October 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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KICTANet Preliminary Observations on Technology Deployment in Kenya’s General Election 2017
by Grace Githaiga 17 Sep '20

17 Sep '20

Listers Greetings. Please find attached an interim report on KICTANet's observation on the technology deployment of the electoral process from a user end perspective. We are working an elaborate report and will share in due course. We thank all our observers and all members who contributed to all the discussions on the topic of technology use in the elections. Best regards Githaiga, Grace Co-Convenor Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) Twitter:@ggithaiga Tel: 254722701495 Skype: gracegithaiga Alternate email: ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com<mailto:ggithaiga@hotmail.com> Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gracegithaiga www.kictanet.or.ke "Change only happens when ordinary people get involved, get engaged and come together to demand it. I am asking you to believe. Not in my ability to bring about change – but in yours"---Barrack Obama. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grace Githaiga Twitter: @ggithaiga Skype: gracegithaiga Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gracegithaiga ...the most important office in a democracy is the citizen. So, you see, that’s what our democracy demands. It needs you!----Barrack Obama.

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Talk-2-Safaricom: Days 1 of 6 (Monday 6th Feb) - Consumer Issues
by Walubengo J 25 Jun '18

25 Jun '18

Greetings Listers, Hope you had a lovely weekend and ready for this week's 'Talk-2-Safaricom' online deliberations. Going straight into today's theme, we want you to share your experiences, challenges, proposed solutions with regard to Safaricom Servicesalong any of the following lines: a) Affordability - (of Bandwidth, Databundles, SMS, Over The Top Services ) b) Quality of Service - (Congestion,Dropped Calls, 2G, 3G, 4G) c) Data Protection & Intermediaryliability- (Premium Service Providers, Unsolicited sms, KRA & MPESA accounts) d) Privacy Issues -As the largest ISP,how is Safcom handling Censorship threats, Child online Protection from harmfulcontent, Security Cameras, etc) The floor is open and we have only today. So better start talking since tomorrow we move on to competition issues. -walu. -Rest of the Programme-1. Consumer Issues Day, 2. Competition Issues Day, 3. Innovators, Innovations & Suppliers Day, 4. Infrastructure & Universal Access Day, 5. Technology & Elections Day 6. Emerging Issues+AOB

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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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Re: [kictanet] Reversing MPESA Transactions in a Today's World
by Timothy- Coach- Oriedo 17 May '18

17 May '18

Hi Mercy Have you tried the new safaricom App ? Get it from playstore and share your experience. It's has laid a foundation for live chatbot. Timothy Oriedo about.me/Timoriedo On 12 May 2017 07:23, "kanini mutemi via kictanet" < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Hello everyone. I've seen quite a number of complaints on people sending money to the wrong number. Surprisingly a lot of these instances involve 50k and above. It seems MPESA has left it up to the recepients to be kind enough to refund money sent erroneously. I see why that would make sense to a business (2 transactions is better than one). Of course a lot of Kenyans will not refund (tough economic times🤔) I recently made a notable purchase from WordPress and realized only two minutes later that I had bought the wrong product. Good thing they have live chat for their customer support. No questions asked- they reversed the transaction. Now I realize the two are different; one is a seller the other one is a conveyor belt. It got me thinking however- MPESA has to keep up with the times. The explanation has always been that MPESA asks you to confirm before you press send. The number of 'I sent Kshs. X to the wrong number' posts on Buyer Beware should be enough to tell any caring provider that the system is broken. Digital products must be malleable and most importantly responsive to customer needs. Which is why competition is healthy- it pushes companies to care about the needs of its customers. Have a great day ahead. -- *Mercy Mutemi, Advocate*. _______________________________________________ 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/timoriedo%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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Data Protection & Residency
by S.M. Muraya 26 Feb '18

26 Feb '18

Looking beyond the politics, interesting comments here. http://www.nation.co.ke/news/Raila-Odinga-drags-Safaricom-into-poll-dispute… With increasing demands for local data termination points, sooner (2017) or later (2018) a court order is going to require Data Residency in Kenya. Where are we on the Data Protection and Residency Act? It may not go well for technocrats caught off guard by a court order, inevitably coming.

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Calling for Speakers - CIO100 Symposium 2017 - 9-10 November, Enashipai Resort
by Harry Hare 11 Nov '17

11 Nov '17

Hey All, We are currently inviting speaking proposal for the 7th CIO100 Symposium scheduled for 9th and 10th November in Naivasha. If interested please submit your topic proposal here http://bit.ly/2xinVnZ. More details about the event are here http://bit.ly/2w9A3H0 Kindest Regards Harry

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Internet speed throttling during the election period?
by Francis Monyango 01 Nov '17

01 Nov '17

Hey, Did anyone experience periods of slow internet during the election time? http://blog.cipit.org/2017/10/29/internet-speed-throttling-surrounding-repe… -- Francis Monyango Lawyer | ICT Policy and Legal Consultant www.monyango.com

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Re: [kictanet] [Internet Policy] ICANN60 under way in Abu Dhabi - remote participation info
by Barrack Otieno 31 Oct '17

31 Oct '17

Listers, For your information and attention. Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Joly MacFie <joly(a)punkcast.com> Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2017 07:09:39 -0400 Subject: [Internet Policy] ICANN60 under way in Abu Dhabi - remote participation info To: "internetpolicy(a)elists.isoc.org" <InternetPolicy(a)elists.isoc.org> A good additional resource is the *ICANNWiki <https://icannwiki.org/>. *I have been simulcasting a few sessions on the *ISOC NY FB <https://www.facebook.com/isocny/>. *The first *public forum* <https://schedule.icann.org/event/CbHZ/public-forum-1> is today *Monday at 9am EDT*. It will be captioned *here* <https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=30Oct17-Hall4>. New post on *ISOC-NY NOTICE BOARD* [image: ICANN60] <https://meetings.icann.org/en/abudhabi60>The *60th meeting of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers <https://meetings.icann.org/en/abudhabi60>* (ICANN60) is taking place *October 28 - November 3 2017* in *Abu Dhabi, UAE*. ICANN60 is ICANN's 2017 Annual General Meeting. This seven-day meeting is focused on outreach, capacity building, and showcasing ICANN’s work to a broader global audience. Remote participation/webcast is available via Adobe Connect. Live english transcription plus up to 7 languages of audio streams are also available. There will be livestreams of certain sessions. Find a session on the schedule for details. Abu Dhabi is 8 hours ahead of NYC (UTC+4). *What: ICANN60 <https://meetings.icann.org/en/abudhabi60>Where: Abu Dhabi, UAEWhen: October 28 - November 3 2017Full Schedule: https://schedule.icann.org/ <https://schedule.icann.org/>Plenary sessions: https://schedule.icann.org/overview/type/General+Session+%2F+Plenary <https://schedule.icann.org/overview/type/General+Session+%2F+Plenary>ICANN Livestream channel: https://livestream.com/icannmeeting <https://livestream.com/icannmeeting>ICANN YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/ICANNnews/videos <https://www.youtube.com/user/ICANNnews/videos>ICANN Soundcloud channel: https://soundcloud.com/icann <https://soundcloud.com/icann>Twitter: https://twitter.com/hashtag/icann60 <https://twitter.com/hashtag/icann60>Facebook: https://facebook.com/hashtag/icann60 <https://facebook.com/hashtag/icann60>* Comment <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9534#respond> See all comments <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9534#comments> *Permalink* http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9534 - -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast -------------------------------------------------------------- - -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Re: [kictanet] [Internet Policy] New Policy Brief: Internet Shutdowns
by Barrack Otieno 31 Oct '17

31 Oct '17

Listers, This might be of interest to some. Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Nicolas Seidler <seidler(a)isoc.org> Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2017 10:59:33 +0000 Subject: [Internet Policy] New Policy Brief: Internet Shutdowns To: ISOC Internet Policy <internetpolicy(a)elists.isoc.org> Dear colleagues, The latest policy brief on Internet Shutdowns is now available through isoc.app.box.com/v/policybriefs-preview <http://isoc.app.box.com/v/policybriefs-preview> This brief builds upon and broadens existing Internet Society positions and material, including our paper on Internet Content Blocking <https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2017/internet-content-blockin…>. As a reminder, during this preview period, which will run until 10 November, we would be particularly interested in your input on the following: 1. As "briefing papers" the aim has been to keep the overviews concise, while providing links to more in depth information. At the same time, however, we would like to know: Are there any major points that we missed in the coverage of the issues? We would appreciate if you could use the "Comment" function in Box (login needed) to provide your feedback on the relevant papers. The Comment field can be seen to the right of each document preview in Box. 2. The papers have been written so they would be relevant on a global basis, but could be used as a base to tailor local positions. We are hoping for the online version to have a "Regional Considerations" section that we would like to populate with information, contributed by our Chapters and members, about how these policy issues are addressed in different regions of the world. We would be interested in knowing if Chapters or members would be interested in contributing to such a section. We welcome your comments. On a related note, I wanted to bring your attention to a new Internet Freedom Election Monitor by Freedom House: https://freedomhouse.org/report/special-reports/internet-freedom-election-m… The Monitor estimates the risk of restrictions on Internet freedom during upcoming elections across some of the 65 countries assessed by their Freedom on the Net report. This could prove to be a useful early warning tool to anticipate possible restrictions of Internet access, including shutdowns. Thank you, Nicolas Nicolas Seidler Senior Policy Advisor Internet Society seidler(a)isoc.org -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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