March 2017 - KICTANet

CAK now forces Safaricom to cut the cost of mobile banking - Business Daily
by Ali Hussein 17 Mar '17

17 Mar '17

Listers And the drama continues.. Kenya’s competition watchdog – the CAK – has compelled Safaricom to disclose and lower its third-party mobile banking service charges in a move that intensifies the heat on the dominant telecoms operator. It has emerged that Safaricom last month signed an agreement with the Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) to cut the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) prices for financial transactions going through its network. Read on:- http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/corporate/CAK-forces-Safaricom-cut-cost-… 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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Israel Innovation Authority
by S.M. Muraya 16 Mar '17

16 Mar '17

Funding innovation (not just infrastructure:) “The idea of electrifying vehicles from the road is trendy right now and you can see several companies trying to do a similar concept to us, but our technology is totally different, from the coils under the asphalt to the transfer of energy to the bus,” Ezer tells ISRAEL21c. ElectRoad received funding in October 2015 from the European Union’s €18 billion Horizon 2020 project to refine its objectives, define its market segment and woo strategic partners. “We can use the grants to create pilots in Europe, where we already have several partners, and will apply for Phase 2 Horizon 2020 grants at the end of 2017,” says Ezer. He expects to start a pilot project in 2018 in a European city modeled on the one in Tel Aviv..... ElectRoad also gets funding from the Israel Innovation Authority and the ministries of Transportation, Energy and Economy. https://www.israel21c.org/recharge-electric-vehicles-from-under-the-road/

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Safaricom dominance report proposes an impractical solution
by Walubengo J 16 Mar '17

16 Mar '17

I finally got a sneak preview of the leaked report on telecommunications dominance that has been repeatedly analysed in the media and even made it to editorial pages despite not being officially launched.Given that the ICT cabinet secretary has also jumped into the fray of analysing this report that is yet to be made public, I suppose I can also take advantage and make my analytical contribution. More @ WALUBENGO: Safaricom dominance report proposes an impractical | | WALUBENGO: Safaricom dominance report p... | | walu.

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How police spy on Kenyans mobile communications
by Francis Monyango 16 Mar '17

16 Mar '17

Does this report by Privacy International confirm what has been denied by powers at be over and over? http://mobile.nation.co.ke/news/Kenya-police-spying-on-mobile-communication…

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Re: [kictanet] Use and provide feedback
by Dorcas Muthoni 16 Mar '17

16 Mar '17

Hi Kanini, I appreciate your feedback. On Mar 16, 2017 9:34 AM, "kanini mutemi via kictanet" < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Good job. I haven't used it but I like the UI. Simple. Clear. On Mon, Mar 13, 2017 at 11:46 PM, Dorcas Muthoni via kictanet < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > Please try our Android Point of Sale (POS) and provide feedback. > https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ke.co.openbusiness > > Regards, Muthoni > > _______________________________________________ > 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/kaninimutemi%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. > -- *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/dmuthoni%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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Use and provide feedback
by Dorcas Muthoni 16 Mar '17

16 Mar '17

Please try our Android Point of Sale (POS) and provide feedback. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ke.co.openbusiness Regards, Muthoni

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Bank Done Different
by Mbugua Njihia 16 Mar '17

16 Mar '17

There have been many suitors to the millennial throne, trying to rush through the phases of brand love for financial products and services. While commerce powers our day to day, the relationships that inform these transactions cannot be ignored as they form the scaffolding of how we live and ultimately how we spend. Curious to see how CBA's Loop service does over time. It reminded me of NIC Bank's move brand. More here ~ https://goo.gl/wNqZZI *Regards,* Mbugua Njihia ᐧ

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Re: [kictanet] Track, Capture, Kill: Communication Surveillance in Kenya
by Sidney Ochieng 15 Mar '17

15 Mar '17

How does a company as powerful as Safaricom say it feels like it can't say no? It need to put its lobbying power into protecting its users instead of just pushing for moves that protect profits. I'm disappointed On 15 Mar 2017 12:41 p.m., "Mose Karanja via kictanet" < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > It is indeed government’s role to surveil and keep people safe. However, > this MUST be done within the legal boundaries. Unlawful access and sharing > of data is the main issue here, not that there is surveillance. > > > On 15 Mar 2017, at 12:13, Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> wrote: > > Moses > > I'm really not surprised. It would be folly for us to think there's no > widespread surveillance going on the world over - Not after Wikileaks and > Snowden. America, that country that is supposed to know better is at the > vanguard of this new widespread and impunity minded surveillance. So what > makes us think our Government will be immune to this virus spreading the > world over? > > > *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, Mar 15, 2017 at 11:15 AM, Mose Karanja via kictanet < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > >> Privacy International just released a chilling report on how Kenya’s >> National Security organs, and especially the Intelligence office, carries >> out unregulated communication surveillance with the aid of >> telecommunication companies and shares this with units of law enforcement >> outside the legal procedures. >> >> ----- >> >> *Key Revelations:* >> >> - Communications surveillance is being carried out by Kenyan state >> actors, essentially without oversight, outside of the procedures required >> by Kenyan laws. Intercepted communications content and data are used to >> facilitate gross human rights abuses - to spy on, profile, locate, track >> and ultimately arrest, torture, kill or 'disappear' suspects. >> - Intelligence gained by intercepting phone communications, primarily >> by the National Intelligence Service (NIS), is regularly shared with units >> of the police to carry out counter-terrorism operations, particularly the >> GSU-Recce company and Anti-Terrorism Police Unit (ATPU). These police units >> have well-documented records of abuses including torture and extrajudicial >> killing >> - Despite constitutional and other privacy protections, >> telecommunications operators regularly hand over customer data to both >> intelligence and law enforcement agencies. Sources who spoke with PI feel >> that they cannot decline agencies’ requests. >> - The NIS appears to have direct access to communication networks >> across Kenya. Direct access means an actor has backdoor access the phone >> communications that flow through service providers. In this case, it is >> unlikely that the network operators had knowledge of the state's >> interception. >> - NIS officers use various techniques to access both call content and >> call data records, including using mobile interception devices. Further >> methods are documented in the report. >> - Law enforcement agents are present within telecommunications >> operators’ facilities with the providers’ knowledge. NIS are also >> informally present in the telecommunication operators’ facilities, >> apparently undercover, according to current and former telecommunications, >> Communications Authority and NIS staff interviewed by Privacy >> International. This investigation details both the 'above the board' and >> informal practices. Agency and company responses to requests for comment by >> Privacy International are included in the report. >> - In advance of the August 2017 Presidential elections, the >> Communications Authority has launched several disturbing initiatives, >> including a project to monitor social media content, whose potential >> capacities are discussed in this report. >> >> —— >> >> You can read the full report here: https://privacyinternati >> onal.org/reports >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/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/m > ailman/options/kictanet/sidney.ochieng%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] Track, Capture, Kill: Communication Surveillance in Kenya
by Ali Hussein 15 Mar '17

15 Mar '17

Moses I'm really not surprised. It would be folly for us to think there's no widespread surveillance going on the world over - Not after Wikileaks and Snowden. America, that country that is supposed to know better is at the vanguard of this new widespread and impunity minded surveillance. So what makes us think our Government will be immune to this virus spreading the world over? *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, Mar 15, 2017 at 11:15 AM, Mose Karanja via kictanet < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > Privacy International just released a chilling report on how Kenya’s > National Security organs, and especially the Intelligence office, carries > out unregulated communication surveillance with the aid of > telecommunication companies and shares this with units of law enforcement > outside the legal procedures. > > ----- > > *Key Revelations:* > > - Communications surveillance is being carried out by Kenyan state > actors, essentially without oversight, outside of the procedures required > by Kenyan laws. Intercepted communications content and data are used to > facilitate gross human rights abuses - to spy on, profile, locate, track > and ultimately arrest, torture, kill or 'disappear' suspects. > - Intelligence gained by intercepting phone communications, primarily > by the National Intelligence Service (NIS), is regularly shared with units > of the police to carry out counter-terrorism operations, particularly the > GSU-Recce company and Anti-Terrorism Police Unit (ATPU). These police units > have well-documented records of abuses including torture and extrajudicial > killing > - Despite constitutional and other privacy protections, > telecommunications operators regularly hand over customer data to both > intelligence and law enforcement agencies. Sources who spoke with PI feel > that they cannot decline agencies’ requests. > - The NIS appears to have direct access to communication networks > across Kenya. Direct access means an actor has backdoor access the phone > communications that flow through service providers. In this case, it is > unlikely that the network operators had knowledge of the state's > interception. > - NIS officers use various techniques to access both call content and > call data records, including using mobile interception devices. Further > methods are documented in the report. > - Law enforcement agents are present within telecommunications > operators’ facilities with the providers’ knowledge. NIS are also > informally present in the telecommunication operators’ facilities, > apparently undercover, according to current and former telecommunications, > Communications Authority and NIS staff interviewed by Privacy > International. This investigation details both the 'above the board' and > informal practices. Agency and company responses to requests for comment by > Privacy International are included in the report. > - In advance of the August 2017 Presidential elections, the > Communications Authority has launched several disturbing initiatives, > including a project to monitor social media content, whose potential > capacities are discussed in this report. > > —— > > You can read the full report here: https://privacyinternational.org/ > reports > > _______________________________________________ > 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. >

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Track, Capture, Kill: Communication Surveillance in Kenya
by Mose Karanja 15 Mar '17

15 Mar '17

Privacy International just released a chilling report on how Kenya’s National Security organs, and especially the Intelligence office, carries out unregulated communication surveillance with the aid of telecommunication companies and shares this with units of law enforcement outside the legal procedures. ----- Key Revelations: Communications surveillance is being carried out by Kenyan state actors, essentially without oversight, outside of the procedures required by Kenyan laws. Intercepted communications content and data are used to facilitate gross human rights abuses - to spy on, profile, locate, track and ultimately arrest, torture, kill or 'disappear' suspects. Intelligence gained by intercepting phone communications, primarily by the National Intelligence Service (NIS), is regularly shared with units of the police to carry out counter-terrorism operations, particularly the GSU-Recce company and Anti-Terrorism Police Unit (ATPU). These police units have well-documented records of abuses including torture and extrajudicial killing Despite constitutional and other privacy protections, telecommunications operators regularly hand over customer data to both intelligence and law enforcement agencies. Sources who spoke with PI feel that they cannot decline agencies’ requests. The NIS appears to have direct access to communication networks across Kenya. Direct access means an actor has backdoor access the phone communications that flow through service providers. In this case, it is unlikely that the network operators had knowledge of the state's interception. NIS officers use various techniques to access both call content and call data records, including using mobile interception devices. Further methods are documented in the report. Law enforcement agents are present within telecommunications operators’ facilities with the providers’ knowledge. NIS are also informally present in the telecommunication operators’ facilities, apparently undercover, according to current and former telecommunications, Communications Authority and NIS staff interviewed by Privacy International. This investigation details both the 'above the board' and informal practices. Agency and company responses to requests for comment by Privacy International are included in the report. In advance of the August 2017 Presidential elections, the Communications Authority has launched several disturbing initiatives, including a project to monitor social media content, whose potential capacities are discussed in this report. —— You can read the full report here: https://privacyinternational.org/reports <https://privacyinternational.org/reports>

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