June 2010 - KICTANet

Internet access as you drive down to South Africa
by Wainaina Mungai 17 Jun '10

17 Jun '10

Read about the ICT access challenges on the roadtrip to South Africa. All of these on http://www.k24.co.ke/roadtrip/ Wainaina ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: May Githua <maruamahiu(a)gmail.com> Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 11:36:17 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [K24 Roadtrip] Shida za Mtandao! To: wainaina(a)madeinkenya.org To any East African traveler coming down to S.A., be prepared for Internet drama. Wireless at Ifisi Community Centre in Mbeya, Tanzania is slow & cyber cafe's in town are quite expensive. However, there's an arcade in Lusaka, Zambia (Microlink I-Zone Cafe) that is awesome - in terms of speed & service. We also had an easy time using wireless at Fawlty Towers Guest House in Livingstone, Zambia till the wee hours of the morning. Kasane town, in Botswana, has wireless Internet in the C.B.D. area, though connection is a problem; we had no access at our Thebe River Lodge campsite. But, we managed to browse for a short while at Kasane Computers this morning. This is after being told that we can't use our flash disks at the Post Office cyber. We're hoping good things await us in Francistown's Tati River Lodge. -- Posted By May Githua to K24 Roadtrip at 6/17/2010 11:33:00 AM -- Sent from my mobile device Wainaina Mungai ----- http://www.bungesms.com http://www.madeinkenya.org http://www.wainainamungai.com "The HAPPIEST people DONOT necessarily have the BEST of all. They simply APPRECIATE what they find on their way”

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Community SANS East Africa
by Preston Odera 17 Jun '10

17 Jun '10

Please see the security course scheduled for October in Nairobi Preston

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Fwd: Fw: WORKSHOP FOR MEDIA PROFESSIONALS ON PROPOSED CONSTITUTION
by waudo siganga 17 Jun '10

17 Jun '10

This could interest some colleagues on the Kictanet list. Kind Regards, Waudo ----- Original message ----- From: "dourice ofisi" <bremack1(a)yahoo.com> To: "waudo siganga" <emailsignet(a)mailcan.com> Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 04:32:33 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Fw: WORKSHOP FOR MEDIA PROFESSIONALS ON PROPOSED CONSTITUTION --- On Thu, 6/17/10, Apsea <apsea(a)apsea.or.ke> wrote: From: Apsea <apsea(a)apsea.or.ke> Subject: WORKSHOP FOR MEDIA PROFESSIONALS ON PROPOSED CONSTITUTION To: kujkenya(a)yahoo.com, journalistskenya(a)yahoo.com, afrolinemedia(a)yahoo.co.uk, info(a)afrolinemedia.com, info(a)mediacouncil.or.ke, jak.kenya(a)gmail.com, bremack1(a)yahoo.com, info(a)ycskonline.org, mediainst(a)wananchi.com, info(a)awcfs.org, info(a)kujkenya.org, kenyacorrespondents(a)yahoo.com, williamjanak(a)yahoo.com, mosesradoli(a)yahoo.com, MDAKenya(a)hotmail.com. Cc: apsea(a)apsea.or.ke Date: Thursday, June 17, 2010, 2:19 AM Kindly circulate to your members and ask them to attend this very important workshop. Facilitators shall be Yash Pal Ghai and Macharia Gaitho of Kenya Editors Guild. Association of Professional Societies in East Africa (APSEA) Parliament Road, The Professional Centre, P.O. BOX 43663-00100 , GPO, Nairobi Tel: (020) 2241230/2212660 Fax: 341883 Email: [1]apsea(a)apsea.or.ke Website: [2]www.apsea.or.ke 7^th June, 2010 Dear all, PROPOSED CONSTITUTION: INVITATION TO SECTOR BASED WORKSHOPS FOR PROFESSIONALS The Proposed Constitution of Kenya has certainly entered a critical and crucial stage of the roadmap towards completion. The planned civic education has unfortunately been marred by logistical hurdles culminating in distortion of information as well as peddling of untruths by both sides of the referendum divide. It is disheartening that half truths and outright misleading information are being given to the unsuspecting members of public in a bid to lure them into taking positions on the proposed constitution. Fears are beginning to emerge that once again, the outcome of the August 4^th Referendum will leave Kenyans divided as was the case in 2005. As professionals and indeed professional bodies, we have a responsibility to ensure that Kenyans are properly informed particularly on issues that are within the realm of our expertise. There is need for active engagement to ensure that this process does not leave the country badly scarred and divided but rather emerge from the constitution making process stronger and united. APSEA is organizing a series of sector based workshops for professionals in order to interrogate the proposed constitution and how it affects the various sectors of professionals. At the end of the workshops, it is expected that professionals will serve as agents of change. The main Objective of the workshops is to enlighten Professional bodies and their members on the state of play in the constitutional review process. Other more specific objectives include:- i. To encourage professionals to remain engaged and proactive in the constitution making process ii. To foster ownership of the entire constitution making process by the Professionals. iii. To advocate and promote dialogue and reconciliation between various divergent views, especially between political and religious leaders and the civic society with a view of bringing in harmony and unity of purpose in Kenya . We are therefore pleased to invite you to the sector based workshop for professionals at the Silver Springs Hotel starting at 8.30. am on the dates indicated below: 1. Management, Finance & Law 28^th June 2010 2. Built and Natural Environment 29^th June 2010 3. Medicine and Health Environment 30^th June 2010 4. Media and Public Relations 1^st July 2010 Key speakers including constitutional lawyers and renowned professionals in the specific sectors have been invited to make presentations at the workshops. Participation at the workshop is free and therefore limited chances are available. Kindly confirm your participation with the Secretariat on [3]apsea(a)apsea.or.ke or 2222119. Yours faithfully, Dr. Daniel W. Ichang’i, Ph.D. (McGill), R. Geol., O.G.W. Chairman, APSEA References 1. http://us.mc365.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=apsea@apsea.or.ke 2. http://www.apsea.or.ke/ 3. http://us.mc365.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=apsea@apsea.or.ke

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Nurturing IT Service Management Skills
by Moses Kamau 16 Jun '10

16 Jun '10

How training for IT professionals supports your business... That businesses in Kenya are experiencing a chronic skills shortage, is a well-known reality. However organizations must realize that a "head-in-the-sand" approach to training and skills development will not help them or the Kenyan community to become a serious force in world circles. Recent events in Kenya (namely the connection to the rest of the world through fiber optic cable) has bought the importance of information technology and customer focused solutions into the minds of business people looking to enhance and grow their operations. From the largest Government department to the smallest at home business there is a place for IT to both education, entertain and enlighten. Medium to large businesses are more aware of the opportunities in a commercial and customer satisfaction perspective, but the reality is that all the technology will do nothing if the right people do not have the right skills to support it. Skills development in most IT staff has historically focused on technical training in the various applications that are being used in the business. While such training is critical what is missing from IT professionals is a lack of understanding regarding the importance of services as they apply to the business user. This missing customer focus does nothing to help the credibility of the IT professionals who feel that they are working long days with little or no appreciation. Once IT professionals are educated in the way that business people think; then they automatically become aware of how to communicate better and in a language that the business can understand. The other aspect of managing technical solutions relates to the techniques required to support the IT infrastructure as a cohesive unit. This means that all IT professionals share a common view of how the infrastructure delivers services and how to behave to fix user issues, how to solve problems so they don't reoccur and how to implement change in a way that does not spell disaster for the business. So the question is: where can IT professionals learn the importance of customer service and proper process? The answer lies within the ITIL Framework. ITIL is an acronym for Information Technology Infrastructure Library. It introduces to all IT professionals the concepts of strategic, tactical and operational level thinking when it comes to communication to people and support of technology. ITIL teaches the pupil how to approach technical issues as they happen, how to reduce the possibility of anything going wrong and how to plan for growth and performance of the systems they support. Above all this, ITIL teaches the student that business people rely on services in order to deliver organizational objectives and that as a team the entire IT department is responsible for delivery of those services. The ITIL framework has a series of training courses that are suited to all levels of experience within the IT department. The framework is globally recognized and carries levels of certification that can ultimately lead to "ITIL Expert" status for the individual. By Roger Purdie Roger Purdie is certified as an ITIL v3 Expert and is a member of the ITIL Qualification Board. He is currently the Managing Director - Quintica Kenya as well as Group Projects Director for the Quintica Group of companies. Regards, Moses www.quintica.net Moses Kamau Sales & Service Manager Kenya Office: +254 20 444 2900 Kenya Mobile: +254 720 416 564 Email: moses.kamau(a)quintica.com<mailto:moses.kamau@quintica.com> Skype: moses_kamau [cid:image001.jpg@01CB0D3E.3D948C70]

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ITIL Foundation Course - July 2010
by Moses Kamau 16 Jun '10

16 Jun '10

Good Morning, Quintica will be running the next Public ITIL Foundation Course from July 12-14, 2010. Quintica is accredited to deliver ITIL courses by the APM-Group, the official International ITIL Accreditation Body (www.apmg-international.com<http://www.apmg-international.com>). The Course price is Ksh 35,000 and the Certification Examination is Ksh 16,000. These prices are inclusive of catering and all accredited course materials.<http://www.apmg-international.com> All prices are exclusive of VAT. Documents Attached: * Course Brochure * Course Info & Content * Public Course Calendar * Registration Form Please feel free to contact me for any further information or clarifications.<http://www.apmg-international.com> Regards, Moses www.quintica.net Moses Kamau Sales & Service Manager Kenya Office: +254 20 444 2900 Kenya Mobile: +254 720 416 564 Email: moses.kamau(a)quintica.com<mailto:moses.kamau@quintica.com> Skype: moses_kamau [cid:image001.jpg@01CB0CA8.46B42040]

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FW: [administrators-en] FW: Web 2.0 Learning Opportunity, 5-9 July, 2010, Nairobi, Kenya
by Edith Adera 15 Jun '10

15 Jun '10

FYI From: Rambaldi, G. [mailto:Rambaldi@cta.int] Sent: Monday, June 14, 2010 8:41 PM To: Media for Development (Media4Dev); Africa Community Mapping Network Subject: Web 2.0 Learning Opportunity, 5-9 July, 2010, Nairobi, Kenya [cid:image002.jpg@01CB0C1A.8772C5C0] <http://www.web2fordev.net/> Venue: World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF‎); United Nations Avenue; Nairobi, Kenya Date and time: Monday 5 July – Friday 9 July, 2010 at 9:00 – 17:30 Technological innovation is taking place at a breath-taking pace. Simple, open source internet-based applications and services designed to enhance on-line collaboration are now available to the wider public at little or no cost at all. These new online services known as Web 2.0 applications enable people to collaborate remotely in creating, sharing and publishing information. The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation EU-ACP (CTA<http://www.cta.int>) has a mandate to facilitate access to and dissemination of information in the fields of agriculture and rural development in 78 countries in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific (ACP). Supporting the adoption of Web 2.0 applications represents a great opportunity for meeting it. CTA, in collaboration with the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF<http://www.icraf.org>), has organised a 5-day Web 2.0 Learning Opportunity starting on Monday 5 July 2010. Participants will be introduced to selected web 2.0 applications and learn on how to use them; hands-on. The Learning Opportunity will cover advanced online searching, getting information served via alerts and RSS, collaborating remotely using wikis and Google Docs, using VoIP, online mapping and social networking. Participants will get a chance to see what others have done, get hands-on experience on how to use innovative applications, and assess how they could adopt these innovations within the context of their work and organisation. These Learning Opportunities form part of CTA initiatives that support development partners in networking, accessing and disseminating information more effectively. Programme of the Learning Opportunity * Introduction to the participatory World Wide Web (Web 2.0) * Search Magic: How to conduct advanced multilingual online searches; * Information Self Service: How to get selected information served to you via alerts and RSS feeds; * Remote collaboration: How to develop content remotely using wikis and Google Docs; * Online mapping: How to locate your organisation and your projects on a online Map; · How to communicate voice over the internet at no cost · Online publishing (Blog) · Social networking (LinkedIn and Facebook) · Web 2.0 self-instruction (introduction to IMARK) Eligibility and responsibilities Participation in the Learning Opportunity is free of charge. Applications are subject of acceptance by the organisers. Eligibility criteria: · be computer literate and conversant with browsing the Internet; · have regular access to or better own a computer; · have active e-mail accounts; · be actively engaged in agriculture and rural development, natural resource management and biodiversity conservation, and / or ICT for development (ICT4D); · be self-sufficient in terms of transport, accommodation and subsistence during the event; · be in the position to carry your own WIFI-enabled laptop to the venue. Responsibilities Accepted participants will be responsible for all costs related to their subsistence, travel and accommodation and for bringing their own WIFI-enabled laptop. Additional information During the event the organisers will offer lunch and refreshments and distribute copies of CTA publications dealing with Web 2.0. To download the Application Form, please follow this link<http://www.web2fordev.net/component/docman/cat_view/45-forms>. Best regards [cid:image003.jpg@01CB0BFC.173A1E20] Giacomo Rambaldi Senior Programme Coordinator Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Co-operation ACP-EU P.O. Box 380, NL 6700AJ Wageningen, The Netherlands (ordinary mail deliveries) Visit web site<http://dgroups.org/dgroups/administrators-en> | Reply to sender<mailto:grambaldi@iapad.org> | Click here<mailto:leave.administrators-en@dgroups.org> to unsubscribe The email is intended only for the recipients. The owners of the Dgroups cannot be held responsible for the contents of the email message. --- You are currently subscribed to acacia-admin-cl as: [EAdera(a)idrc.or.ke] To unsubscribe, forward this message to leave-acacia-admin-cl(a)lyris.idrc.ca --- You are currently subscribed to acacia-admin-cl as: [EAdera(a)idrc.or.ke] To unsubscribe, forward this message to leave-acacia-admin-cl(a)lyris.idrc.ca

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Secure ICT 2010 Conference- Johnny Long
by Evans Kahuthu 15 Jun '10

15 Jun '10

Dear Listers, The Secure ICT 2010 Conference Committee is pleased to inform you that renowned computer security expert, author, and public speaker Johnny Long will be among this years' Keynote Speakers at our upcoming Information Communication Technology & Network Security Conference (Secure ICT 2010) to be held on Sept 8-9, 2010 at the Pan Afric Hotel. Long is well known for his background in Google hacking<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_hacking>, a process by which vulnerable servers on the Internet can be identified through specially constructed Google searches. He has gained fame as a prolific author and editor of numerous computer security books. Johnny is a professional hacker and security researcher by trade. Although the art of breaking into buildings and bypassing computer security sounds like the stuff of Hollywood movies, Johnny has made a career of just that. By wielding real world attacks against hundreds of Government and Fortune 100 companies, Johnny has uncovered and exploited security weaknesses in the world's most secure facilities and networks. For more information on Johnny Long, please see the attached document or visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Long http://johnny.ihackstuff.com/ For more information on the conference including registration, please visit http://secureict.co.ke Regards, Evans Kahuthu

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Fwd: M4D in East Africa M4D2010 - 3rd call for paper
by Brian Munyao Longwe 15 Jun '10

15 Jun '10

FYI ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Johan Hellström <hellstrom.johan(a)gmail.com> Date: 2010/6/15 Subject: M4D in East Africa M4D2010 - 3rd call for paper To: Johan Hellström <johan(a)upgraid.org> Dear all, M4D2010 is an academic conference organised by Karlstad University (Sweden) and Makerere University (Uganda). Deadline for paper submissions is 1st of July. Please note that there will be some exciting side events too if you can't make it to the conference. More information about this will be posted on http://m4d.humanit.org/. Best regards, Johan Hellström ----------------------------------------- Apologies for cross-posting ----------------------------------------- * * *The 2nd International Conference on M4D* *M4D2010* *Mobile Communication Technology for Development* *Kampala, Uganda 10 – 11 Nov 2010* *http://m4d.humanit.org/* 3rd Call for Papers *Welcome to M4D2010!* HumanIT (Karlstad University, Sweden) in cooperation with Makerere University (Kampala, Uganda) invite you to the 2nd International Conference on M4D - Mobile Communication Technology for Development, following the inaugural conference in Karlstad, Sweden in 2008 (http://m4d.humanit.org/) and M4D workshop in East Africa 2008 (http://m4d.kcl.co.ug/) M4D2010 aims to provide a forum for researchers, practitioners and all those with interests in the use of Mobile Communication Technology for Development. Confirmed keynote speakers so far are *Richard Duncombe*(University of Manchester), *Ken Banks* (founder of kiwanja.net and creator of FrontlineSMS) and *Thomas Tufte* (Roskilde University, Ørecomm, MEDIeA). M4D2010 will combine two days of plenary sessions, peer-reviewed paper sessions, workshops, panel sessions, discussion forums, and demos. The conference will take place at *Protea Hotel* in Kampala ( http://www.proteahotels.com/protea-hotel-kampala.html) In conjunction with M4D2010, *MobileMonday Kampala* (MoMoKla, www.momokla.ug) will organise a special evening Monday, November 8th. MoMoKla is the Ugandan chapter of MobileMonday, which is a global network of mobile industry professionals and start-ups with chapters in over 100 cities around the world. M4D2010 participants will get a chance to network with and learn from professionals in Uganda's telecommunication, academia, media and ICT sectors. M4D2010 will include a workshop organised by *SPIDER* (* www.spidercenter.org/*) “A mobile in every hand- exploring mobile technology’s potential in increasing transparency”. SPIDER’s workshop will through a panel of experts explore the potentials of mobile technology in increasing transparency, as well as curbing corruption. The workshop will present innovative cases and invite the audience to participate in outlining concrete ways to use mobile technology in increasing transparency in general and the development sector in particular. Accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings. We are currently negotiating with The *Journal of Information Technology for Development (ITD)* to publish best papers from the conference. *How to Participate?* We strive to have an event where all types of actors are included. As a participant you may therefore submit either to the *practitioner* or the *research track*. The research track has a traditional academic conference design while in the practitioner’s track industry, NGOs, and public bodies can disseminate their knowledge. You can choose whether to submit a *full paper* (maximum of 10 pages) or a *short paper* (4 pages). Submitting your papers and abstracts, use the template found here: http://m4d.humanit.org/m4d_template.doc There is also the possibility to submit a *poster* or a *demo* (with a 1 page abstract for conference proceedings) in order for smaller companies and other organisations to put on display their activities and graduate students to make presentations of work in progress. Poster size is max. 80 cm width and max. 120cm height. Roll-ups are also allowed. Use the following e-mail address to submit: submit-m4d(a)kau.se State in the subject line your name and either of the following: full research, short research, full practitioner, short practitioner, poster or demo. Inclusion of accepted papers/posters in conference proceedings is conditioned on payment of registration fee. Conference proceeding will be published in the Karlstad University Studies series, as well as on the websites of the university and the Centre for HumanIT. *How to Register?* To register for this exciting event go to http://www1.kau.se/konf/index.lasso?id=1536&to_do=register Conference fee is 300 US dollars with a reduced fee of 200 US dollars for Master and PhD students. Conference fee includes access to conference venue, workshops and demonstrations, keynotes, lunches, refreshments and receptions throughout the conference, conference dinner and social events. *Important Dates:* Submission deadline: 1 July 2010 Acceptance note: 31 August 2010 Final papers due: 30 September 2010 *Interested in Reviewing?* Interested in reviewing? Please contact Jakob.Svensson(a)kau.se and tell how many papers/short papers you are interested in reading, your areas of interest and your level of expertise. *Interested in Sponsoring?* Organisations providing funding for travel and accommodation costs for researchers and participants from developing countries to participate will be mentioned as sponsors of the conference – please write to Jakob.Svensson(a)kau.se to discuss the conditions giving details of the researchers (research students) and participants concerned by your kind offer. We are also happy to receive funding for social events, lunches, refreshments, conference proceedings, etc. Due mention will be made at the occasion and due credits will be made on the website, in the conference program, and in the conference proceedings. Please contact Jakob.Svensson(a)kau.se for more information. *Conference Committee:* General Chair: Gudrun Wicander (HumanIT/KAU) Local Steering Committee: Johan Hellström (SU) Jude Lubega (Makerere) Idris Rai (Makerere) Ali Ndiwalana (Makerere) Michael Niyitegeka (Makerere) Reviewer Chair: Jakob Svensson (HumanIT/KAU) Co-Chair: John Sören Pettersson (HumanIT/KAU) *Centre for HumanIT* *http://www.kau.se/en/humanit* ----------------------- Johan Hellström +46 736 892120 http://upgraid.wordpress.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New M4D report! http://upgraid.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/sr2010-12_sida_hellstrom.pdf ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "M4D in East Africa" group. To post to this group, send email to M4DinEA(a)googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to M4DinEA+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com<M4DinEA%2Bunsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com> . For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/M4DinEA?hl=en. -- Brian Munyao Longwe e-mail: blongwe(a)gmail.com cell: + 254 722 518 744 blog : http://zinjlog.blogspot.com meta-blog: http://mashilingi.blogspot.com

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Re: [kictanet] Law Enforcement / Information Systems
by S.Murigi Muraya 15 Jun '10

15 Jun '10

Good questions. Would we rather have no photos / video / audio recordings or not so good ones that give us an idea of various criminal activities / occurrences? On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 1:22 PM, Isaac Mutunga <scmutunga(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > In page 7 of today's Standard newspaper there is a picture of a policeman > using his mobile to take photos of the evidence he found at Uhuru Park after > the blasts. With my little knowledge photography and computer graphics, > several questions came to my mind: > 1. Is this the standard procedure for collecting photo evidence in a crime > scene? > 2. What is the quality of this phone camera? > 3.Is this personal or official phone camera? > 4.How would these photo be processed, stored and retrieved? > > Anybody with answers? > > --- On *Tue, 6/15/10, S.Murigi Muraya <murigi.muraya(a)gmail.com>* wrote: > > > From: S.Murigi Muraya <murigi.muraya(a)gmail.com> > Subject: [kictanet] Law Enforcement / Information Systems > To: scmutunga(a)yahoo.com > Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Date: Tuesday, June 15, 2010, 3:04 AM > > > Dear All, > > The Serial Killer case exposes that our criminal detectives are either > disconnected from court case databases (if any exist) or are poorly equipped > to deal with reality on the ground. Probably both. > > The Daily Nation yesterday revealed the Serial Killer had a pending Court > Case. > > The fact that he worked for G4S also leaves a lot to be desired - assuming > he had to *annually* get a Certificate of Good Conduct from the CID. > > There should be annual requirement for security guards to get Certificates > of Good Conduct if it is not the case already. > > Court case (basic) information should be at the fingertips of every cop on > duty not just the CID. Every cop on duty (whether stationary or mobile) > should be able to instantly access 'Occurence Book' (OB) details / data, > recorded at ANY police station in the country tied to a particular ID#, > Biometrics or even Aliases. Police transport (vehicles) should be equipped > with information & communication technology. Cops on the move should also > have all weather mobile devices to record (photo / video / audio) evidence. > Court cases being thrown out due to evidence not being collected well ASAP > should become an exception not expectation in Kenya. > > As the KICTB / World Bank funds various ideas producing digital content > helpful to governance let them keep some of these in mind. > > If cops know their work will be aided using ICT or analyzed on social (web > & mobile) media most will do a better job. Many will not leave crime scenes > without taking fingerprints, photographs, audio recordings - even if they > have to use mobile phones provided by the Government which can deal with a > mobile company with offices in Kenya e.g. Nokia. > > We may have lower standards of governance (public integrity) than > Westerners but Kenyans who demand one law to be passed and enforced for all > should be able to do so without being bombed / terrorized. > http://www.onelawforall.org.uk/about/ > > Technically this is not difficult to achieve but politics, bureaucracy & > bribery provide another angle. > > What are we doing about it? > > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<http://mc/compose?to=kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: scmutunga(a)yahoo.com<http://mc/compose?to=scmutunga@yahoo.com> > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/scmutunga%40yahoo.com > > >

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Law Enforcement / Information Systems
by S.Murigi Muraya 15 Jun '10

15 Jun '10

Dear All, The Serial Killer case exposes that our criminal detectives are either disconnected from court case databases (if any exist) or are poorly equipped to deal with reality on the ground. Probably both. The Daily Nation yesterday revealed the Serial Killer had a pending Court Case. The fact that he worked for G4S also leaves a lot to be desired - assuming he had to *annually* get a Certificate of Good Conduct from the CID. There should be annual requirement for security guards to get Certificates of Good Conduct if it is not the case already. Court case (basic) information should be at the fingertips of every cop on duty not just the CID. Every cop on duty (whether stationary or mobile) should be able to instantly access 'Occurence Book' (OB) details / data, recorded at ANY police station in the country tied to a particular ID#, Biometrics or even Aliases. Police transport (vehicles) should be equipped with information & communication technology. Cops on the move should also have all weather mobile devices to record (photo / video / audio) evidence. Court cases being thrown out due to evidence not being collected well ASAP should become an exception not expectation in Kenya. As the KICTB / World Bank funds various ideas producing digital content helpful to governance let them keep some of these in mind. If cops know their work will be aided using ICT or analyzed on social (web & mobile) media most will do a better job. Many will not leave crime scenes without taking fingerprints, photographs, audio recordings - even if they have to use mobile phones provided by the Government which can deal with a mobile company with offices in Kenya e.g. Nokia. We may have lower standards of governance (public integrity) than Westerners but Kenyans who demand one law to be passed and enforced for all should be able to do so without being bombed / terrorized. http://www.onelawforall.org.uk/about/ Technically this is not difficult to achieve but politics, bureaucracy & bribery provide another angle. What are we doing about it?

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