October 2018 - KICTANet

Sh15bn school laptops pay vouchers missing
by Sidney Ochieng 18 Oct '18

18 Oct '18

A further Sh603 million was spent on laptops that had factory defects, says Mr Ouko in an adverse opinion on the Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) Authority, the agency charged with implementing the programme. https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/news/Sh15bn-school-laptops-pay-vouchers…

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Re: [kictanet] Companies fight to retain hold on customers’ data Read more at: https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/article/2001298938/companies-fight-to-retain-hold-on-customers-data
by Lilian Kimeto 17 Oct '18

17 Oct '18

Dear Listers, Following your feedback on the charges to attend Connected Summit,the ICT Authority has reviewed the daily rate down to Khs 10,000 per day .We therefore encourage as many of us to now register.Please visit www.connected.go.ke for details. See you @ Connected! Regards, Lilian Kimeto,MPRSK Manager,Communications The ICT Authority On Wed, Oct 17, 2018 at 2:26 AM Juliet Maina <jmaina(a)gsma.com> wrote: > HI Lilian, > > > > Apologies for the delay. For purposes of speaking at the event, my > interest is in track 3 on safeguarding of citizen data. Please see profile > below: > > > > *Juliet Maina* > > *Advocacy and Regulatory Manager, Mobile Money, at GSM Association* > > > > *Juliet is the Advocacy and Regulatory Manager, Mobile Money. In this > role, she is responsible for shaping positions taken by some of the world’s > largest and most influential companies. She is directly involved in the > dialogue between regulators, business, and public interest groups and > speaks regularly at conferences to build a broad network of players in the > industry. Juliet is also responsible for authoring content that should > become the reference materials for policymakers and private sector actors > seeking to understand the future of data privacy and mobile money > regulation. Juliet joins the GSMA from the law firm TripleOKLaw Advocates, > where she was responsible for setting up and leading the > Telecommunications, Media and Technology (TMT) practice. She has experience > working at the ICT regulator in Kenya, and Pygma Consulting, an ICT > Consulting firm in South Africa. Juliet received her LL. B with Honors from > the University of Birmingham, UK in 2010 and later completed a Master’s > program in ICT Policy and Regulation at the University of Witwatersrand, > South Africa. Additionally, she has completed a Post Graduate Diploma in > Business Administration at the Milpark Business School, South Africa..* > > > > Please let me know if this is sufficient. > > > > Kind regards, > > Juliet > > > > *From:* Lilian Kimeto <lilian.kimeto(a)ict.go.ke> > *Sent:* 17 October 2018 11:20 > *To:* Juliet Maina <julmaina(a)gmail.com> > *Cc:* Juliet Maina <jmaina(a)gsma.com> > *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Companies fight to retain hold on customers’ > data Read more at: > https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/article/2001298938/companies-fight… > > > > Dear Juliet, > > Please get in touch on 722848993 > > > > On Wed, Oct 17, 2018, 10:39 Juliet Maina <julmaina(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Lilian, > > > > My name is Juliet Maina, Advocacy and Regulatory Manager at the GSMA. I > was wondering if I could engage you about a speaking opportunity for the > event, specifically around data privacy and good data governance. Please > let me know if we can discuss this further. I have also set an official > email to the provided email addresses, and thought I should write you as > well. I have also copied in my official email address. Really looking > forward to hearing from you. > > > > Kind regards, > > Juliet > > > > On Tue, Oct 16, 2018 at 9:28 AM Lilian Kimeto via kictanet < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > Dear Listers, > > The conversation around data protection will feature at Connected Summit. > > > > Please plan to be there by registering on www.connected.go.ke > <https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.conne…> > > > > Regards, > > Lilian Kimeto > > The ICT Authority > > > > > > On Tue, Oct 16, 2018, 09:17 Barrack Otieno via kictanet < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > Muraya, > > > > The onus is on the Kenyan ICT Community to ensure this data protection > conversation does not become elitist. It may just stiffle innovation which > is not what we want. We have thousands of mobile money agents who basically > fall under SME's, this are the guys who will be affected the most. That > said, we have to start somewhere. > > > > Regards > > > > On Mon, 15 Oct 2018 22:17 S.M. Muraya via kictanet, < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > Engineer, > > > > Please forgive the innumerable links in this response. > > > > Foreign firms which cannot invest + trust in local talent have no business > being here. State officials who have sold out to foreign firms have nothing > to show at the NSE. Apart from Safaricom, which technology firm has listed > since 2008? If local/genuine IT firms were winning go.ke > <https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgo.ke&dat…> > contracts would they not have to list (IPO) to fund expansion? > > > > Why are Africans expected to be so mediocre so as not to require or > prioritize data localization? > > > > Factoring Kenya is part of a war zone, is data localization/latency > (especially for emergency services) negotiable? > > > > > https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001299117/police-alert-al-shabaab-… > <https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stan…> > > > > https://ntv.nation.co.ke/news/2720124-4804978-yxgoj6/index.html > <https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fntv.nati…> > > > > > Terror’s highway: 115km highway rendered impassable by Al Shabaab militants > > > > > https://www.crn.com.au/news/global-data-warehouse-snowflake-expands-reach-w… > <https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.crn.…> > > > > He added that Australia had become a major market for cloud providers, > citing Microsoft and Amazon Web Services' local data centres, adding that > data sovereignty and latency are of top priority. > > > > "By providing an Australian deployment, Snowflake enables customers with > Australian data to keep that information close to home,” Muglia added. > “They now have more control over their data and how they comply with > Australian data protection regulations." > > > > https://www.ukfast.co.uk/emergency-services.html > <https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ukfa…> > > > > Our data centres are approved as Police Assured Server Facilities (PASF) > with connectivity to the private networks used by all the emergency > services including HSCN, PSN, PSN for Policing and the Internet, from a > full data centre colocation move to trialling the latest technologies to > help plan and respond to emergencies. > > > > With services already being supplied to a number of forces including the > Met Police and the National Crime Agency (NCA) our credibility to deliver > the benefits of cloud services to the required standards is well > established. > > > > > https://www.ukfast.co.uk/press-releases/cabinet-office-renews-emergency-res… > <https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ukfa…> > > > > Following an open tender competition through the Digital Marketplace, the > Cabinet Office has signed a renewed contract with UKFast’s public sector > department for the delivery of a private cloud platform for > ResilienceDirect, which supports effective response to incidents like > natural disasters, terror attacks and power outages. > > > > The secure platform delivers a suite of capabilities to prepare, exercise, > respond and recover, supporting a co-ordinated and efficient response > linking the national tier Government Departments COBR and the local > emergency services working collaboratively with local councils, utility > providers and many other sectors. > > > > The British hosting firm won the initial two-year contact in 2016 and the > extension gives the Cabinet Office access to UKFast’s industry leading > government hosting services and round-the-clock support for another year, > with the option of a further year’s extension. > > > > On Mon, Oct 15, 2018 at 6:23 PM John Kariuki via kictanet < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > > Grace, listers. > > That approach will ultimately certainly fail because Data Protection is > not just a local matter. It is an international matter whose underlying > theme is privacy. The subject of privacy has been substantially ventilated > by UN, EU and even AU. The legal basis is quite solid and is unlikely to be > shaken by private interests. In any case, even if a weak law is passed, it > will certainly fail the "Adequacy Test" and will quickly be amended. > > > > John Kariuki. > > Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android > <https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.oneli…> > > > > On Mon, Oct 15, 2018 at 12:59, Grace Githaiga via kictanet > > <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > > Major firms have opposed proposals to limit how they use personal data > from millions of Kenyans, threatening the implementation of robust data > protection laws. > > The companies, including multinationals want unfettered access to the data > they have on their customers, some of which may have been collected without > users’ knowledge. > Read more at: > https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/article/2001298938/companies-fight… > <https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stan…> > > > Best regards > > > Githaiga, Grace > > Co-Convenor > Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) > Twitter:@ggithaiga > Tel: 254722701495 > Skype: gracegithaiga > Alternate email: ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com > Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gracegithaiga > <https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.link…> > www.kictanet.or.ke > <https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kicta…> > > "Change only happens when ordinary people get involved, get engaged and > come together to demand it. 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The KeNIC we want: Stakeholder engagement and Operations
by Mwendwa Kivuva 16 Oct '18

16 Oct '18

The debate on revitalising our .ke ccTLD registry continues today. Yesterday, we tackled Governance issues. Suggestions were made, the major ones dealing with Transparency at the .ke registry, and Equality on representation. Thank you for contributing, reading, and listening. Please feel free to continue contributing to that thread, as we go to the theme of the day. Today we will tackle Stakeholder Engagement and Operational Issues. Public / Stakeholder Engagements 1. Should KeNIC hold Annual General Meetings? Is there value in holding the AGMs? 2. When was the last AGM held? 3. Can the annual reports, and deliberations of the AGMs be published on the KeNIC website? 4. Should the AGM be open to the public? 5. Accountability: How accountable is KeNIC? To whom does it account to? Operational Issues 1. A great effort has been made to popularise the .ke brand, including some popular advertisements, using patriotism to encourage Kenyans, and opening up the second level. But numbers don't lie. Currently, we are at around 80,000 .ke domains, while South Africa is at 1.3million. Is there more work that can be done to make .Ke popular? 2. What are the challenges in selling the .ke brand? What are the opportunities? 3. Is there a challenge in generating content for the KeNIC website? Some pages as noted yesterday have not been updated for some years now. 4. What support does KeNIC give to Registrars? Here are some statistics that I had shared on Tuesday, that may help in stimulating the debate. Germany population 82.67 million .de domains: 16 million domains (one domain for every 5 people) Percentage Domain penetration: 19% .de is the third largest registry in the world and is ran by DENIC which is a non-regulated not-for-profit cooperative owned by registrars. South Africa Population 56 million .za domain: 1.3 million domains (one domain for every 46 people) Percentage Domain penetration: 2.3% .za is the largest ccTLD in Africa, managed and regulated by ZADNA which is an agency of South African government under the Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services. Kenya population 50 million .ke domain: 79,773 domains (one domain for every 627 people) Percentage Domain penetration: 0.16% .ke is managed by KeNIC which is envisioned as a Public Private Partnership (PPP) entity Looking forward to a fruitful debate.

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Hacked or leaving the list
by Peter Wakaba 15 Oct '18

15 Oct '18

I keep getting notification to confirm leaving the list. Is this legit or phishing? -- *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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African IGF Registration 4-6 November, Khartoum Sudan
by Keith Andere 11 Oct '18

11 Oct '18

Dear Listers, The registration for Africa Internet Governance Forum, to be held in Khartoum, Sudan is now open. Please register here: https://www.afigf.africa/?q=Register2018 There will be a limited travel grant for selected participants. KeSIG Fellows, I highly encourage you all to apply. Apologies for any cross posting and possible duplications. Regards, Keith Andere Twitter: @AndereKE https://www.linkedin.com/in/andereke/ "Technology has forever changed the world we live in. We're online, in one way or another, all day long. Our phones and computers have become reflections of our personalities, our interests, and our identities. They hold much that is important to us" ~ James Comey Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail or it’s contents.

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Building Bridges - Community/Police
by S.M. Muraya 10 Oct '18

10 Oct '18

Dear Listers, We have an Access to Information situation (deficiency). http://www.kenyapolice.go.ke/pages/links/27-about-us/69-community-policing.… As reliable as they may be (and they often are) OCS numbers keep on changing as they are re-deployed. Do you know any non changing (working phone) number of the police station closest to you? How do we emulate >> https://www.police.uk/contact/ | https://data.police.uk/ ?

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SuperMicro-based Servers compromised by China!
by Ngigi Waithaka 04 Oct '18

04 Oct '18

Listers, If you are using Super-Micro based servers in your networks, they're most probably compromised by the Chinese Govt! https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-10-04/the-big-hack-how-china-u… -- *Regards,* *Wait**haka Ngigi* Chief Executive Officer | Alliance Technologies | MCK Nairobi Synod Building T +254 20 525 0750 |Office Mobile: +254 716 201061 | M +254 737 811 000 www.at.co.ke

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The KeNIC we want
by Mwendwa Kivuva 04 Oct '18

04 Oct '18

The debate on revitalising KENIC will seek to tackle the following : 1. Governance Issues 2. Public /Stakeholder Engagements 3. Operational Issues Today Day1, we will seek to address the Governance issues. There is no restriction to debate the other two issues, or any other issue you feel is important, although we will strive to answer the other two issues tomorrow. How is the board currently constituted? KENIC was licensed by CA in 2015 to manage the .ke namespace following gazzettement of new Information and Communication Regulations. Currently. The KENIC board comprises members from Kenya Education Network (KENET), Domain Registrars Association of Kenya (DRAKE), ICT Authority (ICTA), and Technology Service Providers of Kenya (TESPOK). There are associate directors comprising the immediate past Chairman of the board, and some three other organisations (Google, KO Associates, and ICEA Lion). More clarification on the current board is needed since their website is blank on this. The KENIC page on the board was last updated in 2014 http://kenic.or.ke/index.php/en/home/kenic-board-management Questions that come to mind at this point are a) Is a review of the governance structure at KENIC due? How would that structure look like? b) Which Organisations should nominate Directors? Which stakeholder groups should be involved? c) What are the term limits for Directors? d) How should the Chairperson of the board be selected? Additional questions are welcomed, as we get suggestions from the wider community on the best way to manage our .ke registry. Take it away.

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Inside raging battle for the control of key eCitizen system
by Victor Kapiyo 04 Oct '18

04 Oct '18

Puzzling developments given the current row over the management of the eCitizen portal. Even as it unfolds, there is need to start thinking of a better way to manage such an important e-government programme and have it embedded in a specific policy, law and institution. ________________ A court battle between the eCitizen developer, a company that has been collecting funds through the system, and the Treasury has not only revealed several holes in the project implementation, but has also complicated matters. Goldrock Capital, which has been collecting money and remitting to government from the platform, has sued the Treasury for locking it out of the mobile money collection portal. Goldrock has made party to its suit Webmasters Kenya which developed the portal and which contracted it to do the collections. As soon as the Treasury finally wrested control of the digital payments system, it began regularisation of the entire project but the process has sparked a three-way standoff. https://www.nation.co.ke/news/battle-for-control-of-key-eCitizen-system/105… *Victor Kapiyo* Partner | *Lawmark Partners LLP* *Suite No. 8, Centro House, Westlands, Nairobi | **Web: www.lawmark.co.ke <http://www.lawmark.co.ke> * ==================================================== *“Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude” Zig Ziglar*

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ICT Fraud (Kenya) vs Efficiency (Singapore)
by S.M. Muraya 03 Oct '18

03 Oct '18

Dear Listers, Just FYI.. Fortunately decent public officials in Kenya are now fighting the culture of insider trading which only promotes trickery/treachery (locking out genuine local solution providers:) https://nairobinews.nation.co.ke/news/city-businessman-loses-sh89m-tender-f… In the other two he was asked to supply 797 laptops to the ICT ministry at > Sh125.9 million and software at Sh28.7 million. > > On his affidavit, Mr Buro said one of the suspects introduced himself as > the acting head of procurement at the ICT ministry. “I would even meet him > at the ministry’s offices on either the 9th or 10th floor,” he said. Now compare with Singapore (population, below 6 million) ..building up local focus, ethics + economy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misuse_of_Drugs_Act_(Singapore) https://www.techgoondu.com/2017/05/25/singapore-government-call-s2-4-billio… https://www.techgoondu.com/2017/05/25/singapore-government-call-s2-4-billio… Singapore government to give out S$2.4 billion in ICT tenders this year May 25th, 2017 | by Alfred Siew The Singapore government will give out contracts worth S$2.4 billion in the current financial year to boost efforts in smart nation and digitisation efforts in the country. The money will be spent on national projects that include a national digital ID system, cashless payments with the monetary authorities and a smart nation sensor network. Unveiling this yesterday, the government technology agency called GovTech said there would be a tender for data analytics and another for communications infrastructure to link up data centres and IoT (Internet-of-Things) sensors. Robotics will be one area of focus. Temasek Polytechnic, for one, will be looking for an industry partner to build an inventory robot to scan the print collection and navigate in its library. This will help the library carry out more and faster inventory stock-takes to boost productivity and efficiency, as well as provide early detection of missing or wrongly shelved books. At the same time, the government is seeking to shore up defences against cyber attacks. One area it is looking to spend on is the fight against malware infiltrating its computer systems using advanced threat analytics and automation. This year’s government infocomm technology spending is projected to be lower than last year’s, which stood at S$2.8 billion. Speaking to attendees from the industry, GovTech chief executive Jacqueline Poh said it was looking to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to take on some of the new jobs. “Besides the established companies, we are glad that there is a growing pool of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that have stepped up and embraced new technologies,” she noted. “Last year, SMEs accounted for about two-thirds of the total number of ICT contracts awarded.” One local technology SME cited by GovTech is DC Frontiers. Since winning a contract last year from the government, it now helps analyse networks of connections between people and companies to give users insights into, among other things, legal ownership, conflicts of interest and possible fraud. Last year, it began working with procurement and internal audit teams in the government to enhance and automate checks for conflict of interest.

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