February 2018 - KICTANet

The Computer and Cybercrimes bill 2017
by Grace Githaiga 19 Feb '18

19 Feb '18

Good morning Listers. As you are aware, bunge's Departmental Committee on Communications, Information and Innovations has called for comments on the Computer and Cybercrimes bill 2017. The comments have to be submitted by Tuesday, February 13, 2018. KICTANet's working group on cybersecurity has been working on this proposed bill and already identified some areas considered needing attention. And due to time constraint, Victor Kapiyo will share it shortly. The idea is to improve the submission to include aspects of CIRTs for counties and any additional changes that may have resulted since the bill was released. Victor, over to you on how we proceed. 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 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.

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Of Bots and Trolls and how an election can be won
by Ali Hussein 19 Feb '18

19 Feb '18

Listers The world of disinformation and propaganda will never be the same again. https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6371205869262245888 What is interesting here is that the perpetrators are state players. How do you regulate and curb such behavior when the very authorities supposed to protect citizens are the ones perpetrating the crimes? 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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Registering a CO.KE domain from down south
by Mark Elkins 19 Feb '18

19 Feb '18

Hello people, I'm sure someone can help me here. I'm a Registrar - just not for KE domains. I want on behalf of a customer, to buy two CO.KE domains for his business - which whilst South African based - is also selling in Kenya. I already run a dozen or so of his domains. As non-Kenyans can not yet be Registrars in Kenya:- a) I need a friendly Kenyan Registrar, b) I want to pay by Credit Card, c) supply just the Nameservers (I'll run the DNS and other services on my own systems) d) and as a bonus - I'd like to supply the DS records for DNSSEC provisioning. As soon as non-Kenyan Registrars are allowed - I'll bring all this home to me. Who should I choose? Most people want to supply everything to me - I'm just looking for Registration services. -- Mark James ELKINS - Posix Systems - (South) Africa mje(a)posix.co.za Tel: +27.128070590 Cell: +27.826010496 For fast, reliable, low cost Internet in ZA: https://ftth.posix.co.za

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Re: [kictanet] Public Notice On The Dissemination Workshop On The Competition Study
by Ali Hussein 17 Feb '18

17 Feb '18

Good People Since the CA has decided to remain silent on this issue it is incumbent on us to ensure that this report is read and understood before the 20th meeting. Please find attached the same. I urge those who can find the time to please attend the meeting to ensure that we are heard on this issue. This report is public information, paid for by Kenyans taxes so I simply don't understand why the reluctance to share it. Regards *Ali Hussein* *Principal* *AHK & 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 Fri, Feb 16, 2018 at 2:01 PM, Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> wrote: > Mark > > Best practice calls for prior sharing of the report before the meeting so > we can engage more meaningfully. I know for a fact that the draft report is > already in circulation to a ‘selected few’. > > Just share the report bro. It’s not a state secret. > > We also urge the Authority to facilitate wider public engagement via > remote participation just as we do during all Internet Governance Forums. > > Let act like we mean to engage the public as enshrined in our constitution. > > > Regards > > *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 16 Feb 2018, at 1:02 PM, Mark O. Okuttah <okuttah(a)ca.go.ke> wrote: > > Dear Hussein, > > > > The Telecommunication Competition Study draft report will be shared with > participants on 20th February 2018. During the dissemination workshop > the Authority looks forward to get further inputs from the stakeholders and > public for consideration into the final report. > > > > Regards, > > > Mark Okuttah. > > From: Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> > Date: Friday, February 16, 2018 at 9:56 AM > To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Cc: Mark Okuttah <okuttah(a)ca.go.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Public Notice On The Dissemination Workshop On > The Competition Study > > Mark > > Thanks. Could you also share the draft report on the same? > > Regards > > *Ali Hussein* > > *Principal* > > *AHK & 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 Fri, Feb 16, 2018 at 8:54 AM, Mark O. Okuttah via kictanet < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > >> Dear lister , >> >> Kindly find the attached Public Notice On the Dissemination Workshop On >> The Competition Study for your information and noting. >> >> Regards, >> >> Mark Okuttah. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/ >> Domain Registration sponsored by www.eacdirectory.co.ke >> >> 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. >> >> >

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GDPR: Implications on Africa (
by Mwanah Cephas Okoth 17 Feb '18

17 Feb '18

Dear all, There will be a Twitter chat on GDPR -its impacts on Africa and how folks can become ready. Time: 3PM (GMT) Be sure to join the conversation using the hashtag: #DPDAfrica -- in a data privacy chat series by @6DegreesCyber. Attached is poster for more details. Tell a friend and another and another. Let your thoughts be heard.

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Fwd: State of Open Data in Sub Saharan Africa
by Ory Okolloh 17 Feb '18

17 Feb '18

See below. Sent from my phone, brevity and typos expected. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Dear Ory, I hope you are well. My colleague Serah Rono, told me you might be able to help me with our research. My name is Mor Rubinstein, and I am the community coordinator for The State of Open Data report, a report that aims to look critically at the open data movement across themes, stakeholders and regions in the last 10 years. The main goal of this research is to learn in order to shape the future of open data based on information and evidence gathered from the community. With more than 30 individual authors, an Editorial Board, and a development methodology that allows for flexibility and community feedback, The State of Open Data will bring multiple points of view to the final publication. We are trying to make this report diverse and inclusive. This is why we chose to have an open research approach. Our authors wrote short scans about their chapters and are looking for community input about them. You can learn more about the scans here <https://medium.com/@stateofopendata/the-state-of-open-data-join-the-investi…> . We are looking for more community input and I was wondering if you can help us by commenting and spread the word about it? The scan is short and any comment is welcome. You can find the scan about Sub Saharan here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zKGthngHjjjP5m2WajQTBXVRiEGqc Pn1BIVvSuMcPs4/edit?ts=5a525c07 Thank you, Mor

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Public Notice On The Dissemination Workshop On The Competition Study
by Mark O. Okuttah 16 Feb '18

16 Feb '18

Dear lister , Kindly find the attached Public Notice On the Dissemination Workshop On The Competition Study for your information and noting. Regards, Mark Okuttah.

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MEMORANDUM ON PROPOSALS FOR AMENDMENT OF THE COMPUTER AND CYBERCRIMES BILL 2017
by Grace Githaiga 16 Feb '18

16 Feb '18

Good afternoon Listers Greetings! Please find a link of our final memorandum on proposals for amendment or the Computer and Cybercrimes Bill 2017 here:https://www.kictanet.or.ke/?p=36792 This was submitted to both Parliament and the Senate. Kudos to Victor Kapiyo who led the working group that first worked and produced the first draft. All members of that working group are highly appreciate. Thanks also to the Listers who took time to give their views. Have a great afternoon. 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 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.

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Might Social Media Posts Help In Child Care and Determination of State of Mental Health?: Trump denounces Florida school shooting
by WANGARI KABIRU 15 Feb '18

15 Feb '18

Trump denounces Florida school shooting: 'We are all joined together as one American family' | | | | | | | | | | | Trump denounces Florida school shooting: 'We are all joined together as... By Jordan Fabian President Trump on Thursday denounced a mass shooting at a Florida high school and said he is “making plans” to ... | | | | "....The suspect in the Florida mass shooting, Nikolas Cruz, legally purchased the high-powered AR-15 rifle used in the attack, his family said. Cruz reportedly had a history of making threatening social media posts and was expelled from the high school last year for fighting...." Might Social Media Posts Help In Child Care and Determination of State of Mental Health? Eternal rest Be blessed. 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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Re: [kictanet] State of the internet 2017 report
by Ali Hussein 15 Feb '18

15 Feb '18

I nteresting statistics on the state of the Internet . Do we have critical mass? Bloggers great work! You guys are getting organized in a very meaningful way. What are the implications for businesses and organizations in general ? For me here are some:- 1. Organisations Government must have a #WhatsAppStrategy going forward 2. We love to watch video more than #Facebooking :-) 3. Instagram is interesting 4. Linkedin is certainly a must do for professionals looking to advance their careers and for businesses engaged in B2B and looking to recruit top talent 5. Twitter - punches way above its weight and politicians can afford to ignore it? #Maybe :-) 6. Snapchat s in its early days and Facebook i s for us #OldGeezers? :-) Interesting times ahead! *Ali Hussein* *Principal* *AHK & 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 Thu, Feb 15, 2018 at 12:04 PM, Shitemi Khamadi via kictanet < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > Greetings Listers > > The Bloggers Association of Kenya has today launched the State of the > Internet Report 2017. Find the report https://www.ifree.co. > ke/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/State-of-the-Internet-in- > Kenya-report-2017.pdf > > Feel to share it. #StateofnetKE > > Thank you > > -- > > > Kind Regards, > > Shitemi Khamadi | Programs Manager, Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE). > > Phone: +254 704090471, +254 733522229 | Personal: +254 -720-175808 > Email: shitemi(a)bake.or.ke | Website: bake.co.ke | BAKE Awards: > bakeawards.co.ke <http://www.bakeawards.co.ke/> > > Become a member: bake.co.ke/membership > <http://www.blog.bake.co.ke/2015/09/09/how-to-become-a-bake-member/> > > Follow us: *Twitter*: @bakekenya <http://twitter.com/BakeKenya>, *FB*: f > b.com/bakekenya <http://facebook.com/bakekenya> & *YouTube*: you > tube.com/bakekenya > > _______________________________________________ > 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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