January 2017 - KICTANet

Re: [kictanet] New Cabinet - Wish List ?
by Barrack Otieno 18 Jul '24

18 Jul '24

Listers, This is indeed good news. We have a lot of hope in Mucheru and Victor Kyalo industry veterans who have indeed worked their way through the trenches. Most importantly we hope to see the return of a multi stakeholder form of engagement in the sector which we have been yearning for in a while. I think as a sector we might need to prepare a wish list for our new leaders and most importantly commit to work with them towards achieving their mandate. The reshuffle is timely still it comes at the end of the year and will allow us to start 2016 on a new slate. Thank you Best Regards On 11/24/15, GG via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > +1 Grace. > > Sending them positive energy! And glad that the two were among the KICTANet > founders. > Rgds. > > --- Original Message --- > > From: "Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) via kictanet" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Sent: 24 November 2015 22:35 > To: ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com > Cc: "Grace Mutung'u (Bomu)" <nmutungu(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] New Cabinet > > One of the issues (I think issue no.3) in the President's speech was > accessibility of leaders to wananchi. With Joe and Kyalo I think we shall > have better ears. > > Congratulations! > > May they pass the vetting. > > Regards, > On 24 Nov 2015 21:29, "Evans Ikua via kictanet" < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > >> @Ngigi you are right. But in the current dispensation, a CS is still >> expected to be a technocrat, as opposed to the days of yore when minister >> was politician. So they will both be at home in their respective >> positions. >> Especially Victor as the accounting officer with his many years in >> government. That's the right position. >> >> Evans >> On Nov 24, 2015 9:17 PM, "Waithaka Ngigi" <ngigi(a)at.co.ke> wrote: >> >>> Evans, >>> >>> Joe Mucheru & Victor Kyalo are old hands in. KE ICT. Both have been >>> entrepreneurs and then at some point moved on to various ventures. So we >>> shouldn't go wrong ‎with either. >>> >>> However, what's the better fit? Mucheru at CS, Victor at PS or the other >>> way round? Victor CS, Mucheru PS? >>> >>> Waithaka Ngigi >>> >>> Alliance Technologies >>> www.at.co.ke >>> *From: *Evans Ikua via kictanet >>> *Sent: *Tuesday, November 24, 2015 8:50 PM >>> *To: *Ngigi Waithaka >>> *Reply To: *KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions >>> *Cc: *Evans Ikua >>> *Subject: *Re: [kictanet] New Cabinet >>> >>> Congrats Hon Joe! That's a great choice for the ICT industry. Well out >>> H.E. >>> >>> Ikua >>> On Nov 24, 2015 8:45 PM, "waudo siganga via kictanet" < >>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>> >>>> Congratulations to Joe Mucheru! >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> kictanet mailing list >>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >>>> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >>>> >>>> Unsubscribe or change your options at >>>> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/ikua.evans%40gmail.com >>>> >>>> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform >>>> for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and >>>> regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT >>>> sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and >>>> development. >>>> >>>> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors >>>> online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and >>>> bandwidth, >>>> share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, >>>> do >>>> not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. >>>> >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/nmutungu%40gmail.com >> >> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform >> for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and >> regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT >> sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and >> development. >> >> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors >> online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and >> bandwidth, >> share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do >> not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. >> > -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Kenyan Tech Engineer, Zak Muriuki, Died in Ethiopian Jail
by Ali Hussein 19 Jun '18

19 Jun '18

Listers Saddest news. It also appears that there are three more Kenyan ICT Practitioners who are still languishing in prison in Ethiopia. The main charge is that they are accused of installing communication equipment without a license. Mugo, was arrested with Zak (may the almighty rest his soul in peace) over a year ago and Osborne Otinda with his colleague Maxwell Odhiambo (according to today's Nation, Page 3) were arrested in October 2014 and are still in jail. Excerpts:- (Addis Standard) – The body of a Kenyan engineer who died while in an Ethiopian prison has arrived home on Thursday Dec. 11th. Zak Muriuki, a father of two girls (pictured) and a tech engineer by profession, arrived in Ethiopia nearly two years ago on January 9, 2015, according to information obtained by Addis Standard. He was arrested on January 10 along with another Kenyan, Jadrick Mugo, who is still in prison. Read on:- http://www.ayyaantuu.net/kenyan-tech-engineer-zak-muriuki/ It also appears that the government is doing what it can to get the Kenyans released. Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad

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Fwd:Defamatory Blog Publication by Moses Kuria & Demand For Apology
by Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) 20 Apr '17

20 Apr '17

Dear all, the suit between Muite & Others versus Moses Kuria, which I understand is proceeding to court, should be a very interesting one to watch. Hopefully it shall give some insights on content control vs freedom of expression. See below. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Ngunjiri <ngunjiri(a)kikuyusforchange.com> Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:05:07 +0300 Subject: {K4c} Defamatory Blog Publication by Moses Kuria & Demand For Apology To: KC4 <kikuyusforchange(a)googlegroups.com> This will most probably interest some of us, and help all of us be careful about what we write on our blogs. --- Ngunjiri [image: Issa & Co Advocates] Our Ref: M/058/001/L**** **** Tuesday, October 4, 2011**** **** Moses Kuria**** P. O. Box 1838-00200 ‘*Advance copy by email*’**** *NAIROBI***** **** Dear Sir,**** **** *RE: DEFAMATORY PUBLICATION ***** ------------------------------ We have been instructed by our clients, Wambugu Ngunjiri, Paul Muite, Ndung’u Wainaina, Maina Kiai and Hassan Omar.**** **** Our instructions are that you published in your widely read blog the following words of and concerning our clients.**** **** *‘I have said Ocampo has no case. All he has are fake witnesses coached by Hassan Omar, Wambugu Ngunjiri, Paul Muite, Ndungu Wainaina, Njonjo Mue and Maina Kiai.’***** **** Your insinuations are unfounded and baseless and our clients’ professional respective standings, characters and reputations have been severely tarnished by your publication.**** **** Our instructions are to demand a retraction, an apology and an admission of liability on your part for the publication of the defamatory words. This we hereby do. We shall address the issue of the damages payable to our clients upon receipt of your apology and admission.**** **** *NOTE* that if you do not publish an apology and retraction on your blog within the next *Seven (7) Days* of the receipt of this letter we shall proceed to the law for redress at your risk as to costs. **** **** Yours faithfully,**** *ISSA & COMPANY ADVOCATES***** **** **** *MANSUR M. ISSA***** **** cc. Clients**** **** *Issa & Co Advocates* <info(a)issadvocates.co.ke>**** ------------------------------ 5th Floor, City House, Wabera Street P.O. Box *24210 - 00100*, Nairobi, Kenya *ph*: *+ 254 20 340 150 · * *fx*: *+ 254 20 340 151* *em*: *info(a)issadvocates.co.ke · ***** ------------------------------ *CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE:* This email and any attachments may contain information that is confidential, legally privileged and protected by law. Access by the intended recipient is authorized. Any liability (in negligence or otherwise) arising from any third party acting, or refraining from acting, or any information contained in this email is hereby excluded. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediatelyand do not disclose the contents to any other person, use it for any purpose or store or copy the information in any medium.**** -- --- Fear makes men act even against their own interests- changing them from men of reason to blubbering fools. -- Grace L.N. Mutung'u (Bomu) Kenya Skype: gracebomu Twitter: GraceMutung'u (Bomu)

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Airtel Plans Africa Exit
by Ali Hussein 05 Feb '17

05 Feb '17

Listers Another one bites the dust? I'm really curious as to whats going on in the Telco sector. Bharti Airtel has announced that it will be exiting 14 African countries within a year. The affected countries include: Chad, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. The telecom operator is faced with poor performance across those markets. Two years ago, when Airtel began talks to sell off its operations in Burkina Faso, Chad, Congo Brazzaville and Sierra Leone to Orange <http://mobilityarena.com/airtel-not-exiting-africa-despite-talks-to-sell-4-…>, the company had stated that it wouldn’t be exiting Africa. Airtel plans Africa exit <http://mobilityarena.com/airtel-exit-nigeria-13-african-countries/> Is the African market too competitive or is the regulatory environment skewed towards a few players? *Ali Hussein* *Principal* *Hussein & Associates* Tel: +254 713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> 13th Floor , Delta Towers, Oracle Wing, Chiromo Road, Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya. Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the organizations that I work with.

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Governments Websites under Maintenance
by Ali Hussein 01 Feb '17

01 Feb '17

Listers 1. Treasury.go.ke 2. ICTA.go.ke These two sites are down. The screenshots attached say:- WEBSITE UNDER MAINTENANCE. Whilst we can forgive Treasury for this Rookie Mistake what do we say about ICTA? If you guys need help please crowdsource this because surely this is an embarrassment to Kenya not to mention that stakeholders can't access information. *Ali Hussein* *Principal* *Hussein & Associates* Tel: +254 713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> 13th Floor , Delta Towers, Oracle Wing, Chiromo Road, Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya. Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the organizations that I work with.

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KICTANet calls for a membership to the Internet and Elections Working Group
by Grace B 31 Jan '17

31 Jan '17

Dear Listers, KICTANet would like to form a working group on Internet and elections to coordinate policy discussions and advocacy on the subject. We envision a multistakeholder group of individuals and representatives of institutions with interest in the emerging tensions between use of the Internet and human rights in processes such as elections. If you are interested, please send an email to info(a)kictanet.or.ke with one or two sentences explaining your interest. The working group will not in any way interfere with regular topical discussions on the list and the members of the group will work on a voluntary basis. Regards, -- Grace L.N. Mutung'u Skype: gracebomu Twitter: @Bomu <http://www.diplointernetgovernance.org/profile/GraceMutungu> PGP ID : 0x33A3450F

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Fwd: [Internet Policy] ISOC statement on recent travel bans
by Barrack Otieno 30 Jan '17

30 Jan '17

Listers, FYI Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Alejandro Pisanty <apisanty(a)gmail.com> Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2017 09:25:56 -0600 Subject: [Internet Policy] ISOC statement on recent travel bans To: ISOC <internetpolicy(a)elists.isoc.org> Hi, this statement by Kathy Brown is out, related to the recent and evolving US travel bans: Yours, Alejandro Pisanty [image: Internet Society] <http://link.isoc.org/hostedemail/email.htm?CID=36997012715&ch=BFD2CCAFDB1E0…> Dear Colleagues, As a global organization with trustees, employees, chapters and members all over the world, we are deeply troubled by actions taken by the U.S. on Friday that placed immediate and unprecedented bans on entry to the United States of citizens and refugees of seven majority-Muslim countries. Not only will the purported bans place an unwarranted burden on people in our organization, it is an anathema to the Internet Society whose values rest firmly on a commitment to an open, globally connected community dedicated to the open, global Internet. We are encouraged by the countries who have rejected the U.S. action this weekend and by the human rights organizations that have stood in solidarity with countless refugees and travelers who were so abruptly halted in entering the U.S. We are watching developments; I will keep you updated as we know more. Kathy Brown President/CEO -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dr. Alejandro Pisanty Facultad de Química UNAM Av. Universidad 3000, 04510 Mexico DF Mexico +52-1-5541444475 FROM ABROAD +525541444475 DESDE MÉXICO SMS +525541444475 Blog: http://pisanty.blogspot.com LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/pisanty Unete al grupo UNAM en LinkedIn, http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/22285/4A106C0C8614 Twitter: http://twitter.com/apisanty ---->> Unete a ISOC Mexico, http://www.isoc.org . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Re: [kictanet] @CA and @KENIC, what became of the regulations on registering devices for public WiFi?
by Luke O 30 Jan '17

30 Jan '17

Hello Listers Looking at the timeframe of that article when it was written, is it safe to assume the proposed regulation has clearly not yet been implemented unless it was done covertly? Interesting point I noted regarding the posited national device registry, are there other such registries already in existence (either belonging to telecom operators, national immigration etc) and if so who has access to the data on them, and can citizens control the data held on them? Knowing that operators like Safaricom and KRA already have all our details including number of mobile phones we bought/or brought into the country, aren't such types of depository already a form of passive digital surveillance On Jan 30, 2017 11:05, "Barrack Otieno via kictanet" < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Hi Nanjira, The reporting is somewhat questionable. KeNIC has a clear mandate as Adminisrative and Technical Manager of the .KE Registry. Registering devices is way out of its mandate. The Regulator can easily monitor device owners if it wanted through Service Providers, most network equipment have the capability to do this work using their simple dashboards hence i don't see the need for a specialized entity. Thank you Best Regards On 1/30/17, Nanjira Sambuli via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/07/kenya-to- require-users-of-wi-fi-to-register-with-government/ > > > -- > Regards, > Nanjira > www.nanjira.com <http://www.nanjira.com> > > About.Me <http://about.me/ninanjira>| Twitter > <http://www.twitter.com/ninanjira>| LinkedIn > <https://www.linkedin.com/in/nanjira>| Skype > <http://hatscripts.com/addskype?nanjirasambuli> > > IM: +254722481566 (WhatsApp | Telegram | iMessage) > > PGP: 1DBE1F47A6878B0D > -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/ mailman/options/kictanet/lukeokelo%40gmail.com The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.

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@CA and @KENIC, what became of the regulations on registering devices for public WiFi?
by Nanjira Sambuli 30 Jan '17

30 Jan '17

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/07/kenya-to-require-users-of-wi-fi… -- Regards, Nanjira www.nanjira.com <http://www.nanjira.com> About.Me <http://about.me/ninanjira>| Twitter <http://www.twitter.com/ninanjira>| LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/nanjira>| Skype <http://hatscripts.com/addskype?nanjirasambuli> IM: +254722481566 (WhatsApp | Telegram | iMessage) PGP: 1DBE1F47A6878B0D

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Cameroon shut down the internet in anglophone regions like Bamenda, Buea — Quartz
by Ali Hussein 29 Jan '17

29 Jan '17

Listers African governments have been at the forefront of internet shutdowns in the last two years. Last year shaped up to be “the year of internet shutdowns,” as at least 11 African governments interfered with the internet during elections or protests. More people are having to figure out how to stay online during such shutdowns. https://qz.com/892433/cameroon-shut-down-the-internet-in-anglophone-regions… Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit." ~ Aristotle Sent from my iPad

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Re: [kictanet] Airtel Plans Africa Exit
by hassan abi 28 Jan '17

28 Jan '17

Ahmed, The long queues at Safaricom, shows their dominance and for Airtel lack of customers. I frequently use Safaricom call support and they have been excellent. I have worked with Airtel on bulk payments service and most of there strategies are based on what Safaricom is doing. Offering cheaper prices does not give you dominance but better customer experience and easily accessible services. Airtel money failed to catch up with Mpesa not because of affordable rates but lack of enough agents across the country. Telco's success is defined by it's mobile money services. Safaricom can afford not offer better service sometimes because they lack solid competition. Until then they will keep dominating comfortably. On 28 Jan 2017 10:30 a.m., "Ali Hussein via kictanet" < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Ahmed In the land of the blind the one eyed man is king.. *Ali Hussein* *Principal* *Hussein & Associates* +254 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit." ~ Aristotle Sent from my iPad On 28 Jan 2017, at 9:57 AM, Ahmed Mohamed Maawy via kictanet < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: I was a dual sim person. I have visited both Safaricom and Airtel offices severally. I would: 1. Take at least an hour on Safaricom queues. 2. Take at most 15 minutes on an Airtel queue. And at the end of it I would say I get a more personal feeling from the customer service. But that is just me. Maybe someone else has a bad experience. On Sat, Jan 28, 2017 at 9:43 AM, Tony White via kictanet < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > Companies in general are favoured (or not) by their customer service. > While Safaricom's customer service is nothing to write home about, > Airtel's is appalling (this is a personal view, having had issues with > both!). I no longer have an Airtel line. > > If a new company takes over from [ kencell | celtel | zain | airtel ] > then if they can offer first-class customer service, they may succeed > (where the others have failed). > > Cheers, > Tony > > > On 28/01/2017, Job Muriuki via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > wrote: > > This is really sad news. Looking at Kenya's telecommunication market, > > safaricom holds all the cards from coverage to favourable government > backed > > policies. This leaves competition with almost no lifeline. > > Having worked with a company that builds telco's infrastructure I can > > confirm 80% of the job is from safaricom while others just struggle with > > the other 20%. > > > > Am no economist but having one company domineering in any given sector is > > bad for the sector and the economy as the main focus is make money. To do > > this they cut back on employment and squeeze the supplies dry trying to > cut > > on expenditure but if multiple companies operate we get higher employment > > level meaning more revenue to the government and healthy competition. The > > government's technocrats need get ahead of this and correct it otherwise > we > > are not growing as a country or even as continent. > > > > On 28 Jan 2017 08:40, "Ali Hussein via kictanet" < > > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > > > Listers > > > > Another one bites the dust? > > > > I'm really curious as to whats going on in the Telco sector. > > > > Bharti Airtel has announced that it will be exiting 14 African countries > > within a year. The affected countries include: Chad, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, > > Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Tanzania, > > Uganda and Zambia. > > > > The telecom operator is faced with poor performance across those markets. > > Two years ago, when Airtel began talks to sell off its operations in > > Burkina Faso, Chad, Congo Brazzaville and Sierra Leone to Orange > > <http://mobilityarena.com/airtel-not-exiting-africa-despite- > talks-to-sell-4-networks-to-orange/>, > > the company had stated that it wouldn’t be exiting Africa. > > Airtel plans Africa exit > > <http://mobilityarena.com/airtel-exit-nigeria-13-african-countries/> > > > > Is the African market too competitive or is the regulatory environment > > skewed towards a few players? > > > > *Ali Hussein* > > > > *Principal* > > > > *Hussein & Associates* > > > > > > > > Tel: +254 713 601113 > > > > Twitter: @AliHKassim > > > > Skype: abu-jomo > > > > LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim > > <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> > > > > > > 13th Floor , Delta Towers, Oracle Wing, > > > > Chiromo Road, Westlands, > > > > Nairobi, Kenya. > > > > Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely > > mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the > > organizations that I work with. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > kictanet mailing list > > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet > > Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ > > > > Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/ > > mailman/options/kictanet/muriukin%40gmail.com > > > > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform > for > > people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and > > regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT > > sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and > > development. > > > > KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors > > online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and > bandwidth, > > share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do > > not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. > > > > > -- > Tony White > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet > Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ > > Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/m > ailman/options/kictanet/ultimateprogramer%40gmail.com > > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform > for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and > regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT > sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. > > KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors > online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, > share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do > not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. > -- *Ahmed Maawy* Principal Product Management Specialist - Al Jazeera Media Network Skype: ultimateprogramer _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/ mailman/options/kictanet/info%40alyhussein.com The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/ mailman/options/kictanet/hassanaire%40gmail.com The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.

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Re: [kictanet] Can the Trump Administration increase it's powers over ICANN?
by Bonface Witaba 28 Jan '17

28 Jan '17

Dear Listers, An interesting read: http://domainincite.com/21443-trump-nominee-open-to-retaking-icann-oversigh… Kind regards Bonface Witaba Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Fri, 27 Jan 2017 at 17:19, kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Send kictanet mailing list submissions to kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke You can reach the person managing the list at kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: The KINGS of Africa's Digital Economy (Eric M K Osiakwan) (June Tessy) 2. Governments Websites under Maintenance (Ali Hussein) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2017 12:28:44 +0300 From: June Tessy <june.tessy(a)gmail.com> To: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Subject: Re: [kictanet] The KINGS of Africa's Digital Economy (Eric M K Osiakwan) Message-ID: <CAPK9L3kFr9qxOnmtW6R_DC=J+XmF4W2QMe--aQ5PzajRJ9ddZw(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Eric, Will this talk be based on the Chapter in the Digital Kenya book? We look forward to watching the footage afterwards, but before then can we send in questions and/or comments? Kind Regards, June Tessy LinkedIn Profile <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/juneokal> On 27 January 2017 at 12:00, <kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > Send kictanet mailing list submissions to > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > You can reach the person managing the list at > kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. The KINGS of Africa's Digital Economy (Eric M K Osiakwan) > 2. The Emergence of Big Data (Timothy- Coach- Oriedo) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2017 14:09:14 -0800 > From: Eric M K Osiakwan <ericosiakwan(a)me.com> > To: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > Subject: [kictanet] The KINGS of Africa's Digital Economy > Message-ID: <A9729AE5-6E3D-4CFC-B8EB-04C2FA9F604D(a)me.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > https://cyber.harvard.edu/events/2017/02/Osiakwan < > https://cyber.harvard.edu/events/2017/02/Osiakwan> > > Eric here > > > Eric M.K Osiakwan > "Accraboy" 4 Skype > @eosiakwan 4 Twitter > about.me/ericosiakwan <http://about.me/ericosiakwan> > +233244386792 4 WhatsApp > >

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Re: [kictanet] Airtel Plans Africa Exit
by Job Muriuki 28 Jan '17

28 Jan '17

This is really sad news. Looking at Kenya's telecommunication market, safaricom holds all the cards from coverage to favourable government backed policies. This leaves competition with almost no lifeline. Having worked with a company that builds telco's infrastructure I can confirm 80% of the job is from safaricom while others just struggle with the other 20%. Am no economist but having one company domineering in any given sector is bad for the sector and the economy as the main focus is make money. To do this they cut back on employment and squeeze the supplies dry trying to cut on expenditure but if multiple companies operate we get higher employment level meaning more revenue to the government and healthy competition. The government's technocrats need get ahead of this and correct it otherwise we are not growing as a country or even as continent. On 28 Jan 2017 08:40, "Ali Hussein via kictanet" < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Listers Another one bites the dust? I'm really curious as to whats going on in the Telco sector. Bharti Airtel has announced that it will be exiting 14 African countries within a year. The affected countries include: Chad, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. The telecom operator is faced with poor performance across those markets. Two years ago, when Airtel began talks to sell off its operations in Burkina Faso, Chad, Congo Brazzaville and Sierra Leone to Orange <http://mobilityarena.com/airtel-not-exiting-africa-despite-talks-to-sell-4-…>, the company had stated that it wouldn’t be exiting Africa. Airtel plans Africa exit <http://mobilityarena.com/airtel-exit-nigeria-13-african-countries/> Is the African market too competitive or is the regulatory environment skewed towards a few players? *Ali Hussein* *Principal* *Hussein & Associates* Tel: +254 713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> 13th Floor , Delta Towers, Oracle Wing, Chiromo Road, Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya. Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the organizations that I work with. _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/ mailman/options/kictanet/muriukin%40gmail.com The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.

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go.ke "Digital Duo"... Some Gov.UK. plans
by S.M. Muraya 28 Jan '17

28 Jan '17

*@PresidentKE ... The "Digital Duo" is working hard on delivering electricity but subsidies for "URBAN" power connections are no more. * *More electricity, more connectivity, more online content exposing fraud, increasing intelligence to improve service delivery in every ward.* *More transparency needed to **build up and contract, decent local talent. * http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450401508/Interview-Kevin-Cunnington-dir… *Interview: Kevin Cunnington, director general, Government Digital Service * Bryan Glick | Editor in chief 21 Oct 2016 16:45 *The government’s new digital chief talks about his plans for the future and the challenges of transforming public services* On the wall behind Kevin Cunnington, a poster proclaims: “The challenge is service transformation. Not website redesign.” [image: Inline image 1] The Government Digital Service (GDS), of which Cunnington became director general in a controversial appointment over the summer of 2016 <http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450301575/DWP-director-Kevin-Cunnington-…>, has long been fond of its motivational posters. On either side of its new chief are two others – “Show the thing” and “Be bold”, they state. In many respects, those three statements represent the three ages of GDS. Under its inaugural leader, Mike Bracken, it was all about “showing the thing” – a plan to redevelop 20 high-profile government transactions as new digital services <http://www.computerweekly.com/blog/Computer-Weekly-Editors-Blog/Would-GDS-l…>, thereby demonstrating the potential of “digital” to improve public services. Bracken left in September 2015 <http://www.computerweekly.com/news/4500251662/Interview-Government-digital-…>, with some Whitehall departments seething at what they saw as an attempt by the centre to dictate to them, embodied in Bracken being unafraid, sometimes aggressively, to tackle entrenched interests – the “mandarin-led lands” as he called them. His supporters will say such an approach was absolutely necessary, and fully endorsed by his boss, then Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude <http://www.computerweekly.com/blog/Computer-Weekly-Editors-Blog/Even-GDS-cr…>, himself happy to bang a few heads together to bring about change. Bracken’s successor, Stephen Foreshew-Cain <http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450301616/Stephen-Foreshew-Cain-confirms…>, brought a more conciliatory approach – “We’ve got your back,” he would say. One of his closest lieutenants, Janet Hughes, coined the phrase “Be bold” in a blog post <https://medium.com/public-innovators-network/what-if-boldness-were-an-expli…> exhorting the civil service to be braver and take more risks – with a clear subtext that “bold” implied “digital”. Hughes followed Foreshew-Cain out of the door <http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450302605/GDS-loses-another-senior-exec-…> soon after Cunnington took over. Now, if there’s one, lingering criticism of GDS that Cunnington needs to address, it’s the perception that it’s nothing more than a bunch of website developers with little understanding of the complexity of big government IT. He came into the role having led the business transformation function for the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) <http://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240235159/CIO-interview-Kevin-Cunningto…>. His GDS tenure, therefore, will stand or fall on his ability to genuinely transform how public services are delivered. “Our mission statement is transforming the relationship between citizen and state, and that sounds good,” he told journalists in his first meeting with the press since taking over. Cunnington’s aim is to focus GDS around what it can achieve by the end of this Parliament in 2020. “What I’m trying to create is a narrative where the Cabinet Office minister [Ben Gummer] can say to people that Britain will be very different in 2020 because we’ll be a much more digital government,” he said at the meeting. “What could the prime minister say in 2020 about how UK life or the interaction between a UK citizen and the state would have transformed that relationship?” *“Our mission statement is transforming the relationship between citizen and state”* *Kevin Cunnington, GDS* He says the core focus for GDS remains around the three major programmes that attracted a £450m budget award <http://www.computerweekly.com/news/4500258241/GDS-aims-for-35bn-savings-usi…> in the spending round in November 2015. The new chief’s initial task is producing a new plan for GDS – dubbed the government digital transformation strategy <http://www.computerweekly.com/blog/Computer-Weekly-Editors-Blog/The-all-new…>. The question everyone around the Whitehall digital community is asking is, how different will it be to what has gone before? In terms of what GDS is expected to deliver, the answer, according to Cunnington, is not very. These are: Common Technology Services (CTS), a programme to roll out new technology for civil servants and support the exit of the many big outsourcing deals due to expire by 2020; government as a platform <http://www.computerweekly.com/news/4500273435/Single-departmental-plans-aff…>, developing common services for use across Whitehall, in particular for payments <http://www.computerweekly.com/news/4500255549/GDS-payments-platform-Govuk-P…> and status notifications <http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450301079/Govuk-Notify-notifications-sys…>; and Gov.uk Verify, the identity assurance service <http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450296664/Govuk-Verify-to-go-live-24-May…> that is proving to be complex and controversial. *We need to do more* “All of those big three programmes have business cases associated with them,” says Cunnington. “I’m not planning on stopping anything we’re doing today. We said pretty clearly that the stuff we’ve been doing has been right. But as part of recognising GDS is transforming government, we need to do a bit more – so we do more, not less, going forward.” “More” means the sometimes nebulous concept of transformation. “Getting into the transformation game [is something] that we still need to set some targets for – that’s all part of the plan to be developed,” says Cunnington. “We’re working up to it. We started in a sensible place, which was to design services and get the hang of that. When you look at it, almost every department has a whole raft of citizen-facing services live already or becoming live that genuinely make a difference. Some of the stuff is really making a difference," he says. “The reason why we’re not seeing lots of these services go live is because they’re quite hard and it takes a long time. That’s part of where government is getting good enough to have a go at some of these things with GDS’s help. But we won’t see lots of massive transformation programmes starting soon and finishing quickly because they are hard things to do.” GDS has existed for six years to reach this point, so Cunnington only has three years left to effect the scale of transformation by 2020 that his boss Gummer <http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450303856/Government-must-be-servant-of-…>, and prime minister May <http://www.computerweekly.com/blog/Computer-Weekly-Editors-Blog/How-digital…>, are apparently expecting. That’s no simple task. Furthermore, he reveals there is already a list of additional major transformation programmes that departments are considering that may start by 2020 but will not deliver until the next parliamentary cycle. And don’t forget – the civil service has to administer leaving the European Union (EU) while all this is going on. *A national approach* So while the “what” for GDS is challenging enough, it’s the “how” that seems to be where Cunnington hopes to make the most immediate impact. An early priority is to make GDS more of a nationwide operation <http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450401445/GDS-goes-nationwide-to-ease-re…> – it has often been accused of being too London-centric, especially for big departments with much of their work taking place in the regions. Cunnington plans to open four locations for his digital academy – a civil servant training initiative he launched in the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) and brought with him to GDS <http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450304317/GDS-takes-over-DWP-Digital-Aca…>. He’s also taking GDS on a UK roadshow to talk to departmental staff outside London. “The real work is going on in [places such as] Leeds and Manchester, as well as London. We need to be part of that,” he says. “The example I use is where DWP now runs a whole set of disability benefits. It would be incredibly helpful if DWP had selected and consensual access to some of [those people’s] medical data. “Right now, NHS Digital and DWP are having that conversation in Leeds and we’re not in the conversation. Why wouldn’t GDS be in a conversation like that? If we’re going to be, we’ve got to be in Leeds – we can’t do that from here.” *Relations with departments* The rationale for a national approach touches on the thorny topic of GDS’s relations with those big government departments. It’s common knowledge that there have been significant tensions, with departments <http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450301278/Revealed-The-battle-for-GDS-ho…> unhappy to be told what to do by the centre. Big departments such as DWP and HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) have lobbied against GDS <http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450301278/Revealed-The-battle-for-GDS-ho…>, wanting to take back powers and budget from the central operation, and bypassing some of GDS’s controls over their digital projects. Coming from a departmental background himself, Cunnington acknowledges that some departments’ relationship with GDS has been “adversarial” at times. But he insists the situation is nothing like the way it has been widely perceived. When asked by Computer Weekly how he intends to change that relationship, he says simply: “We’ll just play nicely.” He immediately acknowledges that such an answer “sounds a bit trite”, but admits that GDS needs to spend more time listening and being “more discursive”. “There’s no need for departments or GDS to take these adversarial positions. Most of us have the same view of where we need to get to and the same kind of plan to get there. So part of it is that we need to spend more time talking to each other,” he says. “I think GDS having a national footprint will really help because we’ll be in the conversations from the get-go. Most of us get on perfectly well. Love and peace is there, really. Love is in the air.” However, he later says that he wants GDS to be “much more involved in the minutiae of the work that departments are doing” – an idea that seems anathema to some outside GDS. Cunnington insists not. “In truth, they quite like us. We’ve got some good people. You [can] use the word adversarial, but we don’t spend most of our time fighting with each other in the civil service,” he says. “Oddly enough, we get on quite well with each other, and it’s just a case of keeping that going. I’m pretty sure departments do not object to GDS helping them with their difficult problems,” he says. *Spending controls* One particular area of contention for departments is GDS’s spending controls <https://www.gov.uk/service-manual/agile-delivery/spend-controls-check-if-yo…> – rules laid down under former Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude that meant departments needed GDS approval for any IT contracts worth more than £100m, or digital services worth more than £100,000. Having been on the receiving end of such controls, Cunnington says they need to change. “In the past, GDS legitimately had to police some things that were going on. If you go back to the original spend controls when they were set, permanent secretaries will tell you that it was quite useful having GDS saying no to some of their plans, because their plans weren’t as well formed as they could have been, based on the fact they didn’t have the experience to put them together,” he says. “But nowadays we are more comfortable that departments have created their own capability. It’s about having a proper grown-up discussion around roadmaps in the future. We’ll get much more comfortable, so the relationship is changing.” In particular, the £100,000 limit on digital projects is likely to be increased. “£100,000 now for a digital programme is just too low. So we’re looking at two things. One is, what is the right level of control? The controls themselves have been a bit of a proxy for saying, ‘are you doing the right work?’ They tend to go a little bit adversarial if you’re using financial controls to get people to a design you’re comfortable with,” he says. “We’ve taken a different approach now and are sitting down with departments every month to review their six-month, one-year, five-year plans and say are we all going in the same, right direction. From GDS’s perspective, if we are prepared to be a lot more collaborative about the use of controls, it’s just really a change of approach.” That new approach is being piloted with three departments already <http://www.computerweekly.com/blog/Public-Sector-IT/GDS-of-the-future-chang…> – Cunnington cites DWP, Home Office and Ministry of Justice (MoJ) – to help determine where to set the levels of control going forward. “Thresholds are more likely to be a sensible discussion about money, rather than one size fits all, because we know that big departments spend a lot of money on technology and programmes, but some of the smaller departments spend less. It’s not a one-size-fits-all model going forward, but we haven’t decided yet exactly where to set them,” he says. *Gov.uk Verify* Another area of contention is around Gov.uk Verify, the identity assurance service that is meant to become the default way in which citizens interacting with government online prove they are who they say they are. Roll-out of Verify has been slow <http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450295372/Govuk-Verify-misses-April-go-l…>, with technical issues to overcome and challenges around sourcing sufficient data to be able to assure everyone’s identity on application. Currently, barely 70% of people <https://www.gov.uk/performance/govuk-verify> using the service are able to verify their identity, and only 35% of visits <https://www.gov.uk/performance/govuk-verify> to the service result in a completed transaction. HMRC has been particularly reluctant to use Verify <http://www.computerweekly.com/news/4500247745/HMRC-denies-reports-of-Verify…>, and is developing its own alternative for the digital tax accounts <http://www.computerweekly.com/news/4500260634/HMRC-launches-digital-persona…> service. DWP was initially reluctant to adopt Verify, but is using it in the new digital version of Universal Credit <http://www.computerweekly.com/news/4500260299/National-roll-out-of-Universa…>, although that system is in very limited use as part of trials. The NHS is cautious too <http://www.computerweekly.com/news/4500279751/Govuk-Verify-not-secure-enoug…> . Cunnington, however, says he is “very bullish” about Verify, while acknowledging that GDS’s advisory board of external experts told him to prioritise “sorting out Verify” and getting it adopted at scale. *“You have to expect [GDS] to change as we learn what's been working well and what needs to happen differently”* *Kevin Cunnington, GDS* He says that GDS is “internally looking at all the things we now need to do to make Verify a success”, with that review concluding at the end of November 2016. We are actively working with the departments on their internal roadmaps for how they adopt Verify. There are some big potential uses of Verify – NHS would be one and the DVLA and MoJ could do more. DWP does quite a lot. It’s just a case of putting a proper plan together that frees up some of the learnings we’ve had over the past year or so,” he says. On HMRC, he says the issue is simple. HMRC requires a lower level of assurance than Verify currently offers – DWP, by comparison, needs a high level of assurance because it pays money out to people. HMRC, however, receives payments, so is less worried about potentially onerous identity checks. “The HMRC issue isn’t an issue. HMRC has a different means of verifying people that it has had for a while. We are talking to HMRC about how we could merge these things eventually, but HMRC isn’t against it. It is all for it, but it’s just the wrong hammer for the wrong nail,” he says, adding: “We are looking at potentially lowering the level of authorisation required so HMRC can use it.” Meanwhile, HMRC continues with its own development, which involves adding extra features to the existing Government Gateway identity portal. Gateway also supports assurance of companies – something Verify is not designed to do. Computer Weekly did not have time to ask about Verify Basic Accounts, a cut-down service developed previously to address the same issue – little has been said publicly about this alternative since trials concluded a year ago <https://identityassurance.blog.gov.uk/2015/10/09/basic-identity-accounts-tr…> . Cunnington was, however, keen to discuss the potential for Verify to be used beyond government, highlighting talks with banks <http://www.computerweekly.com/news/4500247996/Government-preparing-to-let-p…> and online gambling companies about using the service for identity checks. “We are actively looking at whether we can change our business model for Verify. Candidly, a number of banks have said to us they’re in the business of identifying people for money laundering regulations – they could see themselves moving to Verify rather than continuing to do that for themselves,” he says. It’s the same for gamblers as well – gambling organisations have the same legal requirement to know their customer, which could be solved using Verify.” *Ambitious targets* With ambitious targets for 2020 ahead, Cunnington has to get up and running quickly – but let’s not forget he has been in the job for less than two months. He faced the personal challenge of stepping into the shoes of a popular leader in Stephen Foreshew-Cain, as well as the fact that Cunnington came from a department in DWP whose senior executives are known to have been antagonistic towards GDS. “People are giving me a chance to prove whether I’m good or not. To be honest, if people applauded when I walked in I’d have been surprised,” he says. “They don’t really know me, so they’re giving me a chance. I get the sense that people are warming to me. I think they’re pleased with the plan.” GDS staffers will be relieved to hear that Cunnington expects the team to be the same size by 2020 as it is now – around 650 people – but with a burst of recruitment in between to take the team temporarily to 800 as extra bodies are needed for current projects before they go live and settle down. He also says that – contrary to widespread rumours – GDS is not cutting back on doing software development <http://www.computerweekly.com/blog/Computer-Weekly-Editors-Blog/GDS-Will-th…> . But the devil is in the detail. His strategy is still being written, and many people are keen to see the detail therein. Certainly, changes are ahead. “GDS was set up to be disruptive – revolution not evolution. What I’m saying to people is we should celebrate that and we should celebrate all the good work that we’ve done,” says Cunnington. “But also, we need to recognise that GDS is, in and of itself, a transformation programme. So you have to expect it to change as we learn what’s been working well and what needs to happen differently.”

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Re: [kictanet] The KINGS of Africa's Digital Economy (Eric M K Osiakwan)
by June Tessy 27 Jan '17

27 Jan '17

Eric, Will this talk be based on the Chapter in the Digital Kenya book? We look forward to watching the footage afterwards, but before then can we send in questions and/or comments? Kind Regards, June Tessy LinkedIn Profile <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/juneokal> On 27 January 2017 at 12:00, <kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > Send kictanet mailing list submissions to > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > You can reach the person managing the list at > kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. The KINGS of Africa's Digital Economy (Eric M K Osiakwan) > 2. The Emergence of Big Data (Timothy- Coach- Oriedo) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2017 14:09:14 -0800 > From: Eric M K Osiakwan <ericosiakwan(a)me.com> > To: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > Subject: [kictanet] The KINGS of Africa's Digital Economy > Message-ID: <A9729AE5-6E3D-4CFC-B8EB-04C2FA9F604D(a)me.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > https://cyber.harvard.edu/events/2017/02/Osiakwan < > https://cyber.harvard.edu/events/2017/02/Osiakwan> > > Eric here > > > Eric M.K Osiakwan > "Accraboy" 4 Skype > @eosiakwan 4 Twitter > about.me/ericosiakwan <http://about.me/ericosiakwan> > +233244386792 4 WhatsApp > >

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Anyone can build an app, but of what use is it if it can’t make you money?
by Eric M K Osiakwan 27 Jan '17

27 Jan '17

http://www.nation.co.ke/lifestyle/myNetwork/Find-out-what-it-takes-to-build… Eric here Eric M.K Osiakwan "Accraboy" 4 Skype @eosiakwan 4 Twitter www.ericosiakwan.com +233244386792 4 WhatsApp

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The Emergence of Big Data
by Timothy- Coach- Oriedo 27 Jan '17

27 Jan '17

http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Opinion-and-Analysis/Big-Data-the-new-na… Timothy Oriedo about.me/Timoriedo

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The KINGS of Africa's Digital Economy
by Eric M K Osiakwan 27 Jan '17

27 Jan '17

https://cyber.harvard.edu/events/2017/02/Osiakwan <https://cyber.harvard.edu/events/2017/02/Osiakwan> Eric here Eric M.K Osiakwan "Accraboy" 4 Skype @eosiakwan 4 Twitter about.me/ericosiakwan <http://about.me/ericosiakwan> +233244386792 4 WhatsApp

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Fwd: Facebook gets real on Fake News
by Ali Hussein 26 Jan '17

26 Jan '17

Listers Interesting development. We must applaud Facebook for taking concrete action in addressing this phenomenon. See thread below. Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit." ~ Aristotle Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: > From: "FORTUNE Data Sheet" <fortune(a)email.fortune.com> > Date: 26 January 2017 at 5:51:02 PM EAT > To: <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> > Subject: Facebook gets real > Reply-To: "Fortune" <reply-febe1676756d0d7a-20_HTML-56937916-7213333-12(a)email.fortune.com> > > > > > > > > FOLLOW > SUBSCRIBE > SEND TIP > JANUARY 26, 2017 > Facebook has been blamed by many for its complicity in the explosion of “fake news” during the recent election campaign, a phenomenon that some say helped Donald Trump take the Oval Office. After initially dismissing the issue, Mark Zuckerberg has talked more recently about taking concrete steps to attack the problem. > > One step that Facebook is taking is to alter the way its “Trending Topics” section works in order to try and keep fake news items from moving up that leaderboard, which sits in the upper right-hand section of every user’s page. The change was announced on Wednesday in a blog post. > > Instead of ranking topics based purely on the number of people sharing, liking, or commenting on them, Facebook says it will now look at whether those topics or stories are also being covered by a wide range of other publishers and media outlets. The company said it hopes this will reduce the likelihood of having an article from a fake-news website dominating the trending topics. > > In addition to some of the fact-checking features that Facebook announced recently—which include integrating with the work being done by organizations like Politifact—this is a good step towards improving the environment for news on the social network. > > To Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s credit, once he agrees that something is a problem, he usually moves swiftly to try and fix it. Let’s hope that he intends to follow through on his promises as far as fake news goes, because we will all be better off. And with Google also taking action to cut off advertising access for such sites, things may be looking up on the fake news front. > > Mathew Ingram > @mathewi > mathew.ingram(a)fortune.com > > . > > BITS AND BYTES > Apple takes dispute with Qualcomm to China. The iPhone maker filed two lawsuits against the giant wireless chip company, accusing it of abusing its market dominance when setting prices and criticizing it for not licensing its patents more broadly. Apple filed a similar complaint last week in the U.S. Qualcomm executives hinted at retaliation during the company's earnings call on Wednesday. (Fortune, Reuters, Wall Street Journal ) > > It looks like Snapchat has huge ad deals in the works. The messaging service wants some of the biggest names in advertising—like WPP, Omnicom, Publicis, and Interpublic—to commit between $100 million and $200 million this year, reports The Wall Street Journal. Those sorts of contracts will be crucial as parent Snap plans its initial public offering. (Wall Street Journal) > > Former Xiaomi global exec is heading to Facebook's VR team. Hugo Barra resigned his post at the Chinese smartphone maker earlier this week so he could return to Silicon Valley, citing homesickness and health concerns. It turns out that Barra, who previously ran Google's mobile business, will now lead strategy for the Oculus virtual-reality goggles team. (Reuters, New York Times) > > Uber is handling an appreciable chunk of corporate travel business. The ride-hailing app accounted for more than half of the transactions for ground transportation arrangements handled last quarter by Certify, the expense management service. That's the first time this has happened. (Bloomberg) > > The holiday season was kind of a bust for wearable technology. Fewer than 16% of Americans owned a smartwatch or fitness band by the end of 2016, up a smidge from about 12% at the beginning of the year, according to new data from researcher Kantar Worldpanel ComTech. Buying plans for 2017 aren't aggressive, with just 8% planning a purchase. (Fortune) > > 3D printing startup seeks to disrupt automotive manufacturing. Divergent 3D on Wednesday disclosed a $23 million early-stage round of funding. While other companies are working on technology for creating vehicle parts, Divergent is working on alternatives for creating lightweight vehicle chassis. (Fortune) > > Here's why the U.S. should spend more on robotics research. Even if President Trump succeeds in pressuring companies to build more U.S. factories, the irony is that it's highly likely that many of those jobs will be handled by industrial robots manufactured in China, argues The New York Times' Farhad Manjoo. One solution: more government investments in robotics, akin to the billions of yuan that China has poured into this field over the past five years. (New York Times) > > . > > WATCH FOR IT > So, how are the Pixel smartphone and Google Assistant doing? Alphabet is set to report fourth-quarter financials after the stock market close on Thursday, with analysts forecasting $25.2 billion in revenue. Naturally, most of that will come from Google's mobile search and advertising businesses, but Wall Street is also looking for more hints about how its hardware investments are paying off. (Recode) > > . > > THE DOWNLOAD > The new Cisco is all about software, software, software. Why would Cisco, one of Silicon Valley's old guard data center and networking hardware companies, buy a software maker used by businesses to monitor the performance of their apps? > > Software apps like the one for ride-hailing service Uber don't seem like they have anything in common to the switches and routers that Cisco sells, but it hopes software services like data and security analytics can pick up the slack from its weakening hardware business. As Fortune's Jonathan Vanian reports, the move sets the stage for Cisco to compete more rigorously with traditional tech giants IBM and Hewlett Packard Enterprise, as well as cloud computing services powerhouse Amazon. (Fortune) > > . > > IN CASE YOU MISSED IT > A Silicon Valley Lifer Talks Diversity in Tech, by Ellen McGirt > > How the Last Minute, $3.7 Billion AppDynamics Deal Went Down, by Erin Griffith > > Starbucks Wants Microsoft Chief Satya Nadella on Its Board, by Barb Darrow > > Dropbox Didn't Actually Delete Your Deleted Files, by Robert Hackett > > Are Apple's iPhone 6 Battery Problems Grounds for a Recall? by Jeff John Roberts > > Ford Hires Former Apple Executive to Lead Branding Effort, by Kirsten Korosec > > Billionaire Richard Branson Really, Really Likes Video Doorbell Startup Ring, by Polina Marinova > > . > > . > > ONE MORE THING > Surprise? Middle-aged Americans are more obsessed with social media than millennials. People between the ages of 35 to 49 spend almost seven hours a week on Twitter, Facebook, and other outlets. That compares with about six hours for those aged between 18 and 34. (Fortune) > > This edition of Data Sheet was curated by Heather Clancy. > Find past issues. Sign up for other Fortune newsletters. > > . > EMAIL ADAM LASHINSKY > > SUBSCRIBE > > SHARE: > . > This message has been sent to you because you are currently subscribed to Data Sheet > UNSUBSCRIBE HERE > > Please read our Privacy Policy, or copy and paste this link into your browser: > HTTP://WWW.FORTUNE.COM/PRIVACY > > All products and services featured are based solely on editorial selection. FORTUNE may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. > > For Further Communication, Please Contact: > FORTUNE Customer Service > 3000 University Center Drive > Tampa, FL 33612-6408 > > ADVERTISING INFO | SUBSCRIBE TO FORTUNE

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US STRATEGIC PRINCIPLES FOR SECURING THE INTERNET OF THINGS (IoT)
by WANGARI KABIRU 26 Jan '17

26 Jan '17

https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/Strategic_Principles_f… "The growth of network-connected devices, systems, and services comprising theInternet of Things (IoT)1 creates immense opportunities and benefits for our society.IoT security, however, has not kept up with the rapid pace of innovation anddeployment, creating substantial safety and economic risks. This document explainsthese risks and provides a set of non-binding principles and suggested best practicesto build toward a responsible level of security for the devices and systems businessesdesign, manufacture, own, and operate." "Internet-connected devices enable seamless connections among people, networks, andphysical services. These connections afford efficiencies, novel uses, and customizedexperiences that are attractive to both manufacturers and consumers. Network-connecteddevices are already becoming ubiquitous in, and even essential to, many aspects of day-to-daylife, from fitness trackers, pacemakers, and cars, to the control systems that deliver water andpower to our homes. The promise offered by IoT is almost without limit." Connecting policy and the innovation, building into a great discourse. Read on. Blessed day. Regards/Wangari--- Pray God Bless. 2013Wangari circa - "Being of the Light, We are Restored Through Faith in Mind, Body and Spirit; We Manifest The Kingdom of God on Earth".

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IEBC registry shows 128, 926 records of shared voter details - Who audits the IEBC database?
by Barrack Otieno 26 Jan '17

26 Jan '17

IEBC Chair Wafula Chebukati said that these cases of multiple registrations are attributed to data entry errors at the time of registration, possible use of one ID to register more than once, attempted registration of more than one person using same ID as well as shared National ID numbers. “The Commission is working closely with National Registration Bureau (NRB) to clean up all the shared IDs. In addition, a team of Registration officers and ICT operators are conducting further cleanup,” said Chebukati. He said that the provisional register will be availed to members of the public for verification once the voter enlistment exercise is over. Read more at: https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2000231105/iebc-registry-shows-128-… Of particular interest is the following line : attempted registration of more than one person using same ID as well as shared National ID numbers, do we have competent people managing this important institution? Regards -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Research Invite: Broadband Performance in Kenya
by Walubengo J 26 Jan '17

26 Jan '17

Dear listers, am carrying out some research on broadband performance in Kenya. Plse feel free to participate or share widely. The invite and details as posted below: ----Research Project Participant Invite: MeasuringBroadband Performance in Kenya Dear Research Participant, My name is John Walubengo, Lecturer at Multimedia University of Kenya. In conjunction with Research ICT Africa, weare carrying out research to establish the quality of the internet links asprovided for by the Kenyan mobile operators Safaricom, Airtel, Orange andEquitel. The aim of the research is to getempirical data from subscribers that can then be used to inform regulatorypolicy that can improve the quality of upload/download speeds as well as thegeneral customer web surfing experience. You will be expected to run some internetspeed measurements at least (twelve) 12 times per month using a mobile Appcalled “*My Speed Test*” with your smart phone from Jan 30 to April 30 2017. The App can be found from the Playstore @ https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.num&feature=search_result….. There will be three smart phones to be wonfor the most active participants, based on the number of tests run per month.If you wish to participate in this worthy course… Kindly register here https://www.eventbrite.com/e/research-projectmeasuring-broadband-performanc… andalso join this WhatsApp group for more info: https://chat.whatsapp.com/3Uzp1yIL618LBCQXogwcE6 on orbefore 27th Friday 2017 For Further Inquiries: WhatsApp@TeacherKaris on +254 729 385 557 ----ends-- walu.

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Opportunity to join CIPESA: ICT Law Associate
by Juliet Nanfuka 25 Jan '17

25 Jan '17

Greetings! We are excited to share this opportunity for an ICT Law Associate to support our work in the Internet Freedom thematic area. The Associate will contribute to CIPESA’s work related to digital rights capacity building, analysis and documentation of the impact of existing and proposed legislation on human rights and access to technology in Africa, among others. The deadline for submissions is* 17.00 (East African Time) on January 31, 2017.* See more- *Call for Expression of Interest: ICT Law Associate* Your assistance in sharing this onward is most appreciated. Best, Juliet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *See our report: State of Internet Freedom in Africa 2016 <http://cipesa.org/?wpfb_dl=225>| Hashtag: #InternetFreedomAfrica* -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Juliet N. Nanfuka*Mobile: +256 (0) 773 949 345 |Office: +256 (0) 414 289 502 @ChewingStones -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA)* Plot 156-158 Mutesa II Road, Ntinda | Kampala, Uganda www.cipesa.org | @cipesaug <https://twitter.com/cipesaug> | https://www.facebook.com/cipesaug

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Fwd: [Igfregionals] Published & for distribution: New IGF resources now available
by Barrack Otieno 25 Jan '17

25 Jan '17

Listers, For your information and attention, Dear Internet Governance Stakeholders, We are glad to let you know that the IGF has just published all of the tangible outcomes from its intersessional activities conducted in 2016. These outputs include: BPF Gender: Outcome resource 2016 (access and gender) & recommendations roadmap (online abuse and gender-based violence); BPF on Internet exchange points (IXPs); BPF on commercial and economic incentives to deploy IPv6; BPF Cybersecurity (‘Building Confidence and Security in the use of Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) through Enhanced Cooperation and Collaboration’); and Policy Options for Connecting and Enabling the Next Billion(s) (Phase II). These resources are the outputs from bottom-up, inclusive, and community-driven activities of the IGF that took place over the course of 2016 (for more information about these initiatives, please see the Notes at the end of this email). The IGF, along with the facilitators and rapporteurs for all of the respective intersessional activities, are grateful for the invaluable support given and time invested in these activities by numerous stakeholders and volunteers. We would also like to recognise the leadership and dedication of the coordinators, facilitators, and lead experts who supported the IGF’s intersessional work over the past year, including Aaron Hughes, Anri van der Spuy, Brian Gutterman, Constance Bommelaer, Douglas Onyango, Izumi Okutani, Jac SM Kee, Maarten Van Horenbeeck, Marco Hogewoning, Markus Kummer, Salanienta Tamanikaiwaimaro, Sumon A. Sabir, Renata Aquino Ribeiro, Segun Olugbile, and Wim Degezelle, among many others. What can you do with the IGF’s intersessional resources? We encourage all stakeholders to share these resources with their respective communities to ensure that the IGF resource outputs also become useful inputs into other processes of relevance to the Internet and its governance in 2017 and beyond. We hope these resources will not only be useful for policymakers and other stakeholders, but will also continue to symbolise the IGF community’s belief that multistakeholder collaboration is fundamental in effectively addressing pertinent Internet policy challenges. What’s next for the IGF’s intersessional activities? All outputs from the IGF’s intersessional activities are intended to be living documents that can be updated at any time. At the first Open Consultations and IGF multistakeholder advisory group (MAG) meeting in March 2017, stakeholders will discuss potential themes for the next cohort of intersessional activities, including what will happen with the 2016 BPFs and their outputs. The IGF Secretariat invites stakeholders to submit written contributions to the current public consultation stock-taking exercise. In these contributions, stakeholders are also welcome to send recommendations and proposed themes for intersessional activities in 2017. Written inputs should be sent to takingstock(a)intgovforum.org by Friday 27 January. Kind regards, IGF Secretariat NOTES About the IGF The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) serves to bring people together from various stakeholder groups as equals in discussions on public policy issues relating to the Internet. While the IGF has no negotiated outcomes, it serves the important function of informing and inspiring those with policymaking power in both public and private sectors. The IGF facilitates a common understanding of how to maximise Internet opportunities and address risks and challenges that arise. One of the ways in which it does so is through its intersessional activities, which are conducted following recommendations from the UN CSTD Working Group on Improvements to the IGF and form part of a broader effort by the IGF community to produce more tangible outputs to “enhance the impact of the IGF on global Internet governance and policy”. About the IGF’s intersessional activities The IGF Best Practice Forums (BPFs) continue to offer unique platforms to investigate topical Internet policy challenges by collecting community input and experiences in a flexible and bottom-up manner. Through their substantive outreach efforts and continued calls for input and contributions, the BPFs have already enabled more diverse and varied participation in IGF processes, including from a richer variety of regions and stakeholder groups. By continuously involving new people in their work, the various BPFs also contributed to enlarging the global footprint of the IGF. BPFs worked throughout the year in an open and inclusive way via open mailing lists, regular virtual meetings, and BPF workshops during the 11th IGF meeting in Guadalajara, Mexico, from 6 to 9 December 2016. About the BPF Gender The BPF Gender’s second publication, entitled ‘Overcoming Barriers to Enable Women’s Meaningful Internet Access’, builds on its work in 2015, when it also published an extensive resource on online abuse and gender-based violence. In 2016, the BPF furthermore produced a user-friendly infographic roadmap for addressing online abuse and gender-based violence, based on the key recommendations for diverse stakeholder groups from its 2015 report. The BPF Gender is also partnering with ITU and UN Women’s EQUALS partnership, a global initiative aimed at addressing gender inequality, to raise awareness of its outputs. Further details of this collaboration will soon be announced. About the BPF Cybersecurity The 2016 IGF BPF on Cybersecurity built upon the previous work of the IGF CSIRTS and SPAM BPFs. Its work was also guided by the WSIS +10 review process which produced an outcome document with a strong focus on "building confidence and security in the use of information and communications technologies", making an IGF BPF related to cybersecurity even more relevant. The 2016 discussions and output report addressed cooperation and collaboration on cybersecurity issues between stakeholder groups as an overarching theme. About the BPF on Internet exchange points (IXPs) The BPF Contributing to the Success and Continued Development of Internet exchange points (IXPs) collected best current practices that have proven to contribute to building strong and successful IXPs. Exchanging traffic at an IXP has a number of benefits that can contribute to a more affordable, stable, faster and more reliable Internet of a higher quality in a region. The success of an IXP will be measured by its ability to sustainably contribute to the development of its local Internet ecosystem. The BPF on IXPs focused on the management and operation of an IXP and identified factors that can contribute to success. About the BPF IPv6 IPv6 is the Internet’s addressing system that was developed to deal with IPv4 exhaustion and to make the Internet future-proof. The fast growing number of networks that already supports IPv6 today proofs that IPv6 is a technically feasible option for business. The BPF Understanding the commercial and economic incentives behind a successful IPv6 deployment collected case studies on commercial experiences with IPv6 deployment to better understand challenges and incentives, and provide an opportunity to learn from each other. About Policy Options for Connecting and Enabling the Next Billion(s) - Phase II In 2016, the IGF furthered its seminal work on Policy Options for Connecting and Enabling the Next Billion(s) by investigating challenges and opportunities for addressing and overcoming barriers to meaningful Internet access, promoting meaningful access in diverse contexts and regions, and ensuring that meaningful access also supports the achievement of the UN sustainable development goals. Read the report here. Brian Gutterman | Associate Programme Officer Secretariat of the Internet Governance Forum United Nations Office at Geneva | Dependance La Pelousse Email: bgutterman(a)unog.ch | Tel: +41229173423 | intgovforum.org -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Time sensitive: Accreditation for Election Observer Group to Observe the Electoral Process
by Grace Githaiga 25 Jan '17

25 Jan '17

Listers Greetings! KICTANet is in the process of making an application to the IEBC to observe the elections.This has been necessitated by the level of interest on deployment of technology in the upcoming elections. As part of the application process, we would wish to know who would be interested to be an election observer, and in which constituency/county. Kindly send an email to info(a)kictanet.or.ke to express your interest. This is time sensitive so kindly respond by 5.00pm Thursday 26th, 2017. Please provide your Name Nationality Full Address National ID Number (Kenyan Observers) or Passport Number (International Observers) Telephone Regards Grace

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Taking the digital dividends to the constituencies for prosperity
by Ali Hussein 25 Jan '17

25 Jan '17

Listers An interesting article penned by our very own CS. Insightful and needed. Taking the digital dividends to the constituencies for prosperity <http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/digital-dividends/440808-3784614-m2kqr…> I'm hoping that the Abdis, The Kamaus, The Karisa, The Poghishios, The Omaris, The Nyachaes...(You get the drift..) in the farthest corners of Kenya - From Wajir to Kakuma to Lamu will access Broadband everywhere and anywhere sooner rather than later. Regards *Ali Hussein* *Principal* *Hussein & Associates* Tel: +254 713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> 13th Floor , Delta Towers, Oracle Wing, Chiromo Road, Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya. Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the organizations that I work with.

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'Net Neutrality' Foe Ajit Pai Is New FCC Head in Trump admin
by waudo siganga 24 Jan '17

24 Jan '17

This could interest some on the list: http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/net-neutrality-foe-ajit-pai-fcc-…

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ICANN Africa GAC Workshop: Day 2: Remote Participation Details
by Bob Omondi 24 Jan '17

24 Jan '17

Listers, Just to note that the 2ND day of the ICANN Africa GAC workshop will proceed today from 06.00 Hrs UTC / 09.00 AM Nairobi time. Live stream available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0U_rzTVc5M Remote participation is also here: https://participate.icann.org/gac-workshop. PGI bridge for this so phone only participants will be able to join up. Dial-In Numbers: https://www.myrcplus.com/cnums.asp?bwebid=8369444&ppc=7502538295&num=1-605-… Participant Passcode: 7502538295 Host Passcode: 5947442318 Regards Bob

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The Final Days of Obama’s Tech Surge
by Ali Hussein 23 Jan '17

23 Jan '17

Listers Good morning. This is an interesting read of how a President can inspire a whole nation and particularly Government to re-invent itself when it comes to using IT for Service Delivery. From Obamacare to the Pentagon; from Immigration Services to The Internal Revenue Authority the team now popularly known as the United States Digital Services (USDS) parachuted into various government departments and sorted out major problems using simple tools like Agile Project Management and Cloud Computing. Saving millions of dollars and availing critical G2C services to Americans. The team comprised Googlers, Amazonians, Microsofties and other tech giants who sometimes simply took a leave of absence to Serve. Here's an example to emulate. Read on:- https://backchannel.com/the-final-days-of-obamas-tech-surge-864b9bf60d34#.x… Have a lovely week ahead. Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit." ~ Aristotle Sent from my iPad

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Re: [kictanet] Remote Link for ICANN Capacity Building Workshop for the African Government Advisory Committee (GAC)
by Bonface Witaba 23 Jan '17

23 Jan '17

Hello members, For those who may want to follow the abovementioned meeting here are the remote link details: RemoteParticipation Details: Linkwill be https://participate.icann.org/gac-workshop. PGIbridge for this so phone only participants will be able to join up. The detailsfor that are below: Dial-InNumbers: https://www.myrcplus.com/cnums.asp?bwebid=8369444&ppc=7502538295&num=1-605-…: 7502538295HostPasscode: 5947442318 Kind regards BonfaceWitaba ICANN Fellow It does NOT matter how SLOWLY you GO so long as you do Not STOP. --Confucious (Chinese Philosopher and Reformer)

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United Airlines resumed operations Sunday night after a computer problem temporarily grounded all domestic mainline flights
by Nelson J kwaje 23 Jan '17

23 Jan '17

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/01/22/travel/united-grounds-domestic-flights-be… I remember the days when ICT experts would use examples like "fights will be grounded because of IT issues " to show the critical role of ICT in the society . Well, they can't use this example anymore , it is already happening. It is "amazing" how the airline's spokespersons handled the matter by saying flight were grounded due to "an IT issue" . We should be concerned at how "IT issues " are being used to justify, * Incompetence * Lack of proper processes * Negligence * and even theft at times The public should demand for an explanation beyond "This was an IT issue". It is like telling people that Nairobi water outage was due to "water issue". Nelson J. Kwaje

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Re: [kictanet] kictanet Digest, Vol 116, Issue 142
by June Tessy 21 Jan '17

21 Jan '17

Thanks for sharing this Rachel, Looking forward to gaining insights from this. On 20 Jan 2017 12:48 a.m., <kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Send kictanet mailing list submissions to kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke You can reach the person managing the list at kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Updates on Statistics (Alwala, Rachel) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2017 21:19:09 +0000 From: "Alwala, Rachel" <Alwala(a)ca.go.ke> To: KICTAnet Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Cc: CPA <CPA(a)ca.go.ke> Subject: [kictanet] Updates on Statistics Message-ID: <D4A70960.973B%alwala(a)ca.go.ke> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Dear listers, The Authority, on 19th January 2017, released the Q1 Sector Statistics Report. Please see the story on our website: http://www.ca.go.ke/index.php/what-we-do/94-news/421- kenyans-increasingly-adopting-broadband-internet-use-report-shows. The statistics link is http://www.ca.go.ke/index.php/statistics For a quick read, the report and accompanying note on the decline is attached. Regards, Rachel Alwala Assistant Director/Communications and External Affairs Communications Authority of Kenya PO Box 14448 Nairobi 00800 Tel: +254 703042000 Email: alwala(a)ca.go.ke

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Invitation to the iAfrikan Annual Roundup
by Eric Mugendi 20 Jan '17

20 Jan '17

Hello Listers, iAfrikan is holdingthe Annual Roundup on January 26th, and we'll be looking back at some of the things that have shaped the tech, social and business scenes over the past year. You can view some of the highlights from the last Annual Roundup in December 2015here. The Roundup consists of a series of panel discussions on Governance and Policy in ICT, TheUse Of Technology In Education, Starting Up In Africa, Connecting One Billion Africans To The Internet, and Looking Forward to 2017. Panelists include Envir Fraser of Convergence Partners, Nanjira Sambuli of The Web Foundation, Ezekiel Mutua of the Kenya Film Classification Board, and Aaron Fu of Nest. The event will be at Metta's new space at 14 Riverside Drive, and it will start with breakfast at 8. We can give you tickets for anyone interested in attending. You can RSVPhere or emailblog(a)iafrikan.com. Looking forward to your response. Regards, Eric Eric MugendiEditor-at-Large, iAfrikan +254 721 672859 eric.mugendi(a)iafrikan.com|www.iafrikan.com Skype:eric.mugendi Subscribe to the weekly iAfrikan newsletter:Here

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Technology and Government
by Mildred Achoch 20 Jan '17

20 Jan '17

Dear Listers, This may be of interest: "The Final Days of Obama's Tech Surge" https://backchannel.com/the-final-days-of-obamas-tech-surge-864b9bf60d34#.9… Regards, Mildred Achoch. -- Check out the Rock 'n' roll film festival, Kenya TV Channel! http://kenyarockfilmfestivaljournal.blogspot.com

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Updates on the Operationalization of the Universal Service Fund
by Alwala, Rachel 20 Jan '17

20 Jan '17

Dear listers, Happy New Year to you all! Following some enquiries, I thought it would be helpful to share an update of the operationalization of the Universal Service Fund. All this information is available for public consumption. This gives an overview of the status of the country’s network connectivity and initiatives currently under implementation by Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) with respect to the Universal Service Fund (USF) projects. BACKGROUND The Kenya Information Communications Act 2009 (KICA 2009) and the Kenya Information and Communications Regulations 2010 (KICR US&A 2010) mandate the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) to manage and administer the Universal Service Fund (USF). During the FY 2015/16, the Authority conducted an ICT Access Gaps study to identify ICT infrastructure and services gaps / high cost areas and estimate the appropriate financial subsidy amounts required from the Universal Service Fund (USF) to facilitate closing of the identified ICT gaps. The Authority in the FY 2015/16 undertook an ICT Access Gaps study to identify gaps / high cost areas and establish the subsidy amounts required from the Universal Service Fund (USF) to facilitate closing the voice and data services gaps. This study findings were released in mid 2016. KEY FINDINGS OF THE ACCESS GAPS STUDY 1.1 2 G Coverage The study established that 94.4% of Kenyan population is covered by 2G leaving out only 5.6% of Kenyan population that has no access to voice communications services. Only 164 out of a total of 7,149 sub-locations remain totally uncovered, while a further 418 have less than 50% of their populations covered by 2G. Table 1: Sub-location population 2G coverage Coverage 100% >90% 50% - 90% < 50% 0% Sub-locations 5,655 487 425 418 164 1.2 3G Broadband coverage 78% of the population in Kenya are covered by 3G. Table 2: Sub-location population 3G coverage Coverage 100% >90% 50% - 90% < 50% 0% Sub-locations 2,454 1,324 1,146 977 1,244 1.3 The Broadcasting Sector Kenya’s broadcasting market includes over 100 FM radio stations and around 40 digital Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) sites. Digital Terrestrial Television sites rollout. The digital signal currently covers 60 per cent of the Kenyan population. The signal is available in; Nairobi, Nakuru, Nyeri, Mombasa, Kisumu,Webuye, Eldoret, Malindi, Meru (Nyambene), Kisii, Kericho, Narok, Nyahururu, Embu, Kisii, Machakos, Murang’a, Naivasha, Nyeri, Webuye, Narok, Mbuinzau, Kapenguria, Wajir, Kitui, Lamu and Namanga. 1.4 Post and Courier Sector There are 623 post offices distributed across all counties as captured in Table 3. Table 3: Country wide distribution of Post Offices Administrative Level Total At least one PO present Penetration of post offices Min Average Max[1] County 47 47 2 13 55 Constituency 295 264 0 2 14 Ward 1,450 480 0 33% 10 Sub-location 7,149 524 0 7% 7 1.5 Percentage 2G and 3G Network Coverage per County Table 4: Estimated 2G and 3G Network coverage by County County 2G (%) 3G (%) Baringo 87.7 49.1 Bomet 99.8 97.7 Bungoma 96.4 95.2 Busia 99.1 95.4 Elgeyo Marakwet 97.1 34.7 Embu 99.6 88.3 Garissa 58.1 4.6 Homa Bay 97.8 87.6 Isiolo 54.7 16.4 Kajiado 74.4 38.9 Kakamega 99.9 93.5 Kericho 99.6 87.7 Kiambu 99.8 98.3 Kilifi 91.9 51.5 Kirinyaga 100.0 98.5 Kisii 99.9 90.2 Kisumu 99.9 98.8 Kitui 89.2 49.8 Kwale 91.5 46.4 Laikipia 90.8 48.9 Lamu 82.4 34.4 Machakos 99.9 73.0 Makueni 99.6 68.7 Mandera 66.9 9.4 marsabit 56.6 25.2 Meru 99.8 85.4 Migori 99.1 69.5 Mombasa 99.7 99.8 Muranga 99.7 80.8 Nairobi 100.0 99.9 Nakuru 99.7 74.6 Nandi 99.6 85.9 Narok 86.7 29.9 Nyamira 99.9 96.2 Nyandarua 99.7 66.1 Nyeri 99.8 86.5 Samburu 55.5 14.0 Siaya 99.6 94.5 Taita-Taveta 96.4 43.4 Tana River 85.8 12.8 Tharaka Nithi 97.9 77.6 Trans Nzoia 99.9 81.1 Turkana 34.8 10.2 Uasin Gishu 99.8 76.2 Vihiga 99.9 99.0 Wajir 48.2 8.4 West pokot 69.0 13.3 2.0 UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND INITIATIVES TO IMPROVE ON CONNECTIVITY 2.1 USF PRIORITY PROJECTS AND PROJECTS IMPLEMENTATION STATUS The ICTs Access Gaps study identified two priority projects namely; a) ICT Infrastructure projects to address Voice services: Voice services make a large contribution to closing the remaining gaps. This will reduce the population coverage gap from 5.6% of the population to around half (2.8%) by 2018. · The Voice gap project were to be tendered as multiple bidding lots at the sub-location or ward level. The NFP (Tier 1) operators were to be invited to bid for as many or few of the Lots as interests them. b) Education Broadband connectivity projects - Establish a first step towards addressing the critical national gap, which exists in connectivity of schools in Kenya. · The education broadband project was to be implemented through a framework of partnership with the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology. The tender for schools connectivity was to be implemented through competitive tendering process. · The above two USF priority projects shall be implemented under the accepted guidelines for USF, which stress on transparency and competitive bidding processes as per the procurement Laws in Kenya. 2.1.1 The Voice Service Projects and Implementation Status A total of 348 sub-locations were identified through the combined GIS and Access Gap Model methodology as the priority cases which best meet the critical performance criteria suited to “smart subsidies”, meaning that they will result in sustainable service provision in the gap areas. The total of sub-locations to be included in the USF competition reduces to 202 after consideration of operator licence obligations between 2016 and 2018. · Implementation Status /Achievements The Authority in August 2016 tendered for the Voice Infrastructure projects, which were structured into multiple bidding lots at the sub-location or ward level that yielded into 105 lots. Telecommunications Voice Infrastructure and Services Tender was a restricted Tender for Network Facility Providers (NFPs), Tier 1 operators licensed to provide GSM mobile services in Kenya. The Network Facility Providers (NFP, Tier 1) licensed operators were invited to bid for as many or few of the Lots as interests them. The Authority on 2nd August shared the restricted tender document with the three NFP Tier 1 licensees with tender closing date being 5th October 2016. The Authority held Pre-bidders conference on the 18th August 2016 attended by all the NFP Tier 1 operators. Tender evaluations commenced immediately after the closing on 5th October 2016. Analysis of the USF Voice Project Bids The Table below shows the numeric results of the competition, indicating geographical area, populations and subsidy budget lots bidded and the subsidy amount awarded per bidder. Table 5: Results of the USF Bid Competition Lots Sub-locations Geog Area 000’s Km2 Unserved population Subsidy Expected Budget Original Tender 105 202 45,304 697,971 Max. 2.362 Bn 1.600 Bn Bid 37 86 29,906 389,778 1.458 Bn Awards 34 78 24,291 319,318 Awards 1.245 Bn 1.245 Bn Percentage awarded 32.3% 38.6% 53. 6% 45.7% 52.7% 77.8% Additional Lots bid but subject to clarification and finally rejected 2 7 5,615 (12.4%) 70,460 (10.1%) 0.293 Bn N/A Way Forward Out of the 105 lots, 37 lots (86 sub-locations) were bided for and 34 (78 sub-locations) awarded for voice infrastructure development. Based on the awards, 38.6% of the targeted sub-locations will be reached, against the 60-70% projected in the Access Gap Report. The Authority intends to close the voice gaps in all sub-locations through a phased approached with the first batch of 78 sub-locations being contracted for infrastructure development in the current fiscal year. The Authority noted that Operators generally targeted large service areas with heavy subsidies for several new towers rather than smaller areas requiring more complex network optimisation. The Authority is also planning to offer spectrum waivers to encourage roll out to the areas considered unattractive by the Mobile Network Operators. Summary of results The following graph shows the results on a county-by-county basis indicating tendered versus awarded numbers of sub-locations. It will be noted that the most successful in terms of targeted sub-locations versus awards made were Marsabit, Kwale and Bungoma (100%), followed by Wajir (63%) and Narok (57%). 2.1.2 Education Broadband Connectivity Projects and Implementation Status The ICT Access Gaps study identified a national gap in access to broadband connectivity for the education sector. In implementing the schools connectivity project, the Authority has partnered with the Ministry of Education Science and Technology (MoEST) through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to provide broadband connectivity to all secondary schools in Kenya. The first phase of the Education Broadband Connectivity project has been designed to provide 5Mbps dedicated Internet connectivity to 896 secondary schools identified by the Ministry of Education Science and Technology spread across all the 47 counties. The project targeted to connect up to 1,000 schools but MoEST provided only 896 secondary schools drawn from all the 47 counties in Kenya that met the Internet e-readiness criterion. Secondary schools designated as “Internet-ready: for the purposes of this project shall be those certified by MoEST as meeting the following criteria: i. Connected to the Grid / electricity; ii. A secured computer laboratory with working computers; iii. A qualified ICT / computer teacher; iv. Offering students the KCSE Computer studies curriculum and submission of students for KNEC examination at Form 4 in 2015 and/or 2016. Implementation Status / Achievements The Authority advertised the Tender for the Education Broadband Connectivity Project. This was an “Open Tender” to all licensees contributing to the USF levy. The tender was grouped into 9 lots and the tender closed on 19th October 2016”. The tender has been awarded to three (3) bidders at total cost Kshs. 837 Million. Based on the data from the Ministry of Education Science and Technology (MoEST) Kenya has about 7000 secondary school. The Authority is connecting 896 Secondary school to Broadband within the current financial year. Subsequently, the Universal Service Fund will be used to connect all the remaining secondary schools. STATUS OF 4G COVERAGE The Authority has issued LTE spectrum in the 800MHz on trial basis to the three (3) Mobile Network Operator i.e Safaricom Ltd in 2014, Airtel Ltd and Telkom Ltd in 2016. Safaricom Limited has so far rolled out the 4G network in the following five (5) major towns i.e Nairobi, Mombasa, Nakuru, Kisumu and Eldoret while the other two operators are preparing to commence their 4G network roll. Annex 1: Voice Infrastructure Project – Financial Year 2016/17 LOT COUNTY LOT NO. COUNTY WARD SUBLOCATION UNSERVED POP’N MAX. SUBSIDY (KSHS) B1 B2 202 697,971 2,362.011 1 BAR-3 BARINGO MUKUTAN MUKUTANI 1,284 7.940 15,720,000 BARINGO MUKUTAN ARABAL 1,471 2 BAR-6 BARINGO TIRIOKO NGORON 1,501 18.139 BARINGO TIRIOKO KULAL 3,021 3 BAR-7 BARINGO TIRIOKO LOKIS 2,445 15.720 BARINGO TIRIOKO NGAINA 2,516 WEST POKOT MASOOL CHEPSERUM 1,386 8 BUNG-1 BUNGOMA CHEPYUK KORN'GOTUNY 1,886 17.763 17,762,999 (13) 17,763,000 BUNGOMA CHEPYUK CHEPKURKUR 3,285 BUNGOMA CHEPYUK EMIA 1,452 BUNGOMA CHEPYUK KUBURA 3,890 BUNGOMA CHEPYUK CHEPYUK 5,467 BUNGOMA CHEPYUK KAIMUGUL 5,709 12 GAR-7 GARISSA GOREALE GOREALE 4,523 32.389 32,389,000 14 GAR-2 GARISSA SANGAILU HANDARO 5,102 24.120 24,119,999 18 IS-3 ISIOLO GARBATULLA MALKADAKA 3,632 24.860 24,859,999 (16) 24,860,000 19 IS-4 ISIOLO KINNA KULAMAWE 3,532 28.595 28,594,999 (4) 28,595,000 26 KAJ-7 KAJIADO KEEKONYOKIE KISAMIS 2,429 28.929 28,928,999 KAJIADO MOSIRO EMBARBAL 2,429 29 KAJ-10 KAJIADO MAGADI ENDOINYO-OLASHO 1,728 43.669 41,485,549 KAJIADO MAGADI OLOIKA 1,744 KAJIADO MAGADI PAKASE 3,377 KAJIADO MAGADI SHOMPOLE 2,085 30 KIL-2 KILIFI SOKOKE NDUGUMANI 1,123 7.169 7,168,999 KILIFI SOKOKE MWANGEA 1,215 KILIFI JILORE MKONDONI 1,572 33 KIT-3 KITUI ENDAU/MALALANI MALALANI 2,136 55.354 55,353,999 KITUI ENDAU/MALALANI MAKUKA 2,033 KITUI NUU MALAWA 4,352 KITUI KANZIKO ILAMBA 1,467 37 KIT-5 KITUI NGOMENI KIMELA 2,161 12.222 12,221,999 38 KW-1 KWALE PUMA BUSA 7,323 123.377 123,377,000 KWALE PUMA VIGURUNGANI 3,244 KWALE NDAVAYA MWANDIMU 8,925 KWALE MACKINON ROAD KILIBASI 1,139 KWALE MWERENI KASEMENI 3,060 KWALE MWERENI KILIMANGODO 10,848 41 MAN-1 MANDERA KOTULO EL RAMU 9,165 17.990 17,989,999 42 MAN-2 MANDERA KOTULO BORJI GARSE 3,525 15.212 15,211,999 MANDERA KOTULO KUTAYU 3,447 44 MAN-5 MANDERA WARANKARA WARANKARA 9,387 13.200 13,199,999 47 MAN-4 MANDERA TAKABA SOUTH WANGAI DAHAN 10,763 16.760 15,921,999 48 MARS-2 MARSABIT KARARE SCHEME 1,530 33.111 33,110,999 MARSABIT KARARE KARARE 2,576 MARSABIT KARARE SONGA 1,084 MARSABIT KARARE KITURUNI 1,230 MARSABIT SAGANTE/ JALDESA BADASA 1,204 49 MARS-3 MARSABIT DUKANA BALESA 4,661 48.554 48,553,999 MARSABIT DUKANA EL-HADI 3,051 50 MARS-1 MARSABIT LAISAMIS NDIKIR 1,814 65.669 65,669,000 MARSABIT KORR/NGURUNIT NGURUNIT 3,728 MARSABIT KORR/NGURUNIT LONYORI PICHAU 3,015 SAMBURU NDOTO ILLAU 1,017 SAMBURU NDOTO NGURUNIT 1,611 53 NAR-3 NAROK MAJI MOTO/ NAROOSURA MAJI-MOTO 1,251 9.145 9,144,999 54 NAR-4 NAROK MAJI MOTO/ NAROOSURA ELANGATA ENTERIT 3,831 25.722 25,721,999 NAROK MAJI MOTO/ NAROOSURA ENKUTOTO 4,568 57 NAR-7 NAROK LOITA OLNGARUA 1,499 69.787 69,786,999 NAROK LOITA OLORTE 3,114 NAROK LOITA MAUSA 3,575 NAROK LOITA ENTASEKERA 3,231 NAROK LOITA OLMESUTIE 2,031 62 SAM-4 SAMBURU NYIRO LONJORIN 2,164 22.229 22,228,999 SAMBURU NYIRO LKAYO 3,581 68 TKN-7 TURKANA KERIO DELTA NAKURIO 9,426 56.435 56,434,999 (9) 56,435,000 TURKANA KERIO DELTA NAKORET 5,155 70 TKN-11 TURKANA LOIMA PUCH 12,002 59.938 59,937,999 (14%Coverage) Rejected 72 TKN-12 TURKANA TURKWEL KAPUS 8,320 26.167 26,167,000 73 TKN-9 TURKANA KOTARUK/LOBEI NAIPA 4,207 19.160 19,160,000 TURKANA KOTARUK/LOBEI LOKIPETOT ARENGAN 4,861 75 TKN-19 TURKANA KIBISH KARACH 1 5,502 29.603 29,602,999 (26% Coverage) Rejected TURKANA KIBISH KAITEDE 6,333 76 TKN-13 TURKANA LETEA LOKIPOTO 18,956 18.451 18,450,999 (61% Coverage) Rejected 79 TKN-17 TURKANA LOPUR LOPUSIKI 3,947 104.377 104,376,999 TURKANA SONGOT LOKUDULE 3,216 TURKANA SONGOT LOKANGAE 11,599 81 TKN-2 TURKANA LOKORI/KOCHODIN KANGITIT 4,794 81.124 81,123,999 (67% coverage) Clarification TURKANA LOKORI/KOCHODIN LOTUBAE 22,129 TURKANA KAPEDO/NAPEITOM NGILUKIA 4,356 82 TKN-4 TURKANA KATILIA KATILIA 9,513 223.315 212,149,249 (60% coverage) Clarification TURKANA KATILIA PARKATI 11,455 TURKANA KALAPATA KALAPATA 10,869 TURKANA KALAPATA LOPEROT 7,344 84 TKN-1 TURKANA KAPEDO/NAPEITOM NADOME 3,653 24.684 24,683,999 85 TKN-6 TURKANA LOKICHAR NAPOSUMURU 6,034 25.6 25,600,000 87 WAJ-6 WAJIR BATALU BUNA 3,465 51.493 51,492,999 WAJIR BATALU KUROW 3,129 89 WAJ-2 WAJIR KHOROF/HARAR RIBA 11,042 50.496 47,971,199 91 WAJ-5 WAJIR ELBEN MANSA 12,247 87.429 87,428,999 WAJIR SARMAN DUNTO 10,733 92 WAJ-4 WAJIR ELDAS KILKILEY 4,107 47.673 47,672,999 WAJIR ELNUR/TULA TULA LAKOLE 9,066 98 WPOK-6 WEST POKOT CHEPARERIA SHALPOGH 4,248 5.841 5,841,000 99 WPOK-11 WEST POKOT ALALE APUKE 1,442 24.696 WEST POKOT KIWAWA LOPET 2,300 TOTAL 1,182,081,961 385,141,000 Annex 2: Counties and number of Internet-ready Schools to be connected in 2016/17 Lotting of the Counties and number of Internet-ready Schools Lot 1: Lot 2: Lot 3: Lot 4: Lot 5: Lot 6: Lot 7: Lot 8: Lot 9: County Sch County Sch County Sch County Sch County Sch County Sch County Sch County Sch County Sch Garissa 3 Mandera 7 Wajir 4 Samburu 3 Marsabit 4 Turkana 4 W. Pokot 7 Baringo 10 Narok 10 Tana River 2 Nairobi 39 Isiolo 4 Laikipia 11 Meru 19 Elegeo Marakwet 10 Trans-Nzoia 18 Kericho 21 Migori 11 Lamu 5 Murang'a 35 Tharaka Nithi 14 Nyandarua 5 Embu 24 Uasin Gishu 17 Bungoma 54 Kisumu 23 Homa Bay 15 Kilifi 13 Kajiado 8 Kitui 31 Nakuru 35 Nyeri 29 Kakamega 55 Busia 24 Vihiga 20 Siaya 24 Mombasa 12 Makueni 26 Kiambu 45 Kirinyaga 22 Nandi 28 Bomet 10 Kisii 24 Kwale 7 Taita. Taveta 14 Nyamira 20 Machakos 69 Sub-total 111 89 93 99 99 114 103 84 104 TOTAL NO. SCHOOLS 896 Regards, Rachel Alwala Assistant Director/Communications and External Affairs Communications Authority of Kenya PO Box 14448 Nairobi 00800 Tel: +254 703042000 Email: alwala(a)ca.go.ke

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Re: [kictanet] Updates on Statistics
by Alwala, Rachel 20 Jan '17

20 Jan '17

Noted Barrack. The community is invited to always log onto our website for some of these updates. It is promptly updated with necessary info. See www.ca.go.ke. Regards, Rachel From: Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com<mailto:otieno.barrack@gmail.com>> Date: Friday, January 20, 2017 at 7:17 AM To: KICTAnet Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> Cc: CPA <CPA(a)ca.go.ke<mailto:CPA@ca.go.ke>>, Rachel <alwala(a)ca.go.ke<mailto:alwala@ca.go.ke>> Subject: Re:[kictanet] Updates on Statistics Dear Rachel, We appreciate this great efforts to keep the community up to speed by CA well done. On another note, it would be usefull to get some updates on the impact of initiatives such as Kikao Kikuu and where the community can plug in. Thank you once again On Jan 20, 2017 12:22 AM, "Alwala, Rachel via kictanet" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> wrote: Dear listers, The Authority, on 19th January 2017, released the Q1 Sector Statistics Report. Please see the story on our website: http://www.ca.go.ke/index.php/what-we-do/94-news/421-kenyans-increasingly-a…. The statistics link is http://www.ca.go.ke/index.php/statistics For a quick read, the report and accompanying note on the decline is attached. Regards, Rachel Alwala Assistant Director/Communications and External Affairs Communications Authority of Kenya PO Box 14448 Nairobi 00800 Tel: +254 703042000<tel:0703%20042000> Email: alwala(a)ca.go.ke<mailto:alwala@ca.go.ke> _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/otieno.barrack%40gmai… The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.

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Updates on Statistics
by Alwala, Rachel 20 Jan '17

20 Jan '17

Dear listers, The Authority, on 19th January 2017, released the Q1 Sector Statistics Report. Please see the story on our website: http://www.ca.go.ke/index.php/what-we-do/94-news/421-kenyans-increasingly-a…. The statistics link is http://www.ca.go.ke/index.php/statistics For a quick read, the report and accompanying note on the decline is attached. Regards, Rachel Alwala Assistant Director/Communications and External Affairs Communications Authority of Kenya PO Box 14448 Nairobi 00800 Tel: +254 703042000 Email: alwala(a)ca.go.ke

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Updates on the Operationalization of the Universal Service Fund
by Nanjira Sambuli 20 Jan '17

20 Jan '17

Great update, Rachel. On the Education Broadband Connectivity project, are there considerations for the connected schools to also serve as public WiFi access areas in those locations for community access? The prospective benefits are numerous eg i) opportunity for those who can’t afford mobile broadband (or sufficient amounts of it for meaningful access) to have alternative connection nodes, esp women and marginalized communities (income inequality dynamics) ii) nodes for digital literacy skills - both for students and communities. Overall, what are the plans for public WiFi towards universal access by 2020 looking like? (Aside from the MoICT-CDF ICT Hubs/Centres). Regards, Nanjira www.nanjira.com <http://www.nanjira.com/> About.Me <http://about.me/ninanjira> | Twitter <http://www.twitter.com/ninanjira> | LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/nanjira> | Skype <http://hatscripts.com/addskype?nanjirasambuli> IM: +254722481566 (WhatsApp | Telegram | iMessage) PGP: 1DBE1F47A6878B0D > On Jan 17, 2017, at 12:13 PM, kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke wrote: > > Send kictanet mailing list submissions to > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > You can reach the person managing the list at > kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Updates on the Operationalization of the Universal Service > Fund (Alwala, Rachel) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2017 09:09:12 +0000 > From: "Alwala, Rachel" <Alwala(a)ca.go.ke> > To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: [kictanet] Updates on the Operationalization of the Universal > Service Fund > Message-ID: <D493F7CD.7C92%alwala(a)ca.go.ke> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" > > Dear listers, > > Happy New Year to you all! > > Following some enquiries, I thought it would be helpful to share an update of the operationalization of the Universal Service Fund. All this information is available for public consumption. This gives an overview of the status of the country?s network connectivity and initiatives currently under implementation by Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) with respect to the Universal Service Fund (USF) projects. > > BACKGROUND > > > > The Kenya Information Communications Act 2009 (KICA 2009) and the Kenya Information and Communications Regulations 2010 (KICR US&A 2010) mandate the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) to manage and administer the Universal Service Fund (USF). During the FY 2015/16, the Authority conducted an ICT Access Gaps study to identify ICT infrastructure and services gaps / high cost areas and estimate the appropriate financial subsidy amounts required from the Universal Service Fund (USF) to facilitate closing of the identified ICT gaps. > > The Authority in the FY 2015/16 undertook an ICT Access Gaps study to identify gaps / high cost areas and establish the subsidy amounts required from the Universal Service Fund (USF) to facilitate closing the voice and data services gaps. This study findings were released in mid 2016. > > KEY FINDINGS OF THE ACCESS GAPS STUDY > > > > 1.1 2 G Coverage > > The study established that 94.4% of Kenyan population is covered by 2G leaving out only 5.6% of Kenyan population that has no access to voice communications services. Only 164 out of a total of 7,149 sub-locations remain totally uncovered, while a further 418 have less than 50% of their populations covered by 2G. > > > Table 1: Sub-location population 2G coverage > > Coverage > > 100% > >> 90% > > 50% - 90% > > < 50% > > 0% > > Sub-locations > > 5,655 > > 487 > > 425 > > 418 > > 164 > > > > 1.2 3G Broadband coverage > 78% of the population in Kenya are covered by 3G. > Table 2: Sub-location population 3G coverage > > Coverage > > 100% > >> 90% > > 50% - 90% > > < 50% > > 0% > > Sub-locations > > 2,454 > > 1,324 > > 1,146 > > 977 > > 1,244 > > > > > 1.3 The Broadcasting Sector > Kenya?s broadcasting market includes over 100 FM radio stations and around 40 digital Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) sites. > > Digital Terrestrial Television sites rollout. > The digital signal currently covers 60 per cent of the Kenyan population. The signal is available in; Nairobi, Nakuru, Nyeri, Mombasa, Kisumu,Webuye, Eldoret, Malindi, Meru (Nyambene), Kisii, Kericho, Narok, Nyahururu, Embu, Kisii, Machakos, Murang?a, Naivasha, Nyeri, Webuye, Narok, Mbuinzau, Kapenguria, Wajir, Kitui, Lamu and Namanga. > > > > 1.4 Post and Courier Sector > There are 623 post offices distributed across all counties as captured in Table 3. > > Table 3: Country wide distribution of Post Offices > > Administrative Level > > Total > > At least one PO present > > Penetration of post offices > > Min > > Average > > Max[1] > > > County > > > 47 > > > 47 > > > 2 > > > 13 > > > 55 > > > Constituency > > > 295 > > > 264 > > > 0 > > > 2 > > > 14 > > > Ward > > > 1,450 > > > 480 > > > 0 > > > 33% > > > 10 > > > Sub-location > > > 7,149 > > > 524 > > > 0 > > > 7% > > > 7 > > > > 1.5 Percentage 2G and 3G Network Coverage per County > > > Table 4: Estimated 2G and 3G Network coverage by County > > > County > > 2G (%) > > 3G (%) > > Baringo > > 87.7 > > 49.1 > > Bomet > > 99.8 > > 97.7 > > Bungoma > > 96.4 > > 95.2 > > Busia > > 99.1 > > 95.4 > > Elgeyo Marakwet > > 97.1 > > 34.7 > > Embu > > 99.6 > > 88.3 > > Garissa > > 58.1 > > 4.6 > > Homa Bay > > 97.8 > > 87.6 > > Isiolo > > 54.7 > > 16.4 > > Kajiado > > 74.4 > > 38.9 > > Kakamega > > 99.9 > > 93.5 > > Kericho > > 99.6 > > 87.7 > > Kiambu > > 99.8 > > 98.3 > > Kilifi > > 91.9 > > 51.5 > > Kirinyaga > > 100.0 > > 98.5 > > Kisii > > 99.9 > > 90.2 > > Kisumu > > 99.9 > > 98.8 > > Kitui > > 89.2 > > 49.8 > > Kwale > > 91.5 > > 46.4 > > Laikipia > > 90.8 > > 48.9 > > Lamu > > 82.4 > > 34.4 > > Machakos > > 99.9 > > 73.0 > > Makueni > > 99.6 > > 68.7 > > Mandera > > 66.9 > > 9.4 > > marsabit > > 56.6 > > 25.2 > > Meru > > 99.8 > > 85.4 > > Migori > > 99.1 > > 69.5 > > Mombasa > > 99.7 > > 99.8 > > Muranga > > 99.7 > > 80.8 > > Nairobi > > 100.0 > > 99.9 > > Nakuru > > 99.7 > > 74.6 > > Nandi > > 99.6 > > 85.9 > > Narok > > 86.7 > > 29.9 > > Nyamira > > 99.9 > > 96.2 > > Nyandarua > > 99.7 > > 66.1 > > Nyeri > > 99.8 > > 86.5 > > Samburu > > 55.5 > > 14.0 > > Siaya > > 99.6 > > 94.5 > > Taita-Taveta > > 96.4 > > 43.4 > > Tana River > > 85.8 > > 12.8 > > Tharaka Nithi > > 97.9 > > 77.6 > > Trans Nzoia > > 99.9 > > 81.1 > > Turkana > > 34.8 > > 10.2 > > Uasin Gishu > > 99.8 > > 76.2 > > Vihiga > > 99.9 > > 99.0 > > Wajir > > 48.2 > > 8.4 > > West pokot > > 69.0 > > 13.3 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 2.0 UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND INITIATIVES TO IMPROVE ON CONNECTIVITY > > > > 2.1 USF PRIORITY PROJECTS AND PROJECTS IMPLEMENTATION STATUS > The ICTs Access Gaps study identified two priority projects namely; > > a) ICT Infrastructure projects to address Voice services: Voice services make a large contribution to closing the remaining gaps. This will reduce the population coverage gap from 5.6% of the population to around half (2.8%) by 2018. > > > ? The Voice gap project were to be tendered as multiple bidding lots at the sub-location or ward level. The NFP (Tier 1) operators were to be invited to bid for as many or few of the Lots as interests them. > > b) Education Broadband connectivity projects - Establish a first step towards addressing the critical national gap, which exists in connectivity of schools in Kenya. > > > ? The education broadband project was to be implemented through a framework of partnership with the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology. The tender for schools connectivity was to be implemented through competitive tendering process. > > > > ? The above two USF priority projects shall be implemented under the accepted guidelines for USF, which stress on transparency and competitive bidding processes as per the procurement Laws in Kenya. > > > > > > 2.1.1 The Voice Service Projects and Implementation Status > > A total of 348 sub-locations were identified through the combined GIS and Access Gap Model methodology as the priority cases which best meet the critical performance criteria suited to ?smart subsidies?, meaning that they will result in sustainable service provision in the gap areas. > > The total of sub-locations to be included in the USF competition reduces to 202 after consideration of operator licence obligations between 2016 and 2018. > ? Implementation Status /Achievements > > The Authority in August 2016 tendered for the Voice Infrastructure projects, which were structured into multiple bidding lots at the sub-location or ward level that yielded into 105 lots. > > Telecommunications Voice Infrastructure and Services Tender was a restricted Tender for Network Facility Providers (NFPs), Tier 1 operators licensed to provide GSM mobile services in Kenya. > > The Network Facility Providers (NFP, Tier 1) licensed operators were invited to bid for as many or few of the Lots as interests them. The Authority on 2nd August shared the restricted tender document with the three NFP Tier 1 licensees with tender closing date being 5th October 2016. > > The Authority held Pre-bidders conference on the 18th August 2016 attended by all the NFP Tier 1 operators. Tender evaluations commenced immediately after the closing on 5th October 2016. > > Analysis of the USF Voice Project Bids > > The Table below shows the numeric results of the competition, indicating geographical area, populations and subsidy budget lots bidded and the subsidy amount awarded per bidder. > Table 5: Results of the USF Bid Competition > > > Lots > > Sub-locations > > Geog Area > 000?s Km2 > > Unserved population > > Subsidy > > Expected Budget > > Original Tender > > 105 > > 202 > > 45,304 > > 697,971 > > Max. > 2.362 Bn > > 1.600 Bn > > Bid > > 37 > > 86 > > 29,906 > > 389,778 > > 1.458 Bn > > > > Awards > > 34 > > 78 > > 24,291 > > 319,318 > > Awards 1.245 Bn > > 1.245 Bn > > Percentage awarded > > 32.3% > > 38.6% > > 53. 6% > > 45.7% > > 52.7% > > 77.8% > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Additional Lots bid but subject to clarification and finally rejected > > 2 > > 7 > > 5,615 > (12.4%) > > 70,460 > (10.1%) > > 0.293 Bn > > N/A > > > Way Forward > > Out of the 105 lots, 37 lots (86 sub-locations) were bided for and 34 (78 sub-locations) awarded for voice infrastructure development. > > Based on the awards, 38.6% of the targeted sub-locations will be reached, against the 60-70% projected in the Access Gap Report. > The Authority intends to close the voice gaps in all sub-locations through a phased approached with the first batch of 78 sub-locations being contracted for infrastructure development in the current fiscal year. > The Authority noted that Operators generally targeted large service areas with heavy subsidies for several new towers rather than smaller areas requiring more complex network optimisation. > > The Authority is also planning to offer spectrum waivers to encourage roll out to the areas considered unattractive by the Mobile Network Operators. > > Summary of results > The following graph shows the results on a county-by-county basis indicating tendered versus awarded numbers of sub-locations. > > It will be noted that the most successful in terms of targeted sub-locations versus awards made were Marsabit, Kwale and Bungoma (100%), followed by Wajir (63%) and Narok (57%). > > > 2.1.2 Education Broadband Connectivity Projects and Implementation Status > > The ICT Access Gaps study identified a national gap in access to broadband connectivity for the education sector. > In implementing the schools connectivity project, the Authority has partnered with the Ministry of Education Science and Technology (MoEST) through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to provide broadband connectivity to all secondary schools in Kenya. > > The first phase of the Education Broadband Connectivity project has been designed to provide 5Mbps dedicated Internet connectivity to 896 secondary schools identified by the Ministry of Education Science and Technology spread across all the 47 counties. The project targeted to connect up to 1,000 schools but MoEST provided only 896 secondary schools drawn from all the 47 counties in Kenya that met the Internet e-readiness criterion. > > Secondary schools designated as ?Internet-ready: for the purposes of this project shall be those certified by MoEST as meeting the following criteria: > i. Connected to the Grid / electricity; > ii. A secured computer laboratory with working computers; > iii. A qualified ICT / computer teacher; > iv. Offering students the KCSE Computer studies curriculum and submission of students for KNEC examination at Form 4 in 2015 and/or 2016. > > Implementation Status / Achievements > > The Authority advertised the Tender for the Education Broadband Connectivity Project. This was an ?Open Tender? to all licensees contributing to the USF levy. The tender was grouped into 9 lots and the tender closed on 19th October 2016?. The tender has been awarded to three (3) bidders at total cost Kshs. 837 Million. > > > Based on the data from the Ministry of Education Science and Technology (MoEST) Kenya has about 7000 secondary school. The Authority is connecting 896 Secondary school to Broadband within the current financial year. Subsequently, the Universal Service Fund will be used to connect all the remaining secondary schools. > > > STATUS OF 4G COVERAGE > > > The Authority has issued LTE spectrum in the 800MHz on trial basis to the three (3) Mobile Network Operator i.e Safaricom Ltd in 2014, Airtel Ltd and Telkom Ltd in 2016. > > > > Safaricom Limited has so far rolled out the 4G network in the following five (5) major towns i.e Nairobi, Mombasa, Nakuru, Kisumu and Eldoret while the other two operators are preparing to commence their 4G network roll. > > > > > Annex 1: Voice Infrastructure Project ? Financial Year 2016/17 > LOT > > COUNTY LOT NO. > > COUNTY > > WARD > > SUBLOCATION > > UNSERVED POP?N > > MAX. SUBSIDY (KSHS) > > B1 > > > > B2 > > > 202 > > 697,971 > > 2,362.011 > > > > > > 1 > > BAR-3 > > > BARINGO > > MUKUTAN > > MUKUTANI > > 1,284 > > 7.940 > > > > > 15,720,000 > > BARINGO > > MUKUTAN > > ARABAL > > 1,471 > > 2 > > BAR-6 > > > BARINGO > > TIRIOKO > > NGORON > > 1,501 > > 18.139 > > > BARINGO > > TIRIOKO > > KULAL > > 3,021 > > 3 > > BAR-7 > > > > BARINGO > > TIRIOKO > > LOKIS > > 2,445 > > 15.720 > > > BARINGO > > TIRIOKO > > NGAINA > > 2,516 > > WEST POKOT > > MASOOL > > CHEPSERUM > > 1,386 > > 8 > > BUNG-1 > > > > > > > BUNGOMA > > CHEPYUK > > KORN'GOTUNY > > 1,886 > > > 17.763 > > > 17,762,999 > (13) > > > > > > > 17,763,000 > > BUNGOMA > > CHEPYUK > > CHEPKURKUR > > 3,285 > > BUNGOMA > > CHEPYUK > > EMIA > > 1,452 > > BUNGOMA > > CHEPYUK > > KUBURA > > 3,890 > > BUNGOMA > > CHEPYUK > > CHEPYUK > > 5,467 > > BUNGOMA > > CHEPYUK > > KAIMUGUL > > 5,709 > > 12 > > GAR-7 > > GARISSA > > GOREALE > > GOREALE > > 4,523 > > 32.389 > > > > 32,389,000 > > 14 > > GAR-2 > > GARISSA > > SANGAILU > > HANDARO > > 5,102 > > 24.120 > > 24,119,999 > > > > 18 > > IS-3 > > ISIOLO > > GARBATULLA > > MALKADAKA > > 3,632 > > 24.860 > > 24,859,999 > (16) > > 24,860,000 > > 19 > > IS-4 > > ISIOLO > > KINNA > > KULAMAWE > > 3,532 > > 28.595 > > 28,594,999 > (4) > > 28,595,000 > > 26 > > KAJ-7 > > KAJIADO > > KEEKONYOKIE > > KISAMIS > > 2,429 > > 28.929 > > > 28,928,999 > > > > KAJIADO > > MOSIRO > > EMBARBAL > > 2,429 > > 29 > > KAJ-10 > > > > > KAJIADO > > MAGADI > > ENDOINYO-OLASHO > > 1,728 > > 43.669 > > > 41,485,549 > > > > KAJIADO > > MAGADI > > OLOIKA > > 1,744 > > KAJIADO > > MAGADI > > PAKASE > > 3,377 > > KAJIADO > > MAGADI > > SHOMPOLE > > 2,085 > > 30 > > KIL-2 > > > > KILIFI > > SOKOKE > > NDUGUMANI > > 1,123 > > 7.169 > > > 7,168,999 > > > > KILIFI > > SOKOKE > > MWANGEA > > 1,215 > > > > KILIFI > > JILORE > > MKONDONI > > 1,572 > > > > 33 > > KIT-3 > > > > KITUI > > ENDAU/MALALANI > > MALALANI > > 2,136 > > 55.354 > > > 55,353,999 > > > > KITUI > > ENDAU/MALALANI > > MAKUKA > > 2,033 > > > > KITUI > > NUU > > MALAWA > > 4,352 > > > > KITUI > > KANZIKO > > ILAMBA > > 1,467 > > > > > > 37 > > KIT-5 > > KITUI > > NGOMENI > > KIMELA > > 2,161 > > 12.222 > > 12,221,999 > > > > 38 > > KW-1 > > > > > > > KWALE > > PUMA > > BUSA > > 7,323 > > 123.377 > > > > > 123,377,000 > > KWALE > > PUMA > > VIGURUNGANI > > 3,244 > > KWALE > > NDAVAYA > > MWANDIMU > > 8,925 > > KWALE > > MACKINON ROAD > > KILIBASI > > 1,139 > > KWALE > > MWERENI > > KASEMENI > > 3,060 > > KWALE > > MWERENI > > KILIMANGODO > > 10,848 > > 41 > > MAN-1 > > MANDERA > > KOTULO > > EL RAMU > > 9,165 > > 17.990 > > 17,989,999 > > > > 42 > > MAN-2 > > > MANDERA > > KOTULO > > BORJI GARSE > > 3,525 > > 15.212 > > > 15,211,999 > > > > MANDERA > > KOTULO > > KUTAYU > > 3,447 > > > > 44 > > MAN-5 > > MANDERA > > WARANKARA > > WARANKARA > > 9,387 > > 13.200 > > 13,199,999 > > > > 47 > > MAN-4 > > MANDERA > > TAKABA SOUTH > > WANGAI DAHAN > > 10,763 > > 16.760 > > 15,921,999 > > > > 48 > > MARS-2 > > MARSABIT > > KARARE > > SCHEME > > 1,530 > > 33.111 > > > 33,110,999 > > > > MARSABIT > > KARARE > > KARARE > > 2,576 > > > > MARSABIT > > KARARE > > SONGA > > 1,084 > > > > MARSABIT > > KARARE > > KITURUNI > > 1,230 > > > > MARSABIT > > SAGANTE/ JALDESA > > BADASA > > 1,204 > > > > 49 > > MARS-3 > > > MARSABIT > > DUKANA > > BALESA > > 4,661 > > 48.554 > > > 48,553,999 > > > > MARSABIT > > DUKANA > > EL-HADI > > 3,051 > > > > 50 > > MARS-1 > > > > MARSABIT > > LAISAMIS > > NDIKIR > > 1,814 > > 65.669 > > > > > 65,669,000 > > MARSABIT > > KORR/NGURUNIT > > NGURUNIT > > 3,728 > > MARSABIT > > KORR/NGURUNIT > > LONYORI PICHAU > > 3,015 > > SAMBURU > > NDOTO > > ILLAU > > 1,017 > > SAMBURU > > NDOTO > > NGURUNIT > > 1,611 > > 53 > > NAR-3 > > NAROK > > MAJI MOTO/ NAROOSURA > > MAJI-MOTO > > 1,251 > > 9.145 > > 9,144,999 > > > > 54 > > NAR-4 > > > NAROK > > MAJI MOTO/ NAROOSURA > > ELANGATA ENTERIT > > 3,831 > > 25.722 > > 25,721,999 > > > > NAROK > > MAJI MOTO/ NAROOSURA > > ENKUTOTO > > 4,568 > > > > 57 > > NAR-7 > > > > > > NAROK > > LOITA > > OLNGARUA > > 1,499 > > 69.787 > > > 69,786,999 > > > > NAROK > > LOITA > > OLORTE > > 3,114 > > > > NAROK > > LOITA > > MAUSA > > 3,575 > > > > NAROK > > LOITA > > ENTASEKERA > > 3,231 > > > > NAROK > > LOITA > > OLMESUTIE > > 2,031 > > > > 62 > > SAM-4 > > > SAMBURU > > NYIRO > > LONJORIN > > 2,164 > > 22.229 > > > 22,228,999 > > > > SAMBURU > > NYIRO > > LKAYO > > 3,581 > > > > 68 > > TKN-7 > > > TURKANA > > KERIO DELTA > > NAKURIO > > 9,426 > > 56.435 > > > 56,434,999 > (9) > > 56,435,000 > > TURKANA > > KERIO DELTA > > NAKORET > > 5,155 > > 70 > > TKN-11 > > TURKANA > > LOIMA > > PUCH > > 12,002 > > 59.938 > > 59,937,999 > (14%Coverage) > > Rejected > > > > > > 72 > > TKN-12 > > TURKANA > > TURKWEL > > KAPUS > > 8,320 > > 26.167 > > > > 26,167,000 > > 73 > > TKN-9 > > > TURKANA > > KOTARUK/LOBEI > > NAIPA > > 4,207 > > 19.160 > > > > > 19,160,000 > > TURKANA > > KOTARUK/LOBEI > > LOKIPETOT ARENGAN > > 4,861 > > > > 75 > > TKN-19 > > > TURKANA > > KIBISH > > KARACH 1 > > 5,502 > > 29.603 > > > 29,602,999 > (26% Coverage) > Rejected > > > > > TURKANA > > KIBISH > > KAITEDE > > 6,333 > > 76 > > TKN-13 > > TURKANA > > LETEA > > LOKIPOTO > > 18,956 > > 18.451 > > 18,450,999 > (61% Coverage) > Rejected > > > > 79 > > TKN-17 > > > > TURKANA > > LOPUR > > LOPUSIKI > > 3,947 > > 104.377 > > > 104,376,999 > > > > TURKANA > > SONGOT > > LOKUDULE > > 3,216 > > > > TURKANA > > SONGOT > > LOKANGAE > > 11,599 > > > > 81 > > TKN-2 > > > > TURKANA > > LOKORI/KOCHODIN > > KANGITIT > > 4,794 > > 81.124 > > > 81,123,999 > (67% coverage) > Clarification > > > > TURKANA > > LOKORI/KOCHODIN > > LOTUBAE > > 22,129 > > > > TURKANA > > KAPEDO/NAPEITOM > > NGILUKIA > > 4,356 > > > > 82 > > TKN-4 > > > > > TURKANA > > KATILIA > > KATILIA > > 9,513 > > 223.315 > > > 212,149,249 > (60% coverage) > Clarification > > > > TURKANA > > KATILIA > > PARKATI > > 11,455 > > > > TURKANA > > KALAPATA > > KALAPATA > > 10,869 > > > > TURKANA > > KALAPATA > > LOPEROT > > 7,344 > > > > 84 > > TKN-1 > > TURKANA > > KAPEDO/NAPEITOM > > NADOME > > 3,653 > > 24.684 > > 24,683,999 > > > > 85 > > TKN-6 > > TURKANA > > LOKICHAR > > NAPOSUMURU > > 6,034 > > 25.6 > > > > 25,600,000 > > 87 > > WAJ-6 > > WAJIR > > BATALU > > BUNA > > 3,465 > > 51.493 > > > 51,492,999 > > > > WAJIR > > BATALU > > KUROW > > 3,129 > > > > 89 > > WAJ-2 > > WAJIR > > KHOROF/HARAR > > RIBA > > 11,042 > > 50.496 > > 47,971,199 > > > > 91 > > WAJ-5 > > > WAJIR > > ELBEN > > MANSA > > 12,247 > > 87.429 > > > 87,428,999 > > > > WAJIR > > SARMAN > > DUNTO > > 10,733 > > > > 92 > > WAJ-4 > > > WAJIR > > ELDAS > > KILKILEY > > 4,107 > > 47.673 > > > 47,672,999 > > > > WAJIR > > ELNUR/TULA TULA > > LAKOLE > > 9,066 > > > > 98 > > WPOK-6 > > WEST POKOT > > CHEPARERIA > > SHALPOGH > > 4,248 > > 5.841 > > > > 5,841,000 > > > 99 > > WPOK-11 > > > WEST POKOT > > ALALE > > APUKE > > 1,442 > > 24.696 > > > > > > > WEST POKOT > > KIWAWA > > LOPET > > 2,300 > > > > > > TOTAL > > 1,182,081,961 > > 385,141,000 > > > > > Annex 2: Counties and number of Internet-ready Schools to be connected in 2016/17 > Lotting of the Counties and number of Internet-ready Schools > > Lot 1: > > Lot 2: > > Lot 3: > > Lot 4: > > Lot 5: > > Lot 6: > > Lot 7: > > Lot 8: > > Lot 9: > > County > > Sch > > County > > Sch > > County > > Sch > > County > > Sch > > County > > Sch > > County > > Sch > > County > > Sch > > County > > Sch > > County > > Sch > > Garissa > > 3 > > Mandera > > 7 > > Wajir > > 4 > > Samburu > > 3 > > Marsabit > > 4 > > Turkana > > 4 > > W. Pokot > > 7 > > Baringo > > 10 > > Narok > > 10 > > Tana River > > 2 > > Nairobi > > 39 > > Isiolo > > 4 > > Laikipia > > 11 > > Meru > > 19 > > Elegeo Marakwet > > 10 > > Trans-Nzoia > > 18 > > Kericho > > 21 > > Migori > > 11 > > Lamu > > 5 > > Murang'a > > 35 > > Tharaka Nithi > > 14 > > Nyandarua > > 5 > > Embu > > 24 > > Uasin Gishu > > 17 > > Bungoma > > 54 > > Kisumu > > 23 > > Homa Bay > > 15 > > Kilifi > > 13 > > Kajiado > > 8 > > Kitui > > 31 > > Nakuru > > 35 > > Nyeri > > 29 > > Kakamega > > 55 > > Busia > > 24 > > Vihiga > > 20 > > Siaya > > 24 > > Mombasa > > 12 > > > > > > Makueni > > 26 > > Kiambu > > 45 > > Kirinyaga > > 22 > > Nandi > > 28 > > > > > > Bomet > > 10 > > Kisii > > 24 > > Kwale > > 7 > > > > > > Taita. Taveta > > 14 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Nyamira > > 20 > > Machakos > > 69 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sub-total > > 111 > > > > 89 > > > > 93 > > > > 99 > > > > 99 > > > > 114 > > > > 103 > > > > 84 > > > > 104 > > TOTAL NO. > SCHOOLS > > 896 > > > > Regards, > > Rachel Alwala > Assistant Director/Communications and External Affairs > Communications Authority of Kenya > PO Box 14448 > Nairobi 00800 > > Tel: +254 703042000 > Email: alwala(a)ca.go.ke > > > >

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Feedback on the 2016 ICT POLICY - REMINDER No. 7
by Nanjira Sambuli 19 Jan '17

19 Jan '17

Sounds like a solid plan. Will KICTANet officials lead in drafting this? We can then undersign accordingly… Regards, Nanjira www.nanjira.com <http://www.nanjira.com/> About.Me <http://about.me/ninanjira> | Twitter <http://www.twitter.com/ninanjira> | LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/nanjira> | Skype <http://hatscripts.com/addskype?nanjirasambuli> IM: +254722481566 (WhatsApp | Telegram | iMessage) PGP: 1DBE1F47A6878B0D > On Jan 18, 2017, at 2:22 PM, kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke wrote: > > Send kictanet mailing list submissions to > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > You can reach the person managing the list at > kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Feedback on the 2016 ICT POLICY - REMINDER No. 7 > (Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2017 14:19:30 +0300 > From: Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu <chemukoechk(a)gmail.com> > To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Feedback on the 2016 ICT POLICY - REMINDER No. > 7 > Message-ID: > <CAApgMtw9RsTu02YehMqRorszwa9=Nh0eTgzdC4kSY_ohkr8Z2w(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Dear Ali, > > Thank you for not giving up. > > To answer your question to Esther I suggest a three step course of action:- > > 1. We formally write to the ministry requesting feedback on the query and > demand feedback in a specific time say 14 days because they have had > adequate time to digest the issue. > > 2. If we get no feedback we will write to the Commission on Administrative > Justice under the Commission of Administrative Justice Act no 23 of 2011 > where we will report that the said ministry has failed or is completely > unwilling to engage us in the policy formulation as we are not been made > aware of what the final document is and exactly what the impact of our > input was....this in itself is an injustice to the ICT fraternity > perpetuated by relevant ministry officials. > > 3. If any policy document is passed before we have been engaged further, we > will file a constitutional petition seeking to render the said document > unconstitutional by virtue of the lack of public participation. In the said > petition we will be seeking an interpretation on the requirement of public > participation and what effect this should have when public bodies engage > the public. Is it just a box to be ticked in the meeting of requirements or > what procedure should be utilised when adopting or discarding public > opinion in the creation of policy? This is so that public participation > does not become an action in futility which I must say it is increasingly > the sad state of affairs. I'm sure the section was not placed in the > constitution to have a decorative effect. > > My two cents. > > Kind regards, > > Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu. > Advocate- FinTech and ICT Policy. > > > On 18 Jan 2017 07:34, "Grace B via kictanet" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > wrote: > >> Thank you Ali for keeping the issue alive over all these months. >> In addition to the policy, there have been several reports in the news >> about a cyber crime Bill that is being developed to be in place before >> elections. http://www.ict.go.ke/government-to-curb-cyber-crimes/ and >> http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2016/08/24/cyber-crime- >> law-to-be-enforced-before-polls-to-curb-incitement-cs_c1408304 >> >> Is the (draft) Bill emanating from the policy framework we participated >> in? How can we as a community be able to give input to that Bill as early >> as possible in order to avoid the latent expedition of law making processes >> that is likely to manifest when Parliament convenes for its last session >> before elections? >> >> Regards, >> >> >> 2017-01-18 5:56 GMT+03:00 Ali Hussein via kictanet < >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>: >> >>> Esther >>> >>> In the event that this request continues to be ignored what recourse do >>> we have to enforce such said request? >>> >>> *Ali Hussein* >>> *Principal* >>> *Hussein & Associates* >>> +254 0713 601113 <+254%20713%20601113> >>> >>> Twitter: @AliHKassim >>> >>> Skype: abu-jomo >>> >>> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim >>> >>> "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a >>> habit." ~ Aristotle >>> >>> >>> Sent from my iPad >>> >>> On 17 Jan 2017, at 11:41 PM, esther kamande via kictanet < >>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>> >>> Thank you Ali for the 7th Reminder, I am equally concerned as no feedback >>> on the same has been forthcoming for almost 6 months since July 2016. >>> >>> >>> Article 35 of the constitution introduced a number of reforms emphasizing >>> on open-decision making process, citizen participation and the role of >>> transparency in building up an informed citizenry towards a democratic >>> nation. In practice, open decision-making is to a large extent realized >>> through the right of the general public to access documents and Access >>> to Information Act No. 31 of 2016, breathes life into this. >>> >>> >>> All documents held by the state with the exceptions as provided for in >>> section 6 of the Access to information Act. 31 of 2016 are public therefore >>> the amended Draft ICT Policy document must be provided to the public for >>> further scrutiny after the comments have been taken into >>> account. Furthermore, section 4 (3) is very clear on information held by a >>> public entity or a private body to be provided *expeditiously* at a >>> reasonable cost. This means that information should be provided with *?speed >>> and efficiency?* otherwise it undermines this right as well as democracy. >>> It has been 6 months and counting therefore this right is being undermined. >>> >>> >>> In this regard I add my voice to request for the amended Draft ICT Policy >>> to be provided *expeditiously* as provided by the law for further >>> scrutiny. >>> >>> >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> >>> Esther Kamande >>> >>> Advocate | Policy Analyst >>> >>> >>> Twitter: @enkamande >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Jan 17, 2017 at 4:52 PM, Ali Hussein via kictanet < >>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>> >>>> Bwana PS Kyalo >>>> >>>> The above refers. >>>> >>>> Could you kindly update us on the way forward regarding the 2016 ICT >>>> Policy? >>>> >>>> We would like to know how the community can help further and when the >>>> Policy will be become a 'live' document so we can be able to delve into it >>>> and extract the gems that lie therein. >>>> >>>> We would also like to know how the multi-stakeholder engagement >>>> benefited the development of the Policy, what was added, removed and the >>>> criteria used to do so. Of course we are also keen to see the final >>>> document. >>>> >>>> Thank you and looking forward to your response. >>>> >>>> Regards >>>> >>>> *Ali Hussein* >>>> *Principal* >>>> *Hussein & Associates* >>>> +254 0713 601113 <+254%20713%20601113> >>>> >>>> Twitter: @AliHKassim >>>> >>>> Skype: abu-jomo >>>> >>>> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim >>>> >>>> >>>> "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking >>>> what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Gy?rgyi >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPad >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> kictanet mailing list >>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >>>> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >>>> Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet >>>> Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ >>>> >>>> Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/m >>>> ailman/options/kictanet/enkamande%40gmail.com >>>> >>>> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform >>>> for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and >>>> regulation. 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Nifty Use Case of the Blockchain: a ledger for your digital identity
by Nanjira Sambuli 19 Jan '17

19 Jan '17

This can’t be realized soon enough! We need alternatives to the monopolized ownership and capture of our digital identities! https://www.technologyreview.com/s/603352/one-startups-vision-to-reinvent-t… <https://www.technologyreview.com/s/603352/one-startups-vision-to-reinvent-t…> Regards, Nanjira PGP: 1DBE1F47A6878B0D

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ICT Authority, not Treasury, should oversee IFMIS
by S.M. Muraya 19 Jan '17

19 Jan '17

Interesting comments... ICT Authority, not Treasury, should oversee IFMIS http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/walubengo/2274560-3520560-5j04aq/in…

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Re: [kictanet] ICT Authority, not Treasury, should oversee IFMIS
by S.M. Muraya 19 Jan '17

19 Jan '17

James, Would be very interested in an IFMIS "outsider event" moderated by Walu and yourself. Straight forward fellows are hard to come by in this day and age. On Jan 19, 2017 12:32 PM, "James Muritu via kictanet" < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Interesting conversations going on here. In simple terms, what IFIMIS lacks is a Governance Framework. The "software component" of an ERP is just one drop in the ocean. People+Processes+Operating Procedures+Decision Rights are the bigger drops. Am currently reviewing a similar system in a Kenya based corporation and for almost 2 years, the system had been blamed for all the wrong reasons. The ultimate results, revealed more loopholes outside the actual software. On Thu, Jan 19, 2017 at 12:01 PM, waudo siganga via kictanet < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > Thank Walu. I'll wait fro the coffee... > W. > > On Thu, Jan 19, 2017, at 11:33 AM, Walubengo J wrote: > > @Daktari Siganga, > > I was the ICT Director for our university for 5yrs and managed both the > University Network & ERP - but I dont say :-) > > We switch between the classroom and ICT operations like that. So I kinda > have both the academic and practical view of these things > > Anyway, you are right in that the IT expert(Superuser) should NOT be a > normal 'Finance' /'HR'/Procurement/ or other regualr user of the ERP. > However, the IT guys still assign these roles and privileges to the various > functional users. i.e. they must grant rights to the Finance/HR/ and other > Directors to execute their work within the ERP. > > Different implementations (company policy) maybe that this is delegated to > the various functional heads who can then subsequently grant > privileges/access rights down through their departments. > > But this is NOT ideal since you lose the segregation of duties where you > want the Functional heads(e.g. Finance Director) to make the access-rights > requests IN WRITING, and have SOMEONE ELSE implement that request. > > This is the 'control' auditors are looking for when auditing the > information system later on - in terms of checks and balances. Such a > control is what leads to the questions like:- > a) Who within the ERP system has privileges that were not formally > requested for in writing? Or > b) Who within the ERP system has more privileges than what was formally > requested for? > c) Who within the ERP exists but has no supporting access request from the > Functional head? > d) etc, etc. > > Even if the IT expert abused his/her superuser privileges by granting > themselves some user rights within the Financial module, they will be outed > by the above audit process. > > Denying the IT expert the ability to grant access rights within the ERP > and passing the same to the functional heads does not solve the problem of > abuse. The functional heads can simply become the new kingpins. Only > segregation of duty cures the problem of abuse. > > But we can meet over coffee and share the pros and cons of the various > implementations :-) > > walu. > > > > ------------------------------ > From: waudo siganga <emailsignet(a)mailcan.com> > To: Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2017 10:36 AM > Subject: Re: [kictanet] ICT Authority, not Treasury, should oversee IFMIS > > Hi Walu - I can see from your comments that you have never worked in a > finance environment. For secure setup there is no way "IT guys must then > translate x, y & z function into the appropriate access levels for that > accountant within the system". Simply put a person who is a trained IT > expert knows too much about how the system works and therefore cannot be > assigned access administration. The overall person for access admin is a > "super-user" or "Chief Security Officer"or a title in that direction. This > super user assigns access rights to users, such as ability to add,delete, > update, edit, view, etc records. To assign these rights in practically all > IT systems the super user must himself have those same rights, otherwise > he/she cannot assign them to other users. A system where a super-user is an > IT expert is a very weak system. The IT expert should never have ability to > enter a system and change records. If you analyse the IFMIS problem you > will realise that it is not a problem of IT experts infiltrating the > system. It is just password misuse by ordinary users. At least I agree with > you on one thing - IT expertise role and password administration must never > be put in the same office. In most banks and finance environments the > super-user function is undertaken by the CEO or a very senior executive who > is OUTSIDE the IT function. > > THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH IFMIS. The users, as is normal in any IT system, > are the weakest link. It is like having pilots who are busy with corruption > to fly a plane then when the plane crashes we say there was a problem with > the plane. > > W. > > On Wed, Jan 18, 2017, at 02:54 PM, Walubengo J wrote: > > @Dr Siganga, my comments below: > > >>1. Hi Walu - I do not agree with you that access administration > (passwords) is a technical function. In most cases passwords just mimic > authorization structures that pre-exist in a manual system. > >>> > Response:Yes and NO. > Yes passwords and their access levels are controls that mimic the > authorization levels of the manual system. However, their implementation in > an ideal environment should be segregated. E.g the finance director > should say in writing: 'I need my accountant to do x, y & z function' . > The IT guys must then translate x, y & z function into the appropriate > access levels for that accountant within the system. > > Finance retains the administrative oversight in terms of triggering the > password request and profiling the access levels desired. IT retains the > technical function of implementing the same. Never put these two roles in > one office. Shida mingi inajiletea. > > >>2. I also differ with your suggestion that it is the work of technical > people to enforce, check or review system controls. That should be the > function of an independent auditor. > >> > RESPONSE: Yes and NO. > Yes, independent or external auditors (hopefully Information System > Auditors) do review the technical controls. But this is often an annual > exercise. So serious organisation do not wait for a year to be told their > controls were not effective. They have INTERNAL information system auditors > (who are technical) to continuously monitor/enforce that these IT controls > are in place, working and/or need to be updated. Other organisation may > allocate this role to the Information Security Officer, either way these > are ICT technical chaps. > > walu. > > > > ------------------------------ > From: waudo siganga <emailsignet(a)mailcan.com> > To: Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2017 1:55 PM > Subject: Re: [kictanet] ICT Authority, not Treasury, should oversee IFMIS > > Hi Walu - I do not agree with you that access administration (passwords) > is a technical function. In most cases passwords just mimic authorization > structures that pre-exist in a manual system. It is very important that the > access of technical people to a system, especially a financial one, be as > inhibited as possible. Those who access the system should only be capable > of doing the functions they would perform in a manual system. To enhance > security of the system, access administration should be overseen by a most > senior person who is NOT trained to do technical work on the system. > > I also differ with your suggestion that it is the work of technical people > to enforce, check or review system controls. That should be the function of > an independent auditor. > > Overall I think there is much misunderstanding about IFMIS. The problem is > not technical; it is administrative. Specifically access administration > (passwords). > > W. > > On Wed, Jan 18, 2017, at 01:06 PM, Walubengo J via kictanet wrote: > > Grace B via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote>>> > Second, the problem with IFMIS, it appears is a lack of commitment to > simple values such as integrity and prudent stewardship of public funds. > What guarantee wold we have that ICTA would be different from Treasury? > > >> > Segregation of duties solves this. Treasury continues being the Process > owner, but surrenders the Technical leadership of the system/ERP to ICT > Authority. So if it is a case of passwords and their use, expiry amongst > other technical issues, we know it is ICT Authority to manage (and take > blame). > > It is often a confusing and thin line. The line between Administrative and > Technical authority. > > But you can look at it in terms of the President's Security detail. The > President maybe the (Administrative) boss of his security detail, but the > President can never tell his security detail HOW to guard him or what > weapons to use or how many guards he needs, where to position them etc. > > These are TECHNICAL issues that the President cannot and should never > pretend to be dictating on since they lie squarely within the NIS/Inspector > General domain. The moment NIS start taking technical instructions from the > President, is the moment our security system will collapse. > > If we get this seperation of authority right, we solve the IFMIS puzzle. > > walu. > > > ------------------------------ > From: Grace B via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com > Cc: Grace B <nmutungu(a)gmail.com> > Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2017 7:11 AM > Subject: Re: [kictanet] ICT Authority, not Treasury, should oversee IFMIS > > Interesting discussion. There are those who would look at IFMIS as a > public finance management issue as opposed to an ICT one but this is not > really count when giving management mandate to either Treasury or ICTA as > long as the objectives of PFM (Article 201 of Katiba) are met. > One of the issues voiced about IFMIS since devolution/new Constitution has > been the problems experienced by county governments and other independent > organs eg commissions in accessing funds in a timely manner. (We assume > that Executive has not had too many problems assessing funds and may have > indeed been facilitating leakage) > One issue with transferring the responsibility of maintaining IFMIS to > ICTA, it seems would be that there could be few differences between ICTA > and Treasury. First, both are Executive institutions that may support > devolved and independent structures in line with the soft policy direction > of the government of the day. Second, the problem with IFMIS, it appears is > a lack of commitment to simple values such as integrity and prudent > stewardship of public funds. What guarantee wold we have that ICTA would be > different from Treasury? > > Regards > > 2017-01-18 5:54 GMT+03:00 Ali Hussein via kictanet < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>: > > Barrack > > We are saying the same thing really.. Let's assume that the ICTA is the > ICT Department of the Government (which I doubt it is equipped to execute > that mandate) then 'managing' here really means providing support to the > system. > > I think it's time the Government considers the role of Chief Information > Officer to really manage the strategic thrust of all ICT initiatives across > ministries. The CIO can then be held accountable for overall efficiency and > security of all Government ICT Systems. This CIO needs to report directly > to the Chief Executive Officer (President) of the country. Now, that person > could be seconded or be a part of the ICTA with a doted line responsibility > to the CS, MOICT... > > Ultimately the overall responsibility of how well our Government ICT > Systems work lies squarely on the CEO's desk. Look no further. > > Ali Hussein > Principal > Hussein & Associates > +254 0713 601113 > > Twitter: @AliHKassim > Skype: abu-jomo > LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin. com/in/alihkassim > <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> > "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a > habit." ~ Aristotle > > > Sent from my iPad > > On 17 Jan 2017, at 11:27 PM, Barrack Otieno via kictanet < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > wrote: > > > Hi Ali, > > ERP grew from MRP (Material Resource Planning which was a means of > planning and allocating resources in Factories. The difference between > the two is that MRP's were stand alone systems whereas ERP's are > modular and have more functionality. From an evolution perspective , > it would be ideal to manage IFMIS from Ministry of Finance since they > are the custodians of the treasury and normally allocate resources > through the budgeting process. From a Project Management perspective, > it would be ideal to manage IFMIS from ICTA since it is the > specialized agency meant to manage government technology investments. > > Regards > > On 1/17/17, S.M. Muraya via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > wrote: > > Doubt Treasury economists and accountants are well placed to provide Cyber > > Security :) > > > > We need the ICT Authority to configure enterprise wide data protection > > (limiting theft of passwords & access to IFMIS). > > > > In 2016, the UN ranked the UK as # 1 in providing digital services. > > > > https://publicadministration. un.org/egovkb/en-us/Reports/ > UN-E-Government-Survey-2016 > <https://publicadministration.un.org/egovkb/en-us/Reports/UN-E-Government-Su…> > > > > The Government Digital Service (GDS) is part of their Cabinet Office, not > > their Treasury. > > > > https://www.gov.uk/government/ publications/govuk-pay/govuk- pay > <https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/govuk-pay/govuk-pay> > > > > Their Treasury is consulted about the payment system 👆🏾 the GDS > > continues to build. > > > > > > > > > > SMM > > > > *"Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one > > who takes a city." Prov 16:32* > > > > On Tue, Jan 17, 2017 at 9:45 PM, Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> wrote: > > > > I fundamentally disagree with this assertion. > > > > First,y, the role of a CIO is to support the enterprise. I have never > > heard in my life of an ERP Director. This is just adding a superfluous > > layer of useless bureaucracy. > > > > The owner of an ERP is the business with each department taking ownership > > of their components:- > > > > 1. Financials - CFO > > 2. CRM (Commercial/marketing/sales) > > 3. Procurement - Procurement which sometimes comes under Finance > > > > Etc. > > > > The CIO takes ownership to ensure that the company is well oiled to > > execute on its mandate. This in my humble opinion goes beyond ERPs and > > talks to aligning the Technology Strategy with the Business Strategy. For > > example in the banking sector where increasingly the more savvy banks are > > taking a 'Platform Thinking' approach. This allows partners to plug into > > their core technology through APIs to enable them extend capabilities and > > hence offerings to their customers. > > > > The role of a CIO has fundamentally changed to speak to the need for > > using > > Technology as an accelerator to successful business models. > > > > Secondly, I don't see how the ICT Authority would be better in managing > > the monster that is IFMIS. Let them first learn the basics of > > communicating > > effectively with the community before taking on this elephant in the > > room. > > > > *Ali Hussein* > > *Principal* > > *Hussein & Associates* > > +254 0713 601113 > > > > Twitter: @AliHKassim > > > > Skype: abu-jomo > > > > LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/ alihkassim > <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> > > > > "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a > > habit." ~ Aristotle > > > > > > Sent from my iPad > > > > On 17 Jan 2017, at 6:42 PM, S.M. Muraya via kictanet < > > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > > > Interesting comments... > > > > ICT Authority, not Treasury, should oversee IFMIS > > > > http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/ blogs/dot9/walubengo/2274560- > <http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/walubengo/2274560-> > > 3520560-5j04aq/index.html > > > > ______________________________ _________________ > > kictanet mailing list > > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/ mailman/listinfo/kictanet > <https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet> > > Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet > > Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ KICTANet/ > <https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/> > > > > Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/ > > mailman/options/kictanet/info% 40alyhussein.com > > > > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform > > for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and > > regulation. 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The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.

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Certified Mobile Developer Training
by Sharon Anyanga 19 Jan '17

19 Jan '17

Good Afternoon, We have the pleasure to inform you that at @iLabAfrica, Strathmore University is organizing two courses in mobile development:*Certificate in Mobile Development for the Android platform *and* iOS platform *together with* career mentor-ship in IT*. The courses target *Form four Leavers and Undergraduate students* with a passion for Programming. The courses will focus on helping the students become application developers and release high-quality applications to the marketplace. Learn about the various stages of development and study topics related to User Interface, application services, permissions and security, graphics and video resources, data persistence, mobile application marketing, application hosting and more. Upon completion of the Certificate program, students will have acquired: - Techniques required for developing apps for the Android OS platform or iOS that meet market needs - Communication skills that will enable them pitch their ideas to investors - Proposal writing skills for the applications that they are building and how to change their applications from a simple idea into a business. *Android Development:* Starts on 3rd February- 28th April 2017 *iOS Development:* Starts on 3rd February- 26th May 2017 We would be honored if you would refer students to attend this event. Please let me know at your convenience if you will be able to send any participants or if you can refer other interested students. Registration for either training can be done by following this link: bit.ly/ilab2017 For further questions, comments and/or suggestions, please contact the event coordinators: Tracy Weru, Cell: (+254) 0724 239 020 email: tweru(a)strathmore.edu Sharon Warinda, Cell: (+254) 0729 876 680 email: sanyanga(a)strathmore.edu -- *Kind regards,Sharon Warinda* *Research Scholar* *@iLab Africa, Strathmore University.* -- *Note: *All emails sent from Strathmore University are subject to Strathmore’s Email Terms & Conditions. Please click here <http://www.strathmore.edu/en/email-policy> to read the policy. "Visit our Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/StrathmoreUniversity>Page and Twitter <https://twitter.com/StrathU>Account".

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Fwd: [AFRINIC-Announce] Call for Local Hosts for 2017 AFRINIC Training Workshops
by Mwendwa Kivuva 19 Jan '17

19 Jan '17

[Version française ci-dessous] Dear Colleagues, In 2016, with the support of various stakeholders in the community, we were able to train 685 engineers and managers during twenty (20) training workshops held in eighteen (18) different countries. These training covered the knowledge and skills of Internet Number Resources Management (INRM) and IPv6 planning and deployment. We are currently searching for partners/Local Hosts to collaborate with us for the 2017 Training Workshop series. If you are interested in hosting an AFRINIC Training workshop, please go through the hosting details, benefits and requirements here: http://learn.afrinic.net/en/events/request-training#details To submit your proposal please fill the form found here: http://learn.afrinic.net/trp1/node/47 The deadline for proposal submission is 31 January 2017 at 23 59 GMT. - Publication of selected countries: 10 February 2017 - Publication of 2017 workshops calendar: 28 February 2017 Regards, The AFRINIC Training Unit (Follow us on Twitter: @AFRINICTraining) ----------------------------------------------- Chers Collègues, En 2016, grâce à la collaboration de nombreux partenaires, nous avons été capables de former 685 ingénieurs et décideurs de dix-huit (18) pays africains, à travers vingt (20) sessions de formations sur Ia gestion des ressources Internet (INRM) et le protocole Internet version 6 (IPv6). Pour l'année 2017, nous lançons donc l’appel à collaborer pour les sessions de formations d’AFRINIC 2017. Si vous souhaitez accueillir une session de formation AFRINIC, nous vous invitons à lire les détails d'hôtes, les avantages et critères de sélection ici : http://learn.afrinic.net/en/events/request-training#details Pour soumettre votre proposition veuillez remplir la fiche à l’adresse suivante : http://learn.afrinic.net/trp1/node/47 La date limite de soumission de proposition est le 31 janvier 2017, 23 59 GMT - La liste des pays sélectionnés sera publiée le 10 février 2017 - Le calendrier pour les formations sera publié le 28 février 2017 Cordialement, L'Equipe de Formation d'AFRINIC (Suivez nous sur Twitter: @AFRINICTraining) _______________________________________________ Announce mailing list Announce(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/announce ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya twitter.com/lordmwesh

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Feedback on the 2016 ICT POLICY - REMINDER No. 7
by Ali Hussein 18 Jan '17

18 Jan '17

Bwana PS Kyalo The above refers. Could you kindly update us on the way forward regarding the 2016 ICT Policy? We would like to know how the community can help further and when the Policy will be become a 'live' document so we can be able to delve into it and extract the gems that lie therein. We would also like to know how the multi-stakeholder engagement benefited the development of the Policy, what was added, removed and the criteria used to do so. Of course we are also keen to see the final document. Thank you and looking forward to your response. Regards Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad

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WhatsApp doesn't have a backdoor. Discuss (20 marks)
by Paul Korir 17 Jan '17

17 Jan '17

https://whispersystems.org/blog/there-is-no-whatsapp-backdoor/ <https://whispersystems.org/blog/there-is-no-whatsapp-backdoor/> Dr. Paul Korir, PhD +44 7780 283 183 Ordnung muß sein

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ICANN Next-gen Call for Applications
by Bonface Witaba 17 Jan '17

17 Jan '17

Hello Listers, This may be of interest to some of you. https://www.icann.org/development-and-public-responsibility/nextgen Regards Bonface Witaba Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

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Open Access Publications
by Phares Kariuki 16 Jan '17

16 Jan '17

http://www.nature.com/news/gates-foundation-research-can-t-be-published-in-… Interesting development -- Phares

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Re: [kictanet] CA Speaks to Internet Shutdowns and "Monitoring" of Online Comms
by Moses Karanja 15 Jan '17

15 Jan '17

Open Whispers response to The Guardian article, maintaining it is not a backdoor: The only question it might be reasonable to ask is whether these safety number change notifications should be "blocking" or "non-blocking." In other words, when a contact's key changes, should WhatsApp require the user to manually verify the new key before continuing, or should WhatsApp display an advisory notification and continue without blocking the user. https://whispersystems.org/blog/there-is-no-whatsapp-backdoor/ Moses On 13/01/2017 21:43, kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke wrote: > Send kictanet mailing list submissions to > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > You can reach the person managing the list at > kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: (no subject) (McTim) > 2. Re: (no subject) (Keith Andere) > 3. Re: CA Speaks to Internet Shutdowns and "Monitoring" of > Online Comms (Mutemi wa Kiama) > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet -- Moses Karanja www.moseskaranja.com/blog

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Data Protection and Privacy: Kenya’s communications authority to monitor private talk and texts during poll
by June Tessy 14 Jan '17

14 Jan '17

Listers, And I quote, 'We have spent Sh1.1 billion on a spectrum monitoring system that will help us monitor unauthorised broadcasts coming from rural areas of the country," he said. "We have also spent around Sh600 million on a social media monitoring system and Sh400 million on a device management system that will help us closely monitor mobile phones and the activities around them," said Wangusi Read more at: < https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2000229727/communications-authority…> as well as < http://www.techweez.com/2017/01/13/ca-social-media-monitoring-election-repo… > Kind Regards, June Tessy LinkedIn Profile <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/juneokal>

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KISERO: Kenya’s corruption tsars have perfected looting through Ifmis - Daily Nation
by Ali Hussein 14 Jan '17

14 Jan '17

Listers Related to to the discussion of 'reigning in' quacks in the ICT Sector how do you explain the fiasco that is IFMIS? Except from the article:- In theory, the Ifmis system we have is based on Oracle E-Business Suite, an accounting package developed by Oracle of the USA. In reality, what is in place is a product of conspiracies between crafty government officials and local rent-seeking software merchants. Through highly inflated and ill-conceived customisation and re-engineering projects, the merchants have colluded with public officials to create a mongrel of the original Oracle E-Business Suite. This is the system at the heart of corruption in the public sector. http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/Kenya-corruption-tsars-have-perfected-… So if we were to talk this discussion a step further:- 1. The customization of an Oracle E-Business Suite cannot be done by a 'quack' who isn't a Certified Oracle Software Engineer. 2. The customization must be approved by the client and mapped with the business processes mutually agreed by the vendor and the customer. In this case the government. A pig is a pig even if you apply lipstick on it. Let's call this what it is - Corruption. Period. Perpetuated in this case by the client and using qualified IT Professionals. We in the industry must call out the ones who collude to fleece this country instead of chasing a red herring in the name of 'quacks'! Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad

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Re: [kictanet] Data Protection and Privacy: Kenya?s communications authority to monitor private talk and texts during poll
by Mark Kipyegon 14 Jan '17

14 Jan '17

In the context of Kenya's historical struggles with civil and press freedoms, proposing a surveillance state sounds like a bad idea. On 13 Jan 2017, at 21:55, K Machuhi via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> wrote: Putting Mbwa Kali (fierce dog) on the gate does not mean there is any dog. But you wouldn't take the risk. On the other hand, a careless tweet or post could light up damaging fires. I am all for CA to put deterrence measures against incitement and fake news.

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(no subject)
by Paul Korir 13 Jan '17

13 Jan '17

If my understanding is correct no one should be able to snoop on WhatsApp (end-to-end encryption). With kind regards, Paul K Korir, PhD Ordnung muß sein > On 13 Jan 2017, at 18:49, kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke wrote: > > Re: [kictanet] Data Protection and Privacy: Kenya?s > communications authority to monitor private talk and texts during poll

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CA Speaks to Internet Shutdowns and "Monitoring" of Online Comms
by Nanjira Sambuli 13 Jan '17

13 Jan '17

I have serialised the interesting developments on the matter here: https://twitter.com/ninanjira/status/819809470544953344 <https://twitter.com/ninanjira/status/819809470544953344> Interesting to note the amount of money invested in ‘online monitoring’ systems. PS: Even WhatsApp isn’t the safe haven we imagined it to be! Regards, Nanjira www.nanjira.com <http://www.nanjira.com/>

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Re: [kictanet] CA Speaks to Internet Shutdowns and "Monitoring" of Online Comms
by Moses Karanja 13 Jan '17

13 Jan '17

Security is not an absolute. No tool will give you that. However, what the security community considers a threshold for any product is transparency and disclosure of vulnerabilities. This allows an iterated security path. What worries me about today's Guardian article on WhatsApp is not that there is a crypto blindspot but that the security researcher claims to have informed WhatsApp security team back in April 2016 (responsible disclosure) but the parent company, Facebook, did not consider patching it a priority: "Boelter reported the backdoor vulnerability to Facebook in April 2016, but was told that Facebook was aware of the issue, that it was “expected behaviour” and wasn’t being actively worked on. The Guardian has verified the backdoor still exists." That is my real concern. On 13/01/2017 19:00, kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke wrote: > Send kictanet mailing list submissions to > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > You can reach the person managing the list at > kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: CA Speaks to Internet Shutdowns and "Monitoring" of > Online Comms (Nanjira Sambuli) > 2. Re: CA Speaks to Internet Shutdowns and "Monitoring" of > Online Comms (Keith Andere) > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet -- Moses Karanja www.moseskaranja.com/blog

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Re: [kictanet] CA Speaks to Internet Shutdowns and "Monitoring" of Online Comms
by Keith Andere 13 Jan '17

13 Jan '17

Alex, Its actually possible to snoop past the encrypted whatsapp messages. Please read below. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jan/13/whatsapp-backdoor-allows… Regards, Keith @AndereKE Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. On 13 Jan 2017 6:36 pm, "alex watila via kictanet" < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: WhatsApp has end to end encryption. how will they Access the communication? On 13 Jan 2017 16:36, Nanjira Sambuli via kictanet < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: I have serialised the interesting developments on the matter here: https://twitter.com/ninanjira/status/819809470544953344 <https://twitter.com/ninanjira/status/819809470544953344> Interesting to note the amount of money invested in ‘online monitoring’ systems. PS: Even WhatsApp isn’t the safe haven we imagined it to be! Regards, Nanjira www.nanjira.com <http://www.nanjira.com/> _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/ mailman/options/kictanet/kephand%40gmail.com The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.

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Kenya’s communications authority to monitor private talk and texts during poll
by Grace Githaiga 13 Jan '17

13 Jan '17

Kenya’s communications authority to monitor private talk and texts during poll Read more at: https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2000229727/communications-authority… Best regards Githaiga, Grace

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When China Calls In Its Debts (Forbes Article)...
by Michael Bullut 13 Jan '17

13 Jan '17

Greetings Team, Will this be the fate of some our infrastructure projects? Here's the *article.* <http://www.forbes.com/sites/wadeshepard/2016/07/31/china-to-sri-lanka-we-wa…> Warm regards, Michael Bullut. --- *Cell:* *+254 723 393 114.**Skype Name:* *Michael Bullut.* *Twitter:* * @Kipsang <http://twitter.com/Kipsang/>* *Blog: http://www.kipsang.com/ <http://www.kipsang.com/>* *E-mail:* *main(a)kipsang.com <main(a)kipsang.com>* *---*

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KENYA POWER'S HUGE APPETITE FOR DEBT IS A RECIPE FOR DISASTER
by Ali Hussein 12 Jan '17

12 Jan '17

Listers My attention has been drawn to this article in today's nation. I will not dwell on the financial side of this story at the risk of boring people on this list. My attention was rather drawn to a part of the story which has interesting implications on the National Broadband Strategy which was launched a few years ago with much fanfare during Hon. Matiangi's tenure. To quote the article:- *The question is pertinent because I just recently came across a copy of a memorandum of understanding between the Chinese company ZTE and the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum which the parties have signed to finance and build a national grid fibre access on Kenya Power’s transmission and distribution network.* Kenya Power's fibre ambitions <http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/Kenya-Power-s-huge-appetite-for-debt-i…> I'm curious. 1. Does this new network compliment the NOFBI? 2. What is the business plan for this new network? 3. Does anyone have any details on this project? 4. Is the MOICT coordinating this with the Energy Ministry? Regards *Ali Hussein* *Principal* *Hussein & Associates* Tel: +254 713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> 13th Floor , Delta Towers, Oracle Wing, Chiromo Road, Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya. Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the organizations that I work with.

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Fwd: [AFRI-Discuss] Welcome to ICANN At-Large! Kenyan ICT Action Network
by Alice Munyua 11 Jan '17

11 Jan '17

Congratulations! Begin forwarded message: > From: ICANN At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> > Date: 10 January 2017 at 06:52:11 EAT > To: "lizorembo(a)kictanet.or.ke" <lizorembo(a)kictanet.or.ke>, "lordmwesh(a)gmail.com" <lordmwesh(a)gmail.com> > Cc: Afri-Discuss <afri-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org>, "alac-internal(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org" <alac-internal(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> > Subject: [AFRI-Discuss] Welcome to ICANN At-Large! Kenyan ICT Action Network > > Dear Liz and Mwendwa, > > ICANN's At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) is pleased to inform you that has been certified as an At-Large Structure (ALS). The ALAC greatly appreciates your group's interest in involving individual users in Kenyan ICT Action Network and ICANN and looks forward to working with you and your colleagues. > > The ALAC is eager to promote a productive working relationship between your organization, other ALSes, and the ALAC (and ICANN in general), and your input on how we can make this a success would be greatly appreciated. > > It¹s very important to keep the members of your organization informed (about significant news from ICANN and information on ICANN policy-development efforts) and engaged in activities of interest. Here are a few of the tools members of At-Large find useful: > > The At-Large wiki space is where you can find most of the relevant information: > > The At-Large introductory page help you navigate through the wiki contents. This is where you can find the latest announcements, and subscribe to the At-Large Google calendar at the bottom of the page. This will ensure you never miss a meeting! > > From any chosen page in the At-Large wiki, you can find your bearings easily by navigating via the purple box at the top left hand corner of the page. It is very convenient to be able to consult the latest At-Large Policy Development Activity , find out more about the Regional At-Large Organizations (RALOs), and about At-Large Working Groups . For the most up to date information about At-Large meetings during ICANN Public meetings, it is worth bookmarking this wiki page! > > Regional wiki webpages also have been created to distribute information (including in local languages) on activities, events and issues of particular interest to people in each region. These are maintained by the community. They are: > > African Region: http://www.afralo.org > Asia/Australia/Pacific Region: http://www.apralo.org > European Region: http://www.euralo.org > Latin America/Caribbean Region: http://www.lacralo.org > North American Region: http://www.naralo.org > > At-Large Mailing Lists. There are many At-Large email lists, for each region, you can sign up to them and manage your subscriptions at: > http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo . The primary and secondary points of contact you have identified in the application form will automatically be added to your region's list just for accredited ALSes to discuss regional issues and to the mailing list for Staff announcements > (only Staff can post messages to that list); you are invited to join others as you wish. > > ALAC website. The ALAC website is a good source for ICANN news and information of interest to individual Internet users. We encourage you to provide your members with a link. The ALAC relies on volunteers to translate information into multiple languages. Translations of documents on the website are welcome and should be sent to At-Large staff. > > ICANN website: The ICANN website is where all announcements are posted, and where you can find practical information about ICANN Public meetings . > > Skype chat: At-Large community members and staff use Skype group chats extensively. A group chat exists for most Working Groups and RALOs. So please don¹t hesitate to send At-Large Staff your Skype ID and we¹ll gladly add you to the relevant chats. Please click here if you don¹t have a Skype account. It¹s free and staff are available to help if you run into any trouble. > > Facebook: The At-Large community has its own Facebook page . It¹s useful to keep up with announcements and helpful information > > Twitter: Members of At-Large tweet extensively and are particularly active during ICANN Public meetings. Follow At-Large on Twitter ! > > We will forward the At-Large Beginners’ guide shortly, as it is in the process of being updated. In the meantime, please refer to [any recent recording of a welcome event] . You may also like to refer to (RALO Outreach Strategic Plan] for further engagement opportunities. > > We look forward to working with you and your organization's members to advance individual Internet users' interests within ICANN. If you have any questions, or need additional information, please contact us at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org. > > Sincerely, > > The At-Large Advisory Committee > > http://www.atlarge.icann.org > staff(a)atlarge.icann.org > > > _______________________________________________ > AFRI-Discuss mailing list > AFRI-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org > https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/afri-discuss > > Homepage for the region: http://www.afralo.org > > Posting guidelines to ensure machine translations of emails sent to this list are more accurate: http://www.funredes.org/mistica/english/emec/method_emec/presentation.html#…

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Re: [kictanet] Africa Internet Summit and Africa Network Operators Group 21 May - 2 June 2017 , Nairobi Kenya - Reminder Register
by Barrack Otieno 11 Jan '17

11 Jan '17

Listers, Please find below the Announcement for AfNOG 2017 to be held in Nairobi - KENYA, from 21st May - 2 June 2017. Africa Top Level Domains Organization will organize a train the trainers Programme for ccTLD operators during the summit. In conjunction with the local registry and other stakeholders we will also have special sessions for registrars and resellers to build their capacity in the Domain Name Business. Please note Deadline for receipt of Applications is 21 January, 2017. Register as soon as possible Best Regards Barrack Otieno AFTLD Secretariat AIS 2017 - AfNOG ANNOUNCEMENT - ENGLISH Africa Internet Summit (AIS) : Workshop & Meetings 21st May – 2nd June 2017 Africa Internet Summit (AIS) Secretariat announces AfNOG’s program at The Africa Internet Summit scheduled to be held in Nairobi, KENYA from 21st May to 2nd June 2017. AIS is the pinnacle multi-stakeholder event combining, workshops, conferences and networking for the internet Industry. The annual summit attracts internationally renowned Instructors, Experts and Speakers to share the latest innovations and Best practices in the Internet industry. This is the place where the African Technical Institutions and Af* such as AfNOG, AFRINIC, AfREN, AfricaCERT, AfTLD , ISOC Africa, AfrICANN, AfGWG etc meet. Meeting the needs of the Africa Internet Community AIS aims at meeting the ever-changing needs of the ICT Industry and includes the core IP Engineering as well as integrating the real world use and impact of IP Technologies. Sessions include technical and business aspects of the Internet : ie Capacity Building, Infrastructure, Security, Policy, Content & Names, Internet Numbers and Research. About the Entire Event Event Calendar include the following: AfNOG Workshop on Network Technology (offering advanced training in a week-long hands-on workshop) Several one /two full-day Advanced AfNOG Tutorials AfricaCERT Workshop & Forums AFRINIC Trainings AfREN Forum AfTLD – Train the Trainers Workshop and Member Meeting ISOC Africa Sessions ICANN Africa Day A one-day AfNOG Plenary Session A three-day AFRINIC Plenary Session. In addition, several side meetings and workshops were hosted in collaboration with other organizations. Who Attends? A broad range of ICT Industry leaders and technical experts including Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Network Engineers who wish to acquire the necessary skills in ICT, Government, Regulators, Telecommunication companies and ICT vendors. It is a good opportunity for networking among peers and businesses. Why Attend? The AIS addresses the current and future needs of operators in the ICT Industry It is focused on popular and emerging ICT Industries such as Cyber Security, Mobile Networking among other. It features discussions on a wide range of issues of the Internet including the current and newest trends in ICT. Industry experts will be participating in conference sessions from thought-provoking and visionary keynote presentations to interactive panel sessions, all addressing the most pressing topics Local Host The Local Hosts for the Event are TESPOK Venue & Hotel This will be announced soon. Time Table Workshop & Tutorials Event Date(s) Unix Boot Camp 21 May 2017 (Sunday) Networking Boot Camp 21 May 2017 (Sunday) AfNOG Workshop 22 - 26 May 2017 (Monday - Friday) AfricaCERT Workshop 22 - 26 May 2017 (Monday - Friday) AfTLD - Train the Trainers Workshop and Members Meeting 22 - 26 May 2017 (Monday - Friday) AFRINIC Trainings 27 - 29 May 2017 (Saturday - Monday) AfNOG Tutorials 28 - 29 May 2017 (Sunday - Monday) ISOC Africa Sessions 28 May 2017 (Sunday) Conference Event Date(s) Opening Session 29 May 2017 (Monday at 5 pm) AfREN Meeting / AAF 29 May 2017 (Monday) AfNOG-18 Conference 30 May 2017 (Tuesday) AFRINIC-26 Conference 31 May - 2 June, 2017 (Wednesday - Friday) About AfNOG AfNOG (See http://www.afnog.org/) is a forum for cooperation and the exchange of technical information between operators of Internet-connected networks in Africa. AfNOG aims at building a community of engineers helping each other operate Internet Infrastructure in Africa, and on the Global Internet as well as promote the discussion of issues relating to implementation of new networks that require community cooperation. AfNOG has since year 2000 organized their annual Event in a different African country each year. “While AfNOG fuels the rapid growth of the Internet in Africa with trained technical capacity, our content has been determined by the needs of the community. In so doing AfNOG’s output training capacity has multiplied in the past decade and the community flourished” AfNOG Workshop on Network Technology The AfNOG Workshop on Network Technology aims to offer advanced training to people who are in the process of developing and enhancing an Internet-connected network with regional and international connectivity. The target audience includes senior and mid-level technical staff of commercial Internet service providers (ISPs), academic networks, government networks, or NGO networks. This workshop builds on the experience of previous AfNOG workshops held annually from 2000 to 2016 in seventeen different African countries, and also the Internet Society's INET workshops, held annually from 1993 to 2000 at eight locations around the world. The workshop's Instructors are an international team with many years of experience in operating large networks and teaching about network operations. The workshop is divided into six parallel tracks: ( 5 English & 1 French Tracks) SS-E Scalable Internet Services (in English), focused on the design and operation of email, web, and other Internet services, in ways that can scale to handle large numbers of end users. SI-E - Scalable Network Infrastructure (in English), focused on the design and operation of networks using routers and switches, in ways that can scale to handle large numbers of interconnected sites. NM – E, Network Monitoring & Management (English) NM-F, Network Monitoring & Management (en francais), similar to track NM-E, but given in French. AR –E, Advanced Routing Techniques (English) CT- E, CERT Training (English) Workshop application information is at : English: http://www.afnog.org/applications/online_application_en.php French: http://www.afnog.org/applications/online_application_fr.php **Workshop Deadline – January 21, 2017 ** About AFRINIC AFRINIC (See http://www.afrinic.net/) AFRINIC has been set up to serve the African community by providing professional and efficient management of Internet Number Resources, supporting Internet technology usage and development, and promoting a participative and multi-stakeholder approach to Internet self governance. AFRINIC is a non-government, not-for-profit, membership based organization, based in Mauritius. Trainings and capacity building are a central part of AFRINIC’s activities and our objective is to build competence within our region in IPv6 implementation and associated technologies required to use our resources effectively and to increase awareness within the service region on how Internet is governed and the roles organisations have in this environment. AFRINIC organizes two Public Policy meetings every year (see http://www.afrinic.net/meeting) AfricaCERT AfricaCERT will hold a 6 day Workshop & Tutorial on CERT from 22nd – 27th May 2017 in Kenya. AfricaCERT is the African forum of computer incident response teams, and aims to propose solutions to Challenges for a better health in the Af* Internet Ecosystem. The objectives of AfricaCERT include, but are not restricted to : Assisting African countries in establishing CSIRTs; Strengthening the relationships amongst CSIRTs in Africa and with other stakeholders all over the World; Fostering and supporting education and outreach programs in ICT Security; Encouraging information sharing in ICT Security; Promoting good practices and experiences sharing among members to develop a comprehensive framework for cybersecurity including better addressing of legal and regulatory issues; Assisting African CSIRTS in improving Cyber readiness and enhancing the resilience of ICT Infrastructure; Promoting Collaborative Technology Research, Development and Innovation in the ICT security field. Please visit www.africacert.org for further information. AfTLD – Train the Trainers Course and Members Meeting www.aftld.org Africa Top Level Domains Organization will be conducting a a train the trainers workshop as well as have its members meetinh from 22nd to 26th May 2017. ISOC AFRICA ISOC Africa will be holding sessions/tutorials on Internet Governance, etc. on 28th May 2017. Further information will be provided shortly. AfNOG Tutorials AfNOG will offer 1 to 2 full-day(s) tutorials on advanced topics. Tutorials take place in a classroom-style environment, and may include a hands-on practical component. Tutorials are non-commercial in nature, and most are technically oriented. They are intended to offer advanced training on technology already deployed or soon to be deployed on networking and related services provisioning for ISP operations. Additional information about AfNOG 2017 Tutorials will be available here shortly: http://www.afnog.org/afnog2017/tutorial/ AfREN The Africa Research and Education Networking (AfREN) will be holding a one day meeting on 29th May 2017. AfREN is the annual forum on African research and education networking. As one of the Af* organizations, the AfREN forum is part of the annual Africa Internet Summit (AIS) and was convened since 2007 by the Research and Education Networking Unit (RENU) of the Association of African Universities in collaboration with AfNOG & AFRINIC. The forum is a platform for discussions on issues of interest to the research and education networking (REN) community such as collaboration, advocacy and coordination of activities in Africa. Sharing of experience and best practices as well as presentation of innovative networking technologies are also regularly addressed at AfREN. The sponsorship of campus network managers to attend the annual AfNOG training workshops has also become an integral part of AfREN. Since 2012, with the formation of regional RENs covering all the countries of Africa, there is a traditional session on updates from the UbuntuNet Alliance (Eastern and Southern Africa), WACREN (West and Central Africa) and ASREN (Arab countries, including North Africa). Typical AfREN participants include among others, campus and research and education network practitioners, REN operators, telecom operators, regulators, policy makers and international partners. Additional information on AfREN 2017 will be provided shortly. AfNOG-18 Meeting The 17th AfNOG meeting will be held in Nairobi, Kenya on 30th May 2017. AfNOG conferences provide a forum for the coordination and dissemination of technical information related to backbone/enterprise networking technologies and operational practices. The meetings are informal, with an emphasis on relevance to current and future African backbone engineering practices. The AfNOG 2017 conference in Tunisia drew over 500 participants, mainly consisting of network engineering staff from lnternet Service providers, Telecommunication Companies, Government, Research and Education community, Civil Society. Additional information and the Conference schedule will be available here shortly: http://www.afnog.org/afnog2017/conference/ AFRINIC-26 Public Policy Meeting The AFRINIC-24 Public Policy meeting will be held in Nairobi, Kenya for three days from 31st to 2nd June, 2017. AFRINIC Meetings are open to everyone and provide an excellent opportunity to take part in Internet policy discussions. These policies, which describe how Internet Number Resources should be managed and distributed, are developed by the community. The meeting will include tutorials, presentations, update on the various working groups and the AFRINIC Public Policy Meeting. The three day meeting will be preceded by a two-day IPv6 training and one day training in Internet Number Resource Management. The meeting will focus on the IPv6 protocol and its deployment, especially in Africa and the issue of the exhaustion of the IPv4 pool of address space. Further information will be available at http://www.afrinic.net/en/community/afrinic-events. -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Enforcing the Right to Info Law through Tech
by Nanjira Sambuli 11 Jan '17

11 Jan '17

Here’s how Article19 East Africa and mySociety envision such to work in Kenya: https://www.mysociety.org/2017/01/09/why-we-believe-a-digital-foi-tool-can-… <https://www.mysociety.org/2017/01/09/why-we-believe-a-digital-foi-tool-can-…> Regards, Nanjira

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An interesting blockchain development
by Tony White 10 Jan '17

10 Jan '17

This is an interesting development, which they say will be open-sourced at some stage. http://www.coindesk.com/swedens-blockchain-land-registry-begin-testing-marc… "A public-private effort in Sweden to record land titles on a blockchain is set to begin public testing this March." Cheers, Tony -- Tony White

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Fwd: 10 Things We're Looking Forward To In 2017
by Barrack Otieno 10 Jan '17

10 Jan '17

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Eric Mugendi - iAfrikan.com" <newsletter(a)iafrikan.com> Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2017 19:56:53 +0000 Subject: 10 Things We're Looking Forward To In 2017 To: otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com View the iAfrikan Weekly Digest in your browser (http://www.iafrikan.com/iafrikan-weekly-digest-edition-142-9-january-2017-t…) http://www.iafrikan.com/2014/05/14/convergence-partners-brandon-doyle/ Edition 142 Monday, 09 January 2017 >From the Editor-at-Large Ngithemba ukuthi ningene kahle kunyaka omusha Afrika! (https://whitezulu.wordpress.com/2013/01/01/uncibijane/) 2016 was a pretty big year for tech in Afrika, and we covered a lot of the goings on on the continent- the ups and downs, openings and closings, starts and ends. We had a look back at some of our biggest stories (http://www.iafrikan.com/iafrikan-weekly-digest-edition-141-most-popular-art…) as read by you, as well as our writers' picks (http://www.iafrikan.com/iafrikan-weekly-digest-edition-140-19-december-2016…) . As we start the new year, there are a number of things we are looking forward to. First of all, 2017 will see elections in a number of countries. Tech powerhouses Kenya and Rwanda will have elections in August, and we are keen to see how tech will be applied in those polls, especially given developments elsewhere on the continent in the past year. We are also likely to see the growing adoption of the blockchain, as the technology gets increasingly divorced from bitcoin and finds applications in smart contracts, digital identity management and distributed cloud storage. 2017 will also likely see the growing adoption of drones and other means to overcome the continent's logistical challenges, the continued emergence of African fintech startups, We're also going to have the Annual African Roundup later in January, where we look back at the year that was, and chart our way forward into the future of tech on the continent. What do you think the (near) future holds for African tech? What are you looking forward to? What would you like to see more of in 2017? Talk to us at newsletter(a)iafrikan.com (mailto:newsletter@iafrikan.com?subject=What%20I%27m%20looking%20forward%20to%20in%202017) Eric Mugendi // Editor-at-Large ** Ten Things We're Looking Forward To In 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------ Here's a brief list of the things we are looking forward to in 2017: Our Annual Tech Round-Up Yup. What better way to start things off than by looking back at how far we've come over the past year? We will be having the iAfrikan Annual Roundup on January 26 at Metta's flagship new space in Nairobi (http://www.iafrikan.com/2016/12/05/metta-nairobis-flagship-space-for-entrep…) . On the agenda is a series of panel discussions covering topics such as tech education, journalism, policy and governance, and startups. (More details to follow this week) Bitcoin and Blockchain With bitcoin closing 2016 at US$1000, the cryptocurrency has found adopters in the midst of cash crises in India and Venezuela. Blockchain, which is the ledger system that powers bitcoin, shows promise, especially for smart contracts and record-keeping. We are likely to see innovative uses of these technologies in the coming year. South Africa's Reserve Bank shared a smart contract (http://www.iafrikan.com/2016/11/02/south-african-reserve-bank-circulates-fi…) on the Ethereum blockchain, and Senegal launched a bitcoin-based digital currency (http://www.iafrikan.com/2016/11/24/senegal-to-introduce-a-new-blockchain-ba…) , and we are likely to see similar moves in 2017 as the technology becomes more mainstream. Drones One of the biggest challenges in getting things safely and quickly from one point to another on the continent is the lack of supporting infrastructure - transport links in the form of roads and railways. In 2016, we saw the application of drones and other unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to deliver medical supplies and other small packages in Rwanda (http://www.iafrikan.com/2016/10/16/rwandas-pioneering-drone-delivery-servic…) and Madagascar (http://www.iafrikan.com/2016/10/31/with-7-out-of-10-residents-living-in-rem…) , and the establishment of a humanitarian air corridor dedicated to drones (http://www.iafrikan.com/2016/12/16/the-worlds-first-dedicated-humanitarian-…) in Malawi. We are likely to see further trials with this technology in 2017, accompanied by increased investment in supporting infrastructure as one way of overcoming these challenges. Elections There will be a number of polls in the coming year, among them Angola's legislative election, Kenya's general election and Rwanda's presidential election, all in August. The past year saw election-related internet shutdowns in Uganda and The Gambia (http://www.iafrikan.com/2016/12/01/gambia-becomes-the-latest-afrikan-countr…) , and already there has been much discussion (http://www.iafrikan.com/2017/01/03/making-sense-of-kenyas-digital-election-…) over plans to introduce a manual backup for the technology that will be used to run Kenya's poll. Ghana's 2016 general election (http://www.iafrikan.com/2016/12/14/ghanas-peaceful-and-digital-elections/) was significant because it saw the successful use of technology to transmit results. The Electoral Commission even developed an app for this, making the results instantly available as soon as they were published. The coming year is likely to see a repeat of these paradoxes - the blocking of internet access, and the use of technology to transmit results after polls are done. Fintech The African financial technology space saw much promise in 2016, with a number of high-profile fundraising rounds by startups such as Paystack (https://techpoint.ng/2016/12/19/paystack-raises-1-3m-seed-investment/) and BitPesa (http://disrupt-africa.com/2016/03/kenyas-bitcoin-startup-bitpesa-raises-fun…) . Going into 2017, we are likely to see more funding going into the sector, as investors put money into startups fixing up the payments ecosystem. Governance and Technology As e-government initiatives take hold in Africa, an increasing number of essential services are being delivered online. We're keeping an eye on these, and the difference they are making in our everyday lives. One place where they can make a difference is in easing the interaction between citizens and their governments (http://www.iafrikan.com/2016/10/03/lessons-from-tanzanias-digitization-of-p…) , making it easier to access services such as registration of businesses, acquiring essential documents, and keeping the authorities accountable. Hubs A report published in 2016 stated that the number of tech hubs in Africa had doubled (http://www.iafrikan.com/2016/08/19/did-afrikas-tech-hubs-really-double-in-n…) , and we asked if this was really the case. There have been a number of closures as some hubs found it hard to keep up with the 'everything is free' model, and the lack of proper growth models has brought this statistic into question. Going forward, we are seeing spaces like Nairobi's iHub adopt a more commercial approach in order to stay open and provide a much-needed service to the tech ecosystem. 2017 will likely see more spaces adopt this commercial approach, as funding patterns change and startups have to work harder to earn their keep. Information Security One of our biggest stories last year was about a breach (http://www.iafrikan.com/2016/10/19/a-burundian-hacker-was-able-to-get-the-d…) in (http://www.iafrikan.com/2016/10/19/a-burundian-hacker-was-able-to-get-the-d…) a bank's security (http://www.iafrikan.com/2016/10/19/a-burundian-hacker-was-able-to-get-the-d…) that exposed customer data. As more and more of our information finds its way online, we are seeing instances of data loss and other similar breaches. It is clear that we need to take information security much more seriously in 2017. Mobile More Africans are using mobile phones now than ever before, and innovators are finding new and innovative ways to use the technology, from virtual post office boxes (http://www.iafrikan.com/2016/07/18/you-can-now-use-your-mobile-phone-number…) in Kenya to hyperlocal weather forecasts (http://www.iafrikan.com/2016/07/25/this-hyperlocal-weather-forecast-service…) for farmers in West Africa and more. 2017 will likely see more innovations along this line, with the technology expected to further change how we consume news, information and entertainment content. Mobile tech continues to make an impact on the lives of Africans everywhere, and 2017 will likely see the trend continue. Startups On a panel discussion at the Kenya round of the Seedstars World startup competition, I hosted a panel discussion on the future of African startups (http://www.iafrikan.com/2016/10/17/seedstars-nairobi-panel/) . One of the talking points was where startups could most likely thrive, and the main areas where this could happen are in agriculture, energy, technology and logistics, where significant gaps exist that tech could potentially solve. Going forward, a number of startups are trying to solve these problems, which we have featured at some length. As we meet and talk to these startups, one thing is clear, despite the challenges that keep getting in their way, they are determined to solve some of the continent's most pervasive problems, be it a need for creativity and innovation (http://www.iafrikan.com/2016/11/14/meet-jean-claude-bastos-de-morais-whose-…) , collaborative brilliance (http://www.iafrikan.com/2016/10/31/meet-takunda-chingonzoh-whose-belief-in-…) , or opportunities to showcase their work (http://www.iafrikan.com/2016/07/03/innovations-made-by-africans-for-african…) . We're looking forward to finding and talking about more innovations and startups in 2017. ** News ------------------------------------------------------------ http://www.iafrikan.com/2017/01/09/no-more-fake-news-to-sway-your-views-as-… * Nokia Is Back In The Smartphone Business, With A 5.5 Inch Device Running Android 7 Nougat (http://www.iafrikan.com/2017/01/08/nokia-is-back-officially-unveil-the-noki…) * Some Of The Most Exciting Announcements From CES 2017 So Far (http://www.iafrikan.com/2017/01/05/some-of-the-most-exciting-announcements-…) * After A Successful Launch In Rwanda, Zipline's Drones Will Now Trial Medical Deliveries In Tanzania (http://www.iafrikan.com/2017/01/06/after-a-successful-launch-in-rwanda-zipl…) * Kenya's Internet Is Largely Free From Censorship, A Five-Month Study On Access And Online Activity Has Shown (http://www.iafrikan.com/2017/01/04/kenyas-internet-is-largely-free-from-cen…) * SEACOM's Internet Insights Reveal That Video Dominates Data Traffic In South Africa (http://www.iafrikan.com/2017/01/05/video-dominates-data-traffic-volumes-in-…) Tweet - This Week's iAfrikan Weekly Digest Edition 142 by Eric Mugendi - "🔟 Things We're Looking Forward To In 2017 (https://twitter.com/home?status=This%20week%27s%20iAfrikan%20Weekly%20Diges…) http://www.twitter.com/iafrikan http://www.iafrikan.com https://www.facebook.com/iafrikan http://instagram.com/iafrikan ============================================================ Copyright © 2017 iAfrikan Digital (Pty) Ltd, All rights reserved. You are receiving this e-mail as you had previously indicated interest in Technology in Africa related matters. Our mailing address is: iAfrikan Digital (Pty) Ltd 4th Floor, The Main Change 20 Kruger Street, Maboneng Johannesburg, Gauteng 2000 South Africa Want to change how you receive these emails? You can ** update your preferences (http://iafrikan.us5.list-manage.com/profile?u=b5c77b5d9fe8557cd2e26f469&id=…) or ** unsubscribe from this list (http://iafrikan.us5.list-manage1.com/unsubscribe?u=b5c77b5d9fe8557cd2e26f46…) Email Marketing Powered by MailChimp http://www.mailchimp.com/monkey-rewards/?utm_source=freemium_newsletter&utm… -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Re: [kictanet] kictanet ICANN ALS
by Bonface Witaba 10 Jan '17

10 Jan '17

Happy New Year Listers, Congratulations KICTANET team on this great achievement. Kind regards Bonface Witaba Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Tue, 10 Jan, 2017 at 10:50, kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Send kictanet mailing list submissions to kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke You can reach the person managing the list at kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: Fwd: [AFRI-Discuss] Welcome to ICANN At-Large! Kenyan ICT Action Network (Barrack Otieno) 2. Re: KISERO: Kenya?s corruption tsars have perfected looting through Ifmis - Daily Nation (Odhiambo Washington) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2017 10:08:18 +0300 From: Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Fwd: [AFRI-Discuss] Welcome to ICANN At-Large! Kenyan ICT Action Network Message-ID: <CAKX6dsGF0+bHDTYx7M71j4JrR0SVG_nowGzD3Qt9TJSCFnnhLg(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Congratulations KictaNET? On Jan 10, 2017 9:24 AM, "Alice Munyua via kictanet" < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > Congratulations! > > > Begin forwarded message: > > *From:* ICANN At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> > *Date:* 10 January 2017 at 06:52:11 EAT > *To:* "lizorembo(a)kictanet.or.ke" <lizorembo(a)kictanet.or.ke>, " > lordmwesh(a)gmail.com" <lordmwesh(a)gmail.com> > *Cc:* Afri-Discuss <afri-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org>, " > alac-internal(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org" <alac-internal@atlarge-lists. > icann.org> > *Subject:* *[AFRI-Discuss] Welcome to ICANN At-Large! Kenyan ICT Action > Network* > > Dear Liz and Mwendwa, > > > > ICANN's At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) is pleased to inform you that > has been certified as an At-Large Structure (ALS). 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Internet or splinternet? - Al Jazeera English
by Ali Hussein 10 Jan '17

10 Jan '17

Listers An interesting piece on Internet Governance. Who owns the internet? The answer is no one and everyone. The internet is a network of networks. Each of the separate networks belongs to different companies and organisations, and they rely on physical servers in different countries with varying laws and regulations. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/08/internet-splinternet-16081… Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad

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Singapore eases obsession with exam grades
by Tony White 09 Jan '17

09 Jan '17

I'm not sure if this is the right forum for this, but I don't know any other. Feel free to re-post elsewhere, perhaps more appropriate ;) http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-singapore-education-idUKKBN14S0XT "Singapore's global rankings in maths and science have made its schools the envy of the developed world, but a new push to drive grassroots innovation is prompting local teachers to do the previously unthinkable: go easier on the exams." Cheers, Tony -- Tony White

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State audit finds serious loopholes in Ifmis system
by S.M. Muraya 09 Jan '17

09 Jan '17

Would a Data Protection Act not cause public officials to focus more on digitizing + securing of digital systems? As it is now, decent IT professionals are given a very hard time when seeking to procure and secure automated processes. http://www.nation.co.ke/news/State-audit-finds-serious-loopholes-in-Ifmis-s… State audit finds serious loopholes in Ifmis system SUNDAY JANUARY 8 2017 - The audit report on the effectiveness of Ifmis reveals negligence on basic system security procedures and lack of data safeguards that makes the system easy to manipulate by fraudsters seeking to steal from the public purse. - Kakamega County Governor Wycliffe Oparanya said counties had been plunged into a financial crisis due to the hitch that affected payment of salaries and processing of urgent payments to suppliers and other service providers. - The Ifmis department cannot even monitor existence and sustenance of threats to Ifmis security. By EDWIN OKOTH More by this Author <http://www.nation.co.ke/authors/1959272-2557524-format-xhtml-view-asAuthor-…> The government’s main financial management system is marred by technology loopholes, making it prone to abuse and possible loss of public funds, an official audit has revealed. An inquiry report by the Auditor- General reveals that the Integrated Financial Management Information System (Ifmis) has numerous control weaknesses that badly expose it to fraud and misuse, with unidentified users capable of logging in remotely while others have multiple identities in the government’s main financial nerve centre. The audit report on the effectiveness of Ifmis that was released in November reveals negligence on basic system security procedures and lack of data safeguards that makes the system easy to manipulate by fraudsters seeking to steal from the public purse. “Good practice requires that passwords must be reset at least every 90 days. At the time of the audit, the configuration in Ifmis relating to password expiration indicated the expiry period is set to ‘none’, which means the passwords never expire. This is a potential loophole that can be exploited and hence lead to unauthorised persons gaining entry to sensitive government data as well as carrying out fraudulent activities,” Auditor-General Edward Ouko writes in the report. Ifmis — the nerve centre of finance that is meant to enhance efficiency in planning, budgeting, procurement, expenditure and reporting in the national and county governments — also runs on a poor network architecture badly impacting its up time and causing financial inconveniences. This is especially noted in counties where network downtime ranges anywhere between two and four days. Just last month, the system broke down, delaying payment and plunging thousands of public servants and suppliers into a crisis ahead of the Christmas holidays. Kakamega County Governor Wycliffe Oparanya — who is the chairman of the Council of Governors (CoG) Finance, Planning and Economic Affairs Committee — said counties had been plunged into a financial crisis due to the hitch that affected payment of salaries and processing of urgent payments to suppliers and other service providers. CREATE MORE USER IDS “On behalf of the CoG, I regret to bring to the attention of the county government suppliers, staff and creditors the malfunction of the Ifmis used in processing payments across the counties,” he said. The audit points out that those behind the system, which relies heavily on the overall network infrastructure of the government, failed to study and establish the network specifications required to meet Ifmis standard operations before its launch hence the frequent failures. So exposed is the system that one can create more than one User ID. This can lead to misuse of such additional User ID freely in committing fraud. The audit reveals that almost 50 users had more than one User ID leaving little accountability on the users. The system also lacks a trackable approval process in the creation of new User IDs, meaning it is possible to create ghost IDs and carry out transactions including remotely without being noticed. In fact, a list of authorised personnel provided with remote access was not available for audit review meaning their identities remained anonymous. There was no practice of approving the remote login requests; which means even those not authorised would log in remotely. Remote transactions were largely blamed for the theft at the Ministry of Devolution which saw the loss of more than Sh1.6 billion in the infamous National Youth Service (NYS) scandal. Vendors were also duplicated in the system with a review of the supplier master data showing the existence of almost 50 cases of duplication of the same vendor, meaning the vendor may as well have been paid 50 times. “Presence of active duplicate supplier master records increases the possibility of potential duplicate payments, misuse of bank account information, reconciliation issues among others,” the audit states. Former NYS Director-General Adan Harakhe <http://www.nation.co.ke/news/Harakhe-Noor-to-face-charges-over-illegal-proc…>claimed his password was stolen and used in the fraudulent transactions. Entries were allegedly made into Ifmis using Mr Harakhe’s password and username, in which zeroes were added to figures, converting them into hundreds of millions of shillings. For instance, an audit of the cost of a road in the Kibera slums in Nairobi, by the Ministry of Public Works, indicated that it cost Sh78 million, but three companies owned by one of the key suspects, Ms Josephine Kabura, were paid Sh791 million, with investigations by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) indicating zeroes were added to inflate the figures. EXPOSING FINANCIAL DATA The system, which cost the tax payer more Sh11 billion to set up and re-engineer, is left to run without security policies, standards and procedures covering various aspects of security control, badly exposing government financial data, the auditor found. This means the Ifmis department cannot even monitor existence and sustenance of threats to Ifmis security. The auditor also found that the data transmitted through the system in plain text without encryption was largely compromised and prone to interception and security breach. Basic quality assurance such as the hardware acquisition was not verified with end user equipment such as personal computers, printers, flatbed scanners and uninterrupted power supply units procured without need assessment and analysis substantiating the hardware configuration required to support the system. Other basics, including the physical security practices at the data centre, were neglected with malfunctional CCTV cameras, untested smoke detectors and fire suppression systems (for two years) and no maintenance contract for the data centre equipment had been renewed. This means there would not be an assured prompt maintenance should the system develop hitches. One of the two available UPS systems was not in working condition while the computers were left prone to virus attacks, the auditor states. “There was no evidence for regular anti-virus installation and regular signature updates. In the absence of an effective anti-virus management, the servers, PCs, laptops, computer networks and other technology equipment were at the risk of virus attack,” the auditor pointed out, exposing deep negligence on the country’s core financial management tool. POOR BACK-UP SYSTEMS The data stored in the system had poor back-up systems threatening to throw government financial processes into disarray should any disruptive events strike. It was found that the government did not have a business continuity plan and a disaster recovery plan in place. For a sensitive system like Ifmis, there was no disaster recovery site in operation while Business Continuity Plans or Disaster Recovery drills were not carried out. A dedicated emergency response team in the event of disaster was yet to be identified, according to the auditor. Another serious security breach was found in the Assets Register. It only had listed servers, desktops, laptops and network equipment (routers, switches, modems). “However, important information regarding IT assets such as asset ID, location of the asset, the person to whom the asset is allocated and warranty period particulars were not recorded. Also, details on software and hardware licences were not captured in the asset register for tracking and control purposes. In the absence of a formal accounting of software installations, unauthorised installations and use may go unnoticed,” the auditor writes. A poor assets register means one could easily install another equipment and take away crucial data for a long time without being noticed, an indication of how badly the system is exposed to fraud. Ifmis, whose conception started in 1998, was expected to have different modules comprising accounting, revenue management and asset management, among others, developed as well as the establishment of interfaces with the Central Bank of Kenya payment information system, Kenya Revenue Authority and the Ministry of Labour for the payroll and human resource management modules. The entire network is managed by three entities – two being government departments and a third party entity. Ifmis department provides and manages the network connectivity within the Treasury premises. The network infrastructure from Treasury (data centre) to various ministries, departments and agencies is managed by Government Information Technology Services/Information and Communication Technology Authority, through the infrastructure provided under the Government Communication Core Network. Further, network is extended to all 47 counties by Telkom Kenya who manages the end user connectivity through wireless connectivity.

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Re: [kictanet] Your phone landing in the wrong hands could get you six months in jail
by Victor Kapiyo 06 Jan '17

06 Jan '17

Whereas users are not blameless for non-registration of Sim cards, I think a higher burden must be placed on the MNOs to ensure only registered Sim cards are in use on their networks and more so, since they are the greatest beneficiaries of use of such Sim cards. The CA should ensure that other than issuing these notices, users are provided with a mechanism for ascertaining the registration status of their Sim cards and to correct the same information, considering they don't keep the information. This can be a simple SMS number that confirms the status of registration or a web interface. The MNOs likewise can ensure their systems don't connect unregistered Sims. And as such I agree with Washington that MNOs should be surcharged for the continued operation of unregistered Sims, if their profits are anything to go by. Victor On 6 Jan 2017 16:16, "Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) via kictanet" < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Thank you Wash. There are roles for different stakeholders, not just the consumer. In addition to GG's questions another is the implied shifting of the burden of ensuring the origin, registration and safe use of SIM cards entirely to the consumer, to whom to the notice is addressed. And to echo Mildred, the realities of reporting lost items to the Police, let alone a SIM card should be known to the Regulator. The Regulator should be facilitating more consumer friendly mechanisms for reporting and recovery of lost/stolen SIM cards. Here is a copy of the notice. 2017-01-06 15:47 GMT+03:00 Mildred Achoch <mildandred(a)gmail.com>: > Thank you Grace. > > “In case you lose of your SIM card, report to the nearest police station > and demand an abstract." > > My question is: could this reporting process be digitalized? Probably, > hundreds, if not thousands, of SIM cards are lost every day all over the > country. The option of reporting lost SIM cards via sms or online would be > very welcomed. > > Regards, > Mildred Achoch. > > Check out the Rock 'n' roll film festival, Kenya TV Channel! > http://kenyarockfilmfestivaljournal.blogspot.com > > > > On Fri, Jan 6, 2017 at 1:38 PM, Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) via kictanet < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > >> Listers, >> >> " The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) Friday issued the stern >> warning, saying every Kenyan is responsible for any use of their mobile >> number in making calls, sending and receiving text messages as well as any >> financial transactions. >> >> The regulator says all Kenyans must only use registered SIM cards to >> transact business as they may be culpable in the event that their number is >> used in the commission of a crime." >> >> Full story here: >> >> http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Six-month-jail-term-for-K >> enyans-whose-phones-are-used-in-crime/539546-3508084-k51vwl/index.html >> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/m >> ailman/options/kictanet/mildandred%40gmail.com >> >> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform >> for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and >> regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT >> sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. >> >> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors >> online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, >> share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do >> not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. >> > > -- Grace L.N. Mutung'u Skype: gracebomu Twitter: @Bomu <http://www.diplointernetgovernance.org/profile/GraceMutungu> PGP ID : 0x33A3450F _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/ mailman/options/kictanet/vkapiyo%40gmail.com The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.

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Your phone landing in the wrong hands could get you six months in jail
by Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) 06 Jan '17

06 Jan '17

Listers, " The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) Friday issued the stern warning, saying every Kenyan is responsible for any use of their mobile number in making calls, sending and receiving text messages as well as any financial transactions. The regulator says all Kenyans must only use registered SIM cards to transact business as they may be culpable in the event that their number is used in the commission of a crime." Full story here: http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Six-month-jail-term-for-Kenyans-whose-ph…

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What emerging economies can teach about designing better innovation policies
by John Kieti 06 Jan '17

06 Jan '17

Interesting write up -> https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/01/designing-iinnovation-policies-in-em… To quote some of it: "*Over the last decades, these (developing) countries have explored their competitive advantage on labour costs and natural resources availability. However, the industry of the future will demand fewer and more qualified workers on manufacturing systems, products will be more sustainable and it will be cost-effective to operate close to customers (reshoring). Governments and businesses from developing countries have to analyse where they could be competitive in a situation where previous advantages are fading away.*" Some food for thought for us and policy makers... -- John Kieti Phone: +254-735-764242 // +254-722-764242 Twitter: @johnKieti // Skype: jkieti Blog: gmeltdown.com <http://www.gmeltdown.com> // LinkedIn: https://ke.linkedin.com/in/*kieti* <https://ke.linkedin.com/in/kieti> The ordinary just won't do

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Cyberwar for Sale
by Ali Hussein 06 Jan '17

06 Jan '17

Listers We are entering a new dangerous phase of threats to Internet Freedoms and privacy due in part to the rise in Terror and Governments increasing ineptitude to safeguard its citizens. We are often faced with options of either:- 1. Surrender your privacy and freedoms online OR 2. Risk terror attacks. The big question we all ask today is this:- Can Governments worldwide safeguard freedoms and privacy while at the same time fight terrorism effectively ? Excerpts form this interesting New York Times article:- By then it was clear that tools for digital burglary had spread well beyond the hands of regular police officers. Comey (FBI DIrector) had argued for weaker safes; Vincenzetti (CEO of Hacker Team) was selling longer crowbars. They could be used to chase Jimmy Page, arrest Chapo Guzman, fight crime, smear a political opponent or just keep tabs on someone, anyone. To be hidden is to be a terrorist (emphasis mine) — this was the heart of his pitch. Any digital redoubt that could resist being pried open was a public risk and a private opportunity Read on:- http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/04/magazine/cyberwar-for-sale.html?_r=1 Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad

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Re: [kictanet] Banks’ plan to set up mobile money transfer platform stalls - Corporate News
by Ali Hussein 06 Jan '17

06 Jan '17

Indeed. Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad > On 5 Jan 2017, at 10:02 PM, Emmanuel Khisa <oloo.khisa(a)googlemail.com> wrote: > > Yeah that is true Ali. The banking sector is going through some very challenging times...That said the potential for KITS is huge for small and medium size business but its the regulator's headache to figure out. > >> On Thu, Jan 5, 2017 at 9:44 PM, Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> wrote: >> Emmanuel >> >> Good points. I'm sure the banking sector has considered this. Fact is this:- >> >> The money circulating in the banking sector is less than 30% of liquidity in Africa. I believe the regulator needs to relook at its mandate and focus on the bigger picture.. >> >> Besides, I'm sure the banks have considered that risk and found it worth it.. >> >> Ali Hussein >> Principal >> Hussein & Associates >> +254 0713 601113 >> >> Twitter: @AliHKassim >> Skype: abu-jomo >> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim >> >> >> "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >>> On 5 Jan 2017, at 6:20 PM, Emmanuel Khisa <oloo.khisa(a)googlemail.com> wrote: >>> >>> With some little understanding of the workings here, I suspect that the fear could be threat of liquidity flight from banks due to increased velocity of deposit movement. >>> >>> The Banking sector is already experiencing tightness of liquidity and I suspect (as I am not privy to CBK's decision and will not pre-empt) the delay is likely based on policy consideration. >>> >>> I truly hope a way forward is found on the matter even if it means reducing the amount transferable from the current Kes. 1,000,000 to maybe Kes. 300,000 per day per transfer. >>> >>> You can imagine if funds leave Equity say 1000,000 transfers of 1,000,000 each, you could have a very negative position at the end of business day for the most retail bank. You could also argue that a bank say Equity again may be a net receiver due to its numbers. >>> >>> Anyway, headache for the regulator. >>> >>> Rgds >>> >>>> On Wed, Jan 4, 2017 at 10:17 AM, Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>> Listers >>>> >>>> This is an interesting one. An excerpt from the story in the Business Daily:- >>>> >>>> The Business Daily has learned that KBA member banks submitted their product and system proposals to the CBK in July ahead of the planned August launch date, seeking approvals. >>>> >>>> Such authorisations, which are ordinarily issued after a maximum of one month, are however yet to be issued, delaying the launch of a product that promises to revolutionise the financial services sector. >>>> >>>> Read on:- >>>> >>>> http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/mobile-money-transfer-pla… >>>> >>>> As a matter of public interest it would be interesting to know why there's been such a delay in the regulatory approval of such a game changing initiative for the banking sector. >>>> >>>> Anyone who has an inkling on the workings at the Central Bank? It seems to me that 7 months waiting for an approval is simply too long... >>>> >>>> >>>> Ali Hussein >>>> Principal >>>> Hussein & Associates >>>> +254 0713 601113 >>>> >>>> Twitter: @AliHKassim >>>> Skype: abu-jomo >>>> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim >>>> >>>> >>>> "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPad >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> kictanet mailing list >>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >>>> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >>>> >>>> Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/oloo.khisa%40gmail.com >>>> >>>> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. >>>> >>>> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> ‎"Service to Mankind is the greatest form of service"... >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Oloo Khisa >>> P.O. Box 24324-00100 >>> Nairobi >>> 0721321086/0731849128 >>> http://ke.linkedin.com/in/olookhisa > > > > -- > ‎"Service to Mankind is the greatest form of service"... > > > > > Oloo Khisa > P.O. Box 24324-00100 > Nairobi > 0721321086/0731849128 > http://ke.linkedin.com/in/olookhisa

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Re: [kictanet] Banks’ plan to set up mobile money transfer platform stalls - Corporate News
by Ali Hussein 05 Jan '17

05 Jan '17

Emmanuel Good points. I'm sure the banking sector has considered this. Fact is this:- The money circulating in the banking sector is less than 30% of liquidity in Africa. I believe the regulator needs to relook at its mandate and focus on the bigger picture.. Besides, I'm sure the banks have considered that risk and found it worth it.. Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad > On 5 Jan 2017, at 6:20 PM, Emmanuel Khisa <oloo.khisa(a)googlemail.com> wrote: > > With some little understanding of the workings here, I suspect that the fear could be threat of liquidity flight from banks due to increased velocity of deposit movement. > > The Banking sector is already experiencing tightness of liquidity and I suspect (as I am not privy to CBK's decision and will not pre-empt) the delay is likely based on policy consideration. > > I truly hope a way forward is found on the matter even if it means reducing the amount transferable from the current Kes. 1,000,000 to maybe Kes. 300,000 per day per transfer. > > You can imagine if funds leave Equity say 1000,000 transfers of 1,000,000 each, you could have a very negative position at the end of business day for the most retail bank. You could also argue that a bank say Equity again may be a net receiver due to its numbers. > > Anyway, headache for the regulator. > > Rgds > >> On Wed, Jan 4, 2017 at 10:17 AM, Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >> Listers >> >> This is an interesting one. An excerpt from the story in the Business Daily:- >> >> The Business Daily has learned that KBA member banks submitted their product and system proposals to the CBK in July ahead of the planned August launch date, seeking approvals. >> >> Such authorisations, which are ordinarily issued after a maximum of one month, are however yet to be issued, delaying the launch of a product that promises to revolutionise the financial services sector. >> >> Read on:- >> >> http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/mobile-money-transfer-pla… >> >> As a matter of public interest it would be interesting to know why there's been such a delay in the regulatory approval of such a game changing initiative for the banking sector. >> >> Anyone who has an inkling on the workings at the Central Bank? It seems to me that 7 months waiting for an approval is simply too long... >> >> >> Ali Hussein >> Principal >> Hussein & Associates >> +254 0713 601113 >> >> Twitter: @AliHKassim >> Skype: abu-jomo >> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim >> >> >> "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/oloo.khisa%40gmail.com >> >> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. >> >> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. > > > > -- > ‎"Service to Mankind is the greatest form of service"... > > > > > Oloo Khisa > P.O. Box 24324-00100 > Nairobi > 0721321086/0731849128 > http://ke.linkedin.com/in/olookhisa

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Feedback on the 2016 ICT POLICY - REMINDER No. 5 or is it 6
by Ali Hussein 05 Jan '17

05 Jan '17

Bwana PS Kyalo The above refers. Could you kindly update us on the way forward regarding the 2016 ICT Policy? We would like to know how the community can help further and when the Policy will be become a 'live' document so we can be able to delve into it and extract the gems that lie therein. We would also like to know how the multi-stakeholder engagement benefited the development of the Policy, what was added, removed and the criteria used to do so. Of course we are also keen to see the final document. Thank you and looking forward to your response. Regards Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad

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Re: [kictanet] kictanet Digest, Vol 116, Issue 24
by Aquinas Wasike 05 Jan '17

05 Jan '17

Kudos for this. We (ICT practitioners) were certainly being turned into some laughing stock for some of the sentiments that were expressed ostensibly by ICT experts, including our own CS (my friend Joe) who to say the least either for lack of clarity or otherwise chose to express himself unfaithful to his calling and training. Washington Odhiambo was spot-on in his comments a couple of days ago. Some of us submitted memoranda to the elections ICT working group and expressed very similar sentiments. Like I said last time as a postmortem to the last general elections; Technology didn't fail us, it is people who failed us......enough said. Regards, Aquinas Sent from my iPad, Powered by: LANTech (Africa) Limited Unified Communications System > On 5 Jan 2017, at 1:12 PM, "kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke" <kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > Send kictanet mailing list submissions to > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > You can reach the person managing the list at > kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: ICT Experts Brush Off Manual IEBC Back UpSystem > (Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu) > 2. Re: ICT Experts Brush Off Manual IEBC Back UpSystem > (Barrack Otieno) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2017 13:09:12 +0300 > From: Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu <chemukoechk(a)gmail.com> > To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] ICT Experts Brush Off Manual IEBC Back > UpSystem > Message-ID: > <CAApgMtykUCOR0ighLZn0ux6z-RSnfC8_APVVN+ipNwpYzHjtsQ(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Dear Listers , > > Below is a link to an article in regards to KictaNET's stand on the above > matter. > > http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/mobile/article/2000228773/ict-experts-brush-… > > Kind regards, > > Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu > Tel: 0718181644 > Skype: Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu > LinkedIn: Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu > Twitter: @Chemu_koech > > On 30 Dec 2016 12:02, "Odhiambo Washington via kictanet" < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > >> Dear Listers, >> >> I am at that position where I feel very lost. In fact, I feel like I am >> quite detached from the reality. >> >> All along, I have keenly considered this matter that seems to have divided >> the country down the middle: *Manual Backup* during the 2017 voting >> process. From the Jubilee/govt side this is a do or die and so it must be >> there. This govt side seems hell-bent on confusing the masses, as well as >> the experts like the ICT Community. From the Opposition side, the agenda >> seems to be very clear - that of ensuring integrity of the Voters Register >> and stopping 'ghost voters' from ever casting their votes. >> >> That brings us to the famous acronyms - BVI (Biometric Voter Register) / >> BVI (Biometric Voter Identification). >> Having been to a Voter Registration Centre (later to become a Polling >> Station) to register as a voter, I did look at the equipment in use for the >> registration process. I saw the laptop which was fitted with a camera and >> fingerprints scanner. All these require power to run. I did not dwell on >> how they were powered, but probably there was a battery backup somewhere >> (besides the electricity) given that they needed to run for a whole day for >> several days during the voter registration process. When it comes to the >> Elections, they only need to run for about 11 hours. My point here is that >> of *Backup Power* should it be that there's electricity blackout and the >> built-in batteries can't last the whole day. That backup is very important. >> >> However, I did not see any piece of equipment which could suggest that the >> equipment in use required any form of connectivity back to some central >> server in order to function! Which now brings me to the currently national >> debate - Manual Backup during the Poll Day. What is it? Was the CS honest >> with his presentation before the Senate/Amos Wako committee yesterday? Does >> the CS himself really believe in the content of his presentation? I am >> asking that because I watched him and I don't believe him. I actually think >> he mislead the committee, and hence the nation at large. >> >> Someone please prove me wrong. I am at that point where I believe that the >> BVR/BVI does NOT require any form of connectivity and so this Manual Backup >> being touted by the ruling coalition side, strongly supported by the ICT >> CS is a big lie. WHY? >> >> My very first answer: Simply put, *when there was no requirement for a >> manual backup during voter registration, it goes without saying that there >> is NO NEED for on the polling day.* >> >> >> 1. For the issue that is in contention - BVR (used for BVI during polling) >> - this is a database that can be (and should be) statically stored on the >> equipment for each polling station. We are not supposed to rely on the >> Mobile Network to access this voters database. And every polling station >> can have two/three laptops/Biometrics scanner/Backup batteries to ensure >> that the voter identification doesn't fail. >> Some excuse has been fronted about some voters being mechanics, such that >> their fingerprints wouldn't be recognized by the BVI systems hence need for >> manual identification. My take on that is that every voter must carry their >> voter's card on that day. The clerks can check that card number against the >> electronic system - enter it, and it will bring the person's picture, ID >> number, etc and let him cast his ballot. >> >> 2. For electronics results transmission (ERT), this is not even necessary >> in the first place. We can have the results collated/announced at the >> tallying centres after being certified - forms 36A, and such. However, if >> the ERT must be done, the data footprint is so tiny that a 2G network can >> be used. Besides, it can be an SMS based system, which doesn't require 3G >> or VSAT. The results data isn't that large - it can't be in Megabytes to be >> sincere. Well, VSAT can be used if they MUST, but this is after the voting >> process itself is complete, has nothing to do with BVI. >> >> The ERT and the BVR/BVI are two distinct systems. That is what I want to >> believe. The ERT gets feedback from a manual process - of voters casting >> their vote, clerks/agents counting, verifying, and certifying, filling >> requisite forms then communicating the same via some customized phones >> which are programmed to communicate to a backend system. Am I right on >> that?? >> >> Now the big question here is, where do we need this much touted manual >> backup where network connectivity is being used as the major reason??? >> >> (a) Citing terrorism and the possibility of Al Shabaab knocking off base >> stations seems like well thought out lie meant to cover our eyes! If they >> attacked an area, I doubt there will be voting in the 1st place. >> And even so, the network connectivity is not required for BVI so >> there is no disenfranchising anyone if there is no manual backup (whatever >> that is). >> >> (b) Citing hacking is neither here nor there for a BVR/BVI system because >> it's not being accessed live during the voting. It's a static database, >> unique to the polling station, resident on the laptop used by the clerks. >> The only hacking that can be done then can only be by an "insider". Quoting >> Victor Kapiyo from Social Media, "*I guess it's a question of trust. >> Trust in systems and in trustworthy people to do the right thing. For >> M-Pesa, or KCSE results, we trust both. For IEBC, I guess the jury is still >> out*." >> >> The main issue is not allowing the dead voters to rise again to vote in >> the presidential vote, then disappear. So the important component here is >> the BVR/BVI, the credibility of the register and hence the vote. >> >> At what point does the BVI system require this connectivity they are >> talking about, which then necessitates the so called "manual backup"? >> >> Did the CS ICT lie to the Senate?? Did the CAK lie to the Senate in >> supporting the lie from the CS?? >> >> There is insincerity in this whole debate about 'manual backup' and the >> ICT community seems to either support it or is simply lost in the pool of >> confusion being peddled by politicians. >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Best regards, >> Odhiambo WASHINGTON, >> Nairobi,KE >> +254 7 3200 0004/+254 7 2274 3223 >> "Oh, the cruft." >> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/ >> mailman/options/kictanet/chemukoechk%40gmail.com >> >> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform >> for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and >> regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT >> sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. >> >> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors >> online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, >> share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do >> not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. >

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Re: [kictanet] ICT Experts Brush Off Manual IEBC Back UpSystem
by Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu 05 Jan '17

05 Jan '17

Dear Listers , Below is a link to an article in regards to KictaNET's stand on the above matter. http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/mobile/article/2000228773/ict-experts-brush-… Kind regards, Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu Tel: 0718181644 Skype: Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu LinkedIn: Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu Twitter: @Chemu_koech On 30 Dec 2016 12:02, "Odhiambo Washington via kictanet" < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > Dear Listers, > > I am at that position where I feel very lost. In fact, I feel like I am > quite detached from the reality. > > All along, I have keenly considered this matter that seems to have divided > the country down the middle: *Manual Backup* during the 2017 voting > process. From the Jubilee/govt side this is a do or die and so it must be > there. This govt side seems hell-bent on confusing the masses, as well as > the experts like the ICT Community. From the Opposition side, the agenda > seems to be very clear - that of ensuring integrity of the Voters Register > and stopping 'ghost voters' from ever casting their votes. > > That brings us to the famous acronyms - BVI (Biometric Voter Register) / > BVI (Biometric Voter Identification). > Having been to a Voter Registration Centre (later to become a Polling > Station) to register as a voter, I did look at the equipment in use for the > registration process. I saw the laptop which was fitted with a camera and > fingerprints scanner. All these require power to run. I did not dwell on > how they were powered, but probably there was a battery backup somewhere > (besides the electricity) given that they needed to run for a whole day for > several days during the voter registration process. When it comes to the > Elections, they only need to run for about 11 hours. My point here is that > of *Backup Power* should it be that there's electricity blackout and the > built-in batteries can't last the whole day. That backup is very important. > > However, I did not see any piece of equipment which could suggest that the > equipment in use required any form of connectivity back to some central > server in order to function! Which now brings me to the currently national > debate - Manual Backup during the Poll Day. What is it? Was the CS honest > with his presentation before the Senate/Amos Wako committee yesterday? Does > the CS himself really believe in the content of his presentation? I am > asking that because I watched him and I don't believe him. I actually think > he mislead the committee, and hence the nation at large. > > Someone please prove me wrong. I am at that point where I believe that the > BVR/BVI does NOT require any form of connectivity and so this Manual Backup > being touted by the ruling coalition side, strongly supported by the ICT > CS is a big lie. WHY? > > My very first answer: Simply put, *when there was no requirement for a > manual backup during voter registration, it goes without saying that there > is NO NEED for on the polling day.* > > > 1. For the issue that is in contention - BVR (used for BVI during polling) > - this is a database that can be (and should be) statically stored on the > equipment for each polling station. We are not supposed to rely on the > Mobile Network to access this voters database. And every polling station > can have two/three laptops/Biometrics scanner/Backup batteries to ensure > that the voter identification doesn't fail. > Some excuse has been fronted about some voters being mechanics, such that > their fingerprints wouldn't be recognized by the BVI systems hence need for > manual identification. My take on that is that every voter must carry their > voter's card on that day. The clerks can check that card number against the > electronic system - enter it, and it will bring the person's picture, ID > number, etc and let him cast his ballot. > > 2. For electronics results transmission (ERT), this is not even necessary > in the first place. We can have the results collated/announced at the > tallying centres after being certified - forms 36A, and such. However, if > the ERT must be done, the data footprint is so tiny that a 2G network can > be used. Besides, it can be an SMS based system, which doesn't require 3G > or VSAT. The results data isn't that large - it can't be in Megabytes to be > sincere. Well, VSAT can be used if they MUST, but this is after the voting > process itself is complete, has nothing to do with BVI. > > The ERT and the BVR/BVI are two distinct systems. That is what I want to > believe. The ERT gets feedback from a manual process - of voters casting > their vote, clerks/agents counting, verifying, and certifying, filling > requisite forms then communicating the same via some customized phones > which are programmed to communicate to a backend system. Am I right on > that?? > > Now the big question here is, where do we need this much touted manual > backup where network connectivity is being used as the major reason??? > > (a) Citing terrorism and the possibility of Al Shabaab knocking off base > stations seems like well thought out lie meant to cover our eyes! If they > attacked an area, I doubt there will be voting in the 1st place. > And even so, the network connectivity is not required for BVI so > there is no disenfranchising anyone if there is no manual backup (whatever > that is). > > (b) Citing hacking is neither here nor there for a BVR/BVI system because > it's not being accessed live during the voting. It's a static database, > unique to the polling station, resident on the laptop used by the clerks. > The only hacking that can be done then can only be by an "insider". Quoting > Victor Kapiyo from Social Media, "*I guess it's a question of trust. > Trust in systems and in trustworthy people to do the right thing. For > M-Pesa, or KCSE results, we trust both. For IEBC, I guess the jury is still > out*." > > The main issue is not allowing the dead voters to rise again to vote in > the presidential vote, then disappear. So the important component here is > the BVR/BVI, the credibility of the register and hence the vote. > > At what point does the BVI system require this connectivity they are > talking about, which then necessitates the so called "manual backup"? > > Did the CS ICT lie to the Senate?? Did the CAK lie to the Senate in > supporting the lie from the CS?? > > There is insincerity in this whole debate about 'manual backup' and the > ICT community seems to either support it or is simply lost in the pool of > confusion being peddled by politicians. > > > > > > -- > Best regards, > Odhiambo WASHINGTON, > Nairobi,KE > +254 7 3200 0004/+254 7 2274 3223 > "Oh, the cruft." > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/ > mailman/options/kictanet/chemukoechk%40gmail.com > > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform > for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and > regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT > sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. > > KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors > online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, > share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do > not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. >

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Re: [kictanet] Zuckerberg appears to admit Facebook is a media company
by Ali Hussein 04 Jan '17

04 Jan '17

Harry You raise pertinent issues. What you allude to is known as Runaway Capitalism <https://hbr.org/2012/01/runaway-capitalism> - As in the pursuit of Return on Equity as a measure of Value Creation above all else. Things are changing however. We are now seeing Major Corporates and Governments worldwide stepping back and tampering this destructive form of Capitalism. Governments are starting to measure their citizens Gross National Happiness <http://www.grossnationalhappiness.com/articles/> ( a term coined by the King of Bhutan in the early '70s) and Corporates are embracing 'Doing Well by Doing Good' <http://www.mckinsey.com/industries/social-sector/our-insights/doing-well-by…> Ethos. Ultimately this world will be better off by embracing this new thinking. Ultimately those who don't will be dealt with by the customer because customers are now demanding not only better services and experiences but that companies also be responsible corporate citizens. *Ali Hussein* *Principal* *Hussein & Associates* Tel: +254 713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> 13th Floor , Delta Towers, Oracle Wing, Chiromo Road, Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya. Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the organizations that I work with. On Wed, Jan 4, 2017 at 5:50 PM, Harry Delano via kictanet < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > Quite insightful indeed. Borrowing from your experience, it's evidently a > truism that we have lived with ever since we got inducted into the > capitalist world, that it's got a savagery side to it‎. The biggest > financial muscle always would have it's way and literally crush anything in > its path. That's "Darwinism". Capitalism can be Savage and ruthless, for > instance to those hapless old taxi drivers, whose only mistake was to find > themselves on the wrong side of technology. Until then they were earning a > decent honest living doing what they do best. "Disruptists" have an uncanny > way of capturing the imagination of their audience, take the example of > the US President Elect who has a penchant to govern and communicate on > Twitter, and he's making serious strides, all this while because everyone > is tuned in. Well that was just an aside . But it brings me to the second, > most important part of the equation of ruthless capitalism. The "audience > " aka "consumer" who actually feeds the "beast" till it threatens to grow > into an uncontrolled monster. There's a decent chance it could come back to > bite the hand that fed it., will it..? > > Meanwhile, while uptake of all good tech out here is good on the basis of > willing-buyer willing‎-seller, on the other hand the economics don't work > in our favour. Take the example of a local corporate that exports abt > $170,000 p.a, just to consume external cloud email and ancillary services. > > Do we have local alternatives..? Yes, pretty much we do.. > > Harry > > > *From: *James Kagwe > *Sent: *Wednesday, January 4, 2017 17:12 > *To: *KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > *Cc: *Harry Delano > *Subject: *Re: [kictanet] Zuckerberg appears to admit Facebook is a media > company > > The reason why companies are conducting business that traverses many > classical sectors /industries is advent of new technology and technological > innovations. Disruptive technologies are affecting the big and the small > industries. Constraining some of these companies would be killing > innovations. After being away from Nairobi city for some time and upon > visiting recently I noticed that almost all the yellow line cabs are gone. > Some of the old men that used to operate these cabs cannot even operate a > smart phone or the taxi apps.The few that are remaining do not seem to be > getting any business. The yellow cabs at JKIA and Mombasa airport are also > basically out of business as a result of sticking to old ways of doing > business. The classical method of categorizing businesses will increasingly > become redundant. Another bitter reality is that old methods of regulating > different sectors cannot work anymore. The distinction between companies in > different sectors is also becoming dimmer. If you come close home what > sector would you consider Safaricom to be? Telecom?, Financials?, Transport > /logistics?...The list is endless. Some of the regulatory bodies will > undergo major metamorphosis or disappear altogether after being rendered > irrevant. > > Regards, > James > > On Jan 4, 2017 4:35 PM, "Harry Delano via kictanet" < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > Ali, > > Agreed, yes.. it's a whole new disruptive technological age we live in. > And yes, taking up key competences that span across 5/10 disciplines could > suffice‎. But when you spread yourself too thin wearing up to as many as 20 > different 'hats' all at ago, you become " a jack of all trades, but a > master of only a few".. unfortunately what has become the new norm in the > true capitalist fashion is the ferocious appetite backed by huge financial > muscle to eat off into the smaller upcoming innovators' cake or gobble them > up to edge them out of the way or stem off potential competition.. rings a > bell..? Scary part is some upcoming technologies are bought off by big > players just to literally "kill" or stifle them off.. So there's the good > and there's the utter bad, either angle you look at it.. hence we need a > strong muscled regulator.. > > Harry > *From: *Ali Hussein > *Sent: *Wednesday, January 4, 2017 13:02 > *To: *Harry Delano > *Cc: *Ali Hussein via kictanet > *Subject: *Re: [kictanet] Zuckerberg appears to admit Facebook is a media > company > > Harry > > That's the beast we must tame. The pigeon holing oneself to an industry > and missing huge opportunities. There's a new meaning of *Focus* in > today's hyper changing world. > > > *Ali Hussein* > *Principal* > *Hussein & Associates* > +254 0713 601113 > > Twitter: @AliHKassim > > Skype: abu-jomo > > LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim > > > "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking > what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi > > Sent from my iPad > > On 4 Jan 2017, at 12:06 PM, Harry Delano <harry26001(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Ali, > > They'd best pass off as a "jack of all trades"..aka "identity crisis".. > > Little surprise none of the ceo's can with pin point accuracy define or > place themselves exactly where they belong .. > > Harry > > *From: *Ali Hussein via kictanet > *Sent: *Wednesday, January 4, 2017 11:27 > *To: *Harry Delano > *Reply To: *KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > *Cc: *Ali Hussein > *Subject: *Re: [kictanet] Zuckerberg appears to admit Facebook is a media > company > > If it walks like a duck, sounds like a duck and swims like a duck... :-) > > In today's complicated world however, where whole industries have been > disrupted its more difficult to pigeon hole a company into an industry.. > The loose definition is usually taken from the business model of companies > - Say if more than 50% of your revenue comes from advertising space on your > platform then you are a media company; from Software and Hardware then you > are an IT/Technology Company; from voice calls/data a telco company etc. > > This however is the traditional definition hence why I'd agree with > Zuckerberg in his assertions that whilst Facebook is a media company it's > simply not a traditional media company. > > So if we look at the local context I'd like to pose some questions:- > > 1. Which industry is Safaricom in? Media? Telecommunications? Banking? > Entertainment? > > 2. How about Equity Bank? Telco, Banking? > > 3. Wananchi? Media? Telecommunications? Content disruption? > > *Ali Hussein* > *Principal* > *Hussein & Associates* > +254 0713 601113 > > Twitter: @AliHKassim > > Skype: abu-jomo > > LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim > > > "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking > what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi > > Sent from my iPad > > On 4 Jan 2017, at 10:15 AM, Mildred Achoch via kictanet < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > Happy new year everyone, > > This may be of interest: > > "Facebook’s chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, appears to have finally > conceded that the social network is a media company, just not a > “traditional media company”." > > https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/dec/22/mark-zuck > erberg-appears-to-finally-admit-facebook-is-a-media-company > > Regards, > Mildred Achoch. > > Check out the Rock 'n' roll film festival, Kenya TV Channel! > http://kenyarockfilmfestivaljournal.blogspot.com > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/m > ailman/options/kictanet/info%40alyhussein.com > > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform > for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and > regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT > sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. > > KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors > online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, > share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do > not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/m > ailman/options/kictanet/kagwejg%40gmail.com > > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform > for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and > regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT > sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. > > KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors > online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, > share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do > not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/ > mailman/options/kictanet/info%40alyhussein.com > > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform > for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and > regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT > sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. > > KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors > online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, > share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do > not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. >

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Banks’ plan to set up mobile money transfer platform stalls - Corporate News
by Ali Hussein 04 Jan '17

04 Jan '17

Listers This is an interesting one. An excerpt from the story in the Business Daily:- The Business Daily has learned that KBA member banks submitted their product and system proposals to the CBK in July ahead of the planned August launch date, seeking approvals. Such authorisations, which are ordinarily issued after a maximum of one month, are however yet to be issued, delaying the launch of a product that promises to revolutionise the financial services sector. Read on:- http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/mobile-money-transfer-pla… As a matter of public interest it would be interesting to know why there's been such a delay in the regulatory approval of such a game changing initiative for the banking sector. Anyone who has an inkling on the workings at the Central Bank? It seems to me that 7 months waiting for an approval is simply too long... Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad

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Zuckerberg appears to admit Facebook is a media company
by Mildred Achoch 04 Jan '17

04 Jan '17

Happy new year everyone, This may be of interest: "Facebook’s chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, appears to have finally conceded that the social network is a media company, just not a “traditional media company”." https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/dec/22/mark-zuckerberg-appears-… Regards, Mildred Achoch. Check out the Rock 'n' roll film festival, Kenya TV Channel! http://kenyarockfilmfestivaljournal.blogspot.com

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Re: [kictanet] Manual Backup and Elections 2017: Is the CS ICT Honest
by Barrack Otieno 04 Jan '17

04 Jan '17

Technology as a hindrance to voter rights? Interesting conversation going on. Regards On Jan 3, 2017 1:55 PM, "Watila Alex via kictanet" < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: iebc electronic technology regulations http://www.iebc. or.ke/index.php/2015-01-15-11-10-24/research-publications/ item/iebc-ict-regulations-on-use-of-technology-in-elections Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android <https://overview.mail.yahoo.com/mobile/?.src=Android> On Tue, 3 Jan, 2017 at 10:38, Watila Alex <awatila(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: SK Macharia: Where there’s no mobile telephones,you can use satellite phones and they are cheaper #ElectionLawsDebate https://t.co/V26IDADqCv https://twitter.com/citizentvkenya/status/816184858124943360 Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android <https://overview.mail.yahoo.com/mobile/?.src=Android> On Mon, 2 Jan, 2017 at 9:47, Emmanuel Chebukati via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Listers, Here is my ideal vision of how the election process should run which may also serve as a summary to this discussion: Step Event Description 1 *Voter Registration* *Technology* Biometric data is collected. These systems are off-grid hence no network connectivity is required. 2 *Register Clean Up and Distribution* *Technology* After registration, all data should be collated by IEBC to check for redundancies and irregularities. Voters with problematic details should be contacted. Before the election, the complete voter register should be split per-polling station and each chunk copied onto a device. For now, let us call and picture this device as an “external hard disk”. The “hard disk” shall contain the biometric data required to identify a voter at only one polling station – where they registered. After copying, the data on the disk should be hashed and compared with the hash on IEBC servers for integrity purposes. This will be useful on election day. 3 *Verify Voters on Election Day* *Technology* Before election day, these “hard disks” should be securely distributed to their respective locations. Before the start of voting, the data on the disk should again be hashed and compared with the hash on IEBC servers. If the hashes are the same, the register is clean and voter verification can begin. If the hashes differ, they should try a backup disk. If the hashes still differ, that polling station will be on hold as they await a fresh voter register to be transmitted from IEBC HQ. 4 *Cast Vote* *Manual* Voters pick ballot papers for the different posts and cast their secret ballot for each. 5 *Count Votes* *Manual* The key here is that the total number of votes cast should not exceed the number of voters that the biometric devices verified. 6 *Transmission of Results* *Technology* After all parties and agents agree on the results, they should be manually entered onto the “hard disk” for transmission. Again, once entered, this data should be hashed. If the polling station has network connectivity, the results should immediately be sent together with the hash. IEBC then verify the hash with the data received and if they match, they approve the results. If the polling station lacks network connectivity, the “hard disk” should be physically and securely transported to the nearest point with network connectivity for transmission from there. After all, the constitution speaks of polling station > constituency > county-level. Agents should be involved until they see “Successfully transmitted” on the screen confirming receipt of results by IEBC. With proper testing (load testing, penetration testing, etc) staff training and sufficient voter education, the above should work seamlessly to deliver a free, fair and credible election. The most effective way to test is by carrying out at least two mock elections/simulations with dummy data to prepare all parties for any eventuality and equip them with the knowledge of how to react. I wish you all a prosperous new year. Regards, Emmanuel Chebukati On Fri, Dec 30, 2016 at 11:30 AM, Odhiambo Washington via kictanet < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > Dear Listers, > > I am at that position where I feel very lost. In fact, I feel like I am > quite detached from the reality. > > All along, I have keenly considered this matter that seems to have divided > the country down the middle: *Manual Backup* during the 2017 voting > process. From the Jubilee/govt side this is a do or die and so it must be > there. This govt side seems hell-bent on confusing the masses, as well as > the experts like the ICT Community. From the Opposition side, the agenda > seems to be very clear - that of ensuring integrity of the Voters Register > and stopping 'ghost voters' from ever casting their votes. > > That brings us to the famous acronyms - BVI (Biometric Voter Register) / > BVI (Biometric Voter Identification). > Having been to a Voter Registration Centre (later to become a Polling > Station) to register as a voter, I did look at the equipment in use for the > registration process. I saw the laptop which was fitted with a camera and > fingerprints scanner. All these require power to run. I did not dwell on > how they were powered, but probably there was a battery backup somewhere > (besides the electricity) given that they needed to run for a whole day for > several days during the voter registration process. When it comes to the > Elections, they only need to run for about 11 hours. My point here is that > of *Backup Power* should it be that there's electricity blackout and the > built-in batteries can't last the whole day. That backup is very important. > > However, I did not see any piece of equipment which could suggest that the > equipment in use required any form of connectivity back to some central > server in order to function! Which now brings me to the currently national > debate - Manual Backup during the Poll Day. What is it? Was the CS honest > with his presentation before the Senate/Amos Wako committee yesterday? Does > the CS himself really believe in the content of his presentation? I am > asking that because I watched him and I don't believe him. I actually think > he mislead the committee, and hence the nation at large. > > Someone please prove me wrong. I am at that point where I believe that the > BVR/BVI does NOT require any form of connectivity and so this Manual Backup > being touted by the ruling coalition side, strongly supported by the ICT > CS is a big lie. WHY? > > My very first answer: Simply put, *when there was no requirement for a > manual backup during voter registration, it goes without saying that there > is NO NEED for on the polling day.* > > > 1. For the issue that is in contention - BVR (used for BVI during polling) > - this is a database that can be (and should be) statically stored on the > equipment for each polling station. We are not supposed to rely on the > Mobile Network to access this voters database. And every polling station > can have two/three laptops/Biometrics scanner/Backup batteries to ensure > that the voter identification doesn't fail. > Some excuse has been fronted about some voters being mechanics, such that > their fingerprints wouldn't be recognized by the BVI systems hence need for > manual identification. My take on that is that every voter must carry their > voter's card on that day. The clerks can check that card number against the > electronic system - enter it, and it will bring the person's picture, ID > number, etc and let him cast his ballot. > > 2. For electronics results transmission (ERT), this is not even necessary > in the first place. We can have the results collated/announced at the > tallying centres after being certified - forms 36A, and such. However, if > the ERT must be done, the data footprint is so tiny that a 2G network can > be used. Besides, it can be an SMS based system, which doesn't require 3G > or VSAT. The results data isn't that large - it can't be in Megabytes to be > sincere. Well, VSAT can be used if they MUST, but this is after the voting > process itself is complete, has nothing to do with BVI. > > The ERT and the BVR/BVI are two distinct systems. That is what I want to > believe. The ERT gets feedback from a manual process - of voters casting > their vote, clerks/agents counting, verifying, and certifying, filling > requisite forms then communicating the same via some customized phones > which are programmed to communicate to a backend system. Am I right on > that?? > > Now the big question here is, where do we need this much touted manual > backup where network connectivity is being used as the major reason??? > > (a) Citing terrorism and the possibility of Al Shabaab knocking off base > stations seems like well thought out lie meant to cover our eyes! If they > attacked an area, I doubt there will be voting in the 1st place. > And even so, the network connectivity is not required for BVI so > there is no disenfranchising anyone if there is no manual backup (whatever > that is). > > (b) Citing hacking is neither here nor there for a BVR/BVI system because > it's not being accessed live during the voting. It's a static database, > unique to the polling station, resident on the laptop used by the clerks. > The only hacking that can be done then can only be by an "insider". Quoting > Victor Kapiyo from Social Media, "*I guess it's a question of trust. > Trust in systems and in trustworthy people to do the right thing. For > M-Pesa, or KCSE results, we trust both. For IEBC, I guess the jury is still > out*." > > The main issue is not allowing the dead voters to rise again to vote in > the presidential vote, then disappear. So the important component here is > the BVR/BVI, the credibility of the register and hence the vote. > > At what point does the BVI system require this connectivity they are > talking about, which then necessitates the so called "manual backup"? > > Did the CS ICT lie to the Senate?? Did the CAK lie to the Senate in > supporting the lie from the CS?? > > There is insincerity in this whole debate about 'manual backup' and the > ICT community seems to either support it or is simply lost in the pool of > confusion being peddled by politicians. > > > > > > -- > Best regards, > Odhiambo WASHINGTON, > Nairobi,KE > +254 7 3200 0004/+254 7 2274 3223 > "Oh, the cruft." > > ______________________________ _________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/ mailman/listinfo/kictanet > <https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet> > > Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/ > mailman/options/kictanet/ echebukati%40gmail.com > <https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/echebukati%40gmail.com> > > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform > for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and > regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT > sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. > > KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors > online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, > share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do > not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. > _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/ mailman/options/kictanet/otieno.barrack%40gmail.com The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.

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Fwd: Memorandum on Election law (Amendment) Bill 2016 from the Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet)
by Barrack Otieno 04 Jan '17

04 Jan '17

Dear Listers, The previous email missed one attachment, herewith please find the complete memorandum and letter to the senate. Best Regards

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Re: [kictanet] Manual Backup and Elections 2017: Is the CS ICT Honest
by waudo siganga 03 Jan '17

03 Jan '17

For your information - tender IEBC Tender NO.IEBC/32/2016-2017 for the Supply of an Integrated Electoral Management System closing on 9th January W.

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Manual Backup and Elections 2017: Is the CS ICT Honest
by Odhiambo Washington 03 Jan '17

03 Jan '17

Dear Listers, I am at that position where I feel very lost. In fact, I feel like I am quite detached from the reality. All along, I have keenly considered this matter that seems to have divided the country down the middle: *Manual Backup* during the 2017 voting process. From the Jubilee/govt side this is a do or die and so it must be there. This govt side seems hell-bent on confusing the masses, as well as the experts like the ICT Community. From the Opposition side, the agenda seems to be very clear - that of ensuring integrity of the Voters Register and stopping 'ghost voters' from ever casting their votes. That brings us to the famous acronyms - BVI (Biometric Voter Register) / BVI (Biometric Voter Identification). Having been to a Voter Registration Centre (later to become a Polling Station) to register as a voter, I did look at the equipment in use for the registration process. I saw the laptop which was fitted with a camera and fingerprints scanner. All these require power to run. I did not dwell on how they were powered, but probably there was a battery backup somewhere (besides the electricity) given that they needed to run for a whole day for several days during the voter registration process. When it comes to the Elections, they only need to run for about 11 hours. My point here is that of *Backup Power* should it be that there's electricity blackout and the built-in batteries can't last the whole day. That backup is very important. However, I did not see any piece of equipment which could suggest that the equipment in use required any form of connectivity back to some central server in order to function! Which now brings me to the currently national debate - Manual Backup during the Poll Day. What is it? Was the CS honest with his presentation before the Senate/Amos Wako committee yesterday? Does the CS himself really believe in the content of his presentation? I am asking that because I watched him and I don't believe him. I actually think he mislead the committee, and hence the nation at large. Someone please prove me wrong. I am at that point where I believe that the BVR/BVI does NOT require any form of connectivity and so this Manual Backup being touted by the ruling coalition side, strongly supported by the ICT CS is a big lie. WHY? My very first answer: Simply put, *when there was no requirement for a manual backup during voter registration, it goes without saying that there is NO NEED for on the polling day.* 1. For the issue that is in contention - BVR (used for BVI during polling) - this is a database that can be (and should be) statically stored on the equipment for each polling station. We are not supposed to rely on the Mobile Network to access this voters database. And every polling station can have two/three laptops/Biometrics scanner/Backup batteries to ensure that the voter identification doesn't fail. Some excuse has been fronted about some voters being mechanics, such that their fingerprints wouldn't be recognized by the BVI systems hence need for manual identification. My take on that is that every voter must carry their voter's card on that day. The clerks can check that card number against the electronic system - enter it, and it will bring the person's picture, ID number, etc and let him cast his ballot. 2. For electronics results transmission (ERT), this is not even necessary in the first place. We can have the results collated/announced at the tallying centres after being certified - forms 36A, and such. However, if the ERT must be done, the data footprint is so tiny that a 2G network can be used. Besides, it can be an SMS based system, which doesn't require 3G or VSAT. The results data isn't that large - it can't be in Megabytes to be sincere. Well, VSAT can be used if they MUST, but this is after the voting process itself is complete, has nothing to do with BVI. The ERT and the BVR/BVI are two distinct systems. That is what I want to believe. The ERT gets feedback from a manual process - of voters casting their vote, clerks/agents counting, verifying, and certifying, filling requisite forms then communicating the same via some customized phones which are programmed to communicate to a backend system. Am I right on that?? Now the big question here is, where do we need this much touted manual backup where network connectivity is being used as the major reason??? (a) Citing terrorism and the possibility of Al Shabaab knocking off base stations seems like well thought out lie meant to cover our eyes! If they attacked an area, I doubt there will be voting in the 1st place. And even so, the network connectivity is not required for BVI so there is no disenfranchising anyone if there is no manual backup (whatever that is). (b) Citing hacking is neither here nor there for a BVR/BVI system because it's not being accessed live during the voting. It's a static database, unique to the polling station, resident on the laptop used by the clerks. The only hacking that can be done then can only be by an "insider". Quoting Victor Kapiyo from Social Media, "*I guess it's a question of trust. Trust in systems and in trustworthy people to do the right thing. For M-Pesa, or KCSE results, we trust both. For IEBC, I guess the jury is still out*." The main issue is not allowing the dead voters to rise again to vote in the presidential vote, then disappear. So the important component here is the BVR/BVI, the credibility of the register and hence the vote. At what point does the BVI system require this connectivity they are talking about, which then necessitates the so called "manual backup"? Did the CS ICT lie to the Senate?? Did the CAK lie to the Senate in supporting the lie from the CS?? There is insincerity in this whole debate about 'manual backup' and the ICT community seems to either support it or is simply lost in the pool of confusion being peddled by politicians. -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254 7 3200 0004/+254 7 2274 3223 "Oh, the cruft."

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Fwd: Memorandum on Election law (Amendment) Bill 2016 from the Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet)
by Barrack Otieno 03 Jan '17

03 Jan '17

Listers, Attached please find the memorandum submitted to the Senate by the Kenya ICT Action Network on the amendment of electoral law. Happy New year Regards

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Money in your phone: In name of BHIM, a new payments app | The Indian Express
by Ali Hussein 03 Jan '17

03 Jan '17

Listers Interesting development. India moved a step further to making their economy with a Government sponsored/owned Payment App called BHIM. The core aim is to ensure all citizen services government payment are made through this app. It takes the game one step further. One doesn't need a data plan to use this app especially in areas with super slow connectivity. Read on: http://indianexpress.com/article/explained/bhim-app-payments-cashless-onlin… Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad

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Fwd: KDA's Draft Submission to the Senate Committee!
by Wycliff Ochieng 03 Jan '17

03 Jan '17

FYI, More input on manual voter back up. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Shem Ochuodho <shemochuodho(a)yahoo.com> Date: Mon, Jan 2, 2017 at 11:27 PM Subject: KDA's Draft Submission to the Senate Committee! To: Friends of KDA <info(a)kenyadiasporaalliance.org> Hello Friends, Here is Draft 0 of what we plan to submit tomorrow. Please peruse and revert with any comments you may have, preferably ahead of 8am Kenya time as we plan to forward it to the Senate Committee when they commence seating at 9am. Thanks and kind regards, Shem Shem J. Ochuodho, MSc (Eng), PhD, LLD (Hon) Senior Advisor Ministry of Telecom & Postal Services Republic of South Sudan (RSS), Juba Author: Dawn of a Rainbow (2012) Cell: +211-955-021-040/+254-725-016679 Skype: shem.ochuodho

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IFES Expulsion: Is Kenya hostile to Social Entrepreneurship?
by John Kieti 02 Jan '17

02 Jan '17

Happy New Year! Let us for a moment put aside the political undertone in the Expulsion of IFES. Let us consider only the technicalities involved. Apparently it is wrong that IFES is registered as a limited company, for it to appear to undertake public benefit kind of activities. Social enterprises by definition aim to achieve a social mission while applying commercial practices. Many tech entrepreneurs are attracted to this model especially where there are deep rooted social problems of concern to them. Still focussing on the technicalities rather than the electoral year context, does it make sense to force a commercial business to become an NGO once they are seen to undertake activities yielding public benefit? Best...

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New Conversations: breeding a soon to be tech-wired-brain-dead generation
by WANGARI KABIRU 02 Jan '17

02 Jan '17

New Year Blessings! New year, new voices, new conversations! Where are Kenyan/African scientists and tech community in these conversations? While very well articulated on why we should adopt technologies and have increased dispersion for access i.e become consumers, we now must interrogate and holding to account on the adverse impact based on our realities; health, environmental etc. Will the class 1 laptops be opening up to breeding a soon to be tech-wired-brain-dead generation? What might be done about it?- What are the precautions by the manufacturers, ISPs, public health and educators, and parents. "The truth about mobile phone and wireless radiation" -- Dr Devra Davis | | | | | | | | | | | "The truth about mobile phone and wireless radiation" -- Dr Devra... "The truth about mobile phone and wireless radiation: what we know, what we need to find out, and what you ... | | | | http://ehtrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Dr-Devra-Davis-Melb-Uni-Lectu… http://ehtrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/NIEHS-transcript.pdf Blessed day, Regards/Wangari --- Pray God Bless. 2013Wangari circa - "Being of the Light, We are Restored Through Faith in Mind, Body and Spirit; We Manifest The Kingdom of God on Earth". Disconnect: The Truth About Cell Phone Radiation, What the Industry Has Done to Hide It, and How to Protect Your Family MP3 CD– Audiobook, MP3 Audio, Unabridged by Devra Davis (Author), Emily Durante (Narrator) Devra Davis presents a range of recent and long-suppressed research in this timely bombshell. Cell phone radiation is a national emergency. Stunningly, the most popular gadget of our age has now been shown to damage DNA, break down the brain's defenses, and reduce sperm count while increasing memory loss, the risk of Alzheimer's disease, and even cancer. The growing brains of children make them especially vulnerable. And half of the world's four billion cell phone users are under twenty. Davis, the founding director of the toxicology and environmental studies board at the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, takes listeners through the dark side of this trillion-dollar industry. Health experts have long been frozen out of policy-making decisions about cell phones; federal regulatory standards are set by the cell phone industry itself. Cell phone manufacturers have borrowed the playbook of the tobacco industry. One secret memo reveals their war plan against reports of cell phone dangers. Among a host of fascinating characters, Davis introduces Om P. Gandhi, a world expert on how cell phone radiation penetrates the human brain. Once a consultant to major cell phone companies, Gandhi now refuses to work with them. We also meet Franz Adlkofer, who led the multi-lab study that showed once and for all that brain cell DNA is unraveled by cell phone microwave radiation-and, as Davis dramatically portrays, it nearly cost him his career. As this eye-opening call to action shows, we can make safer cell phones now. Why would we put our children at risk of a devastating epidemic of brain illness in the years to come?

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Re: [kictanet] Manual Backup and Elections 2017: Is the CS ICT Honest
by JImmy Gitonga 01 Jan '17

01 Jan '17

Thank you Odhiambo Washington, I have the same concerns myself. I reached the conclusion that it would be nice if "ICT Experts" could lay their hands on a BVI machine as well as a and show the rest of us what the problem really is. The ERT issue is a red herring. It has worked flawlessly in the bi-elections that have happened ever since. With PKI and 2 factor authentication, this can be solved for election day. I am sure Victor Kyalo and Joseph Mucheru could make this possible. Call it a "Kenyans as ICT stakeholders" meeting. All Listers with time will begin to be asked by their family or neighbours, what the issue really is. I, for one, do not want to echo the CS's words. I think the CS and the PS should help us help them. Otherwise they will be on their own when the political vultures come calling. Regards, Jimmy Gitonga > Message: 4 > Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2016 11:30:08 +0300 > From: Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo(a)gmail.com> > To: Kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: [kictanet] Manual Backup and Elections 2017: Is the CS ICT > Honest > Message-ID: > <CAAdA2WPFoRvjF5Bodk+sHb-P4_rUp2AXpA9Q3zAk-UR57cqwGw@mail. > gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Dear Listers, > > I am at that position where I feel very lost. In fact, I feel like I am > quite detached from the reality. > > All along, I have keenly considered this matter that seems to have divided > the country down the middle: *Manual Backup* during the 2017 voting > process. From the Jubilee/govt side this is a do or die and so it must be > there. This govt side seems hell-bent on confusing the masses, as well as > the experts like the ICT Community. From the Opposition side, the agenda > seems to be very clear - that of ensuring integrity of the Voters Register > and stopping 'ghost voters' from ever casting their votes. > > That brings us to the famous acronyms - BVI (Biometric Voter Register) / > BVI (Biometric Voter Identification). > Having been to a Voter Registration Centre (later to become a Polling > Station) to register as a voter, I did look at the equipment in use for the > registration process. I saw the laptop which was fitted with a camera and > fingerprints scanner. All these require power to run. I did not dwell on > how they were powered, but probably there was a battery backup somewhere > (besides the electricity) given that they needed to run for a whole day for > several days during the voter registration process. When it comes to the > Elections, they only need to run for about 11 hours. My point here is that > of *Backup Power* should it be that there's electricity blackout and the > built-in batteries can't last the whole day. That backup is very important. > > However, I did not see any piece of equipment which could suggest that the > equipment in use required any form of connectivity back to some central > server in order to function! Which now brings me to the currently national > debate - Manual Backup during the Poll Day. What is it? Was the CS honest > with his presentation before the Senate/Amos Wako committee yesterday? Does > the CS himself really believe in the content of his presentation? I am > asking that because I watched him and I don't believe him. I actually think > he mislead the committee, and hence the nation at large. > > Someone please prove me wrong. I am at that point where I believe that the > BVR/BVI does NOT require any form of connectivity and so this Manual Backup > being touted by the ruling coalition side, strongly supported by the ICT > CS is a big lie. WHY? > > My very first answer: Simply put, *when there was no requirement for a > manual backup during voter registration, it goes without saying that there > is NO NEED for on the polling day.* > > > 1. For the issue that is in contention - BVR (used for BVI during polling) > - this is a database that can be (and should be) statically stored on the > equipment for each polling station. We are not supposed to rely on the > Mobile Network to access this voters database. And every polling station > can have two/three laptops/Biometrics scanner/Backup batteries to ensure > that the voter identification doesn't fail. > Some excuse has been fronted about some voters being mechanics, such that > their fingerprints wouldn't be recognized by the BVI systems hence need for > manual identification. My take on that is that every voter must carry their > voter's card on that day. The clerks can check that card number against the > electronic system - enter it, and it will bring the person's picture, ID > number, etc and let him cast his ballot. > > 2. For electronics results transmission (ERT), this is not even necessary > in the first place. We can have the results collated/announced at the > tallying centres after being certified - forms 36A, and such. However, if > the ERT must be done, the data footprint is so tiny that a 2G network can > be used. Besides, it can be an SMS based system, which doesn't require 3G > or VSAT. The results data isn't that large - it can't be in Megabytes to be > sincere. Well, VSAT can be used if they MUST, but this is after the voting > process itself is complete, has nothing to do with BVI. > > The ERT and the BVR/BVI are two distinct systems. That is what I want to > believe. The ERT gets feedback from a manual process - of voters casting > their vote, clerks/agents counting, verifying, and certifying, filling > requisite forms then communicating the same via some customized phones > which are programmed to communicate to a backend system. Am I right on > that?? > > Now the big question here is, where do we need this much touted manual > backup where network connectivity is being used as the major reason??? > > (a) Citing terrorism and the possibility of Al Shabaab knocking off base > stations seems like well thought out lie meant to cover our eyes! If they > attacked an area, I doubt there will be voting in the 1st place. > And even so, the network connectivity is not required for BVI so there > is no disenfranchising anyone if there is no manual backup (whatever that > is). > > (b) Citing hacking is neither here nor there for a BVR/BVI system because > it's not being accessed live during the voting. It's a static database, > unique to the polling station, resident on the laptop used by the clerks. > The only hacking that can be done then can only be by an "insider". Quoting > Victor Kapiyo from Social Media, "*I guess it's a question of trust. Trust > in systems and in trustworthy people to do the right thing. For M-Pesa, or > KCSE results, we trust both. For IEBC, I guess the jury is still out*." > > The main issue is not allowing the dead voters to rise again to vote in the > presidential vote, then disappear. So the important component here is the > BVR/BVI, the credibility of the register and hence the vote. > > At what point does the BVI system require this connectivity they are > talking about, which then necessitates the so called "manual backup"? > > Did the CS ICT lie to the Senate?? Did the CAK lie to the Senate in > supporting the lie from the CS?? > > There is insincerity in this whole debate about 'manual backup' and the ICT > community seems to either support it or is simply lost in the pool of > confusion being peddled by politicians. > > > -- > Best regards, > Odhiambo WASHINGTON, > Nairobi,KE > +254 7 3200 0004/+254 7 2274 3223 > "Oh, the cruft." >

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