January 2018 - KICTANet

To save CA from bullies, restore its autonomy and independence
by Barrack Otieno 24 Jan '18

24 Jan '18

Listers, In Summary - Surely, somebody must be made to answer for those letters. - This is the sector that gave Kenya global leadership in mobile banking. https://www.nation.co.ke/oped/opinion/To-save-CA-from-bullies-restore-its-a… PS. Its sad to see what is happening at CA because we debated extensively on this list the process that gave it its autonomy. I am confident the team at the helm of the ministry has what it takes to put us back on the correct path. Regards -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Fraud at KENIC?
by Sidney Ochieng (princelySid) 24 Jan '18

24 Jan '18

Listers, So remember when the domain name system went down? Allegedly there was something untoward happening... KENIC has a lot to answer for

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Datascience/ Big Data Analytics / R
by pius walela 24 Jan '18

24 Jan '18

Hi colleagues, Need information urgently on training / schedules and resource centres for : 1. Data science training 2. Big data analytics 3.Python for data. 4.R

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Kenya : Inside story of why Wangusi’s exit at CA exposes suspicious requests by ministry - Standard Digital News
by Sidney Ochieng (princelySid) 24 Jan '18

24 Jan '18

Kenya : Inside story of why Wangusi’s exit at CA exposes suspicious requests by ministry - Standard Digital News https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/article/2001266670/inside-story-of… So is the CA independent or not? There’s a lot to be worried about listers

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Re: [kictanet] Datascience/ Big Data Analytics / R
by Ali Hussein 24 Jan '18

24 Jan '18

Jessica Colaco is doing great work at http://brave.academy/ Try them out. 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. On Wed, Jan 24, 2018 at 10:04 AM, pius walela via kictanet < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > Hi colleagues, > > Need information urgently on training / schedules and resource > centres for : > > 1. Data science training > > 2. Big data analytics > > 3.Python for data. > > 4.R > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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Re: [kictanet] Kenya : Inside story of why Wangusi’s exit at CA exposes suspicious requests by ministry - Standard Digital News
by Barrack Otieno 24 Jan '18

24 Jan '18

All this makes me sad, why cant we allow our Institutions to run as a country. Where did the rain start beating us? I hope someone will press the autocorrect button before its too late. Regards On 24 Jan 2018 09:30, "Grace Githaiga via kictanet" < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: There is also this:‘State projects’ that could have pushed Wangusi out of CA https://www.nation.co.ke/news/State-projects-pushed-Wangusi- out-of-CA/1056-4272312-5hyu9i/index.html On Wednesday, 24-01-2018 at 09:12 Sidney Ochieng (princelySid) via kictanet wrote: Kenya : Inside story of why Wangusi’s exit at CA exposes suspicious requests by ministry - Standard Digital News https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/article/2001266670/inside-story-of- why-wangusi-s-exit-at-ca-exposes-suspicious-requests-by-ministry So is the CA independent or not? There’s a lot to be worried about listers Co-Convenor Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) Twitter:@ggithaiga Tel: 254722701495 <0722%20701495> Skype: gracegithaiga Alternate email: ggithaiga(a)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. _______________________________________________ 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/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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Re: [kictanet] Bitcoin Interview
by Ondieki Obare 24 Jan '18

24 Jan '18

Hello Peter Wakaba, I would be very interested in sharing my views on Bitcoin, blockchain and Cryptocurrency. I don't know how mwananchi, I can get, but I taught Sunday School. Banybspecifics on the interview? On 24 Jan 2018 9:33 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. Friendly reminder: ICT End year review (Liz Orembo) 2. Bitcoin Interview (Peter Wakaba) 3. Freedom Online in Kenya's 2017 Election (Grace Mutung'u (Bomu)) 4. Re: Freedom Online in Kenya's 2017 Election (Joash Moitui) 5. Kenya : Inside story of why Wangusi?s exit at CA exposes suspicious requests by ministry - Standard Digital News (Sidney Ochieng (princelySid)) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2018 13:33:56 +0300 From: Liz Orembo <lizorembo(a)gmail.com> To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: [kictanet] Friendly reminder: ICT End year review Message-ID: <CAHHjpeMF7gAXSRn+BaL4GGDXwLYTK=6MppxEVt2OFeZdUdqetw(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Greetings listers, This is another friendly reminder to those who haven't shared their views. Please fill out this simple questionnaire here. https://goo.gl/forms/kzk3MxrWgW4MIsdT2 This survey is part of a wider research evaluating the performance of the sector, and it will inform our engagements this year. Thanks to all who already took the survey. -- Best regards. Liz. PGP ID: 0x1F3488BF

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Bitcoin Interview
by Peter Wakaba 24 Jan '18

24 Jan '18

Dear Listers, Happy new year. I am looking for someone to give a mwananchi perspective of bitcoin for a television and digital content interview. Any takers or someone that I can be pointed in the direction of? -- *Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up, It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning a lion wakes up, it knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death. It doesn't matter whether you are a gazelle or a lion. When the sun comes up, you better start running. - In "The World is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman.*

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Friendly reminder: ICT End year review
by Liz Orembo 23 Jan '18

23 Jan '18

Greetings listers, This is another friendly reminder to those who haven't shared their views. Please fill out this simple questionnaire here. https://goo.gl/forms/kzk3MxrWgW4MIsdT2 This survey is part of a wider research evaluating the performance of the sector, and it will inform our engagements this year. Thanks to all who already took the survey. -- Best regards. Liz. PGP ID: 0x1F3488BF

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Zuku can share your private data with strangers
by Wamathai (HapaKenya) 23 Jan '18

23 Jan '18

http://www.techweez.com/2018/01/17/zuku-gives-out-private-data/ >From experience, he says that when you use the Zuku customer care hotline and get on phone with a rep, they proceed to share personal details (Full name, residence, phone number and email) without verifying that the person they are sharing the information with is actually the customer in question.

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