allegedly read a love SMS sent by
her supposed on her mobile’. Another account of cyber
violence against women in Uganda is The case of ‘Honourable
Godi Akbar; a Member of Parliament for Arua
Municipality in northern Uganda, who was accused of
murdering his wife, Rehema Nasur, on December 3, 2008
on Kayunga Road in Mukono district. He reportedly shot
her twice using his pistol. Godi complained of having read
text messages in his wife’s phone from her lover.